MICU APP Fellowship (Instructor/Fellow)

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine has two openings (one in Fall 2026; one in Spring 2027) for a full-time Fellowship position. Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Medical Critical Care Fellowship Program A national leader in health care and life sciences, CU Anschutz is the only comprehensive academic health sciences center in Colorado and the largest in the Rocky Mountain region. Located in Aurora, Colorado, it is one of the newest education, research, and patient care facilities in the world. With six schools and colleges, CU Anschutz trains the health sciences workforce of the future by blending education, research and clinical care all in one place. This strategic collaboration among diverse healthcare fields allows knowledge to travel directly from the research bench to the patient's bedside. The Advanced Practice Provider Critical Care Fellowship is dedicated to training and recruiting advanced practice providers (APPs) to successfully integrate into a career in critical care, while improving the life of every patient. The program is designed for both Physician Assistants and Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioners who are interested in a career in critical care medicine. The fellowship is ideal for new graduates who wish to pursue a career in critical care or practicing APPs who wish to change their career focus. The goal of the fellowship is to help APPs smoothly transition into a career in critical care. Medical Critical Care Track The APP medical critical care track will be hiring two (2) fellows (acute care nurse practitioners and/or physicians assistants) – one fellow each for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 - seeking advanced training and a career in critical care medicine with a focus on medical critical care. The focus of the fellowship will be to foster strong critical care ACNPs and PAs through a comprehensive, multidisciplinary 12-month training program. The medical critical care track, in collaboration with the surgical critical care fellowship program, will combine didactic education and clinical experiences based in the University of Colorado Hospital Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) with rotations in other ICUs across the hospital. All rotations will occur at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The medical critical care track will be housed in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Medicine. Program Details Over the course of 12-months, fundamentals of education will include a comprehensive orientation, monthly didactic education sessions, clinical simulation experiences, POCUS training, and a range of rotational experiences based on the track of interest. APP fellows are encouraged to participate in national and local conferences. There are also opportunities for fellows to engage in quality improvement and research with support from assigned mentors and the institution. Following graduation from fellowship, APP Fellows should be able to practice at a high level of autonomy and in parallel with standard of care in medical intensive care units. Clinical Curriculum During the 12-month clinical year, APP Fellows will work alongside faculty APPs, attending physicians, fellows, medical residents, and other healthcare disciplines. Duties and experiences of the APP Fellow will include obtaining an accurate history and physical examination, presenting a concise history of presenting illness, writing orders, reviewing patient records, developing a differential diagnosis for a host of common critical care conditions, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, performing a variety of procedures, and effectively communicating with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team. The fellows will be given graduated autonomy based on meeting clinical milestones. Rotation Goals and Objectives Rotation goals and objectives are based on the specific rotation and will be provided to each of the fellows at the start of their rotation. Rotations for the medical critical care track include MICU, Neuro ICU, Cardiac ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Surgical Trauma ICU, and Burn ICU. Fellows will also gain clinical experience through elective rotation opportunities with service lines including but not limited to cardiology, infectious disease, pulmonary hypertension, hepatology, neurology, trauma acute care surgery, anesthesia, and palliative care. Advisors will be identified at each of these specific rotations and will provide feedback and evaluations of fellows. Day and night shifts are to be expected over the course of the year.

Requirements

Graduated from a Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program
Must pass or be eligible to take the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA) certification exam or National ACNP or AGACNP

Responsibilities

Obtaining an accurate history and physical examination
Presenting a concise history of presenting illness
Writing orders
Reviewing patient records
Developing a differential diagnosis for a host of common critical care conditions
Ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies
Performing a variety of procedures
Effectively communicating with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team