Student preparation

1. Allina Health only accepts students from schools that have an active Clinical Experience Agreement between the Academic Affiliation and Allina Health.
   • Allina Health Academic Affiliations
   • Individual Clinical Experience Agreement Process
     •  Individual agreements are only for Allina Health employees as students and are not guaranteed
2. Background study: Allina Health requires the Minnesota or Wisconsin DHS (based on clinical location(s)) for all clinical students.
   • The school must open an account with the MN DHS in order to request background studies for clinical students
   • Background study
3. Immunizations: All students and onsite faculty, including Allina Health employees, must meet the Allina Health student requirements for immunizations:
   • Immunizations Requirements Policy Appendix A
     • Immunizations for Allina Health Employee Students
4. Must adhere to processes outlined in Academic Program Resources and Clinical Student and Onsite Faculty Resources
   • Including:
     • Completion of all onboarding requirements
     • Review and completion of required steps in Allina Pandemic- COVID-19-Precaution Requirements
5. Nursing Faculty Licensure Requirements (Onsite and Remote/Out of State):
   • The faculty of record for students in nursing degree programs (RN, MSN, DNP, CNS, etc.) must be licensed as RN and APRN to match the student degree in the state/s where the experience is occurring (see Board of Nursing: 6301.2340 - MN Rules Part and Wisconsin Board of Nursing - N.108 (3)). This applies whether faculty is on-site or out-of-state.
     • Academic experiences in Minnesota require an unencumbered Minnesota Nursing license/s with current registration and Minnesota DHS Background Study.
     • Academic experiences in Wisconsin require an unencumbered Wisconsin Nursing license/s with current registration and Wisconsin DHS Background Study.

Additional Resources:

• Allina Health Employees - It is required that the experience/preceptor is outside of the Allina employed unit/team.
• Observation, Shadow or Tour - At this time, Allina Health does not provide career exploration observation or shadowing experiences for students.
  • A temporary, unpaid exposure to the workplace in an occupational area of interest.
  • This may include students enrolled in medical school who are not engaged in a clinical training program.
  • Elementary/Middle/High School students are not permitted to observe the provider-patient interaction or to enter certain areas of the facility when patients are present.

1. Allina Health only accepts students from schools that have an active Clinical Experience Agreement between the Academic Affiliation and Allina Health.
   • Allina Health Academic Affiliations
2. Must comply with Allina Health's Clinical Request & Approval Processes:
   • Allied Student Placement Request Tip Sheet
   • Nursing Student Placement Request Tip Sheet
   • APRN/PA Student Placement Request Tip Sheet
   • Request for Placement with CNS – Clinical Form
   • Pre-licensure and RN to BSN Nursing Leadership or Project Experiences
   • Differentiating Academic Clinical – Leadership – Project Experiences
   • Project Students:
     • All student experiences that include Leadership or Projects must be approved separately and on-boarded separately.
     • All APRN / PA projects must be pre-approved by the Nursing Clinical Inquiry Research (NCIR) Council. The project request form must be submitted and formally approved before inquiry / planning or onboarding starts
       • NCIR Project Application Form
   • Medical Student

Once a clinical experience has been approved the school, student and onsite faculty must read and complete all steps in the appropriate onboarding link below. To initiate onboarding the school/academic coordinator must submit a preliminary roster to the site coordinator.

1. Clinical Students and Onsite Faculty Onboarding Requirements
2. Academic Program Onboarding Requirements

For any questions regarding onboarding status please contact StudentOnboarding@allina.com

• Academic Affiliation Student Preparation and Onboarding Training
• Allina Health Service Desk at 612-262-1900612-262-1900
• Allina Health Clinical Site Links
  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital
  • Allina Health Clinics
  • Buffalo Hospital
  • Cambridge Medical Center
  • Faribault Medical Center
  • Mercy Hospital
  • New Ulm Medical Center
  • Owatonna Hospital
  • Phillips Eye Institute
  • Hastings Regina Campus - United Hospital
  • River Falls Area Hospital
  • St. Francis Medical Center
  • United Hospital
  • Unity Campus-Mercy Hospital