Bridging the gap between training and advanced practice provider critical care competency

Given the meteoric rise in physician assistants and nurse practitioners in critical care units across the United States, identifying successful paradigms with which to train these clinicians is critical to help meet current and future demands. We describe an apprenticeship model of training that is deployable in any ICU including curriculum, didactic and procedural training, as well as 3- and 6-month benchmarks that embraces dedicated intensivist mentorship.