Substance Abuse Nurse Practitioner Residency

The Progressive Resident Experiences for Practitioners to meet Appalachian Rural Healthcare Expectations (PREPARE) grant is a federally funded nurse practitioner 12 month residency program.  The focus of the residency is on addiction management in an outpatient rural health setting. Selected applicants will receive additional training and clinical experiences in addiction medicine to better prepare for the complex health needs of East Tennessee’s patient population.

Program Quick Facts

• Residents will offered a blended residency consisting of clinical practice and didactic experiences
• ETSU College of Nursing operates 6 nurse-managed health centers spread across 3 counties in East Tennessee
• Additional clinical experiences will be provided via collaboration with community partners
• 12 month residency will start July 1^st and end June 30^th the following year

Program Details

• Application Requirements

  Applicants seeking admission to the PMHNP residency program must fulfill all the requirements listed below:

  • Must hold current board certification in your required specialty by the start of the residency period (July 1st)

  • Must hold a current registered nursing license for the State of Tennessee by the start of the residency period (July 1st)

  • Must hold or have applied for an advanced practice nursing  license for the State of Tennessee by the start of the residency period (Juy 1st)

  • Must be willing and eager to pursue additional training in addiction medicine and rural health care

  • Must be willing to commit to serving out the complete 12 month residency

  • Must be willing to complete and submit requirements to be credentialed with federal, state, and commercial insurance companies for the State of Tennessee

  • Must have graduated from an accredited nurse practitioner program within the last 18 months from the residency start date. Applicants who have graduated greater than 18 months from the residency start date will be ineligible for admission to the residency program at this time.

  Application for admission to the PMHNP residency program

• Application Deadlines

  Application Deadlines:

  
  

  • Application Period: November 1^st to February 28th (extended for additional applications)

    Applicants to be selected by: March 18th
    

  • Residency Start Date: July 1^st

  • Residency End Date: June 30th
    
• Benefits

  • Residents will be offered a 12-month salary that is competitive with other nurse practitioner residency programs 
    

  • Residents will be offered employer-based health insurance through the State of Tennessee
• Program Contact

   

  

  Dr. Ernie Maupin
  Project Director

  

  Dr. Paige Mullins
  Health Education Coordinator

  

  Dr. Lisa Haddad
  Program Facilitator

   

This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,130,781.00 with 41% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov