Education
APP Fellowship Program in Orthopaedic Surgery
Please contact Garin Smith MPAS, PA-C, Director of APP Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery
Application Date
Applications for the 2023-2024 Fellowship class will be accepted, starting on December 1, 2022.
Curriculum/Rotations
The APP Fellowship Program in Orthopaedics is a 1 year post-graduate specialty training program for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
The program is 75% clinical and 25% didactic and includes side-by-side education with the URMC Department of Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Physician Residency Program. The Fellowship Program includes a core program of orthopaedics with several rotations to enhance education in the specialties of spine, upper and lower extremity, adult reconstruction, pediatrics, sports, trauma, urgent care and metabolic bone/oncology.
APP Fellowship Benefits
APP Fellows are offered full time benefits including:
- Competitive Fellowship salary
- Health insurance coverage
- Dental insurance coverage
- Life insurance policy
- Disability insurance coverage
- 5 weeks vacation/year
- 1 week CME time/year
- $1250 CME annually (subject to change due to COVID-19)
- DEA coverage
Application Requirements
Fellowship applicants should be new graduate or early-career Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants with a strong interest in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Applicants must be license-eligible in New York State.
A complete application includes a resume, cover letter, and (2) letters of recommendation from clinical preceptor/educator and program director.
The application deadline for the 2023-2024 fellowship year is December 30, 2022 and interviews will be conducted from January 12, 2022 to February 16, 2022.
Contact
For more information please contact:
Garin Smith MPAS, PA-C
Director, APP Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery
Garin_Smith@URMC.Rochester.edu