Become a Preceptor

Why Precept?

Your support as a preceptor is crucial for our mission to equip and empower future PAs. We aim to develop knowledgeable, resilient, and compassionate PAs who deliver patient-centered care in diverse environments. By partnering with us, you contribute to shaping the future of healthcare and ensuring our students receive the necessary tools and resources to succeed. Your generosity helps create a new generation of skilled and empathetic healthcare professionals who will make a positive impact on diverse patient populations.

Preceptor Intake Form

If you are interested in becoming a clinical preceptor, please complete the preceptor intake form. A faculty member will reach out to you soon. Thank you for your interest.

Preceptor Intake Form

Benefits

  • Become an integral part of the training of young healthcare providers from a local university based out of Kirkland, WA
  • Help provide a pipeline of potential providers for your organization, helping to combat healthcare shortages
  • Earn CME Credit (For PAs, maximum of 20 AAPA category 1 CME credits during any single calendar year for precepting).
  • Gain teaching experience in preparation for future academic roles
  • Access Physician Assistant Library Resources at Northwest University (Includes CINAHL with full text, Clinical Key Student, DailyMed, McGraw Access Medicine, MEDLINE, Merck Manual: Professional Version, Nursing and Allied Health Premium, PubMed, SAGE Open Medicine, Trip)
  • Attend Northwest University’s symphony orchestra and/or Choralons Christmas concert
  • Receive discounted tickets to Northwest University’s theater production
  • Be invited to Annual Preceptor Appreciation Event and a tour of our new facilities in Kirkland

Clinical Rotations

  • Internal Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Pediatrics
  • Women’s Health
  • Behavioral Health
  • Elective

PA Student Preparation Prior to Clinical Rotations

  • One year of health care experience (prior to admission).
  • Pre-PA school undergraduate course requirements (prior to admission).
  • Medical terminology course (prior to didactic phase).
  • 21 courses in didactic phase of PA program (physiology, pharmacology, patient care skills, anatomy, pharmacology, evidence-based research and medicine, faith integration, and more).
  • Clinical skills labs (including cadaveric dissection and “anatomage” table).

Preceptorship Site / Preceptor

  • Should be willing to incorporate PA student into team for 5-week rotation / teach informally.
  • Should expect PA student to follow preceptor’s clinical schedule (days, evenings, on-call, weekends).
  • Completes mid-rotation and end of rotation evaluations.
Deanna Matzen

Questions about the PA program?

We would love to answer any questions about the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program that you may have.

Deanna Matzen

Admissions Coordinator
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