Physician Assistant Postgraduate Residency and Fellowship Programs: The Ultimate Guide

January 22, 2017 By Stephen Pasquini PA-C 29 Comments

Postgraduate PA School Residency and Fellowship Programs

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As a new or even experienced PA, it is normal to feel uncomfortable with the thought of jumping into a medical specialty.

Often, we have had little more than 30 days of training in a particular field, and we join a team of specialists who may expect us to perform at the level of a seasoned doctor.

PA training is generalist in nature, with the ability to pick and choose among clinical rotations as a student that may help one gain more experience in a particular field of study before graduation.

If you have been practicing in a field for some time and wish to change directions, it can be intimidating.

We want to do right by our patients, providing them with the absolute best care in all situations. While on-the-job training is fine and dandy, you may receive a lot (or very little) hand-holding, depending on your practice.

This can be a setup for occupational success, professional and personal growth, or, on the flip side, a frustrating experience.

To help PAs looking to transition into careers of medical specialty successfully, postgraduate PA programs began popping up in the early 1970s. As the profession grows and more and more PAs are entering specialty practice, PA residency programs have adapted to fit our needs.

All of these postgraduate training programs, also referred to as residencies or fellowships, provide some form of advanced learning in various medical and surgical specialties.

Over the past four decades, the PA postgraduate training movement has slowly expanded. There are now more than 85 postgraduate PA programs, with 70 listed on the Association of Postgraduate PA Programs (APPAP) website.

PA Residency Program Accreditation

Unlike PA schools across the country, which must undergo a rigorous accreditation process through the ARC-PA, PA residency programs do not require a formal accreditation to exist. Although this will likely change with time, here are the two accrediting bodies:

ARC-PA: There are currently 18 accredited clinical residencies for PAs in the US, listed on the ARC-PAs website here. Accreditation is voluntary through ARC-PA and does ensure a certain level of educational standards, but it is not required and offers no current benefit. Since 2014, the ARC-PA has placed the accreditation process for clinical postgraduate PA programs in abeyance while it studies a different type of process to recognize program educational quality.
Association of Postgraduate PA Programs (APPAP): At the American Academy of Physician Assistants Convention in Los Angeles in May 1988, a group of postgraduate PA programs met to formalize a national postgraduate PA program organization. Bylaws were written and approved by the eight founding programs, and the Association of Postgraduate Physician Assistant Programs (APPAP) was formed to further specialty education for PAs. Programs are not required to be registered with APPAP, and specific membership criteria must be met to be eligible. While there are benefits to being registered with APPAP, there are also expensive membership fees that programs may not wish to spend their money on.

Do not be hesitant if the program you find interesting is not on APPA's or ARC-PA website, as this says little about the quality of the postgraduate program.

The Pros and Cons of Physician Assistant Residency Programs

There are pros and cons to completing a physician assistant residency/fellowship program, but it is the decision of each PA to choose to participate, which greatly depends on the specialty.

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Question 1

Where was the first postgraduate residency PA program established?

A	Montefiore Medical Center
B	Norwalk Hospital/Yale University
C	Howard University Hospital
D	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Question 1 Explanation:

Montefiore's Physician Assistant residency is the oldest postgraduate residency program in the country. It was established in 1971 at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY by Marvin Gliedman, MD, Richard Rosen, MD, and Clara Vanderbilt, R-PA. Montefiore became the first hospital to include PAs as house officers on inpatient surgical services. Those PA's quickly became an integral part of the surgical team at Montefiore and their clinical experience was formalized into a 12-month residency in general surgery and surgical specialties. Montefiore PA Surgical Residency Program

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PROS of PA Residency Programs

Residency programs allow the physician assistant to gain both clinical and didactic knowledge that would take years of on-the-job training to attain. It provides a faster paced, formalized training program of supervised practice, which allows physician assistants to be utilized much faster than new graduates.
The PA can develop judgment and technical abilities in a specialized practice area, thus increasing their confidence in their chosen specialties.
Many employers give preference to residency-trained physician assistants.
Residency programs can be a great way to transition to a specialty practice for a mid-career PA looking for a new challenge.
It is also recognized that most employers are willing to pay more for a physician assistant who completed a residency program.

PA Surgical Residency Personal Account

I attended the Norwalk/Yale Surgery residency 2 years ago. I thought the training was invaluable. The pay was less and the work was exhausting but I’m absolutely positive I am a much better surgical PA because of it. I went into CT surgery after and feel like I’ve always had a huge advantage in my field because of my training. I think most of the negative attitude towards residency comes from PAs that didn’t complete one or had very little exposure to any. Most of the people I know that attended residencies were happy they did. I know there’s a fear that residency training limits you to one specialty but I think it does the opposite. If you end up switching specialties it shows employers that you have a passion to learn and were willing to put in a little harder work for better training. It doesn’t hurt your lateral mobility at all. If two candidates want to switch from CT surgery to Derm, who is the stronger candidate, the one with 3 years of CT experience, or the one with 2 years CT and 12 months of intensive surgical training? Sure, you can get a job that does an excellent job of training you up and allowing you to become a well-rounded, knowledgeable PA but some jobs just need you to crank out patients and know the right answer, not necessarily understanding why that’s the right answer. Residency training just concentrates everything you have the potential to learn in your first 2-3 years into 12 long months. I personally believe if more people did residencies it would strengthen our entire career field. We pride ourselves in being trained in the medical model and residencies are what really separate Physicians from APPs, so why not.

PA Cardiology Residency Personal Account

I am currently in a cardiology post-graduate residency/fellowship at The Ohio State University. However, it is not accredited/not listed on the APPAP website. I decided to pursue this after graduation because I wanted more exposure in the different subspecialties of cardiology, something I don’t think I could’ve received if I got a general cardiology position. Here are some +/- of my experience so far (~4 months in) (+) -Exposure to many different sub-specialties: ep, hf, CT, vascular, transplant, adult congenital, etc. Also get to spend time with palliative (mostly pts with hf), stress/echo lab, consults, etc. -Decent pay (70k). I know I could get paid more but this amount was a good trade-off. -Lots of learning opportunities. I can and am encouraged to attend grand rounds, conferences, etc that are set up for MD residents/fellows. We don’t work excessive hours – unlike medical residents. My hours average from 36-40ish a week m-f. Throw in study time and obviously, it goes up. -Good mix of inpatient/outpatient exposure. More so inpatient. -Program is very open to feedback/suggestions and is accommodating. For example, I wanted to spend some time in the stress lab to see vo2/stress/etc test and it was set up very soon after. I imagine the program to get better every year. (-) -Taking a hit on salary. -Moving to a new state 2500 miles from home is/was an adjustment. -The cardiology fellowship for mid-levels is a new thing at Ohio St – so there are obviously things that can be improved such as some teams allowing us to just shadow, or some preceptors not knowing what the fellowship really entails. Each team I am part of is different from the next in terms of learning opportunities, etc. For the most part, many of the teams I am on I feel like I am part of a team and have preceptors who are genuinely interested in my education. Other times (which is rare) I feel like I’m just there to shadow. In conclusion, the program here at OSU could use some more structure but overall I’m glad I applied and was accepted. After just four months in, I am confident I will have more experience/knowledge than if I just took a job. With that said, after one year I obviously have much to learn and will be that way for the rest of my career.

CONS of PA Residency Programs

PAs who jump into specialty without residencies claim you can get paid 2-3 x as much, work less, and learn just as much while getting your training on the job.
Even though employers are willing to pay more for a PA who completed a residency, the salary maxes out and becomes equal to those who did not do a residency program.
Residency requires more education thus increasing the duration of school and structuring the profession more like a physician. Tuition for a Physician Assistant Program is around $78,000 for didactic months and the clinical year. If a student has to take out a loan for $36,000 for two semesters, and, with seven total semesters, our total debt at the end of our physician assistant program is around $126,000. This does not include any interested accumulated. Adding on more expenses and loans for residency programs may put the PA graduate in more debt and leave one with more accumulated interest that is more difficult to pay off in a timely fashion.
A negative aspect of employers’ rewarding those who complete residency programs with a larger salary is that it could become mandatory for physician assistants to complete specialty residency training in order to compete for the positions since more applicants may apply for higher-paying jobs than lower-paying ones.
Residencies require more education, therefore delaying those practitioners from entering the clinical setting on a full-time basis. This delay limits the number and availability of physician assistants as mid-level practitioners, exacerbating the lack of health care providers to meet the increasing demands of the population for health care.

As you can see, this can turn into a contentious debate! What do you think are fellowship programs here to stay?

PA program residency quick facts:

What about my loans? You can defer student loans during your residency and some programs offer loan repayment.
Do I get paid during my residency? Most residencies provide stipends of 40 - 75 k and require 40-80 hours per week up to 6 days per week.
How many hours will I be required to work? The average program length is 12 months but some programs are up to 24 months long.
How competitive is the process? 10-30 people interview at each program annually and accept on average 1-4 residents.

PA Residency Program offerings

Postgraduate Physician Assistant Residency Guide — Check out the all new PASchoolfinder PA Residency Program Guide

Below is an exhaustive list of US PA postgraduate residency and fellowship programs

By far the most comprehensive PA residency program is hosted by the Carolinas Healthcare system which offers eight PA fellowships in Acute Care, Critical Care/Trauma, Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Urgent Care, and Urology!
The Mayo Clinic also offers a deep network of PA residency programs in Critical care/Trauma, Hospitalist, Hematology, and Oncology, Internal Medicine, Otolaryngology, and ENT.

I have added a brand new section for Postgraduate PA residency programs as part of the PA School finder website. You can now search by program and specialty via a geographical search console or the new interactive perfect match tool.

PA Postgraduate Residency and Fellowship Programs by Specialty

Use the search box to search by specialty or location. Click the header column to sort based on that criteria. Click on the web link to visit the postgraduate residency program website.

wdt_ID	Program	Specialty	Location	Months	Size	web
1	University of Missouri	Acute Care	Columbia, MO	15	2
2	Carolinas Healthcare System Center	Acute Care	Charlotte, NC	12	28
3	Advanced Practitioner Acute Care residency at Mission Health	Acute Care	Asheville NC	12	4
4	Mercer-Piedmont Heart	Cardiology	Atlanta, GA	12	2
5	St. Joseph Mercy Hospital	Cardiothoracic	Ypsilanti, MI	12	1
6	Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	Cardiothoracic	Lebanon, NH	12	2
7	Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center	Cardiothoracic	Houston, TX	12	3
8	Carolinas Healthcare System Center	Critical Care & Trauma	Charlotte, NC	12	28
9	Intermountain Medical Center	Critical Care & Trauma	Murray, UT	12	1
10	Einstein/Montefiore Division of Critical Care Medicine	Critical Care & Trauma	Bronx, NY	12	?
11	Emory Critical Care	Critical Care & Trauma	Atlanta, GA	12	2
12	Johns Hopkins Hospital	Critical Care & Trauma	Baltimore, MD	12	6
13	St. Joseph Mercy Hospital	Critical Care & Trauma	Ypsilanti, MI	12	1
14	St. Luke's Hospital	Critical Care & Trauma	Bethlehem, PA	12	4
15	Mayo Clinic Arizona	Critical Care & Trauma	Phoenix, AZ	12	1
16	WakeMed Health and Hospitals	Critical Care & Trauma	Raleigh, NC	12	3
17	Winthrop University Hospital	Critical Care & Trauma	Mineola, NY	12	1
18	Medical College of Wisconsin	Dermatology	Milwaukee, WI	12	?
19	Albany Medical Center	Emergency Medicine	Albany, NY	12	5
20	Albert Einstein Medical Center	Emergency Medicine	Philadelphia, PA	18	3
21	Arrowhead Regional Medical Center	Emergency Medicine	Colton, CA	14	15
22	Baylor College of Medicine	Emergency Medicine	Houston, TX	12	6
23	Brown Alpert Medical School	Emergency Medicine	Providence, RI	12	?
24	Carilion Clinic	Emergency Medicine	Roanoke, VA	12	3
26	St. Luke's Hospital	Emergency Medicine	Bethlehem, PA	12	4
27	Jane R. Perlman / NorthShore University Health System	Emergency Medicine	Evanston, IL	12	2
28	Johns Hopkins - Bayview Hospital	Emergency Medicine	Baltimore, MD	18	1
29	Lakeland Regional Health	Emergency Medicine	Lakeland, FL	12	4
30	Marquette University - Aurora Health	Emergency Medicine	Milwaukee, WI	12	?
31	New York University (NYU)	Emergency Medicine	New York, N.Y.	10	2
32	University of Missouri	Emergency Medicine	Columbia, MO	13	2
33	New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center	Emergency Medicine	New York, NY	12	4
34	Regions Hospital	Emergency Medicine	St. Paul, MN	18	2
35	Staten Island University Hospital	Emergency Medicine	Staten Island, NY	24	4
36	Team Health EMAPC Fellowship	Emergency Medicine	Oklahoma City, OK	12	3
37	University of Iowa	Emergency Medicine	Iowa City, IA	18	?
38	University of New Mexico School of Medicine	Emergency Medicine	Albuquerque, NM	18	2
39	UCSF Fresno	Emergency Medicine	Fresno, CA	18	2
40	The US Army/ Air Force-Baylor Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant (EMPA) Residency Must be Active Duty Army or Air Force, with a minimum of 4 years (Army) or 2 years (Air Force) active commissioned service as a Physician Assistant.	Emergency Medicine	JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX	18	?
41	Yale New Haven Hospital	Emergency Medicine	New Haven, CT	18	2
42	University of Kentucky	Emergency Medicine	Lexington, KY	12	4
43	Carolinas Healthcare System	Family Medicine	Charlotte, NC	12	28
44	Carilion Clinic Urgent Care and Rural Health	Family Medicine	Daleville, VA	12	2
45	Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston, Texas - Physician Assistant Post-Graduate Residency in Geriatric Medicine	Geriatrics	Houston, TX	12	?
46	Mayo Clinic Arizona	Hematology & Oncology	Phoenix, AZ	12	1
47	MD Anderson Cancer Center - The University of Texas	Hematology & Oncology	Houston, TX	12	2
48	Carolinas Healthcare System	Hospitalist	Charlotte, NC	12	28
49	Mayo Clinic Arizona	Hospitalist	Phoenix, AZ	12	1
50	Regions Hospital	Hospitalist	St. Paul, MN	12	1
51	Carolinas Healthcare System	Internal Medicine	Charlotte, NC	12	28
52	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Neonatology	Philadelphia, PA	12	2
53	University of Kentucky	Neonatology	Lexington, KY	12	3
54	Arrowhead Regional Medical Center	OB-GYN	Colton, CA	12	6
55	Montefiore Medical Center	OB-GYN	Bronx, NY	12	2
56	Arrowhead Orthopedics	Orthopedics	Redlands, CA	12	6
57	Carilion Clinic	Orthopedics	Roanoke, VA	12	2
58	Illinois Bone and Joint Institute	Orthopedics	Park Ridge, IL	12	7
59	DMC Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine	Orthopedics	Warren, MI	12	2
60	UCSF Fresno	Orthopedics	Fresno, CA	13	2
61	Riverside University Health System	Orthopedics	Moreno Valley, CA	12	?
62	Navy PA Graduate Training: Orthopedics - Career military physician assistants	Orthopedics	Portsmouth, VA	12	4
63	Mayo Clinic Arizona	Otolaryngology	Phoenix, AZ	12	2
64	Carolinas Healthcare System	Pediatrics	Charlotte, NC	12	28
65	Shasta Community Health Center	Primary Care	Redding, CA	12	3
66	North Florida-South Georgia Veterans Health System – University of Florida Physician Assistant Residency in Primary Care	Primary Care	Gainesville, FL	12	?
67	The Emory Physician Assistant Program and The Veterans Atlanta Medical Center (VAMC)	Primary Care	Atlanta, GA	12	?
68	Nationwide Children's Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PA Program	Psychiatry	Columbus, OH	12	2
69	University of Iowa	Psychiatry	Iowa City, IA	12	2
70	The Cherokee Mental Health Institute (CMHI)	Psychiatry	Cherokee, IA	12	?
71	Bassett Healthcare	Surgery	Cooperstown, NY	12	2
72	Duke University Medical Center	Surgery	Durham, NC	12	?
73	Hartford Healthcare	Surgery	Hartford, CT	12	4
74	Johns Hopkins Hospital	Surgery	Baltimore, MD	12	11
75	Montefiore Medical Center - Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Surgery	Bronx, NY	14	5
76	Norwalk Hospital/Yale	Surgery	Norwalk, CT	12	12
77	Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Surgery	Surgery	Houston, TX	12	6
78	University of Florida	Surgery	Gainesville, FL	12	4
79	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center	Surgery	Pittsburgh, PA	12	2
80	Carolinas Healthcare System	Urgent Care	Charlotte, NC	12	28
81	Carilion Clinic Urgent Care and Rural Health	Urgent Care	Daleville, VA	12	?
82	Carolinas Healthcare System	Urology	Charlotte, NC	12	28
83	UT Southwestern Medical Center	Urology	Dallas, TX	12	1
84	Hepatology Physician Assistant Fellowship	Hepatology	Alexandria, VA	12	?
85	Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) Graduate Fellowship Training Program	Other	Multiple Locations	12	?
86	Public Health PA Fellowship, GA Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)	Public Health	Atlanta, GA	12	?
87	Physician Assistant Abdominal Organ Transplant Fellowship (Arizona)	Organ Transplant	Arizona	12	?
88	The Ohio State University	Oncology	Columbus, OH	27	?
89	Regions Hospital Psychiatry Advanced Practice Clinician Fellowship	Psychiatry	Minneapolis, MN	12	2
90	Postgraduate PA fellowship in behavioral health at Pacific University	Psychiatry	Hillsboro, OR	12	1
91	University of Iowa Department of Family Medicine	Family Medicine	Iowa City, IA	12	?
	Program	Specialty	Location	Months	Size	web

By the Numbers - What do the studies say?

According to this PAEA study:

PA postgraduate residency education provides an important educational vehicle for training graduate PAs in specialty care. A substantial proportion of residents proceed directly from entry-level to postgraduate training. Residents report satisfaction with their programs generally and specifically in terms of knowledge and skills acquired. More information comparing the differences between academic and internship models of residency education is needed, as is consideration of greater standardization in program record-keeping and support for research into the longitudinal outcomes associated with postgraduate education.

According to this PAEA study:

Although most students (89.3%) were aware of residency training programs, results indicated that few (7%) had definite plans to attend. Two-thirds of students stated that they received no information on residency training programs at school (journal ads were the most popular information source). Student perceptions of residency training programs were mixed. Their opinions varied according to their program level (p<0.03) and intended region of future practice (p<0.007). Additional significant variables related to student perceptions included student graduation date, age, and gender. However, these factors were not as significant as the geographic region of intended practice and degree level.

Discussion: Although only one-third of students reported receiving material or information about residency training programs from their faculty, two-thirds of faculty respondents stated that they provide them with residency information. Of those providing information, only 32.5% of faculty stated that they actually encourage their students to attend postgraduate training. Like their students, faculty members had mixed positive and negative perceptions of residency training programs.

Final Thoughts

Personally, I have mixed feelings about residency programs for PAs.

I see the benefits for PAs, supervising physicians, and patients. But, I fear that residency programs may become a requirement rather than an option.

This will lead to increase cost and time in school, which is one of the key differentiators of the PA and MD profession.

An alternative model would be a short, inexpensive, 2-3 month intensive training program that would allow PAs to gain valuable experience before entering the specialty. I would love a quick ER or orthopedic "refresher" if I were to change specialty at this point in my career. I think programs like this would be popular, especially as there seems to be less and less preceptorship to new PAs entering specialty practice.

Like PA schools, long, expensive programs are probably not the solution. I am curious to see how this all plays out.

Do you have an opinion? I would love to hear in the comments section!

Additional resources and links

If you haven't already don't forget to check out my Postgraduate PA Residency Section of the PA SCHOOL FINDER website and the new PA School Match Tool that allows you to narrow down your program search in real-time!
Residency programs can be competitive and often only have 1-2 available seats per application cycle. We are more than happy to help you with postgraduate application materials/essays through our personal statement collaborative.
Do you know of additional residency programs not listed in this table? Let me know in the comments section and I will add them ASAP!

Comments

Ashley Amos says

October 26, 2023 at 7:10 am

Great job with this list! Carilion Clinic also has a one-year NP/PA Fellowship in Observation Medicine (a nice mix of hospitalist/EM/geriatrics). We take anywhere from 1 to 4 fellows each year. I would love for you to add us to your list.

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- Ashley says
  
  April 23, 2024 at 1:21 pm
  
  Here’s the link:
  https://www.carilionclinic.org/gme/observation-medicine-pa-and-np-fellowship#about
  
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Amanda says

August 11, 2022 at 11:34 pm

Do you have to pay tuition for these programs? I think this is really the path for me and need to make a plan before applying. I know there’s a stipend but just wondering if I will need to take out more loans for tuition.

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Sarah says

May 22, 2021 at 8:39 pm

Hi Stephen!

Thank you for covering the topic of postgraduate fellowships.

Do any of the programs lean toward PAs wishing to change specialities mid-career? I have had a very fulfilling career as primary pediatric PA thus far, however the pandemic has changed things for me both professionally and personally. I’m looking to transition into the inpatient realm. I applied to a fellowship in March but given I’m not a new grad, my application was not reviewed. I have 12 yrs of general pediatric experience but desperately want to move into pediatric hospital based or surgical specialty care.

Where do I find a fellowship to prepare me for a competive job market?

Thank you,

Sarah Mills

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Sarah R says

January 18, 2021 at 6:30 am

This is an excellent website! FYI There is a psychiatry fellowship in Minneapolis MN that I don’t see listed. Link below.

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- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  
  January 19, 2021 at 10:35 am
  
  Thanks so much! I have added this to the table!!
  
  Stephen
  
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Stacia says

November 21, 2019 at 10:34 am

Hello Stephen,

Thanks for all the information. Are you familiar with the Emergency Medicine Certificate Program below? Has anyone attended and found it helpful in a transition to a new area of practice?
Nova Southeastern University
Emergency Medicine Certificate Program
“This certificate program is targeting advanced practitioners who are currently employed, but seeking additional coursework in emergency medicine to make them more marketable for a position in an emergency department.”

https://osteopathic.nova.edu/certificates/emergency-medicine-certificate.html

Thanks for your time,

Stacia

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- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  
  December 17, 2019 at 8:44 am
  
  Hi Stacia, this is interesting, I am not familiar with this program. If you are interested it would be wonderful to speak with current or past students to get an idea of what the program entails and if they felt it was worth the additional cost. Some residency programs transition nicely into paid work at the same facility so they can offer more than a certificate. Just make sure you do your homework and don’t be afraid to request to speak with current or past students. They will have a list. If it is a new program then that makes it a bit more difficult.
  
  Stephen
  
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Nassoma Bumpers says

April 5, 2019 at 2:14 pm

Hi please add Emory University- Winship Cancer Institute APP Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology. Atlanta, GA
https://winshipcancer.emory.edu/education/advanced-practice-providers-fellowship/index.html
Thank you

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Kendra says

September 21, 2018 at 3:20 pm

hello, does anyone know of any Psychiatry residencies that offer loan repayment?

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- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  
  September 26, 2018 at 11:17 am
  
  Hi Kendra, there are two that I’m aware of although I don’t know if they offer loan repayment. If you are aware of any others please let me know: https://www.paschoolfinder.com/cat/psychiatry/
  
  Stephen
  
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  - kendra says
    
    October 3, 2018 at 7:51 am
    
    Ok thank you very much, and is there a difference in a felllowship versus a residency? I heard a PA say that fellowships will focus more on the working aspect than the didactic and working aspect that residencies would focus on.I want to make sure I get the didactic trainnig and clinical training as well.
    
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    - Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
      
      October 3, 2018 at 8:14 am
      
      I am not sure there is a well defined difference between the two it probably depends more on the program. I would definitely do your research when considering a program to make sure it is a good fit and meets your goals. I predict many, many more pooping up over the coming years.
      
      Stephen
      
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      - kendra says
        
        October 3, 2018 at 8:19 am
        
        Ok thank you for your advice and info on the residencies.
        
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Chaz Hernandez says

August 2, 2018 at 6:26 am

Has anyone done an emergency medicine residency through a private company? Are they legit? What was your experience? I’m deciding between a private company and a university that is listed on the APPAP website. I just want to make sure I don’t sign up to be “cheap labor” without the educational benefit.

Thanks

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- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  
  October 3, 2018 at 8:16 am
  
  Hi Chaz, I wasn’t even aware that these existed. Is there a list of private company offerings? Did they contact you?
  
  Stephen
  
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- Mike R says
  
  July 20, 2019 at 12:12 pm
  
  A company in Maryland gave me a soft offer for a critical care job in Prince Frederick. A part of the offer was to train me for 6 months in Baltimore. They considered it a condensed fellowship with some didactic work too. The pay was REALLY good. The pay during the training was only 20K less than the real pay after training. If a company offers to train you and it’s all laid out in the contract, then I would take it!
  
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  - Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
    
    July 21, 2019 at 6:29 am
    
    I like this model a lot. They are investing in your future and it’s a win-win! Enjoy, sounds like you are on a great path with a good organization.
    
    Stephen
    
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Maria says

July 11, 2018 at 2:44 pm

Any residencies with rolling admission throughout the year?

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Denise Hilton says

June 25, 2018 at 11:03 pm

I was able to find a few more opportunities here: https://www.webemployed.com/fellowships-for-international-students/

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J. Michael Smith, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C, CAQ - Psychiatry says

June 7, 2018 at 1:53 pm

The Department of Veterans Affairs has added additional PA residencies in Mental Health in the past 2 years. We are one of 3 sites nationally: The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center/Baylor College of Medicine in Houston; the Chillecothe VA Medical Center in Chillecothe, OH; and the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, WV. We are all one year in length and offer a competitive stipend. In Houston, our stipend is currently $85+K. Our graduates take didactic classes alongside physician psychiatric residents and rotate through the same clinical areas. When they graduate, they are eligible to sit for the NCCPA CAQ in Psychiatry. We also have a Geriatric Medicine residency at the Houston VAMC.

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- Brandon B. says
  
  September 17, 2020 at 9:14 pm
  
  Mr. Smith,
  
  How would one get in touch with you for further information?
  
  Respectfully,
  
  Brandon B.
  
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Pablo R. says

April 28, 2017 at 5:41 am

Howdy – I’m a student at Duke’s PA Program and was trying to find out info about Houston Methodist/DeBakey’s CTS Program. I’ve been on there website and cannot find any information about the PA Residency in CTS. Any ideas?

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- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  
  October 3, 2018 at 8:21 am
  
  HI Pablo, here is the contact info that I found:
  Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Surgery PA Residency
  Boris Bratovich, PA-C
  6560 Fannin Street, Suite 1842
  Houston, TX 77030
  713-790-2089
  Email: [email protected]
  I believe this is the same program: https://www.houstonmethodistcareers.org/job/physician-assistant-resident-physician-assistant-houston-methodist-special-40716/
  
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jennifer spisak says

March 26, 2017 at 2:35 pm

Hi stephen!

nyu is starting an 18 month emergency medicine post graduate fellowship program in september 2017. here’s a link to their program:

http://www.med.nyu.edu/emergency/education/PA-Fellowship

details will be posted soon on Appap as well.

thanks!

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hilary mccord says

January 24, 2017 at 8:49 pm

Thanks for the list!
I know the University of Kentucky / Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital has a Psych PA residency that started in 2016.
Also The Ohio State University has 4 specialty APP fellowships that are open to PAs and NPs. Because OSU does not have a PA school they mostly accept NPs, but the top brass told me they have at least one PA in each class.

I regret not doing a residency when I graduated without any job offers during the great recession of 2009. My friend dropped out of the DUKE residency after only 3 months, but she still puts it on her resume’ that she was there for 3 months. It has opened alot of doors for her even though she “failed”.

PS ..I passed my PANRE in 2015 because of your PANRE academy!!

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- Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
  
  February 1, 2017 at 2:51 pm
  
  Hi Hilary,
  
  Thanks so much for your insights and added residency program listings. I will try to remember to add these to the table when I get back to my computer. I still think 12 month residency programs are a bit too long and a shorter (6-12 week) program/postgrad-rotation could offer quite a bit of experience in a shorter and more manageable package. I am sure the time your friend spent at Duke was very helpful and obviously employers have agreed.
  
  Congratulations on passing your PANRE and thanks so much for the shout out!!
  
  Best,
  
  Stephen
  
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- Tyson Wyant says
  
  September 10, 2017 at 3:42 pm
  
  Stephen, you’re right, UofKentucky has a Psych residency. They also have a neonate and an emergency medicine residency 🙂
  Tyson
  
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  - Stephen Pasquini PA-C says
    
    September 10, 2017 at 9:45 pm
    
    Hi Tyson, I can’t seem to find the info on the UofKentucky psych residency for PAs. Do you have a link? I added the ER residency to the table thanks so much.
    
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