APRNs at UMHS independently determine whether they will precept students. You must contact them directly to secure a placement. The Clinical Placement Office is unable to provide assistance in this capacity.

Please use the following guidelines:

University of Michigan School of Nursing students receive first priority for preceptor placements within the health system. If you are a non-UM student, please use the following timeline when approaching UMHS staff as a preceptor for your practicum:

• Fall term - after July 1st
• Winter term - after November 1st
• Spring/Summer term - after March 1st
Once a preceptor is identified, all course material must be reviewed and approved by the preceptor. Clinical hours should be arranged directly with the preceptor.

The Clinical Placement Office must receive confirmation from the preceptor that an arrangement has been made to work with a student. Please send confirmation of your arrangement with a preceptor to Clinicalplacement@med.umich.edu.

All placement requests must be submitted to the UMHS Clinical Placement Office by your SON through ACE MAPP. The request must include the preceptor’s name and the request location (i.e. the unit or specialty area).

All students who complete a clinical practicum at UMHS are required to have access to our clinical systems. This access is processed by our Medical Campus IT (MCIT) Department through our Identity Registration System (IRS). All SONs who participate in clinical placements with UMHS must have a SON registrar or designee identified who can upload student information into our IRS. Please contact the Clinical Placement Office at (734) 764-5315 to determine what information is needed to process the SON registrar for this function.

Please review the Resources tab for information regarding the requirements for placement at UMHS.

ID BADGE:

You must obtain a MCard ID badge at the Key/ID Office. The Clinical Placement Office will provide you with the signed ID Request Form that you must take to the Key/ID Office to obtain your badge. The ID must be worn at all times in the clinical areas.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

You must complete all required learning activities on your MLearning Learning Plan. Please see the Institutional Requirement List. The Institutional Requirements in MLearning must be completed prior to your first day in your clinical area.

After completing all online institutional requirements, please print and fax your MLearning Transcript to the Professional Development & Education Office at (734) 764-5316.

Information regarding our online documentation systems:

CARELINK:

Nurse Practitioner students in the inpatient setting must take the CareLink for Physicians course in MLearning. You must register for an online course. The course is UMCL-10100 UM-CareLink for Physicians Training and UMCL-10200 for the competency test. You must complete both activities.

CENTRICITY:
All graduate students in the inpatient setting must complete the online Centricity course in MLearning.

MICHART:
As our new online medical record is implemented throughout UMHS, NP students must complete the required MiChart training activities. If your clinical location is in one of the areas listed below, you must complete both the online and classroom MiChart training prior to the start of your clinical session:

Adult ED or Children's Emergency Services (Course: ASAP - approximately 10 mins. online and 12 hours classroom training)

Ambulatory Care Services (Course: AMB - approximately 50 mins. online and 6 hours classroom training).

The following class dates are available for NP students in the ambulatory care setting. Please arrange to attend the training on one of these dates.

1. January 3, 2013 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
2. January 11, 2013 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
3. January 14, 2013 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM
4. January 15, 2013 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM

(If you are uncertain if the training requirement for MiChart applies to you, please discuss this with your instructor, clinical coordinator or preceptor).

Please email MiChart-Class-Registration@med.umich.edu to register for both the online training and classroom course. You must have your Level 2 login prior to registering for the training. You will not have access to the MiChart documentation system until you have completed the required training.

For questions or registration you may also contact MiChart by phone at (734) 232-6016.



POLICIES/GUIDELINES:

Please review all information in the Policies/Guidelines section before beginning your practicum.