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About the academy

The Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy (CFPA) includes an online program designed to prepare practicing nurses for the role of a preceptor or clinical faculty instructor for undergraduate nursing students. Through completion of the initial CFPA learning program, learners will gain a wealth of knowledge related to best practices in clinical preparation and education. Learning opportunities will be added to the academy over the next several years and will be available for alumni to enhance their clinical teaching expertise.

In partnership with PA Action Nursing Workforce Coalition (PA-NWC), Geisinger is enhancing nursing education to address nursing faculty and instructor shortages with the development of the CFPA. 

This collaboration allows for academy development with funds awarded by the U.S Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), CDFA#93.359. The CFPA will help us recruit and retain experienced nurses to train the nurses of tomorrow.

Addressing the nursing faculty gap

The CFPA is taking steps to fill the faculty gap in schools of nursing and increase nursing workforce retention by leveraging staff nurses to participate as skilled preceptors and clinical instructors.

Nurses do not often get proper education or training on how to teach undergraduate nursing students. Feeling unprepared or unqualified to educate nursing students can lead to burnout, resulting in valuable experienced nurses leaving the academic arena.

The CFPA will help fill the nursing education gap by creating a comprehensive, self-guided program that trains staff nurses to be skilled preceptors and clinical faculty.

This program will:

  • Enhance nursing education
  • Encourage frontline staff to assume clinical teaching roles
  • Grow the nursing workforce by increasing students’ access to clinical rotations
  • Enhance inpatient nurse retention with professional development opportunities

 

Contact us

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Mindy Honey MSN, RN
Program Manager
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