Denver Health APP Post-graduate Fellowship in Behavioral Health

PA Postgraduate Program at a Glance

• Specialty: Behavioral Health
• Location: Denver, CO
• Accreditation: Not ARC-PA Accredited
• Program length: 12
• Positions per year: 2 per year from 2027 (one July start + one October start). The 2026 cycle is FILLED — "We have filled our cycles for the 2026 academic year. Starting in 2027, we will be selecting one fellow for July and October start dates, so two fellows per year."
• Stipend / salary: $75,000
• Benefits: "All APP fellows are hired as Denver Health employees and are offered employee benefits including paid holidays, 160 hours of PTO allotment, medical and dental insurance, 401(a), long-term and short-term disability benefits, $2500 CME/education funds, along with additional benefits."
• Credential awarded: Check program website
• Eligibility: PA-eligible, quoted verbatim from the programme's own page: "Graduation from a PA program approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or graduation from an accredited psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) program and board certification as a PMHNP." Programme overview: "...to facilitate a successful career as a behavioral health physician assistant or nurse practitioner."
• Application deadline: No fixed calendar date published: "The application window will open approximately six months prior to the start date and application deadline will close four-and-a-half months prior to the start date." ⚠️ The 2026 academic-year cycles are FILLED; next intake is 2027. Apply via Denver Health Workday.
• How to apply: Direct application through Denver Health Workday. No match. Contact [email protected].
• Start date: "The program start dates are as follows: Beginning of July and October."
• Setting & rotations: Safety-net public hospital. Four 3-month core rotations — inpatient psychiatry (child/adolescent, adult, consult-liaison, addiction consults), psychiatric emergency services, corrections, outpatient behavioral health — plus a longitudinal half-day/week outpatient rotation at University of Colorado Anschutz (Aurora; fellow provides own transport).

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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