APP Education Opportunities

At UMMC, education opportunities abound for students and new graduates seeking the next step in their chosen advanced practice provider (APP) specialty and mentorship from experienced, accomplished professionals.

New Graduate Opportunities 

Whether you are a recent graduate or an experienced nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) looking to expand your expertise, our expert NPs can mentor you in your pursuit of career advancement.

We offer a robust orientation curriculum that includes:

• Postgraduate NP critical care fellowship 

• UMMC NP conferences

• Fundamentals of critical care

• Critical care bootcamp

• Procedural skills lab

• Core concepts of ECMO course

• Back to Basics program

Student Opportunities

We provide an unparalleled combination of educational resources and clinical experiences to prepare students for careers as NPs and PAs in any specialty area.

Contact Us

Any inquires about these opportunities can be directed to:

Brooke Andersen DNP, ACGNP
Senior Clinical Program Manager, STC Critical Care APP Team
Program Director, Critical Care NP Fellowship
UMMC/STC APP Education Coordinator 
kandersen2@umm.edu

Peggy Dorr, DNP, CRNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Program Manager
PNP Student NP Coordinator
UMMC
pdorr@umm.edu

Robin Fencel, PA-C
Senior Physician Assistant II
Student PA Placement Coordinator
rfencel@som.umaryland.edu