Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship
The Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship (formerly titled NP Residency PRACTICE program) is a post-graduate program created in partnership between the UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, UC Davis Health affiliated centers and clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), as well as the Veterans Affairs Administration and Sutter Health.
The 12-month, full-time, paid fellowship offers new graduate Nurse Practitioners longitudinal primary care accelerated clinical practice experience at either an FQHC in an underserved area of California or at a UC Davis Health primary care or nurse-led mobile clinic. The program prepares new APPs to provide high-quality primary care in under-resourced areas.
This page refers to the Primary Care APP Fellowship program at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. If you are interested in a career in specialty care, please visit our Specialty Care APP Fellowship page.
About the Primary Care APP Fellowship
The goal of the program is to:
- Accelerate primary care APP fellows' development by sharpening their knowledge and skills in evidence-based primary care practice, critical thinking, independent decision making, and clinical teaching.
- Prepare clinical instructors and receive wound care training enabling them to sit for the WTA certification exam.
This is not a remediation program. Primary care APP fellows are expected to gain skills consistently over the course of the 12 months. Fellows practice at a clinical site four days per week and have one day per week dedicated to educational activities. In their clinical practice, primary care APP fellows are mentored to learn continuity of care and practice management. Intermixed with their primary care assignment, fellows may also experience select specialty rotations at their assigned clinical site. The immersive curriculum includes online advanced-learning modules, simulation training at UC Davis Health state-of-the-art simulation centers, and scholarly or creative activities.
Depending upon clinical site availability, UC Davis accepts family, adult-gerontological, women’s health, psychiatric-mental health, and pediatric primary care nurse practitioners.
The Primary Care APP Fellowship is a full-time, benefited, limited-term employment opportunity designed to support new graduate APPs in their first year as they transition into their provider role. Successful applicants are hired into a 12-month position as health sciences clinical instructors.
While the school seeks to admit approximately 10 primary care APP fellows, the final number of fellows admitted in 2025 is dependent upon the final number of partner clinics participating.
Applications for the 2025-2026 cohort are now open and close on Jan. 28, 2025.
The Primary Care and Specialty Care Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship programs at UC Davis are jointly accredited by the Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers. The accreditation standards distinguish training programs that can meet the rigor and quality measures that prepare participants to deliver exceptional care. Register for the Primary Care APP Fellowship Q&A Session
Join us for a webinar hosted by program experts on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 12:15 p.m. PT to learn more about this program.
Funded by a grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) and clinical revenue, the Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship is designed to expand medical capacity and improve health outcomes for patients in California’s underserved communities.
The Primary Care APP Fellowship is an innovative program that leverages the knowledge, skills and experiences of faculty and staff from several UC Davis Health programs and multiple community partners to prepare APPs to help meet the primary care needs of Northern California and beyond.
Recently, the UC Davis Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing established partnerships with Sutter Health, Western Sierra Medical Clinic, and the Veteran’s Administration. Each organization has a selected number of their new graduate APPs participate in our 12-month educational program. The expansion of our program with these partners adds to the richness of the fellowship experience for all participants.
The Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship program seeks family, adult gerontology, women's health, psychiatric mental health, and pediatric primary care nurse practitioners for the October 2025 to September 2026 cohort. This is a 12-month structured, mentored practice at an FQHC in an underserved area in Northern California or at a UC Davis Health clinic. While the school seeks to admit up to 10 primary care APP fellows, the final number of fellows admitted in 2025 is dependent upon the final number of partner clinics participating.
Throughout the fellowship experience, primary care APP fellows collaborate with expert clinicians as they expand their clinical knowledge, hone clinical skills, and gain the confidence needed to fully participate in team-based primary care, particularly in underserved communities. Additionally, this program supports fellows in gaining competence in population health, quality improvement, patient safety, practice management, leadership, wound care, select specialty care, and clinical teaching. Fellows also participate in scholarly or creative activities, including completing a quality improvement or evidence-based practice project.
The Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship is a 12-month, full-time, limited-term faculty appointment and training opportunity. Primary care APP fellows are engaged full time during the fellowship experience and typically scheduled for a minimum of 40-hour work weeks to meet all fellowships program requirements.
The Primary Care APP Fellowship curriculum includes an immersive, practice-based learning experience focused on organizational enculturation and professional development. This includes participation in:
- Direct clinical care to patients at a primary care or mobile clinic within a mentored, structured environment with increasing responsibility for their own practice management as the year progresses
- Patient care and teaching activities that support the mission, vision and advanced practice quality metrics of the organizations where they work
- Select specialty care rotations in the fellow's assigned primary care clinic to better understand how to manage complex health conditions in underserved settings
- Participation in synchronous, asynchronous and in-person educational activities on relevant primary care practice topics
- Interprofessional and individual simulation training at UC Davis Health state-of-the-art simulation centers
- Advanced wound care training that prepares fellows for national certification
- Opportunities to participate in educational conferences, grand rounds, journal clubs, case conferences and other scholarly opportunities
- Development of clinical education activities for students, nursing staff or peers that may include providing lectures, teaching clinical procedures, precepting a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) student, co-leading clinical skills labs or facilitating small groups during simulations or case discussions
Primary care APP fellows are immersed in the clinical practice environment with much of their time spent providing direct clinical care, supplemented with structured interactive advanced training. Throughout the fellowship, primary care APP fellows are asked to provide feedback on their learning experiences to ensure they receive meaningful educational opportunities that prepare them to enter professional practice at a high level of competency. Primary care APP fellows are evaluated by their preceptors and complete self-evaluations regularly.
Applications open November 1, 2024 and close January 28, 2025.
The information below provides additional details pertaining to the selection of the 2025-2026 cohort.
- Mar. 10-13, 2025: Zoom interviews conducted
- Candidates invited for an online Zoom interview are notified at the end of February
- End of Mar. / Early Apr. 2025: Candidates accepted into the fellowship program are notified via email
- If accepted, candidates must submit additional required documents. Please refer to the Credentialing Documents Checklist.
- July 2025: Accepted fellows must attend a mandatory pre-fellowship onboarding event (date TBD) which is conducted via Zoom
The 2025-2026 Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship begins Oct. 1, 2025.
Nov. 1, 2024 — Application opens
Dec. 3, 2024 — Optional informational webinar at noon PT Register online »
Jan. 7, 2025 – Optional pre-application Q&A session at 12:15 p.m. PT Register online »
Jan. 28, 2025 — Application closes at 11:59 p.m. PST
Late Feb. - Early Mar. 2025 — Applicants selected for interviews are notified
Mar. 4, 2025— Optional Q&A session at 12:15 p.m. PST for those candidates invited to interview
March 10-13, 2025 — Required candidate interviews are conducted online via Zoom
Late Mar. - Early Apr. 2025 — Candidates are notified of acceptance into the program
Early May 2025 — Meeting with new cohort — Date to be determined (conducted via Zoom)
Mid July 2025 — Mandatory pre-fellowship onboarding session — Date to be determined (conducted via Zoom)
Oct. 1, 2025 — Program for 2025-2026 cohort begins
For additional information about applying to the Primary Care APP Fellowship, including eligibility and program details, please view the December 2024 recording of the webinar information session
