APC Postgraduate Residencies Mary Ruth Pugh, MSN, FNP-BC Trauma Nurse Practitioner, Program Director of Trauma and Critical Care APC Postgraduate Residency, Intermountain Medical Center, Intermountain Healthcare; Salt Lake City, Utah Objectives: Describe the national trends and types of postgraduate residencies Illustrate the purpose of postgraduate residencies including purpose, scope, trends, and specialties Review and summarize information about starting a residency
Implementation of an PA/NP Postgraduate Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Residency Mary Ruth Pugh, MSN, FNP-BC Program Director Intermountain Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT
Objectives Inform attendants of the residency Present background information Describe current residency plans Obtain suggestions for further progress
Definitions APPAP - Association of Post Graduate Physician Assistant Programs ARC- Accreditation Review Commission for Physician Assistant Programs, both entry level and postgraduate ANCC American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice Transition Accreditation Program Fellowship Residency
Background APPAP started in 1988. Only organization offering accreditation. However, ANCC is starting pilot programs starting 2014-2015. 6 PA accredited by the ARC-PA programs exist currently.
Background Why Attend? Provides intense, organized didactic and clinical education in a short period of time Attractive to employers Attractive to students
Background Why do we need this? Residents trained in trauma and critical care will be valuable to fill local and rural needs for the care of trauma and critically ill patients.
Proposal Utah Medical Education Council: The state will need 346 new PAs or APRNs by 2010 to account for population growth, accommodate aging population, and to replace PAs or APRNs leaving the state workforce. The productivity of PAs, APRNs, and physicians in Utah ABSTRACT The physician assistant workforce in Utah is experiencing remarkable growth, with a 9% net annual rate of increase since 1998. An additional 84 PAs provided patient care in Utah in the 4-year period of 1998 through 2001, an average increase of 21 per year. The Utah Medical Education Council believes that the demand for PAs will be high over the next 10 to 15 years, with several factors fueling this. Donald M. Pedersen, PhD, PA-C; Boyd Chappell; Gar Elison; Robert Bunnell, MS, PA-C
Strengths Program is the first trauma critical care specialized training for NPs and PAs in the mid-west and central states Program enhances the Intermountain Healthcare strengths and outstanding reputation for best practice for all patients. Program is be competitive and state-of-the-art. Allows the trauma service at all facilities to rise to a higher standard of practice and education.
Description Initially accept one resident per year. 12 month program Rotations through ICUs, electives, trauma/surgery floor, etc. Research requirement Leadership requirement Resident receives certificate upon completion
Sounds great! How much $? Using APPAP s national surveys from program directors, we structure our budget to be similar to other trauma and critical care APC residencies. Ideally, we would prefer two residents per year. Keeping our program intact and the the momentum in a forward direction is a main focus.
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