Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) play a vital role in healthcare today. Nurse Practitioners, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Physician Assistants and Nurse Midwives are critical members of the multi-disciplinary team at Parkland. There are currently 400 Advanced Practice Providers who are caring for patients throughout PHHS, including primary care, specialty clinics, emergency observation area, trauma, the operating room, intensive care and other inpatient areas. Parkland recognizes the value that each of these professionals brings to the care of our patients. We have multiple outstanding programs that involve larger numbers of APPs. The Global Diabetes Service is a dynamic group of Providers who work with two physicians, providing specialty care for our diabetic patients in the community, the on-campus specialty clinic, as well as in the in-patient area. We have developed a new collaborative program in Oncology, with Advanced Practice Providers as key members of this group. We could not function without our wonderful Women’s Health APPs who provide family planning, gynecology and prenatal services for the majority of our patients! We also have smaller practices where one or two Advanced Practice Providers work within a specialty team. Parkland provides a dynamic work environment where APPs are encouraged to grow through participation in professional activities. Our APP Advisory Council, a shared governance committee, allows each APP to have a voice and a process to communicate needs and issues with fellow professionals. We are developing new programs in evidence-based care, research and practice, with an opportunity for APPs to function in leadership roles. We have opportunities for APPs in various departments and specialty areas throughout the system. Each area provides support,  an opportunity for growth and learning, and an opportunity to become involved in a nursing department that is committed to excellence,service to the patient and service to the employee.