Nurse Practitioner Residency Program

The University of South Alabama (USA) College of Nursing has been awarded a grant funded by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to prepare new Nurse Practitioners (NPs) for practice in community-based settings through a clinical and academic focused 12-month Nurse Practitioner Residency Program. The Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency (ANE NPR) Program in partnership with USA Health, Coastal Family Health Center, and AltaPointe Health aims to better meet the needs of behavioral health and primary care providers serving populations in rural and urban underserved communities.

This program is open to recent graduates with a Master of Science in Nursing degree who are interested in obtaining additional training and the tools needed to provide high-quality patient care in rural and urban underserved communities. Individuals who completed their Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, or Women's Health Nurse Practitioner specialty within the past 18 months and are committed to developing career practices in challenging community-based settings are encouraged to apply.

Alabama or Mississippi Licensure and Board of Certification as a Nurse Practitioner in the appropriate specialty are required prior to the start of the program (depending on placement).

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Application for the Program

Family Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, and Women's Health Nurse Practitioners who completed their NP specialty within the past 18 months are encouraged to apply.

Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Application for 2025-2026

If you have any questions about the application process or for more information about the ANE/NPR program, please contact Dr. Kathy Bydalek, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, Project Director at kbydalek@southalabama.edu

The NP Residency Program at the University of South Alabama College of Nursing is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 887-6791. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.

Additional Team Members

For more information about the ANE NPR program, please contact:

Dr. Pam Johnson, DNP, FNP
- pamjohnson@southalabama.edu
Dr. Kimberly Norris, DNP, MSN, RN FNP-C
- kcnorris@southalabama.edu
Dr. Kirsten Pancione, RN, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
- kpancione@southalabama.edu
Dr. Kelly Stauter, DNP, FNP-BC, MSN, RN
- kstauter@southalabama.edu
Dr. Kimberly Williams, DNS, RN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, PHNA-BC
- kwilliams@southalabama.edu
Jacqueline Stacy, Secretary
- jstacy@southalabama.edu

Our Program Tracks

Family Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Meet Our Residents

Sara Howard

Nirali Patel

Pooja Sharma

Kayla Watkins