Preceptors at MUSC College of Nursing play a critical role in shaping the next generation of nurses. By sharing your expertise and modeling excellence in patient care, you directly influence not only student success, but the future quality of health care.
Clinical Preceptors
Empowering the educators who shape the future of nursing practice.
Welcome to MUSC’s Preceptor Community
Clinical preceptors are essential partners in preparing the next generation of nurse leaders. At the Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing, we are committed to equipping you with the resources, support, and recognition you deserve.
This toolkit provides everything you need to confidently guide graduate nursing students through meaningful, practice-ready clinical experiences.
If you have any additional questions, our Clinical Team would love to hear from you! Please email conclinicals@musc.edu.
Why Precept for MUSC College of Nursing?
Professional Growth
Preceptors develop teaching and leadership skills that advance their careers—while strengthening their own clinical expertise through mentorship.
Power in Partnership
By precepting, you contribute directly to advancing nursing practice and help build a stronger, more resilient workforce for South Carolina.
Recognition for Your Expertise
We honor the impact of our preceptors through awards, spotlights, digital badges, and ongoing appreciation initiatives.
Support You Can Count On
Our faculty, Student Services team, and program leaders are here to ensure you have the guidance, resources, and communication needed throughout every rotation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Graduate
If you are new to precepting for MUSC College of Nursing, Clinical preceptors for our graduate programs must complete the Clinical Preceptor Information Form and abbreviated CV Form prior to the student beginning the clinical experience. Students will provide these forms to their preceptors and then submit these completed documents to the Clinical Education Coordinator. Clinical preceptors must also provide either a copy of their license and specialty certification or their licensure information to the Clinical Education Coordinator at MUSC College of Nursing. If you have precepted with us before, the only items we would need are any updates to certification, licensure, and employment locations - everything else is already on file!
Undergraduate
Your student preceptee will need to collect your resume/CV to complete your clinical preceptor data sheet – everything else is verified by your unit manager, whom we will be in touch with.
Graduate
Clinical preceptors complete the student’s midterm and/or final clinical evaluation and review it with clinical faculty during required phone conference and/or email communication. Mid-semester and/or final evaluations must be completed by the clinical preceptor and reviewed with the student.
Undergraduate
Evaluate the student verbally with the Faculty Preceptor throughout the experience using the clinical evaluation tool (provided by the student) and participate in a midterm and/or final clinical evaluation of the preceptor experience.
Clinical preceptors facilitate an informal collaborative and mutually respectful environment in which to learn; review course objectives and the student’s clinical objectives to determine learning opportunities; direct the student to resources and evidence-based readings; provide daily feedback to improve assessment, management, and presentation skills; provide a variety of learning experiences with appropriate client populations; encourage participation in interdisciplinary team meetings when available; and facilitate the student’s progressive independence in clinical knowledge and skills by supporting autonomous assessment and evaluation.
Clinical preceptors complete the student’s midterm and/or final clinical evaluation and review it with clinical faculty during required phone conference and/or email communication. Mid-semester and/or final evaluations must be completed by the clinical preceptor and reviewed with the student.
Professional Development: Precepting hones your leadership, communication, and mentoring skills, as you teach and provide actionable, timely feedback.
Support in Practice: Students can assist with patient-care duties and administrative tasks, providing extra, "helping hands" in a busy clinical environment.
Career Benefits: Precepting helps fulfill continuing education (CE) requirements, and MUSC offers perks like library and resource access, letters of verification, eligibility for SC Tax Credit, & more.
Giving Back: It is a rewarding way to shape the future of your profession and leave a lasting impact on patient safety and quality of care.
Growing the Nursing Profession: Precepting directly impacts the nationwide nursing shortage by enabling programs to retain students through clinical experience and therefore producing the next generation of nurses.
Workforce Development: Students are often enrolled in our programs to advance their careers. Consider these preceptorships as an opportunity for long-form interviewing a potential future employee.
Graduate
Hold an active, unencumbered license (APRN, PA, or MD/DO), have at least 1 year of clinical experience in their specialty with at least 3 months at their current clinical site, and possess a willingness to mentor.
Undergraduate
Must be a registered nurse (RN) with an active, unencumbered license in SC or a compact state, typically requiring a BSN or higher, at least two years of clinical experience in the relevant specialty, and competence in supervising student learning.
Our CON Clinical Team would love to hear from you! Please email conclinicals@musc.edu and they will assist you promptly.