Partnerships for Training

Partnerships for Training is a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the development and implementation of a regional educational system for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives involving a culturally competent interdisciplinary curriculum, distance learning modalities, and shared resources among the Education Partners.

The purpose of the Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (FNP/PA) Program is to educate health care professionals to deliver care as a member of a health care team and to improve the availability of culturally relevant primary health care in underserved populations throughout Central and Northern California. Graduates possess the ability to evaluate the health status of an individual, diagnose and treat acute illness, manage chronic diseases, deliver preventive care, and counsel individuals on psychosocial problems in collaboration with a supervising physician.  The FNP Program is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The PA Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and is approved by the Physician Assistant Examining Committee (PAEC) of the Medical Board of California. (There is currently no accrediting body for nurse practitioner programs.)