Acclaim Health Family Medicine APP Fellowship

PA Postgraduate Program at a Glance

• Specialty: Family Medicine
• Location: Fort Worth, TX
• Accreditation: Not ARC-PA Accredited
• Program length: 12 months. Verbatim: "A 12-month post-masters training program to support licensed nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the transition to advanced practice providers. Family Medicine APP Fellows are committed to a 24-month contract with Acclaim Health. The initial year will be dedicated to the Fellowship Program, and upon successful completion, fellows will be obligated to fulfill a one-year full-time position at one of the JPS Clinics."
• Positions per year: "Each APP cohort can have up to 4 fellows."
• Stipend / salary: Check program website
• Benefits: Check program website
• Credential awarded: Check program website
• Eligibility: "Graduate of an AMA-accredited Physician Assistant program by May 31st of the program year." / "Current Physician Assistant (P.A.) licensure to practice in the state of Texas by June 30th of the program year." / "Less than 1 year of APP practice experience" / "BLS - American Heart Association Basic Life Support prior to providing independent care" / "NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants) upon hire is preferred." (The page writes "AMA-accredited"; the accreditor is ARC-PA. Quoted as published, not silently corrected. Note NCCPA certification is only PREFERRED, not required.)
• Application deadline: "The next application period will open in April 2027" / "Interviews: May 2027". Also: "Completed references must be received by the end of the business day on May 2nd or your application will be considered incomplete." Footnote: "***Application/Program dates are subject to change.***"
• How to apply: Email [email protected]
• Start date: "Anticipated Start: October 2027"
• Setting & rotations: "Fellows will rotate through our JPS community health clinics throughout Tarrant County..." with "A six-week orientation... by an experienced Preceptor at the first clinical site". Specialty rotations: cardiology, OB/GYN, surgery, procedure clinic, pediatrics, surgical optimization clinic, pain management, gastroenterology, oncology, orthopedics and street medicine. Didactics one day a week for the first six months; a quality-improvement project is required.

Not ARC-PA accredited — which is normal for PA postgraduate programs and is not a mark against this one. This specific program is not separately listed in APPAP’s member directory; verify current status with the program.

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