Clinical rotations request

Penn Medicine is committed to supporting the clinical education of undergraduate and graduate students to advance their academic and career goals. The Department of Nursing Education and Advanced Practice will work to facilitate learning opportunities through clinical rotations.

Each year, demand for student placements exceeds Penn Medicine’s capacity. Submitting a clinical rotation request does not guarantee a placement. Penn Medicine’s ability to accommodate rotation requests is dependent on multiple factors. Penn Medicine does prioritize but does not guarantee placement for (1) certain academic partners and (2) Penn Medicine employees.

Available rotations

Undergraduate nursing

Graduate

• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Nurse Practitioner
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nurse Midwives
• Master's in Nursing
• Physician Assistant

Doctoral placements

• Doctorate in Nursing Practice
• Doctorate of Philosophy

Overview of clinical rotation request process:

• A current Affiliation Agreement must be on record between the academic program and the Penn Medicine entity where the rotation is being requested.
• Requests for rotations must be submitted by the Academic student coordinator using the designated process during the request window. Students should not reach out to the preceptors or to directly request a rotation. The submission timelines are as follows:



Timeframe of Clinical Rotation	Request for Rotation from University Due *	Rotation Decision Communicated to the University	Submission Deadline For All Provisioning Information
Fall Semester	May 1st	June 1st	July 1st
Spring Semester	October 1st	November 1st	December 1st
Summer Semester	March 1st	April 1st	May 1st

* late requests will not be considered

• If rotation is granted, next steps will be communicated.

For questions:

Advanced practice provider questions: PennMedicineGradPlacement@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Undergraduate, MSN, DNP questions: PennMedUndergradPlacement@pennmedicine.upenn.edu