Curriculum

The APP Fellowship in Neonatology at The University of Rochester Medical Center is a 12-month post-graduate specialty training program for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. The program is

• 75% clinical and 25% didactic
• Side-by-side education with the UR Medicine Pediatric Residency and Neonatal Fellowship programs.
• The APP Fellowship includes a core program of neonatal medicine and several specialty rotations meant to enhance neonatal provider education.
• Neonatal medicine rotations include experiences in the Golisano Children’s Hospital Level IV NICU, Newborn Nursery and Birthing Centers.  
• APP Fellows participate in Neonatal skills labs and NICU simulations
• Protected time throughout the fellowship to enrich the academic experience with participation in quality improvement or research projects
• The program is designed to provide a foundation in neonatology while fostering the provider in developing the skills to give comprehensive high-quality care to the most complex and critically-ill newborns and well newborns.

Procedural Skills

Throughout the fellowship there are many opportunities to gain the necessary skill set for NICU procedures. The APP Fellow will be exposed to both didactic, simulation and real time experience for the following procedures.

• Placement of Umbilical Venous and Umbilical Arterial Catheters
• Endotracheal Intubation
• Lumbar Puncture
• Placement of PICC lines
• Neonatal Circumcision
• Placement of Peripheral Arterial Line
• Thoracentesis
• Placement of Pleural Chest Tube