Recommendations for Advanced Practice Provider Postgraduate Training Programs in the United States: A Work Product of the Advanced Practice Provider Postgraduate Training Task Force of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

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Article

Publication Title

Critical care medicine

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The overall goal of this work is to discuss the various topics associated with critical care advanced practice provider (APP) postgraduate training programs and provide resources for new, developing and existing programs.

DESIGN: Three rounds of voting until consensus achieved.

SETTING: Electronic surveys, followed by virtual meeting.

SUBJECTS: Critical care APPs, physicians, a pharmacist, and a nurse were also included to ensure multidisciplinary representation. All subjects resided and practiced in the United States with a history of education scholarship or post-graduate training leadership.

INTERVENTIONS: None.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The workgroup included 14 APPs (ten nurse practitioners and four physician associates), three physicians, one pharmacist, and one registered nurse from 14 institutions across the United States. The workgroup identified six areas of concentration: administration, audience, program structure, curriculum, procedural competence, and accreditation. A survey was generated and employed in three rounds. The first two rounds of voting were completed anonymously, the third round was completed as a live meeting until consensus recommendations, defined as 75% agreement or more, were achieved.

CONCLUSIONS: Expert consensus was used to generate consensus recommendations for critical care postgraduate training programs based upon 3 rounds of voting.

DOI

10.1097/CCM.0000000000007061

Publication Date

1-30-2026

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