UCSF Surgical and Critical Care NP Fellowship Achieves Accreditation with Distinction from ANCC
The UCSF Surgical and Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program, a joint program of the Department of Surgery, Department of Anesthesia, and UCSF Health, was recently awarded the Accreditation with Distinction, the highest recognition awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Accreditation Program:
UCSF Surgical and Critical Care Fellowship Program is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The Surgical and Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program is led by nurse practitioners Kerry Decker, RN, MS, ANP-BC and Thomas Farley, RN, NP, ACNP-BC, Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing, and overseen by a distinguished roster of faculty. The UCSF program is the first Critical Care program for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the state of California, and the first Surgical APRN program nationwide to achieve this distinction.
UCSF Health News Release
UCSF Health is proud to announce that UCSF Surgical and Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program has achieved accreditation with distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation validates hospital based residency or fellowship programs that transition nurses or advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) into new practice settings that meet rigorous, evidence-based standards for quality and excellence. Nurse Practitioners in the UCSF Surgical and Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Fellowship gain experience that allow the fellow to acquire specific post graduate skills in managing surgical and critically ill patients in the tertiary acute hospital setting. It prepares licensed and certified AG‐ACNPs to provide care for adults in critical care and surgery settings through focused clinical rotations emphasizing advanced assessment, planning, negotiation, and collaboration skills necessary to delivery safe, high quality care.
"The nurse practitioner preceptors, physicians, and health administrative executives are extremely proud of this achievement and what the ANCC accreditation conveys to the Critical Care and Surgical NP Fellowship at UCSF Health. Transition programs are extremely valuable to engage new providers in the complexities of current health care delivery and uniqueness of the specialty care required”, said Mitchel Erickson NP, Director of Advanced Practice, UCSF Health.
"ANCC accreditation gives fellows assurance that UCSF Health offers an elevated transition program with a clear course of instruction and enables our transitioning advanced practice nurses gain the skills and confidence needed to perform effectively within a new practice setting”, states Kerry Decker, NP, Co-director of the Fellowship Program at UCSF Health.
ANCC's internationally renowned credentialing programs certify nurses in specialty practice areas; recognize healthcare organizations for promoting safe, positive work environments; and accredit providers and approvers of continuing nursing education.
UCSF Surgical and Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program is the first Critical Care APRN program in California and the first Surgical APRN program in the country to achieve this designation.