Graduate Student Placement and Creating a Sustainable Succession Plan

<h2>Abstract</h2><h3>Background</h3> Anecdotal data show that the number of advanced practice providers (APP) preceptors has decreased. In conjunction with this, the number of APP graduate students have declined. <h3>Objective</h3> We sought to understand an organization's ability to precept. Additionally, we wanted to understand specialty clinical placements and how they relate to specific program requirements. <h3>Results</h3> Seventy-nine percent of APPs had precepted before, 60% found workload responsibilities the biggest barrier to precepting with provider fatigue being the next largest barrier at 41% (n = 34). <h3>Conclusions</h3> Training APP students is essential to address healthcare shortages. APP preceptors are crucial for filling care gaps, with significant projected growth rates and top job rankings