Need pedi rotation for FNP

[gospa]

Hello colleagues,

I had a preceptorship fall through today and am looking for a pedi rotation of 7 weeks or 112 hours in the Providence/Boston area. I attend Simmons College, which claims to find preceptors for students, but cannot always do so.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated. I have called around some and never get anywhere.

[Buyer beware, BSN]

Did you sign an arbitration agreement waving your right to sue the school over issues of deception?

For this school or any school to claim to find preceptors for students is a come-on but very typical of their modus operandi.

The "gotcha" here is by the time you get to the pediatric preceptorship rotation you have so much time invested (also called a sunk investiment) that the school knows you would put up with any kind of lies from them just to get through the program. This goes on all over the country. The schools know there are too many students for the available free preceptors in the marketplace. In the language of the law this is called false indicement and/or misrepresentation of a material fact.

So either put up with the crap but next time get their promises in writing or seek legal representation in order to help out the next group of suckers from being lulled into thinking the school had the student's best interests at heart.

I'm very sorry to hear this but it is a common problem with NP students and it's plain wrong on the school and faculties part.

But their thinking is why give up the paycheck just to do the right thing by students.

I hope you get a preceptor but for the time and money involved your academic success should be based upon more than the nebulous concept of hope.