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Quick Facts |
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Program length:
12 months
Prerequisites:
masters degree as nurse practitioner
Granted: MSHS Certificate of Completion
Patient interaction: High
Placement outlook:
High |
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Program Description
Mayo School of Health Sciences (MSHS) offers a Cardiology Nurse Practitioner (NP) Fellowship which accepts one new graduate per year from an accredited nurse practitioner school. As a result of the program experience, the fellow will to be more competitive for cardiology specialty nurse practitioner positions and have increased security in the job market.
The fellow will be selected after submitting three letters of recommendation, transcripts from baccalaureate and master’s schools, statement of personal intent and the interview process. The NP must have an Arizona NP license and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) provider number at the onset of the program. A 12-month didactic program will provide clinical experience in all aspects of cardiovascular disease including: cardiac diagnostics, cardiac health and prevention, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology cardiology, peripheral vascular disease, valvular heart disease, advanced heart disease and adult congenital heart disease. These rotations are primarily at inpatient setting at Mayo Clinic Hospital (MCH) but may have limited rotations with subspecialty providers at outpatient settings at Mayo Clinic Specialty Building (MCSB). A certification of completion will be provided by the Mayo School of Health Sciences upon completion of the program.
The didactic program will provide 300 didactic/classroom hours and 1,700 clinical/preceptored hours. The didactic learning will consist of Cardiology Rounds, Cath Lab Conferences, Echo Conferences, EP Conferences, lectures, research utilization, journal clubs, self-learning case studies
Program Goals
The Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Fellowship aims to help the participating fellow:
- Understand cardiovascular diseases pathophysiology, clinical presentations and prognosis
- Develop diagnoses, formulate a treatment plan and follow-up on patient response to treatment
- Discuss evidence-based medicine practices using highest-quality cost-effective care
- Develop organizational skills to manage patient caseload throughout hospital stay including admission, daily rounds and dismissal, while remaining cognizant of the patient’s emotional, physical and spiritual needs
- Educate patient and families regarding disease process including primary and secondary cardiac prevention
- Develop effective communication skills with collaborating physicians and allied healthcare team
- Transition student to nurse practitioner role
Accreditation
Continuing Medical Education (CME) hours will be provided by Medical Education for medical conferences sponsored by Mayo Clinic and Continuing Education Unit (CEU) hours for nursing licensing renewal will be provided by nursing approved courses at Mayo Clinic and outside national educational conference allotted in this program. Mayo Clinic Arizona will be applying for American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) CEUs for formal lectures throughout the hospital rotations.
Mayo Foundation is also accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission.
Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
(800) 621-7440
(312) 263-0456
Fax: (312) 263-7462
www.ncacihe.org
Facilities
Mayo Clinic in Arizona has two campuses.
On the Phoenix campus is the state-of-the-art Mayo Clinic Hospital, the first hospital entirely designed and built by Mayo. It has been recognized several times by Phoenix magazine as "the Best Hospital in Phoenix."
The Scottsdale campus is centered around a beautiful, five-story outpatient clinic. This modern facility contains extensive exam rooms, an outpatient surgery center equipped for general anesthesia, a full-service laboratory, pharmacy, patient education library, endoscopy suite, and a 188-seat auditorium for patient, staff and student education programs. Services in numerous medical and surgical disciplines are provided, including outstanding programs in cancer treatment and organ transplantation.
Graduation and Certification
Upon graduation, the fellow will receive a Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences certificate documenting completion of a one-year postgraduate fellowship in Cardiology Nurse Practitioner.
Hours
For the majority of the fellowship, your learning schedule will include 10-12 hour days, four days per week, and may include occassional weekends, holidays and night shifts. Schedule may vary with subspecialty rotations.
Class Size
Each year, Mayo School of Health Sciences will admit one fellow to its postgraduate Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Fellowship at Mayo Clinic Arizona to ensure one-on-one focused and comprehensive educational experience.
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