Your Drexel preceptor, found before your clinical quarter.
Drexel's NP programs have you find and coordinate your own site and preceptor. We run that search for you: a preceptor who fits your track and Drexel's rules, with the contract and compliance details ready before the quarter, and across the Fall 2027 switch to semesters.
Get your Drexel placement plan
Your track, your state and the quarter your next clinical course starts. A placement advisor replies with what a Drexel-ready preceptor and site look like for you.
Quick facts
- Who finds the preceptor
- You, under Drexel's rules, or our search for you
- Who can precept
- An NP, CNM or physician in an approved specialty
- Before your first clinical
- NUPR 520, the contract and CastleBranch
- Big change
- Semesters and new course numbers from Fall 2027
From first message to first clinical day
The same order Drexel works in, with the search done for you.
Tell us your Drexel program, your state and when your next clinical course starts.
We line up a preceptor and site that fit your track's settings and Drexel's rules, near you.
We gather the preceptor's CV, license and certification and the site contact for Drexel's contract.
Your compliance clears, the quarter starts, and your preceptor validates your hours in E*Value.
Why Drexel placements start quarters early
Your first clinical course usually lands in summer of your second year, and Drexel's sample plans put NUPR 520, the orientation that covers the clinical contract and compliance, about three quarters before it. A site still needs a signed contract, your CastleBranch items must clear, and a Hepatitis B series alone can take up to seven months. The search belongs well ahead of the quarter.
The clinical timeline walks through that sequence, and the semester switch guide covers what changes in Fall 2027.
What Drexel asks of a preceptor
A nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife or physician in an approved specialty, licensed and board certified where they practice, with at least a year of experience. They send a CV, license and certification, then complete midterm and final evaluations and validate your hours in E*Value.
Each track adds its own settings: acute care wants medical, surgical and critical-care hours; AGPCNP a mixed outpatient experience; the emergency specialization urgent care and emergency departments. The preceptor requirements guide has the detail.
A willing clinician who isn't an NP, CNM or physician in an approved specialty costs you weeks. Check the rule before you ask.
Why Drexel students choose Drexel Preceptor
We are the placement service built around Drexel's process. We search for preceptors who fit your track and your state, confirm they meet Drexel's rules before anything is submitted, gather what the contracting and compliance teams need, and stay on call through every quarter if a preceptor drops. Drexel gives the final approval; we make sure what reaches Drexel is complete the first time. See how it works.
Pick your Drexel track
Your clinical courses and hours, who can precept you, where, and when to start looking. From Drexel's own catalog and program pages.
- Who precepts
- An NP, a certified nurse midwife or a physician in an approved specialty, board certified, a year or more in practice
- Where
- Family practice across the lifespan
- Start looking
- Drexel publishes no placement-request deadline; NUPR 520 comes about three quarters before your first clinical course
- Who precepts
- An acute-care NP or a physician in an approved specialty; ACLS required for you
- Where
- Medical, surgical and critical-care settings, usually two 8-hour days a week
- Start looking
- Drexel publishes no placement-request deadline; NUPR 520 comes about three quarters before your first clinical course
- Who precepts
- Licensed physicians and APNs in accredited institutions
- Where
- Primary care and assisted living: a mixed outpatient experience
- Start looking
- Drexel publishes no placement-request deadline; NUPR 520 comes about three quarters before your first clinical course
- Who precepts
- An NP or a physician in an approved specialty, board certified, a year or more in practice
- Where
- Psychiatric and mental health settings across the lifespan
- Start looking
- Drexel publishes no placement-request deadline; NUPR 520 comes about three quarters before your first clinical course
- Who precepts
- An NP or a physician in an approved specialty; PALS required for you
- Where
- Pediatric primary care (acute care and dual tracks add inpatient hours: 800 and 1,000)
- Start looking
- Drexel publishes no placement-request deadline; NUPR 520 comes about three quarters before your first clinical course
- Who precepts
- An NP, a certified nurse midwife or a physician in an approved specialty
- Where
- Women's health and gender-related care
- Start looking
- Drexel publishes no placement-request deadline; NUPR 520 comes about three quarters before your first clinical course
- Who precepts
- A doctorate-prepared practicum mentor
- Where
- Your DNP project setting, inside or beyond your workplace
- Start looking
- Fall 2027 start; 480 or 600 program hours depending on the hours you bring in
The Drexel pieces you'll deal with
Named the way Drexel names them.
Your program
What each Drexel track needs from a preceptor and a site.
When the quarter is close
For the weeks before a clinical course, and the ones after a preceptor backs out.
Before you start
Who runs Drexel Preceptor?
Drexel Preceptor is an independent placement service for Drexel University nursing students. We find preceptors and sites that fit your track, and Drexel's teams approve every preceptor, site and contract.
When should I start looking for a Drexel preceptor?
Several quarters ahead. Drexel's sample plans put NUPR 520 about three quarters before the first clinical course, and the contract and compliance steps take time after a preceptor says yes.
Can you help if my clinical quarter starts soon?
Yes. Tell us your course, your dates and your state, and we'll plan the fastest route through the search and Drexel's contract and compliance steps.
Do you work with Drexel students outside Pennsylvania?
Yes, in every state where Drexel enrolls NP students and allows clinicals. New York residents study with Drexel and complete their clinicals outside New York, and we plan those searches too.
Hand us the search. Keep your clinical quarter.
Tell us your Drexel track, where you live and which quarter your next clinical course starts. We find a preceptor and site that fit Drexel's rules for your track, and get the contract and compliance details ready early.
- Matched to your track's population, setting and hours
- Checked against Drexel's preceptor rules before anything is submitted
- Planned across the Fall 2027 switch to semesters
Start your placement plan
A placement advisor replies with what a Drexel-ready preceptor and site look like for you.