FNP student looking for clinical preceptor in Atlanta area

travelRN555 · Jun 6, 2016

I can't PM on the site yet to give you names and I'd like to respect the providers by not advertising their info on here. What I will tell you is that I am moving to Atlanta next month and called almost 200 clinics to find a place for the fall. Of all the clinics I called only 10 took FNP students. Your school should be able to give you names of places as some of the clinics said they only worked with GSU. Also, check with your hospital system's HR. I found that a few health systems (Piedmont for sure) would take students from my school (Walden), but only if they were employees. It may be different for GSU and you can apply online. I had the best luck finding willing a clinic up north further outside the city. Have you tried calling the education and HR departments where you work? I'm a traveler so I had no connections in the area to work with. CVS/Walgreen's are options - but CVS needs to have an agreement already in place with your school and both places only really want students who are looking to complete their final practicum. Also, visiting in person helps. I had found my preceptor but she didn't submit my paperwork until I was in Atlanta house hunting and stopped by the clinic in person. I'm not going to start looking for my next rotation until I get to town, can talk to the people where I'll be working, and can visit the places in person. As a last note, there is one MD that I found that charges $200/week and I've heard of places charging more - you don't need to pay for your clinical rotations, there are people who are willing to do it for free, it just takes a little digging.

Cococure · Jun 6, 2016

I agree with the above poster looking into a more rural areas might be a better option. The Atlanta area has lots of med and NP students and quite a few schools have contracts with many clinic and primary care setting.

Good luck!