Carilion Cardiothoracic Surgery NP & PA Fellowship

PA Postgraduate Program at a Glance

• Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Location: Roanoke, VA
• Accreditation: Not ARC-PA Accredited
• Program length: 12
• Positions per year: Check program website
• Stipend / salary: $68,640 — confirmed by the programme 2026-08-25. Christina E. Gardner, DHSc, PA-C (Programme Director, Family Medicine & Rural Health) confirmed by email that “Salary of approximately $68,640 plus institutional benefits” is the appropriate wording, and that “Many years ago the salary was much lower” — i.e. this is the CURRENT figure. Carilion publishes it on one shared node covering all nine NP/PA fellowships.
• Benefits: Full medical/dental/disability; BLS/ACLS/PALS, moving expenses
• Credential awarded: Graduation certificate — “When they graduate, they will receive a graduation certificate” (Christina E. Gardner, DHSc, PA-C, Carilion, email 2026-08-25).
• Eligibility: PA or ACNP; ARC-PA grad / ACNP
• Application deadline: EXPIRED as published, quoted not rolled forward: “Application Deadline: September 15, 2024, for winter entry and March 16, 2025, for summer entry.” Both dates are in the past as of 2026-08-23 and the page has not been maintained.
• How to apply: Direct application
• Start date: Two entries — “Winter entry begins in February and summer entry begins in July.”
• Setting & rotations: Cardiothoracic surgery; Carilion Clinic, Roanoke VA

Not ARC-PA accredited. Active member program of APPAP (Association of Postgraduate PA Programs); most PA postgraduate programs are not ARC-PA accredited, and APPAP membership indicates a recognized, active program.

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