A successful interview by the Admissions Committee is a part of the admission process. The program utilizes a clinical preceptorship model to provide the FNP student the opportunity to obtain extended clinical experiences in a primary care setting. The preceptorship bridges theory and actual practice and allows the student to try new skills and develop the nurse practitioner role. Students are provided the opportunity to socialize into the nurse practitioner role by becoming a health care team member with the preceptor providing guidance as a role model, mentor, and resource person. Final preceptor selection, orientation, and evaluation is the responsibility of the Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization faculty.
Preceptorships provide the clinical experience for three practicums during the course of study.
The first practicum focuses on interviewing and health assessment skills. Over the following 14 weeks of each semester, these two courses will be continued through Problem Based Learning and Interactive Video Presentations. Nurse practitioners in the primary preceptor role must be master's prepared. All primary preceptors must return a completed Memorandum of Agreement to UND prior to clinical start date . The preceptorship must be in a successful practice, highly respected by the health care profession, and be an expert in practice.