Urban Health Plan offers Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA) the opportunity to participate in a 12-month residency program to reinforce and further develop professional competence while also training the clinician in a model of integrated care!
Urban Health Plan’s model of care is innovative, creative, and in keeping with our high-quality standards, incorporates programs and services to address the social determinants of health (SDH). Our mission is to provide holistic, compassionate, and exceptional care to the communities we serve.
The UHP NP/PA Residency Program offers THREE 12-month tracks:
The Family/Adult Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant Residency (fully accredited by the National Nurse Practitioner Residency & Fellowship Training Consortium)
- Participate in continuity clinics which are the cornerstone of the residency program. Residents develop their own patient panel of children and/or adults working with dedicated support of an expert preceptor (APRN, PA, and/or Physician).
- Participate in specialtyrotations in intensive areas of practice including child (Family track ONLY), adolescent, specialties and special populations, adult, and geriatric comprehensive care.
- Participate in didactic and administrative roles that serve to develop the professional competency of the NP/PA
- Develop knowledge and skills to improve care utilizing quality improvement (QI) tools and methods
- Opportunities to participate in additional subspecialty trainings in leadership and HIV etc. and to engage with their assigned community at all levels
- engage with their assigned community at all levels
- Bidirectional formal and informal evaluations of professional competency and growth
The Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant Residency
- Participate in continuity clinics which are the cornerstone of the residency program. Residents develop their own patient panel of adults and children, working with the dedicated support of an expert preceptor (APRN and/or Psychiatrist).
- Participate in specialty rotations in longitudinal and intensive areas of practice including child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric, assisted living, homeless and MAT using a group therapy modality across several facilities and settings
- Participate in psychotherapy supervision sessions weekly to develop this modality of care
- Participate in didactic and administrative roles that serve to develop the professional competency of the NP/PA
- Develop knowledge and skills to improve care utilizing quality improvement (QI) tools and methods
- Opportunities to participate in additional ECHOs
- Attain the waiver for Buprenorphine
- Bidirectional formal and informal evaluations of professional competency and growth
The PEDIATRIC Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant Residency
- Participate in continuity clinics which are the cornerstone of the residency program. Residents develop their own patient panel of children and adolescents working with dedicated support of an expert preceptor (APRN, PA, and/or Physician).
- Participate in specialty rotations in intensive areas of practice including school-based health, adolescent, asthma, nutrition and behavioral health specialties and special populations.
- Participate in didactic and administrative roles that serve to develop the professional competency of the NP/PA
- Develop knowledge and skills to improve care utilizing quality improvement (QI) tools and methods
- Opportunities to participate in additional subspecialty trainings in leadership etc. and to engage with their assigned community at all levels
- Bidirectional formal and informal evaluations of professional competency and growth
Structure:
- 12 months, full-time salaried position with benefits
- Supervision and precepting by seasoned clinicians
- Telehealth experience
- Weekly continuity sessions
- Weekly didactic sessions: Scheduled learning sessions on a variety of complex, clinical challenges commonly encountered in a community health care setting
- Ongoing multi-input evaluation using qualitative and quantitative measures
- Participation in learning collaboratives
- Participation in community engagement
- Monthly assignments focusing on social determinants of health
- Leadership development
- Primary care tracks (adult, peds,family): primary care, specialty rotations, and vulnerable population experiences
- Psychiatric mental health track: general psychiatry with adult and pediatric populations, substance abuse, behavioral health
Requirements to apply:
Application cycle is open: Jan 2-March 1 annually followed by interviews. Decisions will be made by the end of March on an on-going basis. To apply or get more information about the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Residency Programs at Urban Health Plan, contact: NP-PA-Residency-Program@urbanhealthplan.org
FAQs
Who Can Apply?
Graduates from an accredited FNP/AGNP/PMHNP master’s or doctoral program or PA program.
Am I eligible for loan or scholar repayment during the residency?
No. Scholar repayment can be deferred for the residency year and residents are not eligible for loan repayment during the residency year as it is a formal training program. However, residents can defer loan repayment during the residency year. Application for loan repayment programs such as National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps can be initiated during the residency year. To be eligible for loan repayment during the post residency years. Please let the residency team know if you are eligible for one of these programs or have applied.
Do I need my professional licenses when I apply to the program?
No. New York State license, NYS Medicaid enrollment, and DEA need to be in place by the start of the program. Residents must sit for and pass their board certification exam through AANP, ANCC or NCCPA.
Is the NP/PA Residency Program Accredited?
The primary care/community health residency program is accredited as an NP/PA postgraduate residency training program by the National Nurse Practitioner Residency & Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC).
The psychiatric mental health residency program is not yet accredited.
Residency Program
About Urban Health Plan
Urban Health Plan (UHP), is a health system of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) consisting of twelve clinical sites, a mental health facility, twelve school-based sites and six administrative and program sites.
We provide primary and specialty care in the South Bronx, Corona, Queens, and Central Harlem.
- Founded by Dr. Richard Izquierdo in 1974
- More than 89,000 patients served in 2023
- Joint Commission accredited since 2003
- Received the National Exemplary Award in 2006 and the National Environmental Leadership Award in 2016 for asthma management from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Awarded Level 3 recognition as a Physician Practice Connections—Patient-Centered Medical Home (PPC-PCMH) from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)in 2009, 2012 and 2015
- Recipient of the Nicholas E. Davies Award for Excellence in 2009 from the Health Information Management Systems Society for excellence in the use of electronic health records
- Recipient of the 2013 New York City Business Innovation Challenge
- Awarded the 2013 Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for Excellence in Talent Management – Onboarding program
- White House UpSkill Summit Recognition 2015
- CareerStat Frontline Health Care Worker Champion 2015
- Recipient of the Age Smart Employer Award from The Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center for diversity in age hiring, advancement and training
- Received the Health Center Quality Leader award as part of Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Quality Improvement Awards in 2018
- Designated an Anticoagulation Center of Excellence in 2020