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ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP) and Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Accreditation™ (APPFA) is one of ANCC's internationally renowned credentialing programs that accredit and recognize health care organizations that promote nursing and APP excellence and quality patient outcomes while providing safe, positive work environments.

Transition to Practice programs use the ANCC PTAP or APPFA framework to find value in being able to improve structures and processes by creating robust, comprehensive programs for registered nurses’ (RN), PA's and/or APRNs' transitioning into and within healthcare.

PTAP accredits two types of transition to practice programs (TTP).

  • RN Residencies — For nurses with less than 12 months’ experience
  • RN Fellowships — For experienced nurses to master a new clinical setting

APPFA accredits one type of transition to practice program (TTP)

  • APP Fellowship – For PAs and/or APRNs transitioning to a new practice setting

ANCC PTAP and APPFA programs:

  • Utilize evidence-based criteria
  • Create a framework for transitioning registered nurses and APP's
  • Apply a peer review process
  • Integrate national competencies

Be a part of an elite and expanding group! You’ll be in good company. Learn how more than 240 ANCC PTAP and APPFA accredited programs in 850 (and growing) sites around the world are putting PTAP and APPFA to work at their organizations and the difference it's making for the healthcare workforce.

ANCC is the only nurse credentialing organization to successfully achieve ISO 9001:2015 certification.

The Project Firstline program is a national training collaborative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with ANA and the American Academy of Pediatrics, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity.

Want to learn more about Project Firstline? Contact ProjectFirstline@ana.org

Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infecti...

The Project Firstline program is a national training collaborative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with ANA and the American Academy of Pediatrics, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity.

Want to learn more about Project Firstline? Contact ProjectFirstline@ana.org

Project Firstline is a national collaborative led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide infection control training and education to frontline health care workers and public health personnel. ANA is proud to partner with Project Firstline, as supported through Cooperative Agreement CDC-RFA-OT18-1802. CDC is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this webpage do not necessarily represent the policies of CDC or HHS and should not be considered an endorsement by the Federal Government.

As a key partner in this initiative, ANA is pleased to help bring critical training opportunities and resources to better equip all nurses with the tools necessary to provide optimal patient care in a safe environment. Placement of content on this website is not an endorsement of the source nor of any particular product or service, nor should it be construed as a statement that the source, or its products or services, are superior to those of any others. ANA and/or Project Firstline may not be the primary source of the content on this website. While we make every effort to provide up-to-date relevant content, resources or information may not have been updated yet to include recent changes, new findings, recommendations, or protocols.

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