Nursing

Student Placement

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Thank you for your interest and consideration for the placement of your nursing students at UCLA Health. UCLA Health provides a full spectrum of pediatric and adult care services, including primary and advanced specialty care. 

At UCLA Health, your students will be surrounded by and collaborate with some of healthcare’s most accomplished individuals. Our colleagues help students to build confidence, network with interprofessional colleagues, receive real-time feedback, apply clinical skills, and discover their individual interests in the healthcare field. 

UCLA Health's quaternary medical centers offer unique experiences to students to be exposed to new and evolving technologies, advances in treatment and care options, processes of health care delivery, and high patient acuity.

Student Placement Process

To ensure a consistent and supportive experience for all requesting schools, the following process will guide you through making a cohort or preceptor request. The school must submit all requests for the student(s).

Preceptor Request and Placement Information and Schedule

**When making a request, please note if any placements extend past the three-month quarter. If a clinical/practicum time-frame is planned for 1-6 months, you will only need to submit one request. However, if a placement request is longer than 6 months, the department requires a second request submission.

Important: Note the UCLA Health Student Placement quarter and the months that each term spans. This often does not match most academic calendars. Schools are required to submit requests based on the UCLA Health placement calendar."

Placement Calendar

 

QuarterTime PeriodRequests OpenRequests Close
Winter 2026January to MarchOctober 6, 2025October 17, 2025
Spring 2026April to JuneJanuary 5, 2026January 16, 2026
Summer 2026July to SeptemberMarch 30, 2026April 17, 2026
Fall 2026October to DecemberJuly 6, 2026July 17, 2026
Winter 2027January to MarchOctober 5, 2026October 16, 2026
Spring 2027April to JuneJanuary 4, 2027January 15, 2027
Summer 2027July to SeptemberMarch 29, 2027April 16, 2027
Fall 2027October to DecemberJuly 5, 2027July 16, 2027

Important: Note the UCLA Health Student Placement quarter and the months that each term spans. This often does not match most academic calendars. Schools are required to submit requests based on the UCLA Health placement calendar.

Contact Us

Three students in an exam room looking at a chart.

Genna Amado, MSN-Ed, RN, OCN
Nursing Professional Development Practitioner
Center for Nursing Excellence
924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 720
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Office: 310-267-3330
[email protected]

Alejandra Garcia Martinez
Administrative Officer ll
Center for Nursing Excellence
924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 720
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Office: 310-267-3309
[email protected]