Towards a standardized process of onboarding advanced practice providers into headache medicine practices in the United States: Expert consensus from the American Headache Society practice management committee

Currently, there are no standard onboarding and training guidelines for APPs in the field of HM. We provide recommendations for a more systematic approach to help develop qualified providers and enhance their retention in HM practices.

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Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
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2026-01-30
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https://doi.org/10.1111/head.70038
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Migraine and Headache Studies
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Towards a standardized process of onboarding advanced practice providers into headache medicine practices in the United States: Expert consensus from the American Headache Society practice management committee

Karissa Secora, Juliana H. VanderPluym, Marius Birlea, Marshall C. Freeman et al.
Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Migraine and Headache Studies
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Towards a standardized process of onboarding advanced practice providers into headache medicine practices in the United States: Expert consensus from the American Headache Society practice management committee

Karissa Secora, Juliana H. VanderPluym, Marius Birlea, Marshall C. Freeman, Brian M. Grosberg, Calli Cook, Marielle A. Kabbouche, Jessica Ailani, Brad Klein, Annika Ehrlich, Maureen Moriarty, the American Headache Society Board of Directors
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Abstract

Currently, there are no standard onboarding and training guidelines for APPs in the field of HM. We provide recommendations for a more systematic approach to help develop qualified providers and enhance their retention in HM practices.

Headache The Journal of Head and Face PainVol. 66(2)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US), Barrow Neurological Institute (US), Emory University (US), University of California, San Francisco (US), Georgetown University (US), Abington Memorial Hospital (US), Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US), Headache Wellness Center (US), Hartford Financial Services (United States), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US), Marymount University (US)
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Towards a standardized process of onboarding advanced practice providers into headache medicine practices in the United States: Expert consensus from the American Headache Society practice management committee — Karissa Secora, Juliana H. VanderPluym, et al. · Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS