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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As of August 14, 2026
Abilene Christian University School of 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)
Case Western Reserve University (Nursing and Physician Assistant)
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)
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania (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)
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) @HIDDEN
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
Kentucky Community and Technical College Systems (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 (Physician Assistant Program)
Medical University of South Carolina (Nursing)
Meharry Medical College Physician Assistant Program
Mercer University College of Health Professions (Physician Assistant Program)
Mercyhurst University (Physician Assistant)
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 University for Women
Motlow State Community College (Nursing)
Murray State University (Nursing)
Nashville State Community College (Surgical Tech)
National Institute of First Assisting
North Carolina A&T State University (Physician Assistant Program)
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)
Rivier University
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)
Taylor University (Physician Assistant Program)
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 Maine Fort Kent (Nursing)
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 Mississippi Medical Center (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 Saint Francis Fort Wayne (Physician Assistant Program)
University of South Alabama College of Nursing
University of South Carolina 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)
