Riverside University Health System Emergency Medicine

PA Postgraduate Program at a Glance

• Specialty: Emergency Medicine
• Location: Moreno Valley, CA
• Accreditation: ARC-PA Accredited (Provisional)
• Program length: 12.5 months
• Positions per year: Check program website
• Stipend / salary: $21/hour, rising to $28/hour after the first 3 months (performance-contingent) — an HOURLY RATE, verbatim “The starting rate for this role is $21 per hour with the opportunity to increase to $28 per hour after first 3 months, contingent on performance.” (Vituity job posting). The RUHS page that stated an annual ceiling has been archived.
• Benefits: Healthcare options, 401K, PTO, malpractice
• Credential awarded: Check program website
• Eligibility: PA or NP — verbatim “Physician Assistant applicants must be eligible and/or possess NCCPA certification or a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program.” $30 application fee.
• Application deadline: December 1, 2026 for the spring cohort (training starts April 2027) — verbatim “Application Deadline: December 1, 2026”. The fall cohort’s “Application Deadline: June 1, 2026” has passed (training started November 2026). Source: Vituity job posting.
• How to apply: Direct via Vituity careers (the fellowship is now run and recruited by Vituity; RUHS remains the ARC-PA sponsor and clinical site)
• Start date: Two cohorts — verbatim “Training Starts: November 2026” (fall) and “Training Starts: April 2027” (spring)
• Setting & rotations: Emergency medicine; ~2,100 clinical hrs, 10-mo core ED at RUHS

Accredited by the ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant) as a Clinical Postgraduate Program.

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