A mentor on record, before your term opens.
Practicum Mentors pairs nursing, social work, counseling and allied-health students at any school with a vetted preceptor or field mentor. We match the license, the population, the setting and the supervision rule to your program's handbook, file the agreement in your school's own template, and keep your file until the last evaluation is signed. Nothing is due until you are paired.
Est. 2017, with 900+ vetted preceptors on the roster
Four rules, one mentor.
Every program sets four things a preceptor must meet. A mentor who misses one of them is not offered.
License
- You bring
- The credential your program names: NP, physician, LCSW, LPC, BCBA.
- The mentor brings
- A mentor who holds it in your state, verified on the board's own lookup.
Specialty
- You bring
- The population your course requires: across the lifespan, pediatrics, psych-mental health, acute care.
- The mentor brings
- A caseload in that population, sized for the hours you need.
Setting
- You bring
- The setting your syllabus accepts: primary care, inpatient, community, school, telehealth.
- The mentor brings
- A site the program has approved before, or the agreement opened for it.
Supervision
- You bring
- The supervision rule your handbook and licensing board set.
- The mentor brings
- A mentor who meets the stricter of the two, confirmed in writing.
Who is on the roster.
Preceptors and field mentors by state, then license, then specialty, each with the programs they have precepted for before.
Nurse practitioner
- Family nurse practitionerFNP
- Psychiatric-mental healthPMHNP
- Adult-gerontology acute and primaryAGACNP / AGPCNP
- Pediatric and women's healthPNP / WHNP
- Doctor of nursing practice project mentorDNP
Nursing practicum
- Leadership, education and informaticsMSN
- Community and capstone hoursRN-to-BSN
- Nurse educator practicumMSN-Ed
Behavioral and field
- Social work field instructionMSW / BSW
- Clinical mental health counselingCMHC
- Marriage and family therapyMFT
- Behavior analysis fieldworkBCBA
- Public health and administrationMPH / MHA
Six ways a placement fails, and what we do first.
Each of these has cost a student a term. We check for all six before a mentor is offered.
A mentor who can't sign
The clinician agreed, then the school refused their license. We check the license against your handbook before you hear a name.
A caseload too thin
A clinic with too few patients in your population, and hours that never add up. We size the caseload to your hours first.
Telehealth that doesn't count
Remote hours your program won't accept. The behavioral lead decides in writing before a remote mentor is offered.
The wrong form
A packet the affiliation office returned. Every form goes in the school's own template.
A clearance that lapsed
A titer that expired mid-rotation. Every item is dated past the last day of the term.
A mentor who left
Your preceptor moved on in week five. The roster holds a second mentor of the same license nearby, and the hours carry over.
From request to first shift.
You bring the license and do the hours. We handle the rest.
Tell us your program
Share your school, program, state, dates and required hours by form, chat or phone.
We shortlist mentors
Only mentors who pass all four checks, close to where you live.
You approve the pairing
You choose. We don't contact anyone before you do.
We file the agreement
Tyler sends the agreement and credentials to your school on its own form and follows up until it's signed.
You're cleared
Grace gathers your background check, immunizations and certifications and makes sure none expire mid-term.
Weekly notes
A note every week with hours logged, evaluations due and your next deadline.
Mentors for a whole cohort.
For a university or health system we work under a single agreement: each student gets a named coordinator, your templates and dates are used throughout, clearances are finished before term, and your placement office receives the weekly notes.
Mentors vet, coordinators carry.
Dr. Rebecca L., DNP, PMHNP-BC
Vets every nurse practitioner preceptor before a student hears a name: license, specialty, population and caseload, against the program's handbook.
Dr. Daniel F., PhD, LPC
Counseling, social work and psychology pairings. Checks supervision against the program and the licensing board, and decides on telehealth in writing.
Hannah C., MSN, RN
Keeps the roster by state, license and specialty, and knows which programs each mentor has precepted for before. The first person you talk to.
Written after the last evaluation.
I had asked eleven clinics myself. Hannah had a family practice NP on the roster who had precepted for my program twice, and I started three weeks later.
Dr. Daniel told me the telehealth practice I'd found wouldn't meet my supervision clause, and showed me the line in my handbook. The mentor he paired me with did.
My school wanted an LCSW field instructor with two years of supervising behind them. Hannah had three on the roster in my county and let me meet two before I chose.
What students ask first.
Does my school find a preceptor for me?
Usually not. Most programs ask you to find someone and submit them for approval. That search is our job: we find the mentor, check their license and caseload against your handbook, send the agreement to your school, and handle the paperwork until you finish.
Who are the mentors on the roster?
Licensed clinicians and field supervisors: nurse practitioners, physicians, LCSWs, LPCs, BCBAs and administrators, each verified on their board's lookup, with the programs they have precepted for before.
How is a mentor matched to me?
On four things your program sets: the license, the population, the setting and the supervision rule. A mentor who misses one is not offered. You approve the pairing before anyone contacts the site.
Can my hours be virtual?
If your school permits virtual hours, yes. We work with clinical partners who log every hour in your school's system. If your program requires in-person time, we look for mentors near you.
When is anything due?
After you're paired, not before. You'll know your mentor, your site and your start date first, and the written quote you get up front holds unless your placement changes.
What happens to my information?
Only your coordinator, your clinical lead and the agreements team see it. Your mentor gets your name after you say yes to the pairing, and the file is deleted once your program's audit period ends.
Tell us your program.
School, program, state, term. Your coordinator reads the handbook and replies within one working day. An institution can request for a cohort on the contact page.
Request received
We have your request. Your coordinator reads the handbook first and replies within one working day with who on the roster could precept you.