NP Fellowship Movement Disorders (Neurology) Fall 2025

Overview

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The Emory Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Movement Disorders Post Graduate Fellowship Program is currently accepting applications for the next cohort. The Fellowship is a one year training program that will train, mentor, and promote expert clinical specialists with a passion for developing a career treating and caring for persons with Parkinson's

Fellowship Program Overview: 

Nurse Practitioner Fellows train alongside Physician Fellows. This interprofessional approach prepares graduates to participate in and facilitate collaborative interdisciplinary care. The Nurse Practitioner Fellowship program consists of a minimum of 300 didactic or classroom hours and 1,500 mentored clinical hours. Nurse Practitioner Fellows can generally expect to spend 5 days a week for eight to ten hours a day on-site. Most likely four days will be clinical with one day of administrative work to understand this aspect of Parkinson’s care. This may vary based on activities. Clinical experiences occur in inpatient and ambulatory settings.

Application deadline:  August 3, 2025:

• Submit completed application on the Emory Healthcare careers site (Job ID # 149148) by 08/03/2025
• Please upload ALL required documents to your candidate profile by the application deadline.

 

Application Requirements:

Completed application by August 3, 2025 includes submission of the following supporting documentation uploaded to your candidate profile:  

• CV/Resume
• Statement of Intent: One-page, 12-point font, double-spaced statement describing career goals and reasons for pursing the fellowship. Include professional strengths. Knowledge and skills you would like to acquire  and your professional goals in the field of Parkinson's Desase and Movement Disorders.  The statement of intent is NOT a cover letter and is an important document, which is included in the consideration of your application
• Official Transcripts
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications issued by the American Heart Association.  

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Completed applications must be submitted by August 3, 2025.  Incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

 

Candidates who are selected in the first round will be requested to submit the following:

• Two letters of reference/recommendation (sent directly from the authors). One letter should be from a program director, clinical preceptor, or collaborating physician familiar with the applicant’s work.
• Details on how to submit this material will be provided directly to final candidates

Description

 

Position Summary:

 

The NP Fellow, over the course of the training, must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to patients with movement /disorders. The Fellow must possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to develop each patient's care requirements.

 

Upon completion of the program the Fellow should be skilled at the following:  

• Describe the pathophysiology of selected movement disorders
• Apply evidence-based medicine in the diagnosis and ongoing provision of quality, cost-effective care for persons with selected movement disorders.
• Performs physical examinations and specialized diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures.
• Diagnose medical problems, develops care plans, and prescribes treatment.
• Order and schedule and/or performs laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures as needed.
• Collect and interpret diagnostic data to implement appropriate care patient care plans.
• Prescribe drugs to treat specific illnesses and reviews medications and treatment modalities for clinical need, simplification and possible adverse reactions to adjust as indicated and applicable.
• Administer injections for specific conditions including sialorrhea and
• Detect and evaluate for any significant change in patient's condition, treating as indicated with current evidence-based practice.
• Arrange for consultations with or referrals to other medical professionals or community services as needed.
• Select, administer, and interpret established rating scales to assess and monitor the clinical status of persons with selected movement disorders.
• Design and present an educational offering for persons, families, communities, or professionals focused on a specific aspect of a selected movement disorder that is cognizant of the social, emotional, physical and cultural needs of participa