Although nurse practitioner (NP) residency and fellowship programs constitute a new
phenomenon in the area of postgraduate nurse education training, the concept of postgraduate
training for NPs has been evolving for over a decade. Since the inception of the first
program begun by Margaret Flinter at Community Health Center in 2007, over 100 programs
in a variety of specialty and primary care settings have been developed and continue
to thrive.
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In addition, the establishment of a nationally recognized accreditation body for
postgraduate NP education, the national Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship
Training Consortium, continues to encourage the expansion of existing programs and
the development of new programs (https://www.nppostgradtraining.com/about-us/).
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Postgraduate training is not only an accepted and required component of licensure
for our physician colleagues, but it has also proven invaluable in the development
of safe and successful practice. As 2 recent graduates of an NP residency program,
our position is that the value of postgraduate education can be translated to the
NP profession.National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Training Consortium
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Biography
Nicole Reinecke Powell, DNP, FNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner with MedLink in Winder, GA, and can be contacted at [email protected]
Biography
Alexandra G. Thompson, MSN, FNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner with MedLink in Clayton, GA. Both authors were part of the North Georgia Advanced Practice Program Residency (NoGAPP) first cohort, 2020-2021.
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Published online: March 12, 2022
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In compliance with standard ethical guidelines, the authors report no relationships with business or industry that would pose a conflict of interest.
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