LEAPP-ACE CF Fellowship: Developing Advanced Clinical Expertise for Advanced Practice Providers
Forecasted
LEAPP-ACE CF Fellowship: Developing Advanced Clinical Expertise for Advanced Practice Providers funds providers’ education and mentored training to build expertise in comprehensive outpatient CF care.
Funder: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $61,280 for 12 months and $14,820 for six months, plus up to 12% indirect costs annually
Summary: An 18-month fellowship develops advanced practice providers’ clinical expertise in comprehensive outpatient cystic fibrosis care.
Key Information: Institutional guarantees of protected time are required: 0.2 FTE initially, then 0.1 FTE.
Description
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s LEAPP-ACE CF Fellowship supports advanced practice providers (APPs) through structured virtual education paired with local, mentored clinical training. The program aims to recruit and retain providers in pediatric and adult outpatient cystic fibrosis (CF) care, addressing workforce needs associated with a growing and aging CF population.
Over 18 months, fellows study CF pathophysiology, genetics, and clinical care through online modules, assigned readings, webinars, discussions, and case presentations. An experienced CF clinician at the fellow’s institution supports development toward independent practice. The fellowship focuses on comprehensive general CF care, not training CF subspecialists such as endocrinologists or gastroenterologists. Completion does not confer formal credentials or accreditation from a training body or licensing board, though the program is recognized within the CF care center network.
