Advanced Practice Educational eXperience (APEX)  

This innovative, longitudinal training model ensures students train at dedicated training centers where preceptors have the passion, skills, and time to train among inter-professional teams enacting best practices with the goal of a sustainable model for the future.  

Why we’re doing this  

Historically, training has been accommodated based on past patterns. The increasing demand for clinical experiences has resulted in an unsustainable mismatch for clinical rotation requests and HealthPartners’ capacity.  We believe that with collaborative school partners we can leverage the strength of our clinical teams to design a more streamlined, coordinated, quality clinical experience for students. 

Benefits 

• Variety of clinical settings for students to gain experience.   
• High quality tailored orientation and ongoing support will prepare students. 
• Continuity will allow students to have an optimal learning experience where they add increasing value to their host site over time.   
• System-wide support and increased efficiencies to reduce administrative burden.

Current APEX flows

Meet our champions and students

Champions 

The Advanced Practice Educational eXperience (APEX) Champion is the key liaison among the specialty preceptors, student, and clinical host site. Champions assist with the formulation of the longitudinal experience based on school requirements and site offerings while considering additional learning opportunities that will enhance the student experience. The Champions facilitate a tailored experience for students that supports career exploration and readiness in an environment that fosters collaborative learning. Meet the current Champions here.

Students 

HealthPartners is committed to establishing a best-in-class clinical education environment for physician assistant and nurse practitioner students. Meet the current cohort students here.

HealthPartners Institute is licensed as a private career school with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 136A.821 to 136A.832. Licensure is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions. Minnesota Office of Higher Education address: 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350, St. Paul, MN 55108-5227