Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy
Training the nursing clinical educators of tomorrow by providing a foundation for teaching in the clinical environment.
Who is this program for?
Healthcare organizations
Being a great clinician doesn’t always equate to being a great educator. The CFPA courses build a foundation for staff nurses, clinical faculty and APPs to become better clinical educators in their own clinical organizations and can boost staff engagement and job satisfaction.
Academic institutions
Clinicians often do not get proper training on how to provide quality clinical education. The CFPA courses provide foundational knowledge to enhance clinical faculty orientation and preceptor training and add to an established knowledge base of experienced educators.
You
Feeling unprepared or unqualified to educate nursing students and APPs can lead to frustration, burnout and hesitation in taking on educational roles. If you want to enhance your skills as a clinical educator to LPN, RN and APP students, the CFPA courses provide professional development and tools that refine teaching abilities and boost confidence.
What is the Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy?
The U.S. has a nursing shortage — and without quality nursing educators, enrollment in nursing programs will continue to decline. Geisinger’s Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy (CFPA) offers a unique opportunity for nurse educators to learn how educate the nurses of tomorrow, helping to shape the future of healthcare. The CFPA can boost your confidence and give what you need to become the best clinical faculty or preceptor you can be. Watch the video to learn more.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA is the primary federal agency for improving access to healthcare services. Its grants provide financial support to healthcare providers and facilities. The administration’s mission is to improve health outcomes and to achieve health equity through access to quality services, a skilled workforce and innovative high-value programs.
HRSA recognized the need for education and development of nurses to become clinical faculty and preceptors to assist in the progressive nursing shortage that continues to worsen. Ten grants of up to $4 million, over four years, were awarded for the development of a Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy.
Funding for this program:
Geisinger was one of 10 grant recipients across all 10 HRSA regions within the United States. As part of the grant, Geisinger received funding to pilot a financial motivational component to determine if it would produce an increase in the number of clinical faculty and/or preceptors. The HRSA grant period runs from Sept. 30, 2022, through Sept. 29, 2026.
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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4 million with no percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.