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 2025January to MarchOctober 7, 2024October 18, 2024
Spring 2025April to June January 6, 2025January 17, 2025
Summer 2025July to September March 31, 2025April 18, 2025
Fall 2025October to DecemberJuly 7, 2025July 18, 2025
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

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.

Megan Wesseln 
Nursing Professional Development Practitioner
Center for Nursing Excellence 
924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 720 
Los Angeles, CA 90024 
[email protected]

Diana Medina
Administrative Officer
Center for Nursing Excellence
924 Westwood Boulevard, Suite 720
Los Angeles, California 90024
[email protected]