Clinical network
Clinical Education Partners
The following organizations participate in or support clinical education, preceptorships, and experiential learning for advanced practice nursing and other healthcare trainees.
Clinical Partner
Educational Role
Walden University
Academic partner supporting Family Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner education, supervised clinical practicums, and competency-based progression.
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Crofton
Clinical training site offering exposure to skilled nursing, post-acute rehabilitation, long-term care, transitional care, and geriatric medicine.
Maryland ElderCare LLC
Primary care and post-acute practice providing experience in adult medicine, geriatrics, chronic disease management, rehabilitation care, and transitions of care.
Maryland Urgent Care LLC
Ambulatory and urgent care training environment focused on acute illness, minor injuries, same-day evaluation, office procedures, and referral decisions.
Maryland Diagnostics LLC
Diagnostic services partner providing exposure to laboratory medicine, point-of-care testing, electrocardiography, diagnostic interpretation, and quality improvement.
Collaborative Clinical Education Mission
These partners work together to provide structured, supervised, and competency-based clinical education. The network supports direct patient care, interdisciplinary learning, progressive clinical responsibility, evidence-based practice, and professional development across primary care, pediatric care, urgent care, diagnostics, geriatrics, and post-acute care.
Primary care across the lifespan
Pediatric primary care
Geriatric and post-acute medicine
Urgent and acute care
Preventive care and chronic disease management
Diagnostic reasoning and interpretation
Interprofessional collaboration
Leadership, professionalism, and patient safety
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Clinical placements remain subject to institutional affiliation agreements, site approval, preceptor qualifications, and each academic program's current practicum requirements.