Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship

Job Description

Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship | Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

The Tone:
This is an intensive 12-month postgraduate training program at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), located in Lebanon, NH. DHMC is a distinguished quaternary care facility, Level I trauma center, and the academic medical center for the Dartmouth Health system. This fellowship offers Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants a structured, competency-based curriculum to develop essential medical and critical-thinking skills for a successful career in primary care.

The TL;DR
• Role: Apprenticeship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Lebanon, NH

• Team: Community and Family Medicine team
• Mission: To equip advanced practice providers with acute and long-range medical and critical-thinking skills necessary for a successful and rewarding career in Primary Care.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based primary care to diverse patient populations of all ages.
• Manage acute, chronic, and preventive health needs effectively in outpatient and community settings.
• Develop strong clinical reasoning, care coordination, and effective patient communication skills.
• Train alongside experienced clinicians within a distinguished quaternary care facility and Level I trauma center.
• Progressively build confidence and clinical excellence towards independent practice through a structured curriculum.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Masters degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program or Advanced Practice Nursing program. Early career.
• Experience: Active national certification as a PA-C or NP. Eligibility for New Hampshire PA or APRN licensure prior to program start. Eligibility for Federal DEA registration. Successful completion of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s standard pre-employment background check, health screening, and credentialing process before matriculation.
• Skills: Clinical reasoning, care coordination, patient communication.
• Bonus: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) preferred. One letter of reference must be from your Program or Medical Director if currently enrolled in a PA or NP program.