Tampa General’s Division of Advanced Practice provides an Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Accreditation (APPFA) fellowship program designed specifically for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. As of June 2025, Tampa General is the first and only academic medical center in the state of Florida to achieve APPFA and the 49th accredited program globally. APP fellows at Tampa General have the opportunity to increase their clinical competencies and skills while learning from career experts at our academic health system.
What is APP Fellowship Accreditation?
Accreditation of an APP fellowship program is a formal recognition awarded by an external accrediting body that ensures a program meets or exceeds national standards of quality, structure, and educational excellence. Accreditation affirms that the APP fellowship provides a robust, structured post-graduate training experience for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, preparing them both for advanced clinical practice in a chosen specialty.
At Tampa General, our APP fellowship program is proud to be accredited by the Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Accreditation (APPFA), a nationally recognized organization dedicated to advancing post-graduate education for APPs.
Why Accreditation Matters
- Quality Assurance: Accreditation confirms that the program delivers comprehensive, evidence-based clinical education aligned with best practices and safety standards.
- Professional Development: It demonstrates a commitment to professional growth, clinical competence, and life-long learning for APPs transitioning into specialized or complex care settings.
- Structured Mentorship: Accredited programs ensure APPs receive formal mentorship, hands-on training, and evaluation throughout their APP fellowship.
- Career Advancement: Graduating from an accredited APP fellowship program is a mark of excellence that is increasingly recognized by employers, professional organizations, and credentialing bodies.
Our Commitment to Excellence
Our accredited APP Fellowship Program reflects our health system's dedication to high-quality education, patient care, innovation, high reliability, and professional development. Fellows at Tampa General benefit from:
- Rotations in diverse clinical environments to improve clinical competency and promote independent, collaborative practice
- One-on-one preceptorship from experienced APPs and physicians to prepare APPs to become highly skilled, competent, safe and compassionate providers within the Tampa General Health System
- Regular didactics, simulations, and interprofessional learning to provide high-quality clinical education and training that promotes APP role development and transition to practice
- A curriculum built around the core competencies for APP fellowships
We are proud to offer a program that meets the highest national standards—shaping the future of advanced practice through excellence in education.
Program Mission
Through postgraduate education, mentorship and training, specifically focused in one specialty area, out APP fellowships will provide APPs with the confidence and knowledge needed to provide world-class care to all patients.
Program Vision
The vision of our APP fellowship program is to prepare novice advanced practice providers to become safe, confident and independent health care providers, regardless of their specialty.
Program Values
Our APP fellowship values include:
- Integrity – Doing the right thing because it’s the right thing to do
- Compassion – Treating all with dignity and respect
- Accountability – Taking responsibility for the people and resources entrusted to our care
- Excellence – Striving to produce the best outcomes
- Courage – Being an agent of change and operating with a high degree of transparency even in the face of challenges
- Curiosity – Asking questions and always seeking out opportunities to learn
- Belonging – Creating an enviornment where everyone feels welcomed and supported
Our Fellowships
The TGH Division of Advanced Practice offers fellowships in the following specialties:
- Primary Care
- Bariatrics
- Hospital at Home
- Hospital Medicine
- Ambulatory Transitional Care
- Radiation Oncology
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Interventional Pulmonary
- Medical Critical Care
- Trauma & Acute Care Surgery
- Neuro Critical Care
- Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation
- Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation (Operative & Non-Operative Tracks)
- Vascular Surgery
What to Expect
APP fellows can expect the following:
- 40 clinical working hours weekly to gain hands on experience
- Multidisciplinary and Interprofessional Shadowing Experiences
- APP Mentorship within the Division of Advanced Practice
- Weekly educational/didactic training (~10-20 hours) to enhance knowledge and skills
- Monthly fellowship meetings
- Quality Improvement/Performance Improvement project
- Billing & Documentation Training
- TGH employment opportunities post fellowship completion
All TGH APP fellow applicants must possess a Florida license and board certification as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
Frequently Asked Questions
10 to 12 months, depending on the APP Fellowship specialty
As an APP fellow you will be expected to work 40 clinical hours with an additional 10-20 hours of didactic time per week. The additional didactic time includes educational and fellowship meetings, didactic curriculum review to support your education, patient preparation time, etc.
Search for available job opportunities here. Locate an open APP position and apply. Note, the position may or may not say it is a Fellowship program position. If you are selected for an interview through the application review process, you will be contacted.
Depending on the specialty area of practice, APP fellowship cohorts begin in February, May, August, and November.
Plan to apply to an APP position at minimum ~6 months prior to the desired start time/month. APP credentialing and onboarding preparations take a minimum of 3-4 months after obtaining a Florida APP license (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant).
Obtaining a Florida Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant License prior to applying is highly recommended.
In addition to applying for a Tampa General posted APP position, a statement of interest and two (2) letters of recommendation are required for application to the APP Fellowship program. If you are new to practice and/or have less than one year of practice as an APP, one letter of recommendation must come from your graduate program director.
Following successful completion of the APP Fellowship program, priority is given to APP Fellows for employment within their specialty, based on availability.
A minimum commitment of 1 year is required following successful completion of the APP fellowship program. You will be expected to review and sign an APP fellowship contract at the start of the APP fellowship program.
