Advanced Practice Provider Fellowships
Adult Fellowship
Our APP Adult Fellowship is a 12-month immersive program designed for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants. As the sole academic psychiatry program in Dallas, our fellowship combines rigorous didactic learning and hands-on clinical experiences at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Memorial Hospital, and affiliated sites. We equip participants with the skills needed to deliver high-quality psychiatric care, offering exposure to a diverse range of patients and diagnoses that mirror the economic, racial, and ethnic diversity of Dallas. Our graduates emerge as skilled and culturally sensitive mental health providers, contributing to improved psychiatric care both locally and beyond.
- Program Overview
Timing
- Early November: Applications close
- Throughout November: Candidate interviews
- January: Notifications to selected candidates
- Late June: Program begins
Scope
- Conducting and documenting comprehensive initial and ongoing physical examinations based on age and diagnosis, including psychological status
- Synthesizing data and utilizing evidence to develop, implement, and evaluate the patient plan of care, including ordering and interpreting laboratory, radiology, and other diagnostic studies/results
- Providing relevant management, referrals, counseling, and education to patients, families and caregivers related to current care and preventive health measures
- Applying evidence-based best practices to patient care
- Attending and participating in educational activities
- Completing a scholarly project
Fellowship Co-Director John Cline, with a fellow in training - Eligibility and Application Process
Education
Master’s degree or higher in nursing
Documentation of completion of an accredited advanced practice education program
Completion of graduate education and related Texas Board of Nursing authorization consistent with clinical practice area and patient population
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Graduate of a master's degree or higher Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant accredited Physician Assistant programLicensure/Certification
Licensure as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the Texas State Board of Nursing
Authorization for prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification or Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Certification from the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants
Licensed by the Texas Medical Board
-AND-
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certified by the American Heart Association based on UT Southwestern policy for Advanced Practice ProvidersApplication Items
1. Application for the position on the UTSW career website
2. Personal statement explaining why you wish to pursue the fellowship
3. CV/Resume
4. List of clinical rotation sites, preceptors, responsibilities, and hours (if less than 3 years of experience)
5. Unofficial transcript with GPA from your advanced practice graduate program
6. Copies of your board certification and state licensure (may defer if not yet obtained)
7. Two letters of recommendation attesting to your clinical competence and personal character (preferably one from a program director/faculty or a clinical supervisor)
2023-2024 Cohort Graduation
Child/Adolescent Fellowship
Our mission is to enhance the education of APPs in pediatric psychiatry through advanced clinical and didactic training to better serve our community. Our 2-cohort, 12-month postgraduate program focuses on children and adolescents needing psychiatric care. Training experiences through Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, encompass settings that include inpatient, emergency, partial hospitalization, and outpatient clinics to offer a wide range of ages, acuity, and diagnoses. Extended learning through didactics, offered every other week for a half day by experts in child and adolescent psychiatry, complements our well-rounded program. Didactics offer topics such as assessment and management of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, ADHD, autism, eating disorders, and substance abuse. Fellows choose a scholarly project to complete through the year-long training and present to faculty during the month of graduation.
