05-06 Graduate Student Handbook.pdf - University of Kentucky

Faculty Advisors and Clinical Mentors - University of Kentucky College of Nursing
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Faculty Advisors and Clinical Mentors
Each student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program will work with both a faculty advisor
and a clinical mentor. Clinical mentors will be chosen from people with top level clinical or
executive roles who are working in areas consistent with the interests of a potential student
protégé. Mentors will be selected from among a variety of disciplines, thereby building the
student's interdisciplinary experience.
Clinical mentors guide the work of the student in the clinical experiences in an ongoing
relationship with students throughout the program, contributing especially to the student's
development as a leader. Students may have clinical experiences working with patients in a
single setting, or their clinical experiences may be as executive practica, focusing on policy or
strategic, system-wide or network issues related to multiple patient populations.
The faculty advisor, student, and clinical mentor will work together closely throughout the
student's program. This will facilitate development of more meaningful growth in the student,
and add the richness of the mentor's experience. In sum, clinical mentors will be asked to
provide input and consultation on admission decisions, advisement of the student for whom
they serve as mentor, and clinical coaching in collaboration with the faculty advisor.
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