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

Quarter Time Period Requests Open Requests Close
Winter 2026 January to March 10/6/2026 10/17/2026
Spring 2026 April to June 01/10/2026 01/16/2026
Summer 2026 July to September 03/30/2026 04/17/2026
Fall 2026 October to December 07/06/2026 07/17/2026
Winter 2027 January to March 10/05/2026 10/16/2026
Spring 2027 April to June 01/04/2027 01/15/2027
Summer 2027 July to September 03/29/2027 04/16/2027
Fall 2027 October to December 07/05/2027 07/16/2027

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

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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]