For over 35 years the UC Davis FNP/PA Program has integrated the clinical preceptorship into the first and second years of the program.  During the first year of the program, the student will complete 1-2 days of clinical preceptorship which is integrated with the classroom didactic curriculum. The second year of the program has decreased classroom didactic hours with increased hours in clinical rotations averaging 4-5 days/week. Total clinical hours for first and second years of the program total approximately 1,950 hours.  

The UC Davis curriculum emphasizes community-based, primary care clinical experiences with clinical rotation sites available in both rural and urban settings throughout California.  Clinical preceptors and rotations will be arranged and approved by the Program; it is not the responsibility of the applicant or student to locate their own preceptor training sites or clinical rotation sites. 

 As part of the clinical course/preceptorship, each student is required to spend a minimum of 160 hours in a medically underserved site* as a part of their clinical rotations in family medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology and surgery. These rotations will be arranged by the Program in approved sites and may involve travel or relocation by the student.

If the applicant or student has a suggestion for a potential preceptor, the Program will evaluate the site.  The Program will take into consideration the student’s request for a specific preceptor with the goal of coordinating training sites with individual student preferences.

*Underserved preceptor sites may include:

1. Federally designated Migrant Health Service Centers
2. County public health departments
3. Federally operated Indian Health Service Centers
4. Practice site is located in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), so designated by the United States Congress
5. Practice type or setting which serves specific patient populations deemed underserved by the State of California or federal government. Examples are:

Preceptor Application

If you have a preceptor who would like to participate in your community clinical training, you may submit a preceptor application; the program will evaluate and approve all sites. The application form may be downloaded here. Preceptor Application (PDF)