The APP Critical Care Fellowship is a 12-month postgraduate, paid training program designed to equip physician assistants, acute care nurse practitioners and adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioners with the advanced knowledge and hands-on skills needed to excel in high-acuity critical care environments.
This fellowship blends didactic education, high-fidelity simulation, bedside procedural training and intensive clinical rotations across a variety of specialized intensive care units into one curriculum guided by recommendations from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American College of Chest Physicians.
Fellows will receive individualized training and mentorship from intensivists, experienced advanced practice providers and other members of the multidisciplinary ICU team.
Applications for the fellowship are due by Aug. 8, 2025. The program will begin in October 2025. The application will be available soon. Please stay tuned!
Eligibility and application requirements
To be eligible for the Advanced Practice Provider Critical Care Fellowship, applicants must have graduated from an accredited physician assistant, acute care nurse practitioner or adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner program. National board certification is required before the fellowship start date, though it is not necessary at the time of the interview.
Prior to the start of the fellowship, all fellows must hold a valid West Virginia license as an advanced practice registered nurse (for nurse practitioners) or as a physician assistant.
The following materials are required for consideration of applications:
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Personal statement of interest
- Academic transcript(s)
Fellows will gain experience in multiple critical care subspecialties, including:
- Medical critical care
- Surgical critical care
- Cardiac critical care
- Post cardiac surgery critical care
- Neurocritical care
- Surgical-trauma critical care
Elective opportunities are available in areas such as:
- Emergency medicine
- Interventional radiology
- Internal medicine subspecialties, including pulmonology, gastroenterology, infectious disease and nephrology (hospital-based)
Fellows will master a broad range of bedside procedures and critical care skills, including:
- Intubation
- Central and arterial line placement
- Chest tube placement
- Point-of-care ultrasound
- Bronchoscopy assistance
In addition, fellows will actively participate in:
- Journal clubs and case conferences
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Scholarly presentations at institutional or national conferences
