Residencies and Fellowships
Family Medicine Rural Residency Program
Rural Residency Program Addresses Growing Shortage of Primary Care Providers in Maryland Communities
Choptank Community Health System and University of Maryland School of Medicine are proud to participate in the Rural Track of the Family and Community Residency. This residency’s funding has been awarded to expand this valuable resource to combat the Eastern Shore's physician shortage. Through the grants from HRSA and the State of Maryland's funding, the reality of a Rural Family and Community Medicine Track will soon be here.
"Choptank Community Health is proud to be a partner in this groundbreaking grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration. We commend the University of Maryland's School of Medicine's commitment to enhancing access to care for our communities through the development of a rural training track on the Eastern Shore," says Sara Rich, CEO of CCHS. "We look forward to collaborating with our partners of UMSOM, UM Shore Regional Health, and the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center as we work together to bring more primary care physicians to our rural communities."
The goal of the UMSOM program is to develop a sustainable, accredited rural training track in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot counties on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and to ultimately expand the area's rural primary care workforce. The HRSA and the State of Maryland will be used to help recruit and train dedicated teaching faculty for the program, to recruit a diverse pool of primary care residency applications that reflect a demonstrable interest and dedication to the practice of rural health, and to develop and secure a clear and viable plan to sustain the rural residency program.
Residents will spend their first year in Baltimore completing much of their hospital inpatient learning and then transition to the Eastern Shore working side by side with our physician faculty.
During their two years working in the offices of Choptank Community Health System, they will engage in meaningful hands-on experiences as well as become immersed in our communities. This family medicine residency will be an integral part of the future of healthcare on the Eastern Shore.
Rural Residency Site Director:
Jordan Burnette, D.O.
Choptank Community Health Family Practice Physician
Email jdburnette@choptankhealth.org
SNAPT Fellowship
Are you a soon-to-be NP graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHUSON), the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON), or Coppin State University School of Nursing?
Launch Your Career with Confidence!If you’re preparing to begin your journey as a Nurse Practitioner, the Supporting Nursing Advanced Practice Transitions (SNAPT) Fellowship offers a structured, mentored pathway into advanced practice.
Created by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing through funding from the Maryland Higher Education Commission and recently fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the Supporting Nursing Advanced Practice Transition (SNAPT) Fellowship is an exciting opportunity for talented primary care Nurse Practitioner students from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHUSON) the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) and Coppin State University School of Nursing, who are seeking employment in Maryland.
All students in the Pediatric, Family, and Adult-Gerontology programs are eligible to apply. The SNAPT Fellowship facilitates a seamless transition for DNP students from academic coursework to graduate professional practice.
The Fellowship program was developed to address the needs of NPs transitioning into practice, allowing for an individualized approach to meet competency goals, to increase confidence and resilience, and to promote retention in primary care.
Choptank Community Health System is proud to collaborate with the SNAPT Fellowship to empower the next generation of Nurse Practitioners. Together with the SNAPT faculty, we provide hands-on, real-world learning experiences that prepare NPs to deliver exceptional, equitable care in today’s healthcare environment.
Learn more and apply here: Supporting Nursing Advanced Practice Transitions (SNAPT) Fellowship - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
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