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The Lahey Diabetes Advanced Practice (AP) Fellowship is an intensive 12-month postgraduate fellowship program dedicated to enhancing the development of early-career advanced practice providers (APPs), both Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, or for those who are new to endocrinology and diabetes. The fellowship mission is to provide a solid foundation in diabetes management that will help the APP develop the clinical decision-making skills required to care for our diverse and increasingly complex patients. The program is intended to help novice APPs develop a wide range of knowledge and skills that will help them grow into competent and well-rounded diabetes providers.

Under the direction of their preceptor initially, diabetes fellows will gain the knowledge, skills and abilities to assess and manage different forms of diabetes; obtain complete medical histories and perform physical examinations; order and interpret laboratory tests; formulate and implement a diagnosis and treatment plan; seek consultation or referral as necessary; accurately prescribe and/or dispense medication and counsel patients and their families/caregivers. Throughout the program, diabetes APP fellows will be exposed to diverse patient populations, including those patients being cared for under specialty services, and learning will have an emphasis placed on interdisciplinary care.

Fellows will rotate through our main campus in Burlington and satellite facility in Peabody. Fellows will be expected to rotate through weekend shifts during the program.

Detailed Objectives By the end of the 12-month program, fellows should be able to:

·Manage patients with complex diabetes medication regimens

Shift:

1. The schedule will be made by the diabetes service for the 12-months of the fellowship

2. Fellows should expect to work 40 hours per week on average, with every 3rd weekend

3. Shifts are 10 hours

4. There are 4 scheduled vacation weeks (for a total of 160 hours)

5. Fellows will not be allowed to take vacation during the first 12 weeks of the fellowship due to the nature of the intensity of the program.

6. Fellows will earn 2 personal days that can be used during the last 30 weeks of the fellowship

7. Fellows are expected to be present for all didactic classes and educational experiences

Education

·Nurse Practitioner: Graduate of a Masters Program in Nursing. Maintain currency through Clinical Education Units. At least 1 year of experience as an NP OR 2 years of RN experience.

Candidates should bring two formal letters of recommendation to their interview day.

Diversity is a core value at Beth Israel Lahey Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for our staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.