Welcome to MedStar Health’s Nursing Academic-Practice Partnership Program site. We are committed to developing and training our current and future healthcare workforce at MedStar Health. As part of our commitment, we prioritize providing our diverse practice sites as learning environments for students, instructors, and associates through our clinical placements program.
Clinical Placements Program and Onboarding Process
Our clinical placements program spans our ten acute care/rehabilitation hospitals and over 300 ambulatory practice sites in the Washington DC, MD, and VA metro areas.
MedStar Nursing Clinical Placements program provides learning environments for the following student groups:
- Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Providers
- Nursing & Clinical Support
- Home Health
- Allied Health
- Technical
Student/Faculty Onboarding Process and Resources
Academic partners must establish an education affiliation agreement (EAA) before sending a student placement request. The request for an EAA must originate from the school rather than the student.
After the contract is in place and student placement is submitted, use our clinical placements onboarding requirements grid to determine your student(s) type requirements.- Reach out to your MedStar facility-specific coordinator to request student placement.
- The MedStar site coordinator approves requests and verifies onboarding requirements are met.
Onboarding Resources
- Signed Certification of Student Requirements (note: background checks & drug screens have 12-month expirations)
- COVID and Flu Vaccine Tracking Sheet
- Faculty and Student Information Form
- SiTEL Education Bundle
- Provide proof of completion certificate
- Includes Signed Confidentiality Agreement
- Some MedStar sites may require additional SiTEL modules for students and instructors
- Optional: MedStar Clinical Placements Program Evaluation by Faculty and Students (after clinical experience)
Student Employment Opportunities
Contact us
For questions, please email: AcademicPartnerships@medstar.net