PA Postgraduate Program at a Glance

  • Specialty: Critical Care
  • Location: Portland, ME
  • Accreditation: Not ARC-PA Accredited
  • Program length: 12 months
  • Positions per year: Verbatim: “We run two program cohorts each year and can accept two fellows for each cohort.” (Up to 4 per year across 2 cohorts — “can accept” is a ceiling, not a guarantee.)
  • Stipend / salary: Check program website
  • Benefits: Verbatim: “Fellow benefits include health insurance, disability, dental/vision insurance and professional liability insurance.” No stipend figure is published.
  • Credential awarded: Check program website
  • Eligibility: Open to PAs and ACNP/AGACNPs. Verbatim: “Applicants must have graduated, or be eligible to graduate, from an accredited ACNP/AGACNP or PA program. For applicants who have not yet graduated at the time of application, the anticipated graduation date must be at least eight weeks prior to the cohort start date, as credentialing takes a minimum of eight weeks.” ⚠️ VISA BAR, verbatim: “All non-US citizens are required to have proper visas allowing for completion of the full, one-year fellowship program. MHMMC cannot sponsor visas for this fellowship program.”
  • Application deadline: Two, one per cohort. Verbatim: “Spring cohort (program dates Apr 1-Mar 31): Applications are due September 15th each year.” and “Fall cohort (program dates Oct 1-Sept 30): Applications are due on March 15th each year.”
  • How to apply: Direct application
  • Start date: Two cohort starts, stated separately from the deadlines. Verbatim: “Fellowship starts on April 1st that year” (Spring cohort) and “Fellowship starts on October 1st that year” (Fall cohort).
  • Setting & rotations: Critical care; Maine Medical Center, Portland ME

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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