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Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Program in Critical Care Medicine

Applications for the 2026-2027 fellowship cohort are closed. Applications for the 2027-2028 fellowship cohort will open in January of 2027.

The University of Rochester Medicine Critical Care APP Fellowship is a member of the Association of Post-Graduate PA Programs.

Curriculum/Rotations

The APP Fellowship Program in Critical Care Medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital is a 12-month post-graduate specialty training program for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. The program is approximately 75% clinical and 25% didactic and includes side-by-side education with the URochester Medicine Critical Care Fellowship Program. 

The APP Fellowship includes a core program of critical care medicine and also several specialty rotations. Critical Care rotations include experiences in the Cardiovascular ICU, Burn/Trauma ICU, Surgical ICU, Neuromedicine ICU, and Medical ICU.

Goals of the Fellowship Program

  • It is anticipated that the fellows will show clinical growth, improved clinical confidence and increased preparedness to care for patients in all of these settings, by the completion of the fellowship.
  • Our post graduate NP/PA Fellowship will provide additional skills training, as well as independent mentorship experience in critical care environments for the duration of 12 months.
  • This will be an intensive clinical program which will prepare NPs and PAs to meet the needs of culturally diverse and clinically complex patients that are typical.
  • Fellows will be employees of URochester Medicine and will comply with all patient care policies.

Training Methods

Hands on training in all of the following areas:

  • CICU
  • BTICU
  • SICU
  • NMICU
  • MICU
  • Rotational Electives
  • Simulation Lab Experiences
  • Ultrasound Course
  • Community Hospital ICUs

APP Fellowship Benefits

  • APP Fellows are offered full employee benefits including CME allowance and paid vacation.
  • The Fellowship program includes certifications such as:
    • ACLS
    • ATLS
    • “FCCS – ICU Liberation
    • ABLS
    • ENLS
  • Upon successful completion of the program, Fellows will be offered full-time medical staff positions in one of the Adult ICUs.

Application Requirements

  • Fellowship applicants should be new graduate or early-career nurse practitioners or physician assistants with a strong interest in critical care.
  • Applicants must be license-eligible in New York State.
  • A complete application includes a resume, letter of interest, official transcript, and three letters of recommendation from clinical educators, program faculty, and colleagues (APP of physician preferred).

The application deadline for the 2026-2027 fellowship year is March 1, 2027, and interviews will be conducted mid-March 2027.

Details/Benefits

About URochester Medicine

  • Serves over 100,000 patients annually from the greater Rochester area.
  • APP Fellows will work with faculty with a wide variety of expertise in Critical Care. APP Fellows will be on the cutting edge of health care delivery as they train to work within the URochester Medicine System.
  • Adult Critical Care Services covers 100 ICU and PCU beds

Program Outline

  • Applications due: March 1, 2027
  • Interview dates: Mid-March 2027
  • Application acceptance notification: Late April 2027
  • Program start date: September 2027
  • 12-month program 
  • Fellows are expected to remain for an additional 12 months after program completion as ICU staff providers (upon successful completion of the 12-month program).

Benefits

  • Competitive fellowship salary
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Dental insurance coverage
  • Life insurance policy
  • Disability insurance coverage
  • 5 weeks vacation/year
  • 1 week CME time/year
  • Conference attendance covered in CME budget
  • Book stipend

Our Fellows/Graduates

Day in the Life of a Critical Care Fellow at URochester Medicine

Would you like to gain more insight into the daily life of a fellow in our program? Find out more by reading this profile from one of our graduates:

Class of 2018

  • Allison Lurz, PA
  • Samantha Dombrowski, NP

Class of 2019

  • Paige Kuebler, PA
  • Sandra Gutierrez, NP
  • Glenna Regan, PA

Class of 2020

  • Maisie Pipher, PA
  • Samantha Deland, NP
  • Vincent DeRienzo, PA

Class of 2021

  • Sarah Jones, PA
  • Deborah Herford, NP

Class of 2022

  • Adrielle Watkins PA
  • Julie Champion, NP
  • Madeline Glynn, PA
  • Molly Debacco, NP

Class of 2024

  • Thomas Pasko, PA
  • Bradley Young, NP

Class of 2025

  • Michael Boland, PA 
  • Lindsay Kancar, PA 
  • Bella Sirianni, PA 
  • Kristen Vito, NP

Class of 2026

  • Brianna Arre, PA
  • Liza Bruno, PA
  • Olivia DiMillo, PA