Nursing Student Clinical Placement

UMHS Nursing StaffStaff Nurse Preceptors/Mentors

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Placements

 

 

 

It is an expectation that all students will read their Outlook email (med.umich.edu) weekly.

Important updates and new information are communicated
in this manner which includes MiChart and Cornerstone Learning related material.

Below is important information for you to know before contacting us.

  • We do not help find preceptor placements for students.

  • We do not clinically place visiting observer or shadow experience requests.

  • We do not process nursing students getting certifications. We process nursing degrees only.

Please contact the unit/area for further information. You and the unit/area must follow all policy guidelines.

 

PLEASE READ STEPS BELOW

CALENDAR TIMELINES AND DEADLINE PAGE (Click Link)

STEP 1         GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE PRECEPTED PLACEMENTS

GRADUATE PRECEPTED PLACEMENTS

Due to the increasing number of graduate student placement requests at Michigan Medicine, we will be following the priority list below:

  • 1ST PRIORITY UMSN Ann Arbor Students & Michigan Medicine Employees Attending External Schools
  • 2ND PRIORITY UM School of Nursing Flint Students
  • 3RD PRIORITY Non-Employees Attending External Schools

STEP 1: IDENTIFY AND OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM PRECEPTOR. REQUEST MUST BE TWO WEEKS BEFORE ACEMAPP SUBMISSION DEADLINE. (See Calendar Page)

STEP 2: NOTIFY YOUR SCHOOL OF YOUR PRECEPTOR ARRANGEMENT.

  • Clinical hours are arranged directly with the preceptor.
  • This process will adhere to the ACEMAPP deadlines (See Calendar Page). ACEMAPP requests sent by your school beyond the final ACEMAPP deadline will be denied.

NP, FNP, DNP Non-UMSN Nursing Students

STEP 3: EMAIL Anna Watterworth at annawatt@med.umich.edu

Please send the information listed below. The Nurse Practitioner Managers will be contacted and communicate to the individuals involved concerning approval or denial. Your preceptor will need to be a Nurse Practitioner. If a physician or professor, please refer to "All Other Non-UMSN Nursing Students."

  • Student Name
  • Preceptor Name
  • Faculty (Instructor) Name
  • School Name
  • Start and End Date
  • Number of Clinical Hours
  • Clinical Location
  • Program Type (NP, FNP, DNP)
  • Year in Program (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

All Other Non-UMSN Nursing Students

STEP 3: EMAIL Anna Watterworth at annawatt@med.umich.edu

Please send an email from the preceptor that confirms the agreement or send the agreement form from the school of nursing that is signed by the preceptor. In addition, send the information listed below to receive an approval or denial.

  • Student Name
  • Preceptor Name
  • Faculty (Instructor) Name
  • School Name
  • Start and End Date
  • Number of Clinical Hours
  • Clinical Location
  • Program Type (MSN, CNS, NNP, AC-PNP)
  • Year in Program (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENTS

All undergraduate nursing student clinical placement requests must be submitted to the Clinical Lead.

  1. Individual school of nursing instructors are not permitted to negotiate directly with managers or unit staff for undergraduate nursing student leadership placements within Michigan Medicine (including observational experiences or unit visits). Placements negotiated in this manner will be considered null and void.
  2. UM School of Nursing Ann Arbor requests will receive priority for all placements within the Health System.
  3. Students are required to complete all assigned institutional requirements and documentation system training prior to their first clinical day on their assigned unit or area.
STEP 2         MCARD ID AND PARKING (Non-UM Students who are not Michigan Medicine Employees)

MCARD ID BADGE

All students must always wear a MICHIGAN MEDICINE MCARD ID in the clinical areas. Please read the specific instructions below.

KEY ID OFFICE

ADDRESS: Michigan Medicine, Med Inn Building, RM C-158 (First Floor)

MAP: https://www.uofmhealth.org/maps-directions/medical-center/building-floor-maps/med-inn-f1

WEBSITE: https://dpss.umich.edu/content/services/id-keys-locks/

HOURS: 7AM-4PM, Mon thru Fri

PHONE NUMBER: 734-763-6376

EMAIL: keyidoffice@med.umich.edu

 

NEW ONLINE PROCESS FOR UNIT AUTHORIZED SIGNERS

WEBSITE: NEW ONLINE FORM INFO

PDF VERSION WEBSITE: MM ID REQUEST and CHANGE ONLINE E-FORM INFO

MM HELP CENTER (UNIT Authorized Signer): Michigan Medicine Help Center

STEPS

  • STEP 1: Have a UNIT Authorized Signer fill out the online form the students first day of clinical. They should have available their UMID and UNIQNAME for entry.
  • STEP 2: Go down to get MCARD ID with your student. All non-employee students must pay $6.00 at the Cashier’s Office to obtain their NEW MCARD ID.
    • The fee must be paid by cash or check payable to the health system.
    • Please go to the Cashier’s Office on LEVEL 2 of the hospital (in the main hallway east of the Gift Shop) with your preceptor/unit authorized signer to pay the fee before proceeding to the Key ID Office.
    • The Key ID Office will not process the ID Badge without proof of payment. You will also need your driver’s license or another form of picture identification.
    • NOTE: There's a $20.00 fee to replace any damaged or lost IDs.

ACCESS INFORMATION

Access to clinical units is meant to be on clinical days and times as planned in your curriculum. Should you need to return to the unit for other clinical purposes, this should be cleared with the corresponding clinical faculty for the course. If you are visiting someone on the unit, you need to request admittance to the unit using the visitation policy for that unit, including the standards for locked units. Please remember that issues related to HIPAA and safety as well as other considerations may be involved.

PARKING

A signed parking form is not required to obtain an ORANGE parking permit. Parking Services maintains a list of current students. Parking in visitor lots is NOT permitted. It's only permitted on your first day to get your parking tag (Parking Structure P2 and P3). Parking and Transportation Services has opened a Customer Services Office in UH South. Hours of operations are Monday thru Friday, 7:30 am-3:45 pm.

At this location, you can...

  1. Purchase a parking permit (if it isn’t otherwise available on the PTS website)
  2. Exchange a parking permit
  3. Pick-up PTS literature (parking maps, bus routes/schedules, etc.)
  4. Ask questions regarding parking options and transit services.

Additional information regarding ORANGE student parking can be found on the Parking website at https://ltp.umich.edu/parking/permit-parking/student-orange/.

Maps & Visitor Guide

 

RESOURCES

Internal link; accessible via
UMHS Network or VPN only:

 

POLICIES

 

 

Contact UsNursing Student Clinical Placement Staff and Location

Professional Development and Education
University of Michigan Health at Michigan Medicine

300 N. Ingalls Suite NI6B12
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5436

 

Anna Watterworth, MS, BSN, RN, NPD-BC
Clinical Placement Clinical Lead
Contact Regarding Undergrad Scheduling,
Faculty Orientation,
and Grad Preceptor Approval
Phone: 734-998-2295
Email: annawatt@med.umich.edu

April Stingo, BS
Clinical Placement Process Lead
Contact Regarding the Process
Phone: 734-615-6910
Email: astingo@med.umich.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Target Audience: Students Involved in Clinical Placement | Author/Contact: April Stingo | Reviewed: 12/18/2024
Web Publisher: April Stingo astingo@med.umich.edu