Admission requirements:
• PA or NP program graduate
• NCCPA or Adult Acute Care NP certification
• Licensed in Pennsylvania
• Rolling admissions — apply anytime
Program Overview:
Geisinger’s Advanced Practitioner Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine offers a comprehensive curriculum to develop clinical excellence across a range of critical care environments. Fellows rotate through Geisinger’s 5 intensive care units, gaining hands-on experience with diverse patient populations and pathologies. Fellows also have the opportunity to work with the anesthesia team to develop advanced airway management skills. Dedicated elective time allows fellows to tailor their training to their interests and career goals.
Core Rotations:
Required Orientation Activities: 1 week
Trauma ICU: days/nights, 4-6 weeks
Medical ICU: days/nights, 8-10 weeks
Surgical ICU: days/nights, 8-10 weeks
Neuroscience ICU: days/nights, 8-10 weeks
Cardiac ICU: days/nights, 8-10 weeks
Anesthesia/Airway: days, 2 weeks
Triage: nights, 2 weeks
Elective: 2-4 weeks
The didactic component of the fellowship complements clinical training with structured education. Fellows participate in monthly simulation labs to practice patient management in emergencies and procedural skills in a controlled environment. They also engage in monthly critical care morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences to promote reflective learning and continuous improvement. Weekly critical care and resident lecture series provide exposure to core topics, evidence-based practices and emerging developments in critical care medicine.
Simulation Lab: First Monday of the Month
Critical Care Lecture series: Every Tuesday, 1230-1430
Resident Lecture series: Every Wednesday, 1200-1300
Pulmonary Image Conference: Every Thursday, 1530-1630
Critical Care Department Meeting: 3rdThursday, 1730-1900
Critical Care M&M: 4thThursday, 1230-1400
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: Friday, 1200-1300
Department of Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds: Quarterly
Salary, benefits and employment information:
For more information, please contact: Tonya Harmon Boyer, Senior Provider Recruiter, at 570-854-1571 or tnharmonboyer@geisinger.edu.
GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER (GMC), located in Danville, PA, the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children's Hospital. GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region's only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women's health (in the Women's Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics. The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus.