AHA podcast explores growth of APPs

An American Hospital Association podcast explores the growing role of advanced practice providers. Michelle Schweitzer, a nurse practitioner and executive director of advanced practice providers at WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C., discusses how the mentorship she received influenced her decision to pursue leadership. At WakeMed, Schweitzer has helped to ensure the APPs practice at the top of their license. She also has defined their roles and integrated them into the system. She advises other leaders who assume APP director roles to know their organization’s strategic vision and to understand how APPs can fit into that vision.