MCW announces Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program
Fellows to benefit from MCW’s partnership with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Marquette University
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Critical Care Division of Pediatrics, announces the creation of the first Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) Fellowship Program in the nation.
“The PNP Fellowship Program is an opportunity to mentor an Acute Care PNP graduate into the role of provider in a busy PICU. Utilizing the combined talents of our PNP team and academic faculty, we provide a multidisciplinary framework for the new provider,” said Theresa A. Mikhailov, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, director of the Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Program at MCW and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. “As a year-long program, opportunities for rotations outside of the pediatric intensive care unit can be explored to provide insights that would be difficult to obtain in other settings.”
Lindsay Barden, a 2015 graduate of the Creighton University Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program in Omaha, Nebraska, is the first Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Fellow with the program. Barden will participate in the 12-month program at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and will work alongside the 16 Critical Care PNPs currently employed by MCW in Children’s Hospital’s 72-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The current PNP team has four Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) graduates, one PhD, and 11 Master of Science-prepared PNPs.
“I was honored to be selected for this wonderful opportunity. I am looking forward to gaining the knowledge, skills and experience it takes to be a leader in the Acute Care PNP role, working with critically ill children and their families,” says Barden. “I have the most amazing group of PNPs to assist my learning along this journey, I am very thankful and excited to see what this year has in store for me.”
In partnership with Marquette University, MCW will continue the Critical Care PNP Fellowship Program and is offering current and future fellows the opportunity to pursue a DNP or PhD while in the program.
“Marquette University College of Nursing is excited to partner with MCW and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in this innovative, cutting edge opportunity. There is a growing need for acute care pediatric nurse practitioners with advanced knowledge of pediatric critical care issues who can collaborate with the pediatric critical care team. Programs such as this one will help to meet this demand,” said Maureen E. O’Brien, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC, associate dean for graduate programs, clinical associate professor at the Marquette University College of Nursing. “The fellowship’s emphasis on evidence-based practice, translational research, leadership, and development of advanced clinical decision-making skills will be a wonderful complement to the pursuit of a DNP or PhD degree at Marquette.”
The Critical Care Division of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, along with the Al McGuire Intensive Care Unit of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, provides the highest quality intensive care services for children in the Midwest. The faculty consists of 28 physicians, 13 PCCM fellows, 16 Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, one Pediatric Clinical Dietician Specialist, two PhDs & a team of researchers.
For more information about Critical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) Fellowship Program, visit http://www.mcw.edu/Pediatrics/CriticalCare/Nurse-Practitioner-Fellowship-Program.htm or contact Bonnie Stojadinovic, DNP bstojadi@mcw.edu or Dr. Theresa Mikhailov tmikhail@mcw.edu.
About the Medical College of Wisconsin
The Medical College of Wisconsin is the state’s only private medical school and health sciences graduate school. Founded in 1893, it is dedicated to leadership and excellence in education, patient care, research and community engagement. More than 1,200 students are enrolled in MCW’s medical school and graduate school programs in Milwaukee, and 26 medical students are enrolled at MCW-Green Bay. A regional medical education campus is scheduled to open in Central Wisconsin in 2016. MCW’s School of Pharmacy will open in 2017 or 2018 with an initial class size of 60 students. A major national research center, MCW is the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. In FY 2013-14, faculty received approximately $154 million in external support for research, teaching, training and related purposes, of which approximately $138 million is for research. This total includes highly competitive research and training awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annually, MCW faculty direct or collaborate on more than 2,000 research studies, including clinical trials. Additionally, more than 1,350 physicians provide care in virtually every specialty of medicine for more than 425,000 patients annually. For more information, visit mcw.edu.
About Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is the region’s only independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. The hospital, with locations in Milwaukee and Neenah, Wisconsin, is recognized as one of the leading pediatric health care centers in the United States. It is ranked in nine specialty areas in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals report. Children’s provides primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. In 2013, Children’s invested more than $105 million in the community to improve the health status of children through medical care, advocacy, education and pediatric medical research. Children’s achieves its mission in part through donations from individuals, corporations and foundations and is proud to be a member of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. For more information, visit the website at chw.org.
About Marquette University College of Nursing
Through a transformational Catholic, Jesuit education, Marquette University College of Nursing prepares nursing leaders to promote health, healing and social justice for all people through clinical practice and development of nursing knowledge. The College of Nursing’s graduate programs prepare students for professional leadership roles in advanced nursing, nursing education and nursing research. Students obtain training in critical thinking, communication, therapeutic nursing interventions, ethical competence and multicultural competence. The College of Nursing has become the most competitive undergraduate college for admission on Marquette’s campus. For more information, visit the website at marquette.edu.
