Benefits & Structure

Cabin Creek Health Systems’ Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Program (Residency) is a comprehensive, integrated and holistic rural primary care residency for newly graduated nurse practitioners and Physician Assistants. The program allows recent NP & PA graduates the opportunity to gain incredible work experience at a regulated pace instead of being thrown in head first into a NP position. Our year long fellowship allows graduates to “ramp up” with patient load while having experienced providers offer guidances and insight throughout the program. Program participants will be full time employees with paid benefits and time off. Salary is estimated at 88% of NP positions in West Virginia. We also offer paid malpractice insurance as an added bonus. The great benefits and unique program structure promote student stability as well as a exciting educational environment. Program participants can also experience the natural beauty and outdoor adventure opportunities of living in one of the most beautiful states in the country.

Program Benefits

  • Paid time off

  • Paid malpractice insurance

  • Clinical and administrative support

  • Ramp Up of Experience & Patient Load (instead of full load first day)

  • Employment opportunities post residency

Program Structure

Full Time Position

The residency program offers a 12 month, full time competitive salary position.

Precepted Continuity Clinics

This foundational element of the program allows residents to build their own patient panel through a slow ramp up period working within a 2:1 resident to preceptor ratio.

Specialty Rotations

Residents will participate in rotations in speciality fields, such as, psychiatry, addiction medicine, hepatitis C, pulmonology and pediatrics.

Mentored Clinics

Residents will work with individual provider teams seeing patients under direct supervision.

Quality Improvement/Research

Residents will be involved in the quality improvement clinic team, monthly meetings, will propose and design QI project and participate in Project ECHO sessions.

Didactic Sessions

Working in conjunction with our academic partner, Emory University School of Nursing, we will provide weekly learning sessions focused on complex patient cases, chronic disease management and up to date evidence based guidelines.

Meet Our 2022-2023 Residency Participants

Sara Haroon Yousuf

Sara Haroon Yousuf was borned and raised in sunny South Florida, where she completed her Physician Assistant Masters in 2021. She then went on to work in multiple states including Georgia and Illinois, until settling in WV to train further with a Primary Care Fellowship at Cabin Creek Health Systems. She lives with her husband and two playful cats and currently is enjoying exploring the state of WV and all it has to offer.

Kelli Hupp

Kelli Hupp is a native to West Virginia, she grew up in Putnam County and now resides in Kanawha County. She is a graduate of Chamberlain University where she earned her Masters in Nursing specializing in Family Medicine. Kelli was a nurse for 6 years and practiced nursing in both a large teaching hospital and in rural health. As an Advanced Practice Provider Fellow at Cabin Creek Health Systems, Kelli hopes to increase her skills and abilities as a provider which will ultimately benefit her patients. In her spare time Kelli enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and their dog Gilligan.

Previous Residency Graduates

Lily Smith

Although a native of Buffalo, NY, Lily has always considered West Virginia a second home. A graduate of Waynesburg University’s second degree BSN program, Lily has been an RN for 6 years. She initially worked as a neonatal intensive care nurse at Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, WV before embarking on a travel nurse career. Lily has recently graduated from West Virginia University as a Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner and is beyond excited to begin her career as a resident with Cabin Creek Health Systems. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Lily spent two and a half months backpacking 800 miles of the Appalachian Trail. She is very much looking forward to spending more time outdoors in the beautiful, wild and wonderful West Virginia.

Alex Ritchie

Alex Ritchie has been an RN since 2010 when she graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has worked inpatient hematology/oncology, pediatric intensive care, emergency medicine, and worked in community health as part of the Fayette County Health Department and as a home visitor in Richmond, Va providing developmental and health education to families with young children. Alex graduated from Wheeling University’s Family Nurse Practitioner program in August of 2021. She is an outdoor enthusiast. She has been rock climbing for 20 years and enjoys mountain biking and hiking with her husband and two dogs.

Apply Today!

Applicants must be:

  • Recent graduates (less than 18 months) from an accredited Masters or DNP program
  • Licensed and credentialed (or license and credential eligible) in WV as a PA, FNP, AGPCNP prior to the start date of the program
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The next cohort will start September 9th, 2024. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to be considered. Spots in the program will be offered on a space-available basis. The program will continue to accept and review applications until the class is filled but no later than August 1st.