VUMC has established affiliate relationships (see below) with accredited programs to provide clinical rotation opportunities for the following students:
- Undergraduate Nursing
- Physician Assistant
- Sterile Processing
- Surgical Technologist
- Paramedic
- Registered Nurse First Assistant
- Masters of Nursing
- Doctorate of Nursing
- Nurse Practitioner
- Midwifery
- Anesthesia Tech
Affiliate relationships between VUMC and participating schools* are necessary to verify:
- The student's role and responsibilities during clinical rotations while at VUMC and the role of their assigned preceptor(s)
- Appropriate criteria and objectives are able to be met by the student’s participation in clinical rotations
*Steps to establish an affiliation with VUMC if your school is not an approved community-affiliated school
- Contact your school’s administrator in charge of managing student placement affiliation agreements with healthcare facilities (i.e. Clinical Coordinator).
- Have them contact student.placement@vumc.org to start the process of creating an affiliation agreement.
- VUMC Student Placement Guidelines 2025-2026AY
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• Abilene Christian University School of Nursing
• American National University (Nursing)
• American Public University (Nursing)
• American Sentinel University (Nursing)
• Anderson School of Nursing
• Arkansas State University (Nursing)
• Aspen University (Nursing)
• Auburn University, School of Nursing
• Austin Peay State University
• Augusta University (Nursing)
• Baylor University (Nursing)
• Bedford County Emergency Medical Services - Intravenous Catheter Training
• Belmont University
• Bellarmine University (Nursing)
• Benedictine University (Nursing)
• Bethel University (Physician Assistant and Nursing Programs)
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• Butler University Physician Assistant Program
• Carlow University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Carson Newman University (Nursing)
• Casa Loma College (Nursing)
• Capella University (Nursing)
• Chamberlain University College of Nursing
• Charleston Southern University, Physician Assistant Program
• Chatham University (Nursing)
• Christian Brothers University, Physicians Assistant Program
• Columbia State Community College (Anesthesia Tech, EMT/Paramedic, Nursing)
• Creighton University-EMS
• Cumberland University (Nursing)
• Daymar Institute Medical Assistant Program (Murfreesboro, Nashville and Clarksville Campus)
• Drexel University
• Duke University School of Nursing
• East Carolina University (Nursing)
• East Tennessee State University (Nursing)
• Eastern Virginia Medical School (Physicians Assistant Program)
• EDU Med Partners (Medical Assistant Program)
• Emory University, School of Nursing
• Emory University (WOCN)
• Faulkner University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Florida State University (Nursing)
• Fortis Institute (Nursing)
• Fortis Institute Cookeville (Nursing, Surgical Tech, Medical Assistant)
• Fortis Institute Nashville (Nursing, Surgical Tech, Cardiovascular Tech Medical Assistant)
• Franklin College (Physician Assistant Program)
• Franklin University (Nursing)
• Franklin Pierce University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Frontier Nursing University
• Galen College of Nursing
• Gardner-Webb University, School of Nursing
• George Washington University (Nursing and Physician Assistant Programs)
• Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies
• Grand Canyon University (Nursing)
• Herzing University (Nursing Program)
• Indiana State University (Applied Medicine and Rehabilitation Program)
• Indiana Wesleyan University (Nursing Program)
• Idaho State University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Jacksonville University, School of Nursing
• Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
• Kansas State University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Kettering College (PA)
• King University School of Nursing
• Liberty University (Nursing)
• Lincoln Memorial University (Physician Assistant and Nursing Programs)
• Lipscomb University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Lipscomb University School of Nursing
• Lipscomb University, Studies in Applied Behavior Analysis
• Loyola University New Orleans, School of Nursing
• Madisonville Community College (Surgical First Assistant Program)
• Marian University (Nursing)
• Maryville University, School of Nursing
• Marquette University (Nursing)
• MCPHS Mercer University College of Health Professions (Physician Assistant Program)
• Medical Center and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Physician Assistant Program)
• Medical Center and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Nursing Program)
• Medical University of South Carolina (Nursing)
• Medical University of South Carolina (Physician Assistant Program)
• Meharry Medical College Physician Assistant Program
• Mercer University College of Health Professions (Physician Assistant Program)
• Mercyhurst University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
• Middle Tennessee Cardiovascular Institute (Echocardiography Program)
• Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)
• Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU Physician Assistant Program)
• Miller-Motte Technical College of Chattanooga, Surgical Technologist
• Milligan University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Mississippi College (Nursing Program)
• Mississippi University for Women
• Motlow State Community College (Nursing)
• Murray State University (Nursing)
• Nashville State Community College (Surgical Tech)
• National Institute of First Assisting
• Northeastern State University (Nursing)
• Northern Kentucky University (Nursing)
• Oakland University (Nursing)
• Old Dominion University School of Nursing
• VBCH: Pacific University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Penn State University (Nurse Training and Physician Assistant Training)
• Point Loma Nazarene University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Regis University (Nursing)
• Remington College (Nursing Education)
• Rush University Medical Center (Nursing)
• Sacred Heart University (MSN Program)
• Saint Xavier University School of Nursing
• Saint Louis University (Nursing Program)
• Samford University, School of Nursing
• Seton Hill University (Physician Assistant Program)
• South College School of Nursing (Nashville Campus)
• South College School of Nursing (Knoxville Campus)
• South College School of Physician Assistant Studies (Atlanta Campus)
• South College School of Physician Assistant Studies (Nashville Campus)
• South College School of Physician Assistant Studies (Knoxville Campus)
• South College Nashville (Surgical Tech Program)
• South Dakota State University (RN Refresher Course)
• Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, TN) Nursing Program
• Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (Physician Assistant Program)
• Southern New Hampshire University (Nursing)
• Spring Arbor University School of Nursing
• State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (Nursing)
• Tennessee State University (Nursing)
• Tennessee Technological University (Nursing)
• Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville (Nursing)
• Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson- Franklin Campus (Nursing)
• Tennessee College of Applied Technology Murfreesboro (Surgical Tech Program)
• Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Hohenwald Surgical Technology Program
• Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) -Shelbyville, Franklin County and McMinnville-Tennessee Valley Regional Practical Nursing Program (Consortium)-(Nursing)
• Texas Christian University Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing
• The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System (Physician Assistant Program)
• The University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing
• The Ohio State University (Nursing)
• Thomas Jefferson University (Nursing)
• Touro University California (Physician Assistant Program)
• Trevecca Nazarene University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Union College (Physician Assistant Program)
• Union University School of Nursing (Nursing)
• University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
• University of Alabama Huntsville, School of Nursing
• University of Arkansas-Fayetteville (Nursing)
• University of Central Florida (Nursing)
• University of Central Arkansas (Nursing)
• University of Cincinnati (MSN in Nursing)
• University of Connecticut (Nursing)
• University of the Cumberlands Northern Kentucky Campus (Physician Assistant Program)
• University of Evansville (Physician Assistant Program)
• University of Kansas School of Nursing at the University of Kansas Medical Center
• University of Kentucky (Nursing and Physician Assistant Program)
• University of Maryland School of Nursing
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (Nursing)
• University of Massachusetts Boston College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• University of Memphis (Nursing)
• University of Memphis Loewenberg College of Nursing
• University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing
• University of North Alabama (UNA) (Nursing)
• University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (Nursing)
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Nursing)
• University of North Dakota (Physician Assistant Program)
• University of Nevada (Nursing)
• University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System Higher Education (Physician Assistant Program)
• University of South Alabama College of Nursing
• University of South Caroline Upstate (Nursing)
• University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professionals
• University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Graduate Nursing Program
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Nursing and Physician Assistant Program)
• University of Tennessee- Martin, School of Nursing
• University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, School of Nursing
• University of Tennessee- Knoxville (Nursing)
• UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing
• Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing
• Volunteer State Community College (Nursing)
• Walden University (Nursing)
• Western Governors University Tennessee College of Health Professions
• Western Kentucky University (Nursing)
• Western Michigan University (Physician Assistant Program)
• West Virginia University (Nursing)
• Wilkes University (Nursing)
• Wingate University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Yale University (Physician Assistant Program)
• Youngstown State University (Nursing Program)
