Urgent Care Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Fellowship

The Urgent Care APP fellowship is a rigorous 12-month post-graduate training program, with 70% of the time spent between 3 Urgent Care facilities run by the Department of Emergency Medicine. South Providence Urgent Care is in Columbia, Audrain Urgent Care is in Mexico, and Boonville Urgent Care is in Boonville. 

Fellows will spend time between the three locations serving a slightly different patient population with different resources available. The remainder of the time is off-site on rotations including a rural community emergency department, pediatric emergency department, and Ultrasound rotation with bedside point of care ultrasound for frequently used UC cases and procedures. The fellowship offers a competitive salary, CME stipend, and full University Benefits on day 1, including liability insurance, health insurance, retirement & employee assistance program. Additional benefits include 2 sets of navy fellowship scrubs, access to the state-of-the-art Health Science Library, Up To Date and EM-RAP.

Fellows in the program will work directly with and under the supervision of Emergency Medicine board-certified physicians, Family Medicine board-certified physicians, Pediatric EM board-certified physicians, and experienced PAs and FNPs.

After successfully completing the program, fellows receive a certificate of completion from the University of Missouri.

Curriculum

During 12 months of intensive Urgent Care training, PA/FNP Fellows will rotate in two Urgent Care locations, two Emergency Medicine locations with experiences including pediatrics and Fast Track, and have off-service rotations for a well-rounded educational focus to enhance knowledge necessary for a broad understanding in Urgent Care medicine.

Urgent Care will have special focus on:

• 2 week Boot Camp with orientation, faculty lectures, SIM labs and high-yield specialty topics to prepare fellows prior to starting the program
• Access to Hippo Urgent Care Bootcamp & exam
• Direct bedside teaching by UC Physicians, Peds/adult EM physicians and APPs
• Initial staffing on learner schedule with progression to more autonomy the last 6 months 
• Participation in weekly didactic EM Conference with EM residents, led by board-certified EM Faculty & guest lectures
• Monthly SIM cases and quarterly Journal Club
• Chart review with feedback
• Monthly Procedure tracking for standard UC procedures
• Participation in research projects
• Case write-up and Quality Improvement project
• Attendance at SEMPA Conference
• ACLS/BLS/PALS certifications 

Entry checklist

• Must be a graduate of an accredited physician assistant school or family nurse practitioner school.
• Must be certified or eligible to be certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, or an approved national licensing body, such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and Certification from a state nursing licensing board
• Must be able to obtain an unrestricted license to practice as a physician assistant or nurse practitioner in the state of Missouri. To apply for a Missouri physician assistant’s license, please contact the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.
• Must be able to secure hospital privileges at University Hospital.
• Must submit a completed online application.
• Those selected must complete a personal interview before final acceptance into the fellowship program. Email Rebekah Hudson at EMPAFellowship@health.missouri.edu with any additional questions.

Please submit the online application and then mail your $50 processing fee to:

Ramona Morse
EM PA Fellowship, DC029.10
5 Hospital Dr., CS&E Bldg., Ste. CE-707
Clinical Support & Education Bldg., 7th Floor
Columbia, MO 65212
EMPAFellowship@health.missouri.edu