Student Placement
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 Site Navigation
Step 1: Active Affiliation
Step 2: Requirements
All students and clinical instructors must review and complete the requirements.
Step 3: Make a Request
Preceptor Requests
Cohort Requests (coming soon)
Immersion Requests
Step 4: Submit Paperwork
After student(s) have been successfully paired/accepted, school coordinators submit required paperwork for those students.
Step 5: Clearance
After successful submission of necessary paperwork, school coordinators will be contacted with student-specific clearance details.
Step 6: Evaluation
Following completion of the student’s clinical experience, we require that each student complete an evaluation based on their experience with UCLA Health.
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.
Quarter | Time Period | Requests Open | Requests Close |
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Winter 2025 | January to March | October 7, 2024 | October 18, 2024 |
Spring 2025 | April to June | January 6, 2025 | January 17, 2025 |
Summer 2025 | July to September | March 31, 2025 | April 18, 2025 |
Fall 2025 | October to December | July 7, 2025 | July 18, 2025 |
Megan Wesseln
Nursing Professional Development Practitioner
Center for Nursing Excellence
924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 720
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Office: 310-267-3303
[email protected]
Diana Medina
Administrative Officer
Center for Nursing Excellence
924 Westwood Boulevard, Suite 720
Los Angeles, California 90024
Office:310-267-3375
[email protected]