PHN Residency Program 
Get Started as a Resident, Supervisor, or Preceptor

If you're interested in the program as a resident, supervisor, or preceptor, read on!

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If you are a nurse new to public health practice:

1. Discuss your interest in the PHN residency program with your supervisor.
2. Work with your supervisor to identify a nurse preceptor within your agency.
   1. An ideal preceptor provides guidance and supervision to promote clinical competence and skill development in the novice public health nurse. Learn more: Preceptor position description.

If you are a public health supervisor:

1. Identify a nurse new to public health practice who might benefit from the PHN residency.
2. Identify a nurse preceptor within your agency.
   1. An ideal preceptor provides guidance and supervision to promote clinical competence and skill development in the novice public health nurse. Learn more: Preceptor position description.
3. Connect the nurse new to public health practice with the nurse preceptor and the PHN residency program: PHN Residency Program - MN Dept. of Health (state.mn.us).

1. If you are an experienced public health nurse, review the preceptor position description and consider becoming a preceptor in your organization.
2. Talk with a public health supervisor or public health director if you are interested in becoming a preceptor.

Questions about the process?

Please contact us.