The proposed UW Husky Nurse Preceptor Program is a unique opportunity to leverage the benefits of the University’s investment in the Health Sciences Education Building, advance its goal of fostering interprofessional education, enhance collaboration and cooperation between the UW School of Medicine, UW Medicine, and the UW School of Nursing, and provide a stable source of preceptorship opportunities that will have as a secondary benefit enhanced recruitment and retention of nurses at the UW Medicine. The program will result in stable and sustainable clinical placements for School of Nursing students (undergraduate and advanced practice), increased satisfaction for preceptors, an improved recruitment pipeline for our clinical partners, and new opportunities for collaboration and mentorship among UW School of Medicine and UW School of Nursing faculty.
This program is essential for the growth of the UW School of Nursing program, meeting accreditation and compliance requirements (current and imminent), sustaining our national leadership position, and increasing capacity to recruit students and faculty from diverse and historically marginalized populations.