Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Fellowships
Overview
Our mission is to promote excellence in clinical practice, advance medical knowledge and healthcare outcomes, and continuous learning.
To achieve this, we have created a highly adaptable program.
- Advance Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship: This 13-month program offers meticulous, structured clinical training on hospital medicine teams in a large county hospital.
We aim to train the next generation of highly motivated APP hospitalists through a comprehensive education program with mentorship and clinical experience to provide compassionate, evidence-based care in an academic setting.
Objectives:
- Practice autonomously and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrate synthesis of hospital medicine core competencies and clinical reasoning
- Develop enhanced clinical judgement and advanced critical thinking skills.
- Create appropriate and efficient patient centered care plans that prioritize patient needs and preferences.
- Maintaining a high level of professional communication to optimize safety and quality outcomes.
Appointment
APP Fellows will be appointed at the level of Specialist in the Division of Hospital Medicine.
Contact
Program Coordinator
Melissa Marquez
Phone: 210-743-6006
Email: marquezm5@uthscsa.edu
Administrative Assistant-Senior
Carolyn Oliver
Email: oliverc2@uthscsa.edu
Facilities & Resources
Train at University Hospital, a county hospital with 716 beds (300 more planned to be added as a Women’s and Children’s tower in 2022), regarded as one of America’s Best Hospitals.
The City of San Antonio, also known as the Venice of the South, is the 7th most populous city in the US but maintains its small-town feel.
"We are excited to see that you’re interested in additional training to master inpatient medicine. We hope you chose UT Health San Antonio to do so! Please do not hesitate to ask us questions." Ankur Segon, MD MPH FACP SFHM Professor and Chief, Hospital Medicine