The Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship program is a 12-month postgraduate training program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. We invite interested candidates to learn more about our program.
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Program overview
The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Primary Care APP Fellowship is a unique opportunity to engage in 12 months of immersive, hands-on clinical training and didactic education, designed to equip you with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to provide primary care.
Practice-based learning is the bedrock of the fellowship, which features precepted clinics with a small and consistent group of APP preceptors who are dedicated to your growth and development as a primary care provider. Your preceptors will provide at-the-elbow support during clinic sessions, instruct and proctor new skills, and reinforce the use of:
- Evidence-based medicine
- Patient-centered care
- Team-based management of complex patients
- Best primary care practices
Our practice at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Heater Road – Family Medicine comprises a core group of physician assistants and nurse practitioners with a diverse range of skills and clinical interests. Many of our APPs also serve as researchers, faculty, and educators, bringing academic depth and innovation to the practice. Fellows will benefit from this diverse expertise while working in a collaborative, team-based environment that values mentorship, quality improvement, and comprehensive care across the lifespan. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to learn from specialists throughout Dartmouth Health and share didactic content alongside both General Internal Medicine and Family Medicine physician residents.
Program leadership
Indie LeClair is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Heater Road Family Medicine, where she also serves as a clinical team leader. She is Director and faculty for the APP Fellowship, committed to advancing APP education, mentorship, and professional development. In addition to her clinical and fellowship leadership roles, Indie is an Adjunct Professor of Nursing at Colby-Sawyer College and a Simulation Clinic Preceptor for Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She has extensive experience caring for patients of all ages, with a strong focus on maternal and child health, as well as improving access to primary care.
Laurent Officer is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and physician lead for the Dartmouth Health Primary Care Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship. He completed a two-year fellowship in Integrative Medicine through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Laurent values the collaborative environment at Dartmouth Health and the opportunity to care for our rural and often underserved communities across Vermont and New Hampshire. As a fellowship leader, he enjoys helping fellows translate evidence-based knowledge and guidelines into individualized patient care—developing the clinical judgment and “art” of medicine that allows us to meet each patient where they are. Laurent grew up in Hanover and is grateful to have returned to the Upper Valley to care for the community he calls home. Outside of medicine, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys, getting outdoors, and working on the seemingly endless home renovation and woodworking projects.
Jamie Plimpton is a Physician Associate at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Heater Road Family Medicine, where she serves as the Primary Care APP Lead. She has extensive experience in primary care, with a particular interest in team-based care, quality improvement, and advancing the role of APPs in primary care. Jamie has led and participated in quality improvement and research initiatives focused on improving patient care, access, and the experience of both patients and clinicians, with a particular commitment to serving underserved communities. In her leadership role, she is passionate about APP mentorship and professional development and fostering a collaborative environment where APPs can grow and thrive while providing high-quality, patient-centered care.
Credential awarded
A Certificate of Completion will be issued by the Department of Family Medicine and signed by the Medical and Program Director(s).
Financial information
APP fellows will be paid a competitive stipend and are eligible for full and comprehensive benefits provided by Dartmouth Health. The fellowship provides supplies and educational materials, including lab coats, textbooks, handouts, medical library access, and internet access while in one of our facilities.
Over 150 hours of Category 1 CME are available for free throughout the year by participating in or attending lectures, conferences, grand rounds, and journal club.