Advanced Practice Providers

The Office of Advanced Practice Providers is dedicated to advancing UPMC as the premier professional setting for:

• Nurse Anesthetists
• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurse-Midwives
• Physician Assistants

Supporting Education and Professional Development

We support the development of advanced practice providers by:

• Creating innovative and novel strategies of utilization through state-of-the-art postgraduate education techniques and forward-thinking operational methods.
• Helping foster the health care delivery models of the future, in which medicine is approached as a profession for collaborative and multidisciplinary teams.
• Representing UPMC’s commitment to leading the industry in enhancing the role of advanced practice providers in the care of our patients.

The UPMC Office of Advanced Practice Providers was honored to be recognized as a 2020-2021 Employer of Excellence by the American Academy of Physician Assistants. This distinction is granted to health systems that demonstrate a commitment to creating a positive and collaborative work environment for Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Providers.