The NSTP Clinical Elective is described below. The Two-Year Program. You must attend Basic Camp before enrolling in the Advanced course. The Nurse Summer Training Program Clinical Elective. NSTP Clinical Elective is a three-week program for Army ROTC nurse cadets.
Attendance is voluntary.
The NSTP Clinical Elective is conducted at various Army hospitals, and you may attend this Clinical Elective either before or after Advanced Camp, which is mandatory for all nurse cadets. Weekly group sessions will monitor your performance and enhance your progress. And by summer's end, NSTP Clinical Elective will have shown you a preview of the real world of nursing, developed your professional skills and given you valuable insights into your abilities. Leadership training in ROTC is more than words. When you're in a field exercise or leadership lab you get a taste of responsibility, of the need to have the answers and earn respect.