Post Graduate Nurse Practitioner Residency

Family Health Center of Worcester (FHCW) pioneered a Family Nurse Practitioner Residency in 2009, building upon the training resources of the Worcester Family Medicine Residency in collaboration with the UMass Chan Medical School. It quickly became clear that residency-prepared Nurse Practitioners have strong clinical practice and leadership abilities.

This 12-month, full-time residency provides new Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) graduates with the foundation to build their career as a Primary Care Provider (PCP) in Community Health.

Residents will be full time employees and receive salary, support, and benefits.

• Prepare Family Nurse Practitioners to become comprehensive Primary Care Providers for complex underserved populations across the life span.
• Build upon the clinical knowledge acquired during formal education by providing clinical and professional support for Nurse Practitioners in an active learning environment.
• Expand the number of Nurse Practitioners interested in building a life-long career in community health.
• Prepare Nurse Practitioners for careers in organizations that provide care to underserved patient populations.

Residents work alongside preceptors and team members with a wide variety of expertise and clinical interests. Under the direct guidance of attending NPs, PAs, MDs, and DOs, Residents will have precepted continuity sessions where they see their own primary care patients. Residents will also have Shadow sessions, during which they will work alongside an experienced provider. Furthermore, Residents will have Specialty Sessions and may include areas such as reproductive health, addiction medicine, urgent care, procedure clinic, and telemedicine.

Residents will participate in weekly online Didactic Sessions.

Applicants will undergo a preliminary screening, and then be invited for onsite interviews. Applicants must meet all employment requirements of their individual site.

• Applicants must be within 18 months of graduation from their Nurse Practitioner program.
• Applicants must agree to a full-time, 12-month residency and commit to a second year of full-time employment.
• Applicants must be a citizen of the US or a foreign national with a visa permitting permanent residency in the US or a non-citizen national. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.
• All applicants are required to have their MA Advanced Practice License, Federal DEA, and MA Controlled Substances Registration (MCSR) prior to starting clinical sessions.
• Please note, preference will be given to applicants who have taken or scheduled their certification exam. Alternatively, if your Advanced Practice License is not available at the time of application, please submit a letter from your program stating that you are in good standing and expect to be eligible to test for national certification.
• Complete the Residency Application and the Statement of Application and Release Form.
• Provide the contact information of three references, at least one of which is clinical and one is a peer. This can include faculty.
• Submit a narrative response to the following questions. This is an opportunity to reflect upon and communicate your personal qualifications, interest, and motivation for this residency. You may answer these as separate or combined questions. (Attach in Word or PDF; 12 pt font, 500-word limit.)
• Reflect on a specific experience in your life (personal, professional, or educational) that demonstrates the path that led you to choose the role of Nurse Practitioner as a career.
• Please comment on personal qualities that draw you to any or all of the following:
  Primary Care, Community Health, a Residency, Family Medicine.
• If you have specific areas of interest (specialty or setting) that are essential for your happiness as a clinician, please share.

• CV that clearly includes the following (no page or character limit):
• Language ability, proficiency, and aspirations
• NP clinical experiences including subjects, sites, and hours completed/expected to be completed
• Registered Nurse experience and estimate of hours worked
• Volunteer and leadership experience if applicable
• Copy of professional diploma (BSN, MSN)
• Copy of RN and NP Massachusetts license
• Board certification (ANCC/AANP) status
• NPI number
• Submit two letters of recommendation that specifically address the following:
• Letters should be addressed to the Post-Graduate NP Residency Selection Committee (attached in Word or PDF).
• Your relationship, and the capacity in which you have worked together.
• Assessment of your capabilities, both clinical and otherwise.
• Your interest as related to this Residency Program.
• The body of each letter should not exceed 250 words.
• Additional documents:
• Residency Application, including three (3) reference contacts
• Statement of Application and Release Form
• CV, as outlined previously
• RN license
• APRN license, if available at time of…