Background: Participation in scholarly activities and mentorship is a pillar in academic medicine for innovation and career advancement, however, many early career APPs do not feel well prepared to participate in projects. To guide the development of support programs, this study identified perceived benefits and barriers to participating in academic advancement and scholarly projects, as […]

Background: Professional Advancement Models (PAM) have been researched and implemented at large academic institutions as a solution to provide structure and support for career advancement for Advancement Practice Providers (APPs).1,2 Many of these programs fail to appreciate the nuances of inpatient vs outpatient providers. Given the inherent differences of these practice settings, we aim to investigate […]

Background: Given the rising demand for hospital-based providers, advanced practice providers (APPs; i.e., physician assistants/nurse practitioners) are increasingly being employed by hospitalist groups. However, APPs training in hospital medicine is variable and not always required. Post-graduate APP fellowships in hospital medicine have been previously described. However, fellowships are not widespread and data evaluating outcomes of […]

Background: Advanced Practice Professionals, APPs (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) often practice in variable, undefined capacities in teaching hospitals. APP roles are parallel to teaching faculty led teams, and function to accommodate clinical overflow and adjust to attending specific workflows. This impacts role satisfaction, professional advancement, and creates retention challenges. APPs’ inability to fit in […]

Background: 83.3% of Hospital Medicine (HM) groups employ Advanced Practice Providers (APPs).1 However, per a study in Journal of Hospital Medicine APPs are less frequently involved (< 50%) in teaching, research, QI and leadership training suggesting underutilization of APPs in these realms.2 Furthermore, according to 2021 NCCPA data 40.2% of PAs identified professional burnout influenced […]