I chose to do the residency because I envision myself being a top-notch world class nurse practitioner for the community I serve. It was critical for me to do the residency program in order to gain a significant amount of solid clinical experience in a short period of time.  I was highly motivated to do the residency program at CHC, Inc. as they are trend-setters for primary care; I knew that exposure to their model of care would enable me to practice evidence-based practice in a culturally congruent manner.

The residency helped me by gaining competence and confidence managing a variety of medically complex conditions that I was not exposed to or initially prepared to manage directly from graduate school including Alcoholism, Opioid Dependence, HIV/Hepatitis C, Dual Diagnosis, etc.  The residency has significantly eased my transition from school-to-practice where I am not overwhelmed unlike many new graduates who have not been exposed to a nurturing environment. Not only that, the residency allowed me to finesse clinical procedural skills in a structured supervised setting while giving me tools to advance my practice beyond residency. The experience I gained from residency is that I have the confidence to move forward to manage any primary care concern that presents in my office. I have found my experience at CHC highly rewarding and something I’m so very glad I did. I recommend the residency to future nurse practitioners who plan to be trend-setters, desire to be strong clinicians, and plan to practice at the top of their licenses.  Patients need highly skilled and clinically astute practitioners who can attend to their needs. The residency program at CHC will put new graduate nurse practitioners on the road to success.