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Thank you! I know about the clinics in my area as far as their group or system affiliations, hours of operation, services they offer, and their providers according to their websites. I have tailored my emails and sent resumes to the providers suggested to me by friends and coworkers, and those on the MI council members list. My school redirected me (I found it earlier in February) to a list of past affiliations that would provide a faster agreement if I were to find preceptors at those locations, but none of these are feasibly close to me. How would one sell themselves as a student? I've been struggling with this idea, what's in it for them? It has been my impression that a lot of patients view students as a waste of their time before getting to talk to the 'real' provider; unpopular. My presence would likely slow down operations especially early on; costly. I don't have clinic or primary care experience to offer, the majority of my nursing has been intra-operative. I have asked pretty much everyone I know if they know someone, or would recommend their primary care providers. Many do, but I am still a stranger attempting to contact them. The responses have been none, or we already have students (most common), one clinic that provides free services in my area stated that they 'protect' their clinicians from 'this sort of thing' but encouraged me to volunteer (which I had for them in the past but now with working full time and working on my DNP I can't make that commitment), another was very friendly and gave me an email address for one of their coordinators (no response). If I could do my practicum hours with plastics, bariatrics, GYN, or Ophthalmology surgeons or Anesthesiologists, I would be golden. I have been looking for potential preceptors since I became aware that I would need to find my own placements (January). I would love to book ahead! I am in my first semester (Jan-May), trying to find placement for my third semester (Aug-Dec) and on.

I am one semester into my DNP program and I need to line up preceptor(s) starting in the fall. I have asked my friends and coworkers, joined the Michigan council of NPs and reached out to members, called area clinics, and emailed others. So far I either get no response or call backs, or am told that my person if interest already has students. I am told the process takes up to months to process the papers for the agreement between the facility and the school which is intimidating but not an issue yet, as I have found no one willing or able to take on a NP student. If I were made of money I would make appointments at the clinics just to get practitioners in the room to talk to. I have no primary care connections. When I call clinics after researching their patient populations, providers, and anything else I find, I am routed to an office manager or an admin and hear nothing back. I don't really know how to approach this without a contact. I feel like I don't know who to ask for. I think finding a willing provider then navigating the facility and legal agreement is the way to go but I don't know how to reach the providers, and through their facilities seems not to be the way. Also, I respect that the people I am looking for are busy, and I don't want to interrupt their work day or take time from their patients. Aside from lying to someone about my intentions, or standing outside the clinic with a sign and a boombox, I don't know how to get through the office staff to talk to a potential preceptor. Is anyone else out there having any luck finding preceptors without knowing any? I don't care for this position where I need to beg strangers to help me, so here I am begging strangers for help lol. I'm located in the Ypsilanti / Ann Arbor, Mi area.

I am a student in the Ann Arbor, MI area and my clinical(s) start in the fall 8/2017. I have been trying to find preceptors for months now, and I have found no one with availability. I have no connections in primary care. I have been researching practices in my area and emailing practitioners, making calls to local clinics and calling clinics where friends and coworkers have suggested. I am getting no response or a response indicating that they already have students. I joined the council of NPs for my state and have reached out to those members within an hour (a few just over) drive time that have stated interest in precepting on their profiles. I'm afraid I will have to drop out of my program. I am doing well in my classes, but I don't see any point in continuing if I can't start practicum. My School of Nursing tells me that getting the paperwork worked out with the facility can take a few months, and without even having any leads I don't see how that is going to happen by fall if I don't find a primary care nurse practitioner or physician with a facility willing to take students in the next few weeks. I don't know what else to do. I have exhausted my contacts, and the members list of the council in my state.

I love my home in the operating room and I am ready to get an advanced practice degree. What kind of degree do I get? When I look at AP degrees they focus on adult health, gerontology, midwifery, informatics, education, family practice, and infection control. The RNFA role has been suggested to me and some of the programs I have looked at have an AP to RNFA track but what AP degree do I get ? (I am AORN but not particularly interested in CNOR for the purpose of this track, I would rather have a masters or higher degree and be considered an APRN and specialize) I dont want to spend a bunch of time doing a degree that takes me away from the specialty I already do (operating room) or one that will not transition into my other interest (wound care). I don't want my boss' job (manager or director of the operating room), I don't know who to talk to about what path I should pursue. Can anyone point me in a direction to get some answers?

Just graduated from EMU in SE MI and my dreams are broad as a new grad looking to explore opportunities to find my best fit, however I am certain I will not be happy with the med-surg floor grind. I am reluctant to take these jobs (even if I could find one willing to hire a new grad) because at age 28 I feel that I do not want to waste any time if I have the choice to putz around doing floor nursing when I need to be building skills and gaining experience in areas I'm more likely to pursue as a long-term career. I know I can't do all of these interests without experience and that there is good reason, but some of them should be accessible to a new grad right? Public Health Ambulatory / clinic both free/charity and private practice Urgent care Emergency OR Case management Corrections Out-patient procedures / ambulatory surgery Cosmetic surgery / weight loss Occupational health I want to explore any or all of these, especially all of the community and outpatient options. There are other roles I would like as well, but most of those I know for sure would require years of exp like case management. The horrible part is that there aren't even options for traditional med-surg floor jobs available to new grads in my area. I have applied for all positions I think I might be able to make the qualifications, as well as those that I don't meet but thought I'd throw my hat in anyway. I went into nursing to work for free clinics for adolescents or disadvantaged mothers / pregnant. Does anyone know how to get into any of these roles as a new grad? People describe 'falling into' these roles or retreating to them because they might be less physically taxing, but this is what I WANT!