Hospitals that Provide Preceptors for NP Students

Clinical rotations are a critical component of nurse practitioner education, offering students vital hands-on experience that bridges the gap between classroom learning and real-world practice. However, for many aspiring nurse practitioners (NPs), securing suitable clinical placements can be a daunting challenge. With increasing competition and limited availability, finding the right preceptor and hospital willing to accept student rotations often feels like searching for a needle in a haystack. Below you will find a list of hospitals that provide preceptors for NP students, or at least help with a portion of the process.

By fostering these partnerships, both students and the healthcare system benefit—students gain invaluable practical skills, while healthcare facilities cultivate the next generation of skilled professionals ready to meet today’s clinical demands. Similar to my list of NP programs that provide preceptors, this list is regularly updated with hospitals that provide access to clinical placement.

Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Pennsylvania

• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)(Philadelphia) (AS OF 11/12/2024)
  • Important information
    • Your school must have an affiliation agreement with CHOP (if your program does not currently have an affiliation with CHOP, they need to contact graduatenursing@email.chop.edu)
    • Clinical placement requests must be submitted by your clinical site coordinator in writing to graduatenursing@email.chop.edu using the Graduate/Doctoral Student Clinical Placement Request Form.
    • CHOP will not coordinate with students and will only communicate with program faculty regarding placement, if available.
      • Students should not directly contact the clinical site or preceptors.
• Geisinger Health System (AS OF 11/12/2024)
  • Important information
    • Per their website, “All graduate nursing students (e.g., MSN, DNP, PhD) should reach out to our nursing student education team at nsg_affiliates@geisinger.edu for help setting up projects. These may include practicums, preceptorships, capstones or research projects.”
    • Onboarding takes 6 weeks, so apply with plenty of time to fulfill requirements.
• Main Line Health (Philadelphia Suburbs) (AS OF 11/05/2024)
  • Application: Fill out this form
  • Important information
    • Provides both clinical and non-clinical preceptors, when available.
    • Does not guarantee the ability to accommodate your request. Of note, they state “We expect and encourage all students to identify their own preceptors within our system and enter those preceptors in the form below. We encourage you to continue your search at other local health systems or offices as well. ”
      • Cannot accommodate women’s health or pediatrics requests.
      • Application survey closes 2-4 between semesters, dates are listed at the above clinic for request windows.
• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey, PA) (AS OF 11/05/2024)
  • More information
• St. Luke’s University Health System (AS OF 11/13/2024)
  • More Information

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If you have any insight into the hospitals above, or additional hospitals that provide access to preceptors, please let us know your thoughts in the comments below! The goal is to continually update this list so it has the most update information to help you.