Nurse residency programs in Pennsylvania.
42 programs across 26 cities — sourced from the ANCC PTAP and Vizient/AACN registries. Always free for nurses.
Residencies in Pennsylvania by specialty
How Pennsylvania compares
Pennsylvania is the 7th-largest of the 50 US states and territories in this directory, with 42 of the 1,144 programs listed in the United States (3.7%).
Accreditation held by Pennsylvania programs: 39 ANCC PTAP, 1 Vizient/AACN — 27 of them accredited with Distinction.
34 are listed for new-graduate RNs and 8 for experienced RNs moving into a new specialty, so an already-licensed nurse looking to switch has 8 to consider.
No program listed in Pennsylvania currently records a track in Psychiatric / Mental Health, Ambulatory, Rehabilitation, Labor & Delivery, Telemetry, Women's Health or Trauma. If one of those is your target, you will most likely need to look outside the state.
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Common questions
How many nurse residency programs are there in Pennsylvania?
This directory lists 42 nurse residency and nurse fellowship programs in Pennsylvania, across 26 cities. 40 of them hold ANCC PTAP, Vizient/AACN or CCNE accreditation.
Which cities in Pennsylvania have the most programs?
Boothwyn (8), Philadelphia (4), Allentown (3). Programs are concentrated in the larger metros, but smaller hospitals often run cohorts with far less competition for places.
What specialties can I train in as a new grad in Pennsylvania?
The tracks most often listed here are Medical-Surgical, Critical Care / ICU, Emergency. A residency's advertised track is the unit you would be hired into, so it is worth checking the program page for the specific cohort.
Do I have to live in Pennsylvania to apply?
No. Residency programs recruit nationally and most applicants relocate. Licensure is the real constraint: you need a license valid in the program's state before you can start, so check whether that state participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact and how long endorsement takes there.