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At Carlow University, the next generation of ethical leaders is already in the making.
Here, our students gain more than just a degree – they build connections, find purpose, and thrive – working in ways big and small to reshape the future. With your support, we can continue to invest in these future leaders and expand their ability to transform our world.
How You Can Support
At Carlow University, the next generation of ethical leaders is already in the making.
Here, our students gain more than just a degree – they build connections, find purpose, and thrive – working in ways big and small to reshape the future. With your support, we can continue to invest in these future leaders and expand their ability to transform our world.
How You Can SupportImpact Grant: Transforming Healthcare Through Mentorship
Impact Grant: Transforming Healthcare Through Mentorship
Devoted to Healing. Driven by Service.
At Carlow University, we believe healthcare is more than a profession—it’s a calling to serve, heal, and create lasting change. Through a $2.6 million HRSA-funded initiative, we are training Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) to provide compassionate, high-quality care in medically underserved communities. Rooted in Carlow’s longstanding values of Mercy Service, this program strengthens the local healthcare workforce while advancing equity in care access.
Hear More About Our Impact Grant:
Mentor the Next Generation
Carlow’s preceptor program offers experienced healthcare professionals a unique opportunity to guide and inspire future nurse practitioners. Preceptors play a vital role in preparing students to lead with empathy, navigate healthcare challenges, and address social determinants of health. With hands-on training in primary care, substance use disorders, women’s health, and telehealth, students graduate ready to make an immediate impact.
This is more than mentorship—it’s a partnership in building a stronger, more compassionate healthcare system. Join us in shaping the future of nursing and improving the well-being of our communities.
With the funding received, Carlow has supported:
32
clinical partner sites in medically underserved areas
19
Federally Qualified Health Center Partners (FQHC)
4
Graduates hired by FQHCs in Pittsburgh
For Students
Why Apply?
- Increase the number of nurse practitioners (NPs), trained to serve urban underserved populations.
- Increase the diversity of the nursing workforce to better address the needs of the populations they serve by recruiting and supporting students and faculty, including those from diverse populations.
- Build & expand academic-clinical partnerships to create experiential learning opportunities.
Requirements
- Demonstrate a commitment to providing care to medically underserved populations and interest in working with a diverse population of patients.
- Commit to one year of working and learning in a FQHC or an assignment designated by the Clinical Coordinator.
- Fulfill academic and professional standards of the FNP role during the training in return for tuition assistance.
To apply, contact
- Shannon Robertson, MSN, MBA, CRNP, FNP, CMC
srobertson@carlow.edu | 724.513.6292
For Preceptors
Why Participate?
- Help to educate a new generation of nurse practitioners (NPs) trained to provide care to underserved urban and rural populations.
- Lead on-site instruction in the field, helping students better understand how social determinants of health affect healthcare needs.
- HRSA funded stipend awarded to preceptors per your organization protocol, up to $500/student per semester.
Requirements
- Board certified NP, MD, or DO.
- Experience or interest in providing primary care to medically underserved areas.
- A passion for preparing students to excel in communication, social justice, and ethics in their practice.
- Dedication to providing respectful and empathetic care, in the Carlow tradition.
To apply, contact
- Shannon Robertson, MSN, MBA, CRNP, FNP, CMC
srobertson@carlow.edu | 724.513.6292
White Coats & Windshields: The NP Preceptor Edition.
White Coats & Windshields is a speaker series designed specially for Nurse Practitioners who want to earn continuing education credits while on the go. Each 1-hour episode has CEU-approval and delivers practical clinical pearls, leadership strategies, precepting tips, and wellness insights – whether you’re driving home, charting late, or sipping coffee before clinic. This series meets Nurse Practitioners where they are: in motion, overextended, and always committed to becoming the kind of healer the world needs.
Precepting by Personality:
MBTI as a Guide to Mentorship Mastery
Dee Flaherty, PhD
Adjunct, Carlow University
“This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 25097501. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.”
From Chaos to Clarity:
Precepting Strategies that Keep You Centered
Melanie Huntley, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
“This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 25097499. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.”
Mentor Mode:
Tools, Tips &
Pearls of Practice
Robert Grieco, MD
“This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 25097503. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.”
Preceptor Playbook:
Tools, Tips &
Timeless Wisdom
Lorraine Bock
DNP, ENP-C, FNP-C, CEN, FAANP
This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 25097514. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.
Precepting 101:
Laying the Foundation
for Clinical Mentorship
Vivian Boyer, DNP, CNM
Assistant Professor, Carlow University
This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 25097508. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,599,972 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
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