Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program
Clinical Practicum

Our clinical sequence begins with N656 & N657. During these courses our students develop advanced history taking, physical examination and clinical decision making skills in a laboratory setting. In N658, N659, N660 & N663, our pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) students study under the supervision of a pediatric nurse practitioner and/or physician preceptor in clinical settings for 20 hours/week. Clinical placements are in a variety of primary care settings throughout the tri-state area and include inner city clinics, private practices, school-based clinics, hospital primary care sites or primary care in specialty practices. Simultaneously, didactic knowledge is acquired using lecture and case based small group format during class time. All of our faculty are practicing clinicians who help students incorporate evidence-based practice into real life clinical situations.

The University of Pennsylvania faculty arranges all clinical placements. Our graduates consistently rate the quality of their clinical experiences as very high. Our preceptors indicate that the graduates of the Primary Care- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program are extremely well prepared.