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Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Physician Assistant Program

Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Program for New Graduates and Experienced PAs

Didactic and Clinical Training in Emergency Medicine

Intensive 13-month program

Gain Skills to Become a Competent Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

Supervised Training in a Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma

About the Program

The Emergency Medicine Postgraduate PA Program is an intensive 13-month program that provides didactic and clinical training in emergency medicine to prepare the graduate to start a career with the skills they need to be a competent emergency medicine physician assistant. Trainees will practice alongside established Advanced Practice Providers and emergency medicine residents at Hennepin in our Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center under the supervision of our outstanding emergency medicine faculty as well as gain additional experience pertinent to emergency medicine through off-service rotations. Our inaugural postgraduate PA class started March 2022.

Upon completion of all requirements of the program graduates will be awarded a certificate of completion and will have fulfilled most of the clinical requirements for the EM CAQ (Certification of Added Qualifications in Emergency Medicine) while also providing the didactic training to take the exam.

The program will seek membership through the Association of Postgraduate PA Programs and accreditation through ARC-PA.

Salary and Benefits

PGY-1 Salary
Medical insurance
Parking contract
3 weeks paid time off (covers vacation and sick time)

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Curriculum

Didactic

Weekly didactic time spent in lecture and discussion on emergency medicine core content topics
APP-specific educational lectures and skills experiences
Procedure Labs
ACLS renewal, ATLS, PALS

Clinical

Rotations in emergency medicine at Hennepin with dedicated point-of-care ultrasound and procedure time
Off-service rotations in MICU, EMS, ENT, OMFS, ophthalmology, pediatrics, anesthesia as well as shorter experiences in Hyperbaric Medicine, Radiology, and Burn Surgery.

The schedule will be similar to a PGY-1 EM resident with rotating day, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts as well as on-call shifts with, on average, 45-50 hours of clinical time per week in addition to didactic experiences

Application Requirements

Application and Process

Applications for the 2024-2025 cohort that starts Spring 2024 will be accepted May 1st, 2023-September 15th, 2023.

New grads as well as experienced physician assistants will be considered.

Requirements

Degree from master’s level physician assistant program accredited by ARC-PA (graduation at least 3-4 months before program start date)
Current NCCPA certification (by the start date of program)
Minnesota state license or completed with 3 months prior to start date
Current DEA or eligible
Transcripts (official or unofficial) from PA program
2 letters of recommendation (should include supervisor, professor, and/or preceptor)
ACLS certification
Curriculum Vitae
Supplemental Application - send to [email protected] or in paper form to address below:
- An essay in Microsoft Word document explaining why you are interested in pursuing postgraduate education in emergency medicine and why Hennepin stands out to you.
- 2 Letters of Recommendation (can be sent directly from the reference to our email to maintain confidentiality). Should include supervisor, professor, and/or preceptor
- Transcripts from PA program - can be sent via email or to address below:
- Application Fee, $50 check payable to:
  Hennepin Healthcare
  APP Professional Center Attn: Emily Mason
  Red Building 7th floor (R7.202)
  701 Park Avenue
  Minneapolis, MN 55415