A family friend has this problem:
The daughter, a nurse (heretofore referred to as NP2B) in her late 20's living and working in the Middle Atlantic and taking an online NP course via the State U in the Midwest where we live, would like to come back to the Midwest and complete a 6 week internship in outpatient pediatrics that is required by her program. NP2B's mother (our friend) is not a physician but lives in a neighborhood with lots of physicians (we live in same neighborhood) and is friends with lots of physicians, including a few of pediatricians. She has asked (by her report) 20 docs if they could take NP2B on as her preceptor or if they knew anyone who could and after a month or so of searching, they have come up with nothing. When the mother texted me earlier this week, she had already asked the first three names that I could think of and was denied by all three.
So I ask, why is this happening? Why can't this well-connected young woman get into a pediatrician's office for a six week preceptorship? (I have a handful of potential theories and explanations, but I will respond later.)
We had a chance meeting at a farmer's market this morning, and I asked how it was going on this issue. (Bad idea.) She was clearly exasperated and the friend that she was with, a retired nurse married to a successful academic physician, thought is was shameful that pediatricians would not welcome NP2B with open arms. I suggested that she/they offer to pay for the experience, and I threw out $2500 (WAG) for six weeks. She said that she would gladly pay to have NP2B progress forward and would try this approach.
Any other suggestions?
The daughter, a nurse (heretofore referred to as NP2B) in her late 20's living and working in the Middle Atlantic and taking an online NP course via the State U in the Midwest where we live, would like to come back to the Midwest and complete a 6 week internship in outpatient pediatrics that is required by her program. NP2B's mother (our friend) is not a physician but lives in a neighborhood with lots of physicians (we live in same neighborhood) and is friends with lots of physicians, including a few of pediatricians. She has asked (by her report) 20 docs if they could take NP2B on as her preceptor or if they knew anyone who could and after a month or so of searching, they have come up with nothing. When the mother texted me earlier this week, she had already asked the first three names that I could think of and was denied by all three.
So I ask, why is this happening? Why can't this well-connected young woman get into a pediatrician's office for a six week preceptorship? (I have a handful of potential theories and explanations, but I will respond later.)
We had a chance meeting at a farmer's market this morning, and I asked how it was going on this issue. (Bad idea.) She was clearly exasperated and the friend that she was with, a retired nurse married to a successful academic physician, thought is was shameful that pediatricians would not welcome NP2B with open arms. I suggested that she/they offer to pay for the experience, and I threw out $2500 (WAG) for six weeks. She said that she would gladly pay to have NP2B progress forward and would try this approach.
Any other suggestions?
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