Looking for a clinical preceptor in California? 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 California clinicians who want to precept find students who are a good fit.

Find a preceptor as a student or join free as a preceptor.

Clinical rotations in California

Students and preceptors on Precept Now come from across California, including Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Sacramento and Fresno. 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 California

Los Angeles and Southern California: Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire, the largest health care market in the country.
San Francisco Bay Area: San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, with several academic medical centers.
San Diego: academic, community and military medicine.
Sacramento and Northern California: the capital region plus rural northern counties.
Central Valley: Fresno, Bakersfield, Modesto and Stockton, with major primary care shortages.

Because California NPs often practice under standardized procedures with physicians, many clinics already have a team model that works well for precepting students.

California NP practice environment

California is classified as a restricted practice state by AANP. Under Assembly Bill 890, California created a pathway to more independent NP practice through new “103” and “104” NP categories, which require several years of supervised transition-to-practice hours before an NP can practice on their own.

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

How Precept Now works for California students

Subscribe monthly or yearly on the student subscription page.
Search licensed preceptors by specialty and location in California 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 California

Licensed NPs, PAs, MDs and DOs in California 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 Oregon, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. Precept Now covers all 50 states and Washington, D.C.; see all states and specialties.