Internal medicine nurse practitioner fellowship now accepting applications for 2024 
Virtual open house scheduled for November 16  

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The internal medicine nurse practitioner fellowship program at Marshall Health and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is now accepting applications for its 2024-2025 cohort. 

The fellowship provides one year of postgraduate training for nurse practitioners looking to transition into a new specialty or hone their skills in a specific area of practice. Fellows work closely with physicians, other nurse practitioners, pharmacists, resident physicians and internal medicine subspecialty fellows from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine to grow professional expertise in clinical care, research, leadership, didactics and teamwork. Rotations in general internal medicine and cardiology are required. Elective rotations include endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, infectious disease and pulmonology. 

Eligible applicants must have graduated from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) or Doctor of Nurse Practitioner (D.N.P.) program 18 months prior to the start of the fellowship on October 1, 2024. National board certification must be obtained by August 1, 2024. Applications must be submitted online no later than Monday, March 4, 2024. Applicants selected for interviews will be scheduled in March and April with the final selection of fellows in April. 

The program will host a series of upcoming virtual open houses for applicants to learn more about the program:  

• Thursday, November 16, 2023: 5:30 p.m. 
• Tuesday, January 16, 2024: 5:30 p.m. 
• Wednesday, January 31, 2024: Noon 
• Wednesday, February 21, 2024: 5:30 p.m. 

To register for one of the sessions, visit https://www.cognitoforms.com/MarshallHealth2/VirtualOpenHouseMarshallHealthInternalMedicineNursePractitionerFellowshipProgram.  

The program is an Accredited Practice Transition Program with Distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. To learn more about the nurse practitioner fellowship, visit https://www.marshallhealth.org/npfellowship or e-mail npfellowship@marshall.edu. For news and information about Marshall Health, follow us on Twitter @Marshall_Health, like us on Facebook or visit marshallhealth.org. 

Date Posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2023