{"id":11479,"date":"2019-12-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advertise.nurse.com\/?p=11479"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:22:09","slug":"np-residency-programs-fill-rural-healthcare-primary-provider-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nurse.com\/solutions\/blog\/np-residency-programs-fill-rural-healthcare-primary-provider-gaps","title":{"rendered":"NP Residency Programs Fill Rural Healthcare Primary Provider Gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rural areas in the U.S. are suffering from a severe shortage of primary care providers.<\/h2>\n<p>According to statistics from <a href=\"https:\/\/hpi.georgetown.edu\/rural\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgetown University\u2019s Health Policy Institute<\/a>, 20% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas. But less than 11% of America\u2019s physicians are located near or practice in rural America. This shortage creates gaps in rural healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>New Mexico has been hit particularly hard with this problem. A large number of the state\u2019s residents live in rural areas, said Johanna K. Stiesmeyer, DNP, RN-BC, director of clinical education and professional development at Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, N.M.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by the <a href=\"https:\/\/ibis.health.state.nm.us\/indicator\/view\/NMPopDemoAge65.UrbanRur.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Mexico Department of Public Health<\/a>, rural counties in New Mexico have the highest number of residents older than age 65 (26%) compared to mixed urban-rural counties (16.1%) in New Mexico. It&#8217;s also more than the national average of 15.6%.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTo help combat the primary care shortage in rural areas of New Mexico, Presbyterian Healthcare Services and the University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Nursing have partnered to expand access to primary healthcare providers in rural communities with the creation of a residency program for nurse practitioners,\u201d Stiesmeyer said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/bhw.hrsa.gov\/fundingopportunities\/default.aspx?id=9277f886-b83f-48f0-99a2-97726be5caa5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NP residency program is funded by a $3.2 million grant<\/a> awarded to Presbyterian by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a first for NPs and rural communities and just what we need in New Mexico,\u201d Stiesmeyer said.<\/p>\n<h3>About New Mexico&#8217;s NP residency programs<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advertise.nurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rural_healthcare_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11482\" src=\"https:\/\/advertise.nurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/rural_healthcare_2.jpg\" alt=\"An NP residency program offers rural healthcare to a New Mexico patient.\" width=\"530\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a>The grant funds the program for four years and officially began program planning in July 2019, Stiesmeyer said.<\/p>\n<p>Years two, three and four involve the hiring of three cohorts of NP residents, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Nine new NPs will be chosen each year for the one-year NP residency programs, which begin each July starting in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The residency program\u2019s formal name is the Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency Program, said Carolyn Montoya, PhD, RN, PCPNP-BC, associate dean of clinical affairs at UNM&#8217;s College of Nursing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe program has two tracks for the one-year residencies \u2014 family practice and nurse midwifery,&#8221; Montoya said. &#8220;Participants will complete their residencies at 10 multidisciplinary Presbyterian family medical clinics in six different counties in New Mexico.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/advertise.nurse.com\/nurse-practitioners-physician-assistants-hot-healthcare-jobs\/\"> NP residency programs are not exclusive to the UNM\u2019s NP graduates<\/a>, and not a requirement of the UNM, Montoya said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThese APRN residencies are open to any graduate of an accredited NP or nurse midwifery program who has graduated within 18 months of the start date of the residency,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Interested new grad NPs who want to apply for a residency in this program must pass their certification boards and be licensed as an NP or nurse midwife in New Mexico. Those requirements must be met prior to starting the NP residency program, Montoya said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNP graduates who are accepted into this program will have the opportunity to be precepted by seasoned primary healthcare providers for one year,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019ll complete their residencies in rural areas of New Mexico, thus affording them the opportunity to provide rural healthcare with the support of a preceptor and participate in a curriculum that includes advanced management of selected medical conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Healthcare challenges in rural New Mexico<\/h3>\n<p>Nurse practitioners in the state of New Mexico have full practice and prescriptive authority and have for many years, Montoya said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen NPs graduate from the University of New Mexico, they are fully prepared for practice,\u201d she said. \u201cThis program does not repeat what students in our program have learned. These residencies address medically complex patients in addition to complex geriatric patients which New Mexico has a large population of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hope is for the rural immersion experience to lead to more nurse practitioners and nurse midwives to remain in practice in rural New Mexico after their <a href=\"https:\/\/advertise.nurse.com\/nursing-staff-development-ideas-worth-investing\/\">NP residency programs<\/a>, Montoya said.<\/p>\n<p>Various strategies for increasing the retention rates of NPs to remain in rural practice are being examined, Stiesmeyer said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThese one-year residencies will provide NPs with a salary and benefits from Presbyterian Healthcare Services,\u201d Stiesmeyer said. \u201cAdditionally, we\u2019re looking for NPs who have a passion for caring for patients in rural communities as it takes special people to serve in rural areas. We want NPs who are most likely to achieve success working in the rural environment and wish to remain working in rural communities.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Patients in rural communities face numerous social and health challenges, Montoya said. They typically have\u00a0lower incomes, lower levels of health literacy and often deal with multiple and complex medical conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that Presbyterian Healthcare Services chose UNM as their academic partner for this program to give us the opportunity to serve these rural communities,\u201d Montoya said.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to partner with UNM was easy because of the positive past experiences Presbyterian has had with the nursing school and Montoya, Stiesmeyer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be accepted for the HRSA grant is a wonderful compliment,\u201d Stiesmeyer said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity to share best nursing practices in the state of New Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advertise.nurse.com\/contact-blog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/advertise.nurse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nursecom_MediaKit_B2B_April2019_1000x250_V1.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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