APP Cardiac Surgery Residency Program Application Process

The Department of Surgery will select at least one qualified applicants to participate in a 12-month residency.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible applicants will meet the following requirements:

• Graduate (prior to the residency start date) of an accredited physician assistant or acute care nurse practitioner program
• Available for an in-person interview during the months of April - May.

Physician assistant graduates:

• PANCE certification (if applicable)
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• A current state PA license, certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is required prior to start date

Nurse practitioner graduates:

• BSN, MSN Candidate is preferred
• A current state RN license and CRNP certification is required prior to start date
• ACNP preferred

How to Apply

Acceptance to residency program is contingent upon successful completion of the UPMC credentialing process and a pre-employment health screening.

Applicants will complete the two-step application process:

1. Apply online to Job Opening ID # 664273.

2. Applicants will submit the following materials in their entirety by postal mail:
Incomplete applications will not be considered

• Copies of Pennsylvania Act 33, 34, and 73 clearances
• Curriculum vitae
• Personal narrative
• Official transcripts from NP/PA Program- must be mailed directly from school to our office
• Copy of ACLS certification card
• Copy of CPR card
• Three letters of recommendation (one from clinical coordinator and preferred one from surgical/Cardiac surgery rotation if applicable)
• Please provide documentation of a shadowing experience or clinical rotation with a Cardiac Surgery Service and be able to describe the role of the surgical PA/NP that you observed.
• APP Application Checklist

Please mail the required documents to:

UPMC Advanced Practice Provider Cardiac Surgery Residency Program
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Suite C-903
200 Lothrop St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Attn: Angela Kinnunen

Acceptance to residency program is contingent upon successful completion of the UPMC credentialing process and a pre-employment health screening.