Urban Health Plan Residency Program for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Receives Accreditation
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BRONX, N.Y., Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Urban Health Plan s Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Physician Assistant (PA) Residency Program has received accreditation by the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (the Consortium).
The year-long program, established in 2019, provides rigorous post-graduate training to new nurse practitioner and physician assistant graduates embedded with a deep understanding of the social determinants of health and the achievement of health equity unique to the Bronx, Queens and Central Harlem communities served by Urban Health Plan. It is the first program in New York City, second in New York State and tenth nationwide to be accredited by The Consortium since its inception in 2015.