Hennepin Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Physician Assistant Program

PA Postgraduate Program at a Glance

• Specialty: Emergency Medicine
• Location: Minneapolis, MN
• Accreditation: ARC-PA Accredited (Provisional)
• Program length: 13 months
• Positions per year: Verbatim: “The Program takes two APP trainees per cohort, and we only take one cohort per year.”
• Stipend / salary: Check program website
• Benefits: Check program website
• Credential awarded: Certificate of completion. Verbatim: “Upon completion of all program requirements, graduates will be awarded a certificate of completion and will have fulfilled most of the clinical requirements for the EM CAQ (Certification of Added Qualification in Emergency Medicine).” ⚠️ Note the hedge — MOST of the clinical requirements, not all.
• Eligibility: Open to PAs and NPs — this changed from the programme’s earlier PA-only wording. Verbatim: “Degree from a master’s-level PA program accredited by ARC-PA, or a master’s or doctoral-level accredited NP program”; “A current national certification or must be obtained by the start of the program”; “Current MN State Licensure or must be obtained by the start of the program”; “Current DEA registration or eligible to register”; official transcripts, two letters of recommendation, ACLS certification and a CV. Applicants who have not yet graduated may submit unofficial transcripts with a letter of good standing.
• Application deadline: Verbatim: “Applications for the upcoming cohort that starts in March of 2027 will be accepted from June 1st to July 31st, 2026.” ⚠️ That window has already CLOSED for the March 2027 cohort — recorded verbatim and deliberately NOT rolled forward a year. Hennepin publishes no later window.
• How to apply: Verbatim: “Submit an online application through the Hennepin Careers website” plus a supplemental application (1-2 page personal statement, two letters of recommendation sent directly from the referee, transcripts) to [email protected] or by post, and a $50 application fee payable to Hennepin Healthcare, APP Professional Center, Attn: Emily Mason, Red Building 7th floor (R7.202), 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
• Start date: March 2027 (cohort start, stated separately from the application window). Verbatim: “…the upcoming cohort that starts in March of 2027…”
• Setting & rotations: Emergency medicine; Level I trauma county hospital; Minneapolis MN

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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