MyNemours Sign-InThe expanded Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, designed by patients, families and caregivers, is an environment that promotes children’s physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
As an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program hospital, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is particularly well-suited to offer this pediatric primary care Advanced Practice Nursing Fellowship. The 12-month postgraduate program features continuity clinics, specialty care rotations and protected learning time.
Our Fellowship Program
This fellowship will prepare you to provide safe, effective and high-quality care in independent practice. An on-site nurse practitioner mentor and expert advanced practice nurses will guide you through pediatric subspecialties and behavioral health rotations.
The 50-week program includes:
- 20 weeks (100 days) at mentored, primary care continuity clinics (40 percent)
- 17.4 weeks (87 days) in pediatric subspecialty rotations, including cardiology, emergency medicine, neurology, orthopedics, and hematology and oncology (35 percent)
- 7.5 weeks (37.5 days) in behavioral health rotations (15 percent)
- 5 weeks (25 days) in didactic sessions (10 percent)
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is like no other in the region — designed by families, for families.
About Our Hospital in Delaware
The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is a multispecialty, tertiary care teaching institution located on a 300-acre estate in the scenic Brandywine Valley in Wilmington, Del.
As a program participant, you’ll have access to advanced computer systems for patient care activities, electronic mail, word processing, internet access and library research functions. Among the hospital’s amenities for all staff are:
- free parking
- park-like setting
- gym/fitness center
- on-site child care center for children of staff
- massage therapy
Contact Us
Aaron Carpenter, DNP, MDiv, APRN
Program Director
(302) 651-5851
aaron.carpenter@nemours.org
Apply for This Fellowship
Application Requirements
Deadline June 30, 2018
- MSN or DNP graduate of an accredited pediatric nurse practitioner program
- PNCB or ANCC board certification as a PNP
- Delaware licensure as an RN and APRN
Please contact the program director with any questions.
Aaron Carpenter, DNP, MDiv, APRN
Program Director
(302) 651-5851
aaron.carpenter@nemours.org