Nurses Seeking Practicum Experience at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

To begin the process of securing a practicum experience at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, you must determine whether the Hospital Center has an affiliation agreement with the school of nursing that you are attending.

Please see below for list of Hospital Center existing affiliation agreements with schools of nursing.

List of Existing Affiliation Agreements [pdf]

Existing Affiliation Agreements

If you are attending a school with an existing affiliation agreement, we can proceed with processing your request. Please send the following information to schoolcollaborations@medstar.net:

• Name of the school of nursing
• Course information/syllabus
• Number of required clinical hours
• Approximate start date

If you wish to request a specific individual at the Hospital Center as your mentor/preceptor please send this information as well. Wait until you receive a response from us before contacting a mentor/preceptor. We will finalize your request with the mentor/preceptor then you can contact him or her.

Please allow at least 4 to 6 weeks for this process.

If the school of nursing you attend is not listed on the Existing Contract list, please contact us at schoolcollaborations@medstar.net.

Please note: If no contract exists, establishing a contract will take at least 4-6 months.