Über diese Abdominal Transplantation APP (NP/PA) Fellow Stelle bei Beth Israel Lahey Health
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
The Roger L. Jenkins Transplant Institute at Lahey Clinic offers a comprehensive, one-year Abdominal Transplantation APP Fellowship for newly graduated and experienced Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.
This structured, mentorship-driven program is designed to develop early-career clinicians into confident, independently practicing providers within the field of abdominal transplantation. Fellows are fully integrated into a high-volume, multidisciplinary team across all phases of care for complex liver, kidney, and hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) conditions.
What You'll Gain
- Comprehensive Clinical Training: Immersive inpatient and outpatient experience across transplant hepatology, nephrology, and surgery.
- Expert Mentorship: Personalized guidance from board-certified transplant surgeons, hepatologists, and nephrologists.
- Multidisciplinary Integration: Active participation in listing conferences, UNOS/OPTN meetings, tumor boards, and M&M conferences.
- Tailored Electives: Opportunities in Infectious Disease, Critical Care, Transplant Pharmacy, Radiology, Gastroenterology, Nutrition, and Psychiatry.
- ASTS Certification: Meet all requirements for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Advanced Transplant Provider Certificate.
- Scholarly & Professional Development: Complete a faculty-mentored QI or research project and receive subsidized attendance at a medical conference.
Program & Core Rotation Structure
The fellowship is organized into progressive, high-volume phases over the course of the year:
- Phase 1: Foundational Learning
- Orientation to transplant services, systems, and institutional policies.
- Initial exposure to rounds, clinics, and selecting a scholarly project.
- Phase 2: Core Rotations (12 Weeks Each)
- Transplant Surgery: Focus on surgical and peri-operative care, bedside procedures, organ recoveries, and immunosuppression management.
- Transplant Hepatology: Focus on chronic liver disease (MASLD, cirrhosis, HCC), pre-transplant evaluations, UNOS listing, and long-term follow-up.
- Transplant Nephrology: Focus on medical management of kidney recipients and living donors, HLA immunology, donor-specific antibodies, and renal biopsy interpretation.
- Phase 3: Elective Rotations (6 Weeks)
- Ancillary or subspecialty rotations tailored to your career goals.
- Phase 4: Capstone Rotation (6 Weeks)
- An individualized experience with a graduated reduction in oversight to smoothly bridge the gap into autonomous, independent practice.
Program Details & Benefits
- Full-time position (40 hours/week)
- Comprehensive employee benefits package & Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Structured mid-rotation and end-of-rotation evaluations
- Subsidized professional medical conference attendance
Eligibility & Requirements
Prior transplant experience is not required. Open to new graduates.
All Applicants:
- Graduate of an accredited PA or NP program.
- Demonstrated academic achievement, professionalism, and clinical readiness.
- Commitment to a career in transplant medicine.
Physician Assistants:
- NCCPA board-certified or exam-registered.
- Massachusetts PA license (or license-eligible).
- MA DEA and DPH Controlled Substances Registration.
Nurse Practitioners:
- AANP or ANCC certified.
- Massachusetts NP license (or license-eligible).
- MA DEA and DPH Controlled Substances Registration + prescriptive authority.
How to Apply
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. To be considered, please submit:
- Transcript
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Letter of interest describing your career goals in transplantation
- Two clinical-based letters of recommendation from a supervising clinician
Ready to learn more? For current deadlines, application cycles, and coordinator contact info, please contact Christine DePierro at [email protected].
Launch your career in transplant medicine at one of New England's leading transplant programs.
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Pay Range:
$93,000.00 USD - $93,000.00 USDThe pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.