Vanderbilt University Medical Center Advanced Practice Fellowship Program
Focused on facilitating successful transitions to practice and enabling APRNs/PAs to immerse themselves in specialty practice settings, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Advanced Practice (AP) Fellowship program provides post-graduate clinical and educational experiences.
Within a protected learning environment, the fellowship prepares the new graduate or an experienced APRN/PA to provide quality, evidence-based patient care within a diverse and complex healthcare environment. The core fellowship curriculum will include evidence-based and practice-based learning, quality outcome identification and measurement, leadership and practice model development, organizational enculturation, and professional development. The practice-specific curriculum will include direct patient care, simulation training, and didactic courses on topics related to the patient population. Currently, fellowships are being offered in the following practice specialties: solid organ transplant, urology, and colorectal surgery.
Fellows are expected to be engaged and active participants in their educational journey and will evaluate their progress through collaborative appraisals and self-reflection and identify and resolve educational and experiential gaps.
Future fellowships in other advanced practice areas are currently in development.
Program Goals:
- Provision of a focused learning experience that enables the APRN/PA to develop and refine essential specialty-specific clinical and critical thinking skills promoting top-of-license practice
- Immersion into an environment of collaborative multidisciplinary care that assures cost-effective, quality, patient-centered care
- Expanded incorporation of evidenced-based practice into care and utilization of improvement processes to enhance quality and care delivery processes
Eligibility Criteria
- Master’s or higher degree
- Eligible for or active national board certification in one of the following:
Colorectal Surgery AP Fellowship: Graduation from an accredited institution granting one of the following graduate degrees: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP).
Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Center Website
Medical & Surgical Weight Loss AP Fellowship: Graduation from an accredited institution granting one of the following graduate degrees: Preferred Family Nurse Practice (FNP), Adult-Gero Primary Care (AGPCNP), or Physician Assistant (PA). Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center Website
Oncology: AP Fellowship: Graduation from an accredited institution granting one of the following graduate degrees/Certifications: Physician Assistant (PA), Adult Geriatric Primary Care (AG-PCNP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP). Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Website
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (O-HNS): Graduation from an accredited institution granting one of the following graduate degrees/Certifications: Physician Assistant (PA), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) Vanderbilt Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Psychiatric Mental Health APRN Fellowship: Graduation from an accredited institution granting the following graduate degree: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). Vanderbilt Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Solid OrganTransplant AP Fellowship: Graduation from an accredited institution granting a graduate degree as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-PCNP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Vanderbilt Transplant Website
Urology AP Fellowship: Graduation from an accredited institution granting one of the following graduate degrees: Physician Assistant (PA), Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGNP), or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Vanderbilt Urology Clinic Website
- Eligible for/or unencumbered Tennessee Board of Nursing RN /APN or Physician Assistant license
- Eligible for or active DEA certificate
- Satisfactory background check
- Ability to work 40 hours per week
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification (may be required for some Fellowships)
Applications
- Please apply VUMC Advanced Practice Fellowships...(search " Advanced Practice Fellowship")
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Certified Nursing Midwife - application period- Closed
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Colorectal Surgery - application period- Closed
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Medical & Surgical Weight Loss - applications - Open
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Oncology:
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Hematology - Applications - Open
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Surgical - Applications - Open
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Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (O-HNS) - Applications - Open (Please e-mail otoappfellowship@vumc.org for application information)
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Psychiatric Mental Health - Applications - Open
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Solid Organ Transplant - Application period- Closed
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Urology - Applications - Closed
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Documents to accompany the completed application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Contact information for 3 references who can speak to your clinical and interpersonal skills (faculty instructor, supervisor, physician or AP peer)
Documents to prepare for later submission
- Official transcripts
- Copies of BLS and ACLS certification (when applicable)
- Copies of board certification(s) and/or proof of "pending" status
- Copy of state nursing license(s) and/or proof of "pending" status
Would you like to know more about the Vanderbilt Health AP Fellowships?
Please email buffy.lupear@vumc.org for more information