NP Fellowship program at Emory Hospital Atlanta

gettingbsn2msn, MSN, RN · Mar 25, 2019

Emory has an excellent reputation in this city. I would jump on it personally.

FutureCruzanRN · Mar 27, 2019

I am applying as well. I’m trying to see what the salary will be and am nervous about the work expectations ?

Neuro Guy NP, DNP, PhD, APRN · Mar 27, 2019

On 3/19/2019 at 12:54 PM, Dinma123 said:
Hi,
Has anyone gone through the fellowship program at Emory for NPs? How was it and is it worth it? I'm a new grad NP and considering looking into it.

9 hours ago, FutureCruzanRN said:
I am applying as well. I’m trying to see what the salary will be and am nervous about the work expectations ?

Not very high. Fellowships usually pay the same as physician senior residents' salaries so you're probably looking at 50-55K plus benefits and PTO. The real benefit comes after completion of the program, provided you applied yourself to the learning and market yourself appropriately and negotiate salary well based off your extra education.

FutureCruzanRN · Mar 27, 2019

Neuro, NP thanks for replying. I’ve learned that there are some NP fellowships/residencies that pay 60-70k around the country. As a nurse I make more than 50-55k, so it’s a little bit of a juggle for me to make less with the additional debt from school loans.

Advanced Practice Columnist / Guide · Mar 27, 2019

You may find places that pay more than the 50-55K quoted but that salary is based on market rate in the area. Generally, NP fellows are paid less than RN's because funding for these program comes from an academic entity (such as a nursing school). I live in Northern California where our NP fellows are paid 100K for the year...but, a new grad RN in the same institution is started at 138K.

Dinma123 · Mar 30, 2019

Wow! Thanks all for the replies. I thought the pay would be low considering it is a fellowship but I am still interested if accepted.

UCSBalum · Apr 24, 2020

I was just accepted to a program at Emory beginning this fall as a FNP but transitioning to ACNP with a post masters shortly. Will update regarding my experience!

Guest1144461 · Apr 25, 2020

On 3/26/2019 at 6:34 PM, FutureCruzanRN said:
I am applying as well. I’m trying to see what the salary will be and am nervous about the work expectations ?

Most fellowship salaries are similar to MD residents. 50-60k. I was doing 80 hours a week on average, similar to a resident. Sucks but it was worth it. NP school didn't prepare me at all and I went to a "good" state school.

UCSBalum · Apr 25, 2020

The program I was accepted to pays 75k at emory by the way.

Guest1144461 · Apr 25, 2020

Just now, UCSBalum said:
The program I was accepted to pays 75k at emory by the way.

Makes sense, mine was around that with a bonus at the beginning. 75K is basically minimum wage since you WILL be putting in a ton of hours.

UCSBalum · Apr 25, 2020

It's funny because for every other program I interviewed for, I asked a lot about hours etc or they shared up front. Emory didn't bring up hours at all and I completely forgot to ask. That's alright though. In my mind, I signed up for another year of school essentially except hopefully better quality/more rigorous than FNP was. Thankfully, my school has a concentration in my speciality and I took most of the acute care coursework. Otherwise, I'd be at a total loss.

8 minutes ago, Numenor said:
Makes sense, mine was around that with a bonus at the beginning. 75K is basically minimum wage since you WILL be putting in a ton of hours.

It's funny because for every other program I interviewed for, I asked a lot about hours etc or they shared up front. Emory didn't bring up hours at all and I completely forgot to ask. That's alright though. In my mind, I signed up for another year of school essentially except hopefully better quality/more rigorous than FNP was. Thankfully, my school has a concentration in my speciality and I took most of the acute care coursework. Otherwise, I'd be at a total loss.