NP/PA Fellowship
We invite graduates from accredited physician assistant and nurse practitioner programs eager to advance their expertise in neurosurgery and pain management to apply. Our Fellowship delivers a comprehensive, immersive experience in neurosurgery and pain management.
Program Overview
As an MSK-MSO Fellow, you'll undergo meticulous, hands-on training from our experienced neurosurgeons, pain management physicians and neurosurgical nurse practitioners. The MSK-MSO Neurosurgery and Pain Management Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Fellowship program has a unified mission.
We seek to provide our Fellows with a clinically rigorous, academically challenging environment. Here, they develop the knowledge base and on-the-job training required to become elite neurosurgical/spine surgery and pain management physician assistants or nurse practitioners. Upon completion of the program, our Fellows are equipped to deliver the highest level of comprehensive care for neurosurgical and pain management patients, and they can anticipate competitive compensation in the workplace.
This full-time fellowship spans 24 months and comprises both didactic and clinical components. Fellows can expect to dedicate 40-60 weekly hours to operative and clinical-based work. We aim for our Fellows to engage with 800 in-clinic and 500 in-hospital patients and assist in 300 surgeries and procedures annually.
Benefit
We provide our Fellows a benefits package including:
Stipend
Health Insurance
Travel Allowance
Vacation Time
After graduating from this Fellowship, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Musculoskeletal Health Partners, MSO. Additionally, we will assist you in securing employment as a neurosurgical and/or pain management physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Stipend
The MSK-MSO Neurosurgery and pain management Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Fellowship offers an annual compensation of $130,000 to $200,000, depending on the Fellow and how much work they are willing to take on. The Fellow will be paid to you in biweekly installments over the course of 24 months. Additionally, there will be an on-call stipend for taking calls with neurosurgeons at our affiliated hospitals. With the call stipend, a percentage of collections bonuses, and other sources of incentivized income, the total compensation is expected to exceed $130,000 in the first year and $150,000 in the second year.
Living Expenses
Living expenses, including transportation, housing, and meals, are the responsibility of the Fellow.
The neurosurgeons at SDN and SBNS and the pain management physician at BLPM will oversee the MSK-MSO Neurosurgery and pain management Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner.
Neurosurgeons
Kevin Yoo, MD
Dan White, MD
Pain Management
Henry Richardson, MD
Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Yoo is also an Affiliate Clinical Faculty member at Point Loma Nazarene University, Department of Physician Assistant Education, in San Diego, California.
Kaye Elamparo will help supervise the fellowship.
Hospitals
Physician Assistant Fellows will serve as surgical first assistants at several local hospitals in the area:
Scripps La Jolla
Scripps Encinitas
Scripps Mercy/Chula Vista
Sharp Grossmont
Sharp Chula Vista
Paradise Valley Hospital
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
Tri-City Medical Center
Palomar Medical Center
Inland Valley Medical Center
United Surgery Centers
Tri-City Surgery Center
Surgery Center of San Diego Faculty
