Looking for a clinical preceptor in Massachusetts? 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

Students and preceptors on Precept Now come from across Massachusetts, including Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, Cambridge and New Bedford. 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 Massachusetts

Greater Boston: world-renowned academic medical centers and teaching hospitals.
Worcester and Central Massachusetts: an academic medical center and community practices.
Springfield and Western Massachusetts: Pioneer Valley hospitals plus the rural Berkshires.
Merrimack Valley and North Shore: Lowell, Lawrence, Lynn and Salem.
South Coast and Cape Cod: New Bedford, Fall River and the Cape and Islands.

Boston’s many nursing, PA and medical schools compete hard for placements, so students often have better luck in Central and Western Massachusetts or on the South Coast.

Massachusetts NP practice environment

Massachusetts is classified as a full practice state by AANP. Nurse practitioners licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing can evaluate patients, diagnose, order and interpret tests, and prescribe without a required physician collaboration or supervision agreement. Massachusetts NPs complete two years of supervised prescribing practice before they can prescribe independently.

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

How Precept Now works for Massachusetts students

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

Licensed NPs, PAs, MDs and DOs in Massachusetts 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.