ARIZONA’S FIRST POSTGRADUATE NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAM
The APRN Residency Program accepts applications year-round. We offer two cohort start dates annually; one in the Fall and Spring. Your placement into a cohort will depend on your graduation date and licensure status. Once you apply, we will reach out to you to determine the best start date. The Fall 2025 – 2026 application cycle is currently closed but you can still apply for future cohorts. Apply Here.
Why Postgraduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Residency?
Our country faces an unprecedented demand for primary care providers who are trained to organize and deliver care that is timely, safe, effective, affordable and culturally competent.
Integrated primary care is our best strategy to ensure a healthcare home for all Americans, including special populations. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are the healthcare home for more than 27 million people in the U.S., and their primary care providers must be specialists in primary care for vulnerable populations.
APRNs are critically important providers in FQHCs but have had to assume their roles in primary care without the benefit of formal post-graduate residency training programs to support the transition from new nurse practitioner to expert provider.
It’s time for a change. As we create our healthcare future, the time for residency training for Family Nurse Practitioners using the nation’s best federally qualified health centers as the service institution base, is now!
APRN RESIDENCY PROGRAM – CLASS OF 2024, 5TH GRADUATING CLASS
Application Process
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AMA Joy In Medicine Gold Level Recipient
The prestigious AMA distinction is granted to organizations that meet the rigorous criteria of the Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program and acknowledges the nation’s leaders in prioritizing proven efforts to enhance the well-being and professional fulfillment of physicians. El Rio Health is one of eleven gold awardees nation-wide and is the first Federally Qualified Health Center to receive this recognition. Learn more HERE.
