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Application

The fellowship is accepting 5 Family Nurse Practitioners, 2 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners and 5 (or more) PMHNP Scholars for the upcoming year.

Timeline

  • January 1, 2022: Application opens.
  • April 30, 2022: Application closes. The Fellowship Team will review applications and begin to inform prospects if they have been invited to interview or put on a waitlist
  • April 2022: Prospects are interviewed by the Fellowship Team through Zoom.
  • May 2022: Prospects are informed of final decision and are given one to two weeks to accept or deny the position of NP Fellow.
  • June – August 2022: Newly appointed fellows will begin and complete the credentialing and onboarding process (applying for their license and DEA, receiving NPI number, taking the board exams, etc) by the time the program starts.
  • September 2022: Fellowship begins!

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

  • Be Family Nurse Practitioners or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners OR Family Nurse Practitioners or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners students graduating before the start of the fellowship
  • Practitioners students graduating before the start of the fellowship
  • Have a Masters in Nursing from an accredited institution
  • Have documents certifying they can work in the United States
  • Must be Board Certified OR Board certified by the start of the program

Application

Please Check One:







*Are you an applicant who has (and whose spouse, if any, has) characteristics that indicate a higher likelihood of continuing to practice in a HPSA after the service obligation is completed, and who comes from a disadvantaged background? You must submit certification on the NHSC-approved form from your school that you: (i) were identified as having a “disadvantaged background” based on environmental and/or economic factors, or (ii) received a federal Exceptional Financial Need Scholarship.



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Essay Questions

Please choose three of the five questions below to respond to. Answer in no more than 2 pages total, single spaced and in 12 point font.

  1. Describe how your personal life experiences or educational experiences will contribute to CHN’s mission of providing access to quality, culturally competent and comprehensive community based healthcare.
  2. Part of the goal of the CHN NP Fellowship is to address the healthcare disparities that face NYC. How do you foresee yourself helping to address the healthcare challenges that affect communities in NYC?
  3. Why do you think you will be an asset to Community Healthcare Network’s NP Fellowship?
  4. While providing healthcare as a Nurse Practitioner is often a rewarding career, it is also a profession that entails addressing constant challenges. What do you see as the most significant issues the NP profession will face in the next 20 years, and what are some potential solutions for these problems?
  5. Briefly describe your short-term and long-term professional goals. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Final Checklist

Dated, signed and addressed Dr. Taisha Benjamin (can be included in packet or sent separately)

1 letter should be from a nursing education program, 1 letter from employment and 1 of your choosing.

If more than 5 years post-graduation, 1 letter can be from your current supervisor (in lieu of education program), and 1 from your general employment.

That can be submitted by PayPal to: [email protected] (put NP Fellowship in the notes)

If you have any questions or inquiries please send them to: [email protected]

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