About

The Underserved Coalition for Bay Area Advanced Practice Training (UCBAAPT) is a training program to prepare advanced practice nursing students in Cetified Nurse Midwife (CNM), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), and Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP-PC) speciality programs within the UCSF School of Nursing, to deliver primary care (including prenatal care as applicable), address social determinants of health, health equity, and needs of underserved populations in the Bay Area.

Selected UCBAAPT are from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds and awarded tuition funds for one academic year.

UCBAAPT’s mission is to improve healthcare and promote health equity for underserved populations and to provide education and clinical practice training for advanced practice nursing students.

UCBAAPT expands on the successful academic-clinical partnership between the UCSF School of Nursing and San Francisco Bay Area community-based healthcare organizations.

These partnerships were created through the shared mission to improve healthcare and promote health equity for underserved populations and to provide education and clinical practice training for advanced practice nursing (APN) students.

UCBAAPT Scholar Eligibility:

• Full-time enrollment in second year of CNM, FNP, or PNP-PC specialty programs
• In good academic standing, with a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Eligible to work in the United States
• Commitment in working with underserved populations in primary care (including prenatal care)
• Priority for those from underrepresented backgrounds and those with Spanish/Chinese language abilities  

During the program, the UCBAAPT Scholar will:

• Be enrolled full-time in their second year of CNM, FNP, or PNP-PC speciality programs
• Be in good academic standing with a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA), which must be maintained to continue to receive funding
• Complete immersive clinical in primary care (including prenatal care) in the community (as part of your clinical hours)
• Attend Scholar Series sessions 2-3 times per quarter (Winter/Spring)
• Attend Spring Career Fair

 Following graduation, the UCBAAPT Scholar will:

• Be eligible to work in the United States. 
• Commit to serving underserved populations in primary care (including prenatal care)
• Obtain NPI # post-graduation
• Provide employment info post-graduation
• Respond to post-graduation surveys and/or engagement
• Return as mentor and/or preceptor for future Scholars (as appropriate)

Selected UCBAAPT scholars must be full-time registered students to receive these payments. Should scholars receive any other grant/scholarship/funding source, which covers full resident tuition and fees, then their awarded UCBAAPT funds may be forfeited. If this award affects the scholars’ current financial aid such as student loans they may have taken through the UCSF Student Financial Services Office, that office will contact them directly. In case scholars have not already completed the paperwork necessary to activate a direct deposit account, they must go to the UCSF Student Financial Services Office website for instructions.

For further financial aid guidance and inquiries, please email Shandel Rosen Roberts (SON Student Funding Manager) at [email protected], as needed.