New England Nursing Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy


New England Nursing Academy (1)The New England Nursing Academy is administered by the UMass Chan Medical School/Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing (GSN) in Worcester, MA in collaboration with Area Health Education Center (AHEC) partners from across the region including the University of Vermont (UVM) AHEC Program with the UVM College of Nursing and Health Sciences. It is funded by the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies program grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Mary Val Palumbo, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC is the project lead for UVM. She may be reached at Mary.Palumbo@med.uvm.edu.


To access the nursing preceptor portal and its resources, visit:
https://www.umassmed.edu/gsn/preceptor-portal-two/welcome/

Preceptor Skills Webinars and Resources

Nurses and nurse practitioners may attend live and recorded Preceptor Skills Webinars and/or use materials in the Preceptor toolkit to enhance their knowledge and skills. The webinars provide contact hours and are focused on supporting nurse learners and new hires, as well as wellness tips for preceptors

Who Should Participate

Nurses who want to serve as clinical nursing faculty and/or current and prospective preceptors to newly hired nurses.

Summer 2025 Incentive Program

Participating nurses self-enroll in the New England Nursing Preceptor Academy and complete the webinars of their choice by august 15, 2025.

  • The first 125 nurses who complete webinars and receive a contact hour certificate of completion at the end of the webinar will receive one incentive gift.
  • In September 2025, incentives will be provided based on the number of webinars completed:
    • Completion of 1 webinar will earn a gift valued at $25
    • Completion of 2 webinars will earn a gift valued at $50
    • Completion of 3 webinars will earn a gift valued at $75

For questions or more information, contact the University of Vermont Department of Nursing at:

Sarah Narkewicz, RN, MS Sarah.Narkewicz@med.uvm.edu
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Site Coordinator

Bonnie Parenteau BSRN, Bonnie.Parenteau@med.uvm.edu 
Clinical Liason Nurse

Teaching Toolkit

Contained within this toolkit are precepting 101 best practices, preparing for your preceptee, templates, helpful tips, and evidence-based approaches for clinical teaching.

Newsletter

Visit the nursing preceptor portal to sign up to receive free newsletters and a schedule of webinars.