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A Balanced Learning Environment

Program Elements
Sample Curriculum(opens in a new tab)

Program Summary
Status: 12 months (full-time employment per Peak Vista)

Program Foundations

  • Benner’s Novice to Expert Model

  • Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Family Medicine Milestone competencies Quality and Safety Education for Nurses

  • National Academy of Medicine Committee on The Future of Nursing 2020-2030

  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners Standards of Practice

Orientation
Two-week orientation. Week one orientation to Peak Vista Community Health Centers, including extensive EHR training, followed by one-week of Fellowship Program orientation

Experiential Learning

  • Precepted Primary Care/Family Practice Clinic

  • Five fellows/three dedicated preceptors

  • Fellows gradually increase patient load working to a full panel

  • Specialty clinics

  • Women's health rotation

  • Pediatrics rotation

Didactic Education

  • Problem-based learning in clinical immersion settings

  • Didactic curriculum designed to support the new graduate’s academic preparation related to patient needs frequently encountered in primary care

  • Ongoing interactions with Preceptors to enhance understanding of safe, effective prescriptive practice in Primary care

  • CME: online CME modules, in-person CME and directed CME

  • Case studies and journal club

Quality Improvement Project (QI)

  • Population focused

  • Fellow identified, planned and implemented clinical practice improvements

  • Plan. Do. Study. Act. (PDSA) QI DORA Compliance

Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Compliance

  • 750 hours Precepted Prescriptive practice

  • RX Mentorship Agreement

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