Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences offers a postgraduate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Hematology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Program highlights

This fellowship provides a 12-month structured training in benign and malignant hematologic disorders; bone marrow transplant; and cellular, molecular, and bispecific therapies. Our curriculum provides a comprehensive knowledge base for subspecialized clinical practice and better prepares highly qualified graduate nurse practitioners and physician assistants in developing a rewarding career in hematology in academic medicine.

The fellowship has a curriculum that contains didactic in-class education, research, and mentored clinical rotations in hematology. Upon successful completion of this structured training, you will develop advanced clinical judgment and exceptional patient care skills, enabling you to excel in an autonomous-collaborative and multidisciplinary specialty practice environment.

The fellowship aims to provide you with the ability to:

• Acquire knowledge of pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and disease prognosis of common benign, pre-malignant, and malignant hematologic disorders
• Apply disease-specific knowledge to patients seen in bone marrow transplant (BMT), and cellular, molecular, and bispecific therapy (CMB) settings
• Strengthen history taking, physical assessment, and critical thinking skills to provide high-quality, evidence-based, and cost-effective care
• Establish diagnoses, develop treatment plans, and evaluate treatment outcomes
• Integrate a broad knowledge base of disease processes and treatments, along with recognition of spiritual and cultural diversity needs, to enhance education to patients and families
• Enhance proficiency in communication and presentation skills

Completion and certification

Upon graduation, you will receive a certificate from Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences documenting successful completion of the 12-month postgraduate Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Hematology Fellowship. This certificate verifies that you have completed all of the components outlined in the curriculum and have achieved program competencies.

The experience and training provided during this fellowship prepares you for specialty practice and allows you to be more competitive for hematology positions.

Accreditation

See accreditation information for Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.