Training the nursing clinical educators of tomorrow
The Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy provides staff nurses with a foundation for teaching in the clinical environment.
Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy
Who is this program for?
Healthcare organizations
The CFPA 101 builds a foundation for staff nurses to become clinical educators. Besides being a great experience for undergraduate nursing students, it boosts staff engagement and job satisfaction.
Academic institutions
Nurses often aren’t properly trained to teach undergraduate nursing students. The CFPA 101 provides foundational knowledge that enhances clinical faculty orientation for novice instructors and adds to experienced instructors’ knowledge base.
You
Feeling unprepared or unqualified to educate nursing students? The CFPA 101 can ease feelings of frustration, burnout or worry about taking on an educational role. Professional development and tools will enhance your clinical education skills.
Introduction to the CFPA
Welcome to the Nursing Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy (CFPA).
You’ll find the CFPA boosts your confidence and gives what you need to become the best clinical faculty or preceptor you can be. Thanks for taking the next step in enriching your career and so many students’ futures — and for choosing us to be part of your journey.
Watch this video to learn more.
Rebecca Stoudt, DNP, PhD, CRNA
Associate Dean of Nursing Student Education
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
Rebecca Stoudt, DNP, PhD, CRNA
Associate Dean of Nursing Student Education
Geisinger College of Health Sciences
CFPA 101: Course
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA is the primary federal agency for improving access to healthcare services. Its grants provide financial support to healthcare providers and facilities. The administration’s mission is to improve health outcomes and to achieve health equity through access to quality services, a skilled workforce and innovative high-value programs.
HRSA recognized the need for education and development of nurses to become clinical faculty and preceptors to assist in the progressive nursing shortage that continues to worsen. Ten grants of up to $4 million, over four years, were awarded for the development of a Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy.
Funding for this program:
Geisinger was one of 10 grant recipients across all 10 HRSA regions within the United States. As part of the grant, Geisinger received funding to pilot a financial motivational component to determine if it would produce an increase in the number of clinical faculty and/or preceptors. The HRSA grant period runs from Sept. 30, 2022, through Sept. 29, 2026.
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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4 million with no percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.