Looking for a clinical preceptor in Arkansas? Precept Now connects nurse practitioner (NP/APRN), physician assistant (PA), MD and DO students with licensed preceptors who are open to taking students, and helps Arkansas clinicians who want to precept find students who are a good fit.

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Clinical rotations in Arkansas

Students and preceptors on Precept Now come from across Arkansas, including Little Rock, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro and Pine Bluff. You can search for preceptors by specialty and location, then reach out directly to arrange paperwork, schedules and site requirements with your school.

Major areas for rotations in Arkansas

Little Rock: the state capital and home to the state’s academic medical center and children’s hospital.
Northwest Arkansas: Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville, a fast-growing region with expanding health systems.
Fort Smith and the River Valley: a regional medical hub on the Oklahoma border.
Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas: regional hospitals and a growing osteopathic medical school community.
The Delta: rural counties along the Mississippi River with significant primary care shortages.

Arkansas has large rural areas with physician shortages, especially in the Delta, so students open to rural rotations often have more choices.

Arkansas NP practice environment

Arkansas is classified as a reduced practice state by AANP, which means NPs need a regulated collaborative agreement with a physician for at least one element of practice, most often prescribing. Arkansas NPs generally prescribe under a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. Arkansas also created a process for experienced NPs to apply for a full independent practice credential.

Practice laws change often. Confirm current rules with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing and AANP’s State Practice Environment map.

How Precept Now works for Arkansas students

Subscribe monthly or yearly on the student subscription page.
Search licensed preceptors by specialty and location in Arkansas or anywhere in the U.S.
Connect with preceptors who accept your request, then arrange the agreement and paperwork your school and the clinical site require.

Precept Now is a meeting place: agreements, schedules and any fees for fee-for-service precepting are arranged directly between students and preceptors. See our FAQ for details.

Become a preceptor in Arkansas

Licensed NPs, PAs, MDs and DOs in Arkansas can join Precept Now for free and choose to precept free of charge or fee-for-service. Your license is verified before your membership is activated. Join as a preceptor.

Preceptors by specialty

Nearby states

Many students also look for rotations in Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. Precept Now covers all 50 states and Washington, D.C.; see all states and specialties.