Preceptors have the option to volunteer for a wide range of time commitments across a semester. Our least demanding course starts at 50 hours per student. Our medium-length commitments range from 75 hours in women’s health to 150 hours in pediatrics. Our students complete 200 to 225 hours per semester as they approach their final semester prior to graduation.
Family Nurse Practitioner
MD, DO, NP: Adult, awake, alert, oriented, ambulatory patient setting such as family practice, internal medicine, ED, occupational health, urgent care, retail care where a thorough head-to-toe assessment is performed utilizing stethoscope and otoscope - 50 hours
+ CNM: Outpatient, women's health setting - 75 hours
+ PNP: Outpatient, primary pediatric setting - 150 hours
Outpatient: family practice or internal medicine - 200 hours
Outpatient: family practice or internal medicine - 225 hours
Acute Adult Gero Nurse Practitioner
MD, DO, NP: Adult, awake, alert, oriented, ambulatory patient setting such as family practice, internal medicine, ED, occupational health, urgent care, retail care where a thorough head-to-toe assessment is performed utilizing stethoscope and otoscope - 50 hours
+ AG-ACNP: ED or acute care settings - 75 hours
+ Hospitalists: ED, acute care settings, ICUs - 200 hours
+ Intensivists: ED, acute care settings, ICUs - 200 hours
+ Various subspecialities/+specialty practices - 225 hours
Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
MD, DO, NP: Adult, awake, alert, oriented, ambulatory patient setting such as family practice, internal medicine, ED, occupational health, urgent care, retail care where a thorough head-to-toe assessment is performed utilizing stethoscope and otoscope - 50 hours
Psychiatrist (MD or DO) or PMHNP: Inpatient or outpatient, attention and mood disorders, pediatric/adolescent/adult/geriatric - 100 hours
+LMHC, psychologist, or MSW: Inpatient or outpatient, group and family therapy, pediatric/adolescent/adult/geriatric – 150 hours
+LMHC, psychologist, or MSW: Inpatient or outpatient, attachment, cognition, exacerbation, group interventions, caregiver support, and recovery-oriented care, pediatric/adolescent/adult/geriatric - 225 hours
Forensic Nursing
MD, DO, NP: Adult, awake, alert, oriented, ambulatory, alive patient setting such as family practice, internal medicine, ED, occupational health, urgent care, retail care where a thorough head-to-toe assessment is performed utilizing stethoscope and otoscope - 50 hours
Various forensic settings such as medical examiner/coroner, law enforcement, legal, SANE, non-profit organization, etc. - 150 hours
Nursing Education and Faculty Role
MD, DO, NP: Adult, awake, alert, oriented, ambulatory, alive patient setting such as family practice, internal medicine, ED, occupational health, urgent care, retail care where a thorough head-to-toe assessment is performed utilizing stethoscope and otoscope - 50 hours
MSN-educated or higher RN, patient-facing in advanced practice role (CRNP, CRNA, CNM, CNS, etc.) - 75 hours
Nursing program faculty member or simulation lab director - 75 hours
