Program Policies and Code of Conduct
APP Fellowship Program Policies and Codes of Conduct
The Emory Critical Care Center Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Program, the program directors and instructors comply with federal and state legislation and regulations regarding NP and PA practice. ECCC APP program follows Emory Healthcare employee policy and all regulations and can be found on the Emory Healthcare Intranet site under Policy Management.
In the event of a reduction in size or closure of the ECCC NP/PA Fellowship program, the program directors will make every effort to transition current NP/PA trainees into full-time staff positions within one of the ICUs at Emory Healthcare and strive to continue their education under the transition-to-practice model.
APP Fellowship Program General Policies
The Emory Critical Care APP Fellowship values diversity in different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds as well as age, gender identity, disability, and years of experience in the health care field.
National Board Certification is required for both NPs and PAs prior to start of fellowship. Please note that you do not need these prior to the interview process.
GA license for NPs as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
GA license for PAs.
On-site hours vary depending on the rotation. Fellows are expected to commit an average of 50-60 hours per week, which includes both clinical duties and educational activities. These hours may be divided between on-site training, reading, online modules, conferences, and research. Each fellow must adhere to the schedule set by the unit scheduler, which can include shifts during days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. The on-site hours typically average 50-60 hours per week for the 4-week core ICU rotations. Shorter rotations, such as Infectious Disease, Renal, and Echo, usually involve a 40-hour work week. The Surgical ICU rotation at Emory University Hospital (EUH) is more demanding, with a heavier schedule where fellows are expected to have one day off every seven days. The Surgical ICU Grady 1-month experience, being the most intensive, requires an 80-hour work week, aligning with the APP fellows integration into the physician fellows' schedule. This makes this monthly Grady rotation one of the most valuable and high-yield components of the program. Additional clinical rotations at Grady are less time intensive.
All APP fellows are supervised by credentialed clinical preceptors (APPs or MDs) during all clinical activities. The preceptor determines the necessary level of supervision based on the trainee's experience, competency, and task complexity, ensuring patient safety and effective skill development while maintaining institutional and program standards.
Candidates must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with patients, their families, and members of the health care team.
Candidates must possess the motor function to perform physical examinations and procedures.
Candidates must possess cognitive abilities and effective learning techniques to assimilate the detailed and complex information presented in the educational and clinical curriculum.
Candidates must demonstrate behavioral and social attributes that lend toward maturity and emotional stability. They must be able to function within the legal and ethical standards of the practice of critical care medicine.
Didactics in Essential Critical Care Medicine Topics
VCCR/ATLS/ENLS
FCCS (when available)
Ultrasound Curriculum
Clinical Simulation
In the event of a reduction in size or closure of the ECCC APP Fellowship program, the program director’s plan is to integrate current APP trainees into full-time staff positions within one of the ICUs within the ECCC. Trainees will be supported in completing their education through an alternative training option and would be incorporated into the ECCC educational pathway for transition to practice, ensuring that all educational and clinical requirements are fulfilled. Any notification regarding program closure will be disseminated publicly on the APP Fellowship website. In such cases, recruitment and admissions of additional APP fellows would cease.