Precepting Opportunities

PMHNP Preceptorship Experience Bundle

$600 Per Semester or Quarter

A structured PMHNP clinical experience designed to help students strengthen psychiatric assessment skills, clinical judgment, medication selection, documentation, and confidence in practice.

Program Purpose

The purpose of the PMHNP Preceptorship Experience Program is to provide PMHNP students with a structured, supportive clinical learning experience that bridges the gap between academic knowledge and real-world psychiatric practice.

The program is designed to help students strengthen their ability to:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments

• Develop differential diagnoses

• Apply clinical judgment to patient care

• Select safe and appropriate psychiatric medications

• Improve documentation and EHR skills

• Communicate effectively with patients

• Build confidence before entering independent practice

• Identify areas that require additional learning or support

Through orientation, mock patient exercises, observation, supervised clinical visits, individualized feedback, and post-clinical discussions, students will have opportunities to apply what they have learned in school within a safe and respectful environment.

The overall goal is to provide a high-quality, nonjudgmental, and engaging clinical experience that supports student growth while emphasizing safe, ethical, and evidence-based psychiatric care.

What’s Included

• One full semester or quarter of clinical experience

• 3 virtual or in-person orientation meetings before seeing live patients

• EHR orientation and login practice

• Mock psychiatric assessments with feedback

• Clinical judgment and medication-selection exercises

• One dedicated observation day

• Post-clinical discussions and individualized feedback

• 4 mock patient worksheets

• Digital PMHNP resource packet

• PMHNP licensure guide based on your state of residence

• Access to reach out during normal business hours with questions or concerns

How the Experience Works

Before participating in live patient visits, each student will complete 3 virtual or in-person orientation meetingsfocused on becoming familiar with the clinical environment, EHR, login process, assessment workflow, documentation expectations, and clinical decision-making.

Students will complete mock patient assessments and receive feedback regarding strengths and areas that may need additional development before transitioning to live patient care.

Each student will then be assigned an individual observation day to observe psychiatric assessments and participate in a post-clinical discussion at the end of the workday.

After successfully completing the orientation meetings, mock assessments, and observation experience, students will begin participating in weekly patient visits on their assigned clinical day.

Clinical Schedule

Clinical DaysWednesday, Thursday, and Friday

Clinical Hours11:00 AM–6:30 PM Eastern Time (ET)

Each student will be assigned a designated clinical day to support a more focused and individualized learning experience.

Clinical hours may occasionally change if the preceptor is out of the office or due to scheduling needs.

Additional student meetings will generally be held on Mondays or Tuesdays, with meeting dates and times shared at least one week in advance.

Limited Availability

To ensure each student receives a high-quality and personalized experience, only 3 PMHNP students will be accepted per semester or quarter.

Preceptorship opportunities will begin March 2027.

Tuition & Deposit

Total Preceptorship Fee: $600

A $150 non-refundable placement deposit is required to secure an approved clinical slot.

The deposit must be received within 7 calendar days of the approval email.

If the deposit is not received within the seven-day period, the clinical placement may be released to the next qualified student on the waiting list.

The remaining $450 balance must be paid in full before Day 1 of the clinical experience.

Accepted payment methods include:

• Zelle

• Apple Pay

• Google Pay

• Other payment options listed on the website

Deposit Policy

All placement deposits are non-refundable under any circumstance.

Students may transfer their deposit to one future semester or quarter one time only, subject to available placement openings.

After the one permitted transfer, the deposit may not be transferred again.

Your Learning Environment

My goal is to create a safe, supportive, engaging, respectful, and nonjudgmental learning environment while helping enhance your educational experience and prepare you to practice safely and confidently.

There are no silly questions. Students are encouraged to ask questions, discuss areas of uncertainty, and be open about concepts they may not fully understand.

You are here to learn. I was once a student too, and even as practicing clinicians, we continue learning throughout our careers.

Students may reach out during normal business hours with questions or concerns. Post-clinical discussions will also provide opportunities to review patient encounters, clinical reasoning, medications, documentation, and areas where additional support may be beneficial.

My goal is for you to leave your clinical experience with stronger skills, greater confidence, and a better understanding of real-world psychiatric practice.

I look forward to providing you with a meaningful and enjoyable clinical experience.

Apply for Preceptorship

Submit your PMHNP Preceptorship Application and allow at least 3 business days for a response.

Clinical placement is based on:

• Preceptor availability

• University requirements

• Required clinical hours

• Requested semester or quarter

• Requested clinical dates

• Student availability

• Patient population requirements

• Completion of required documentation

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Submission of an application does not guarantee placement.

Approved students will receive an approval email with instructions for submitting the $150 placement deposit.

Questions or Application Follow-Up

For questions regarding the PMHNP preceptorship application process or to follow up on a submitted application, please contact:

North Carolina Office Students(919) 822-8158

Washington Office Students(206) 489-3066