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Nurse Residency Directory
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The Practitioner's Index · Established 2026

Begin where you are needed.

A verified directory of 1,213 nurse residency programs across 50 U.S. states and 11 countries — searchable by specialty, location, length, and cohort start. Built by nurses, verified by hospitals, free for the practitioners who carry us.

Critical Care Operating Room Pediatrics & NICU Emergency Labor & Delivery ANCC Accredited
1,213 verified
Programs listed
Sourced from accreditation registries and the program's own page on the hospital site.
1,104
ANCC PTAP accredited
The American Nurses Credentialing Center's gold-standard accreditation.
50states
Across the United States
Plus 69 international programs across the UK, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Canada, Ireland, NZ, UAE, Belgium, and Jordan.
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01.The cohort calendar

When residencies begin.

Browse by start date
Most cohorts begin in June and September. Plan your application accordingly.
80+ cohorts 40–79 10–39 1–9

If you graduate in May, the June cohort is the largest moving target — but applications typically close 60 to 90 days prior. Filter the directory by next start date to see what's still open.

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02.Now accepting applications

Featured residency programs

All 1,213 programs
Featured
Pittsburgh, PA · USA
RN Residency in Critical & Acute Care
UPMC Presbyterian
Critical Care 12 months ANCC PTAP
12 months Acad. medical center Cohort of 64
Next cohort · Jun 2026 View program
Verified
Houston, TX · USA
Pediatric Nurse Residency Program
Texas Children's Hospital
Pediatrics NICU 18 months
18 months Pediatric hospital Rolling
Apply by May 30 View program
Verified
Manchester · UK
Newly Qualified Nurse Preceptorship
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Med-Surg Visa sponsorship 9 months
9 months 9 hospital sites NHS Band 5
Cohorts begin · Sep 2026 View program
Verified
Cleveland, OH · USA
Cleveland Clinic Nurse Residency
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Med-Surg Cardiac Vizient/AACN
12 months Acad. medical center $72k–$84k
Next cohort · Aug 2026 View program
Sacramento, CA · USA
Kaiser Permanente RN Residency
Kaiser Permanente Northern California (21 sites)
Multi-specialty 12 months Rolling
12 months 21 hospital sites $108k–$130k
Rolling admissions View program
Verified
Nashville, TN · USA
Vanderbilt Nurse Residency
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Emergency ICU ANCC PTAP
12 months Acad. medical center $68k–$78k
Next cohort · Jul 2026 View program
03.Browse by specialty

Find the residency that matches your path.

All 17 specialties
Critical & Acute Care
142 programs↗
Emergency Medicine
89 programs↗
Pediatrics & NICU
67 programs↗
Perioperative & OR
54 programs↗
Medical–Surgical
198 programs↗
Oncology
43 programs↗
Labor & Delivery
38 programs↗
Psych & Mental Health
31 programs↗
04.Browse by location

Find a residency near where you want to live.

1,213 verified programs across 50 U.S. states and 11 countries. Each dot marks a state — the larger the dot, the more programs there.

California — 161 programs Texas — 123 programs Florida — 81 programs Ohio — 68 programs New York — 51 programs Illinois — 49 programs Pennsylvania — 42 programs New Jersey — 40 programs North Carolina — 35 programs Virginia — 35 programs Arizona — 32 programs Washington — 32 programs Georgia — 30 programs Tennessee — 30 programs Colorado — 22 programs Minnesota — 22 programs Missouri — 21 programs Michigan — 20 programs Louisiana — 19 programs Massachusetts — 19 programs Wisconsin — 19 programs Kentucky — 18 programs Connecticut — 14 programs Maine — 13 programs New Mexico — 13 programs Maryland — 12 programs Oklahoma — 12 programs Oregon — 12 programs Iowa — 10 programs Delaware — 8 programs Kansas — 8 programs West Virginia — 7 programs Hawaii — 5 programs Indiana — 5 programs North Dakota — 5 programs South Carolina — 5 programs South Dakota — 5 programs Utah — 5 programs Alaska — 4 programs Arkansas — 4 programs Vermont — 4 programs Wyoming — 4 programs Mississippi — 3 programs Nebraska — 3 programs Rhode Island — 3 programs Montana — 2 programs New Hampshire — 2 programs Nevada — 2 programs Alabama — 2 programs CA · 161 TX · 123 FL · 81 OH · 68 + 10 COUNTRIES SA · UK · AU · CA · SG · IE PROGRAMS PER STATE 1–9 10–19 20–39 40+
05.How the directory works

Three steps from search to application.

i.

Search & filter

Narrow 1,213 programs by specialty, location, length, salary, accreditation, and the next cohort start date. Your filters are sharable as a URL — bookmark them, send them to a friend.

ii.

Compare programs

Open programs side-by-side. Compare cohort sizes, structure, accreditation status, and salary bands — all sourced from the program's own page on the hospital site.

iii.

Apply directly

We send you straight to the program's official application portal. No middlemen, no resume database, no spam. The directory makes the introduction; you make the application.

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Run a residency? Keep your listing accurate for the nurses considering your program.

Every program is listed free. If anything about yours is out of date — cohort dates, salary bands, application links — send us a correction and we'll review and update it.

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