Shadowing participants must pay $50 per shadow experience (with one preceptor for one to three days, for no more than eight hours per day) via our APP Shadow Program payment portal.
Current UPMC employees don't need to pay a fee. They also don't need to fill out any information via the payment portal.
Unfortunately, we can't guarantee placement. A refund is available at any time upon request.
You must review our terms and conditions.
The interested individual must also complete and email the following items to APPStudents@upmc.edu:
- All signed, applicable pages in the Job Shadow Packet (PDF).
- The last, signed page of the UPMC OAPP Student Educational Experience Orientation Handbook.
- TB test results (or chest x-ray) within one year.
- Evidence of flu vaccination (only required for September through March).
- COVID-19 vaccination documentation.
When the OAPP receives all the necessary documentation and payment from the individual, at least 60 days must pass in order to find a placement (if requested). When a shadow placement has been secured, all communication regarding specific meeting places, times, and so forth shall occur between the APP and the individual.