Preceptorship
Program

SIMPLY the BEST because it is our GOD giving purpose

to Care for the sick while creating Future Resources

to preserve the beautiful mind of our communities & ourselves.

About BMPMHS Preceptorship Program

BMPMHS follows The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), as the principal authority for psychiatric diagnoses.  During the clinical rotation, students will be supervised by an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Board Certified PMHNP on a 2:1 ratio.  Students will perform both in-patient and telehealth encounters to build practical experience as they perform psychiatric mental health examinations, develop a differential diagnosis based on the patient’s chief complaint, write complete psychiatric interviews and progress notes, develop psychiatric mental health care plans, recommend pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic interventions, and build a trusting and meaningful therapeutic relationships. 

BMPMHS places significant emphasis on expanding a patient’s knowledge of their diagnosis and the intended effects and possible or expected side effects of treatment.  Students will discuss appropriate academic and practical findings with the patient, the different types of treatments, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological, develop the best care plan with the patient, and what they can expect to experience while following the care plan.  Historically, nurses have performed a critical and important role in patient education.  At BMPMHS, students will find better educated patients are more acceptable to treatment and experience a higher degree of improvement.

Per semester/quarter, BMPMHS requires a $1000 honorarium from students requesting 120hrs or less and a $1500 honorarium from students requesting more than 120 hours and no greater than 180. Maximum hours on a case by case basis is 200 per semester for a flat fee of $2000. Payment is due on the first day of clinicals and is non-refundable.  If your university/college offers an honorarium or other incentives that is equal to or greater to the fee, this fee is not required. 

Each student will be individually reviewed.