Thank you for your interest in pursuing clinical hours with Nebraska Medicine. Please review the following information carefully before submitting your application.
Important notices
- Nebraska Medicine is limiting the number of new Clinical Affiliation Agreements (CAAs) due to student capacity.
- Contracts with online family nurse practitioner (FNP) programs are not being added.
Eligibility and placement
- Per policy and accreditation guidelines, students and their institutions should NOT directly contact potential preceptors. Applications must be submitted via the process outlined below to maintain compliance with accreditation standards.
- Priority placement is given to:
- Nebraska Medicine employees.
- UNMC and Clarkson College students (due to our Academic Affiliation Agreement).
- A Clinical Affiliation Agreement (CAA) must be in place between Nebraska Medicine and the requesting university or college before placement.
Capacity is limited for many programs
If capacity is unavailable in your preferred program, please include supplemental areas of interest in your application. We may be able to accommodate these requests.
| Clinical capacity by program of study | ||
|---|---|---|
| Program | Capacity | Additional Information |
| Family Medicine | Limited | |
| Women's Health | Limited | |
| Adult Acute Care | Available | |
| Neonatal | Limited | |
| Psychiatric | Available | |
| Adult Gerontology Primary Care | Limited | |
| Pediatrics | Limited | No outpatient pediatrics |
| PICU | Limited | |
| Pediatric Hematology/Oncology | Limited | Supplemental hours only (40 to 50) |
Application process
Nurse practitioner or MSN students
- The application will be open 30 days prior to the established deadline for each semester.
- You will get a notification within two weeks of the deadline from appstudentplacement@nebraskamed.com with the notice of acceptance or rejection.
- If accepted, you will receive onboarding instructions.
Onboarding requirements: You will receive a placement notification from the Office of Health Professions Education within two weeks of the application deadline. This notification will include detailed instructions for completing onboarding tasks in APOLLO. It is your responsibility to ensure all onboarding requirements are completed before arriving on campus.
| Nurse Practitioner Student Application start and end dates for each semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester | Application Start Date | Application Deadline |
| Spring | Sept. 1 | Oct. 1 |
| Summer | Jan. 1 | Feb. 1 |
| Fall | April 1 | May 1 |
View Nurse Practitioner Student Application
Physician assistant students
The physician assistant student application must be submitted at least one year prior to your requested placement date.
View Physician Assistant Student Application
Nonclinical and undergraduate placements
For other types of placements, visit the appropriate pages:
- Graduate nonclinical nursing, undergraduate nursing preceptor and nonclinical nursing requests (i.e. Clinical Informatics)
- All other non-nursing, non-APP requests
Contact Us
If you have questions, please email appstudentplacement@nebraskamed.com.