Cardiovascular Medicine APP Fellow - Fall 2025

Overview

Join our Cardiovascular Medicine Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship and advance your career under the guidance of experienced cardiology providers. The fellowship aims to provide a comprehensive, postgraduate training program focused on providing high quality, evidence-based and collaborative cardiology care. The goal is to build clinical knowledge and confidence in managing a wide variety of cardiac conditions through a structured curriculum. Fellows will spend 12 months at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist rotating through both inpatient and ambulatory cardiology with our general cardiology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure, preventive cardiology and structural heart teams. APP fellows will participate in clinical rotations, didactic learning, simulations through our Center for Experiential and Applied Learning (CEAL), professional presentations and quality improvement initiatives.

Education:

The program is open to newly graduated APPs or experienced APPs who wish to transition to Cardiovascular Medicine.

Physician Assistant (PA) Requirements: 

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program; Master's Degree preferred
• Current North Carolina Medical Board Medical License, Certified by NCCPA
• BLS and ACLS is required through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Requirements:

• Graduation from accredited Nurse Practitioner Master's Program, Master’s degree or higher required
• Current North Carolina Board of Nursing Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license
• Board certified as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner by AANP or ANCC
• BLS and ACLS is required through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross

Reports to:

Chris Villarraga, Cardiology APP Fellowship Director - [email protected]

Hannah Frantz, Cardiology APP Fellowship Director - [email protected]

Required Documentation to Apply: 

Email documents below directly to APP Fellowship recruiter, Christine Phelps, at [email protected] upon submitting application:

1. A Curriculum Vitae
2. One-page Statement of Interest in postgraduate fellowship training in the specialty you are applying for.
3. PA / NP Graduate Transcripts (unofficial transcripts accepted for current student applicants). 
4.  A recent, professional in nature passport-size photograph (jpeg format*).
5. Three written Letters of Recommendation (PDF Version).
   1. One from a Physician
   2. One from an APP mentor or colleague (APP preceptor, mentor, etc.)
   3. One from either:
      1. NP/PA Faculty Member (required for new graduates with no work experience)
      2. APP mentor or colleague (recommended for those with working experience)