Preceptor.Network started because my wife, Stacey, an MSN, RN in California, is working toward her post-grad FNP, and the preceptor search almost derailed her before the clinical work even began.
She was not alone.
Students are already sacrificing time, sleep, family life, income, and money to earn the license. They should not have to join a pile of Facebook groups, post the same desperate message everywhere, cold-call clinics, or pay thousands of dollars just to get the clinical experience their program requires.
A lot of nurses remember being there.
They remember needing someone to say yes.
Preceptor.Network is here to make that pay-it-forward moment easier and more respectful for everyone involved.
I am Richard, Stacey's husband, and I have a very low tolerance for greed. We are not building another sellout placement service that makes millions off the backs of nursing students and preceptors.
The student match fee is $10.
It covers our actual costs. That's it.
As the network grows, our goal is to lower that fee, not raise it.
Preceptors create a profile for free.
Your profile becomes part of the network, where students search by program requirements, specialty, location, and availability to find the right fit.
The next generation of nurses deserves a better way through.
We built Preceptor.Network because students need help finding placements. Use your school email, pick your course, and we'll show you the preceptors who fit your program's requirements, your location, and your schedule. Three steps, no guessing.
Enter the email your school issued you. We recognize the domain (duke.edu, jhu.edu, upenn.edu …) and pull up your nursing program automatically. No forms, no document uploads.
We show you only the programs at your school (FNP, PMHNP, CNM, DNP …) and load your school's clinical requirements: required specialties, hour minimums, accepted preceptor credentials.
The matching engine scores preceptors against your program's requirements, your location, your preferences, and their availability, then ranks them by fit. Pick the one that works for you.
Most platforms list preceptors. Preceptor.Network goes further. We integrate directly with your program's requirements, turning your clinical rules into the engine that drives every match.
Partner With UsYour specialty requirements, hour thresholds, and placement criteria built directly into the match algorithm.
Students arrive with the right matches. Faculty spend less time troubleshooting bad placements.
Whether you have 20 students or 2,000, the platform handles volume without adding coordinator hours.
Every completed match improves future recommendations for your program's specific population.
Drop your school email and we already know what program requirements are needed. You see preceptors who match your course, your detected location, and their availability, ranked by fit.
Register your email domain and your students are recognized automatically the moment they sign up. No codes, no rosters to upload. Configure each program's rotation requirements once and the matcher does the rest.
Every student request you receive is pre-filtered against your credentials, your specialty, your state, and the capacity you set. No cold outreach from students whose programs you're not approved for.
Example: An FNP student needing their rotations completed across 4 different matched preceptors pays just $40 total — less than a single textbook.
Flat fee. No subscriptions, no surprises. You only pay when a match is made and confirmed. It's designed to be affordable enough for every student to use, and scalable enough for every program to rely on. No need for those other expensive placement services.
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