The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Pediatric Acute Care Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship is an innovative 12-month program with a mission to safely transition Certified Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants into pediatric acute and critical care practice. The program provides a robust infrastructure to build clinical competency and role proficiency through mentorship, professional development, leadership training, and organizational enculturation. Fellows will graduate with the critical-thinking, diagnostic, and clinical skills needed to provide safe, efficient, evidence-based care to acutely and critically ill pediatric patients in today’s multidisciplinary, team-based care model.
This intensive training program provides the APP Fellow with a comprehensive, structured transition into pediatric acute care practice. Fellows begin with a boot camp to review and establish the fundamentals of practice. Each week includes protected didactic learning through case studies, lectures, and simulation, with an emphasis on applying evidence-based medicine. The APP Fellow reflects the mission, vision, and values of Cleveland Clinic, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards.
Throughout training, fellows are supervised and developed by APP and physician experts in each care area. Each fellow receives individualized instruction, mentorship, and progressive clinical responsibility. The fellowship also includes a structured professional-development experience focused on APP education, quality improvement, research, or another approved scholarly activity.
Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Cleveland Clinic Children’s is a premier academic pediatric healthcare center offering a broad range of specialty and subspecialty services. Fellows train in a collaborative environment alongside experienced APPs, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals while caring for children across the continuum of acute and critical illness.
Why Apply and Choose Fellowship Training
Postgraduate fellowship training provides new APPs with a structured pathway into complex pediatric practice. The Pediatric Acute Care APP Fellowship seeks motivated, compassionate, and highly engaged candidates who want to build a strong foundation across general pediatric acute care settings. Fellows learn in a supportive environment that values patient care, teamwork, leadership, innovation, and education. Graduates will be prepared to pursue APP opportunities across pediatric acute and critical care services.
Eligibility Requirements
1. Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certified through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.
2. Master’s or doctoral degree in Pediatric Acute Care from an accredited school or college of nursing.
3. Current or eligible licensure as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.
4. Physician Assistant candidates must hold a master’s degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program and be nationally certified and eligible for Ohio licensure.
All certifications, board examinations, and licensure requirements must be successfully completed within the timeframe established by the program before the start date.
Preferred Qualifications
Education and Experience Overview
Clinical Rotations
A clinical mentor will be assigned for each care area. The anticipated rotation structure includes:
1. Hospital Medicine - three months
2. Pediatric Emergency Department - three months
3. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - three months
4. Transition-to-Practice Placement - three months in an acute care service, based on organizational need, available positions, fellow performance, and career interests
Didactic Education and Additional Opportunities
1. Pediatric Acute and Critical Care Boot Camp during the initial phase of training
2. APP Fellow core curriculum with weekly protected didactic time
3. Case-based learning and simulation
4. Service-specific conferences, lectures, grand rounds, and multidisciplinary educational opportunities
5. Quality and systems-based care education
Simulation and Skills Training
1. Pediatric resuscitation and emergency response simulation
2. Procedural and technical skills training based on clinical role and available opportunities
3. Point-of-care ultrasound and vascular access education, when available
Professional Development
1. Cleveland Clinic Values
2. Interprofessional teaming
3. Mentorship
4. Introduction to Quality Improvement and Research Methods
5. Communication Training
6. End-of-life Training
7. Leadership Development
Salary and Benefits
Salary & Benefits: The fellow will be hired in a full-time, salaried position not to exceed 1
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