NP/PA Residency Program

Petaluma Health Center is a nationally recognized, award-winning Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) committed to ensuring that all people, and especially medically underserved populations, have access to high-quality, patient-centered health care. PHC currently operates 11 sites and a mobile unit to provide comprehensive medical, dental and mental health services to approximately 41,000 patients (with over 200,000 visits) per year in Sonoma County and West Marin.

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Program Benefits

Our accredited 12-month, full-time Residency Program provides intensive training, mentorship, and hands-on experience to prepare clinicians for advanced, patient-centered practice.

Comprehensive Training

Our NP training combines didactic instruction, precepting, mentorship, and specialty care experiences to provide a comprehensive and rigorous learning environment. This integrated approach equips residents with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care across diverse clinical settings.

UCSF School of Nursing Partnership

Our program proudly collaborates with the UCSF School of Nursing to provide residents with exceptional training and academic support. This partnership strengthens clinical education while advancing our shared commitment to preparing highly skilled, community-focused nurse practitioners.

Interdisciplinary Learning & Mentorship

Trainees engage in interdisciplinary learning, collaborating with professionals from multiple healthcare disciplines to enhance their skills and broaden their perspectives. Through mentorship, they receive guidance and support that fosters growth, confidence, and the ability to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care.

Helping Underserved Communities

Gain hands-on experience providing care in underserved communities, learning to address barriers and meet the unique needs of diverse populations. Our training fosters cultural competence, empathy, and a commitment to equitable, accessible healthcare for all.

About Our Residency Program

Petaluma Health Center’s Residency Program launched in 2018 and is a 12-month, full-time program, which includes didactics, precepting, mentoring, specialty experiences and inter-professional learning. PHC partners with the UCSF School of Nursing, which is consistently recognized as one of the best nursing schools in the country, to prepare the next generation of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to practice in community-based settings.

PHC’s residents are mentored by a team of highly committed faculty with a tremendous depth of experience working with a diverse population of underserved patients while focusing on humanity, compassion and a strong personal bond with the patient and their community. Residents who are accepted to the program will be part of a rewarding, academically rigorous working environment and will participate in PHC’s innovative team approach in a multicultural, multilingual setting.

Our mission is to support new NP/PA graduates in advancing their expertise and confidence in caring for a complex, underserved population in alignment with PHC’s mission to ensure access and provide high quality, prevention-focused health care for the communities we serve.

PHC’s residency program has been accredited through the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium since 2021.

How to Apply

Applications for our 2025 Residency are closed.

Please check back later this year for 2026 application dates.

Next Residency Start Date:
October 2026

Last Day to Apply:
TBD

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Residency Program Benefits

PHC’s offers NP/PA residents the following benefits:

21 Days of Paid Time Off (PTO)
6 Paid Holidays
Extended Illness Bank

Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Basic Term Life Insurance
Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Long Term Disability
Income Protection Plans (Voluntary Life/ADD, Voluntary Long Term Disability (LTD), Critical Illness & Accident)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Chiropractic/Acupuncture
401k Plan
Gym Discounts

Voices from Our Program

Current Residents

Petaluma Health Center’s 2025–2026 NP/PA Residents

Celeste Montalvo

Nurse Practitioner Resident
Samuel Merritt University

Leanna Castro

Nurse Practitioner Resident
University of California, San Francisco

Howard Hernandez

Nurse Practitioner Resident
Samuel Merritt University

Sheridan Freeman

Nurse Practitioner Resident
Johns Hopkins University

Von Ferguson

Nurse Practitioner Resident
University of California, San Francisco

Ayesha Sayeed

Nurse Practitioner Resident
Azusa Pacific University

Graduate Perspectives

Hear first-hand accounts from some of our recent graduates.

Innovation Headline

PHC is widely recognized for our innovation and has been on the leading edge of team-based care since 2007, emphasizing overall wellness and the value of the patient/provider relationship.

Recent recognitions include:

HRSA Health Center Quality Leader 2022 Award
HRSA Advancing HIT for Quality 2022 Award
HRSA COVID-19 Public Health Champion 2022 Award

Built on Standards that Set the Bar

Our NP/PA Residency Program is accredited by the Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers (CAPP), which upholds some of the most rigorous national standards for Advanced Practice Provider (APP) training.

Their accreditation recognizes programs that demonstrate excellence in clinical education, mentorship, and measurable outcomes, ensuring advanced practice providers are fully prepared to deliver the highest quality of care.

If you need to submit a complaint about Petaluma Health Center’s NP/PA Residency Program accreditation, please visit the Accreditation Status and Public Comment page on Consortium’s website.