Clinical Rotations
Availability for rotations will vary per semester. All students will need to complete the initital compliance checklist items which include having an active RN license in the location (Washington, D.C., Maryland, and/or Virginia) where they will be completing their clinical rotation. Please note that Washington, D.C., is not a compact state.
All clinical rotation requests must be submitted through myClinicalExchange. Please make a separate mCE request for each specialty rotation with the total hours needed for the semester. Rank your top five rotations in order of preference in the comments section of the application. These preferences are not guaranteed but are taken into consideration.
Clinical placement is competitive and not guaranteed with submission of an application. Many rotation sites will have multiple applicants and can only accommodate one student. All student requests are reviewed and candidates are selected by the specialty division.
Allergy
Rotation Overview:
- Outpatient rotation
- Primary care
Pre-requisite:
- Early in-clinical rotation acceptable
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Washington, D.C./Maryland)
Completed at least one primary care rotation
Location(s):
- Washington, D.C.
- Maryland
Days/Hours:
- Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT)
Rotation Overview:
- Inpatient/Outpatient
- Acute patients
- Chronic patients
Pre-requisites:
- Acute and/or Primary care students
- Completed at least one primary care rotation
- Previous nursing experience in Hematology/Oncology /BMT or other acute care setting
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- Inpatient:
Monday - Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Outpatient: Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cardiac Intensive Care (CICU)
Rotation overview:
- Inpatient
Pre-requisite:
- 3-5 years of PICU/CICU experience in the past two years
- Interested in pursuing a role in the PICU/CIC when they graduate
- Only able to take one student per semester
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- Student’s schedule depends on preceptor’s schedule which generally varies from week to week
Children’s National Summer Camps/Camp Accomplish
Rotation Overview:
Melwood and Children’s National Hospital have created an unforgettable camp experience by uniting the deep-rooted dedication of the Melwood team with the unmatched medical expertise and care of the Children’s National team. Camp Accomplish offers an extraordinary, unique and inclusive summer camp for kids and teens with disabilities and chronic health conditions. Visit the official Camp Accomplish website for more details.
Pre-requisites:
- Summer rotation only
- DNP, PNP-PC, PNP-AC/PC & FNP students
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Maryland)
Locations:
- Maryland
- Melwood Recreation Center (9035 Ironsides Rd., Nanjemoy, MD, 20662)
Days/Hours
- Varies by camp site
Child and Adolescent Protection Center
Rotation Overview:
Students will be exposed to an interdisciplinary team approach to the evaluation and care of maltreated children in ambulatory and inpatient settings. Students will also participate in case-based meetings with non-medical stakeholders, from the child welfare and criminal-legal systems, that respond to maltreated children and youth.
Location
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours
- Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Colorectal Surgery
Rotation Overview
- Students will have the opportunity to shadow ambulatory and inpatient APPs caring for patients with colorectal disorders including hirschsprung disease, anorectal malformations, spinal anomalies and functional constipation. This is a surgical division, but a patient population that follows a chronic care model. Our APPs care for patients before, during and post-operatively. Following reconstructive surgery, most patients are then managed independently by APPs to support urinary and bowel continence.
Pre-Requisites:
- Completion of a General Pediatric Course
- Spring and/or Fall rotation only
Days/Hours:
- 10-hour shifts
Complex Care
Rotation Overview:
- The Complex Care Program at Children’s National Hospital provides a primary care medical home for children with complex medical conditions. Children are technology dependent and followed by multiple specialists. Our team strives to optimize quality of life and the patient experience by providing continuity, coordination, and consistency of care for patients and families.
Pre-requisite:
- Must have interest and/or experience with children with medical complexity
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- Monday: 1-5 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Dialysis
Rotation Overview:
- Dialysis Unit
- Outpatient setting
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours
- Monday and Friday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Emergency Department
Pre-requisites:
- Pediatric acute care students preferred.
- Willing to consider FNP or primary PNP students with solid pediatric and acute care, ED, or ICU background.
- This rotation is available only for a student’s penultimate or final clinical rotation.
Location:
- Washington, D.C.: Main Hospital
Days/Hours:
- Student’s schedule depends on preceptor’s schedule which generally varies from days, evenings, overnights, and weekends.
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Rotation overview:
- Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes outpatient
- Endocrine and Diabetes inpatient
Pre-requisites:
- Must have completed general pediatrics rotation or have experience in pediatric clinical work.
- Interest in diabetes
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Washington, DC/Maryland)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C. - Main Campus
- Maryland
- Annapolis
- Lanham
- Rockville
Days/Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Gastroenterology (GI)
Rotation overview:
Outpatient clinic but we have our students spend a few days with the GI consult & inpatient teams for a well-rounded experience.
Pre-requisites:
- Acute care or combined AC/PC students strongly preferred for inpatient.
- Primary care students for outpatient rotations.
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Washington, DC/Maryland)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C.: Main Campus, Friendship Heights
- Maryland: Annapolis, PG
Days/Hours
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
General Pediatrics, Primary and Adolescent Care, & Ideal Clinic
Adolescent Medicine
- Rotation overview:
- Primary and some specialty adolescent care (ages 12 and up)
- Limited number of rotations available
- Locations:
- DC Goldberg Centers
- Shaw Metro
- Shepard Park
- Columbia Heights
- DC Goldberg Centers
- Days/Hours
- Monday - Friday
- One - two days per week (dependent on preceptor schedule)
General Pediatrics
- Rotation overview:
- Primary care (all ages)
- Limited number of rotations available
- Locations:
- DC Goldberg Centers
- The ARC
- Anacostia
- Shaw Metro
- Shepard Park
- Columbia Heights
- CNPA
- Washington, D.C. office
- Maryland offices
- DC Goldberg Centers
- Days/Hours:
- Monday - Friday
- One - Two days per week (dependent on preceptor schedule)
General Surgery
Rotation overview:
- Rotating schedules - one week of outpatient followed by two weeks of inpatient
Pre-requisite:
- NP students who can rotate with NPs & PAs
Location
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours
- Inpatient: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Outpatient: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Genetics
Rotation overview:
Coordinate care, testing, and diagnosis for infants around the DMV who have had abnormal newborn metabolic screening. Role involves direct patient care, telemedicine visits, phone consultations, research, and advocacy work.
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- Outpatient
Heart Institute
Rotation overview:
- CICU:
- Critical care of children with both congenital and acquired heart disease.
- CV Surgery:
- Post-op management, inpatient setting. Rotate to other Heart Institute subspecialties
- Advanced Cardiac Therapies (ACT):
- Care of children with advanced heart failure and pre/post heart transplant patients across critical care, acute care, and outpatient settings. Rotation includes both inpatient consult service and outpatient clinic
Pre-requisites:
- Acute/Critical Care PNP students
- CV Surgery:
- Prefer students interested in pursuing pediatric CV surgery or cardiology after graduation for CV Surgery placement
- Advanced Cardiac Therapies (ACT):
- Nursing background in cardiology – acute care floor or CICU/Critical care float pool
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours
- CICU
- Monday-Friday: 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- CV Surgery
- Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- ACT
- Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Hematology and Oncology
Rotation Overview:
- Students will rotate through multiple specialties within Hematology and Oncology
- Inpatient/outpatient
- Hematology and Oncology patients
- Acute and/or Primary care
- Completed at least one primary care rotation
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Infectious Disease
Rotation overview:
- A shared clinical rotation experience that will include special immunology (HIV patients) as well as general ID which includes the Long COVID Clinic as well as transplant/immunocompromised population
- 80 hours max for primary care ONLY. If there is a dual degree, we may be able to increase to 120 hours with the idea that they will do an inpatient rotation one week which will add up to 450 hours total
- Inpatient hours are typically 8/8:30-4/5 and outpatient clinic hours vary
Pre-requisites:
- AC/PC preferred if interested in doing inpatient rotation but will accept both PC and AC only as well
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Interventional Radiology
Rotation overview:
- Inpatient rounding
- Depending on procedures scheduled, introduction to ultrasound guided vascular access.
- Only admitting student rotations based on availability
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- May - early June: Rotation over a two-week period
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)
Rotation overview:
- Late Summer or Fall 2026 semester only
Pre-requisites:
- Have 150 hours of completed clinical or apply for last semester of clinical
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours
- 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Nephrology
Rotation overview:
- Outpatient rotation – majority renal transplant patients and some general nephrology.
Pre-requisites:
- Must have completed general pediatrics rotation or have experience in general pediatrics
clinical work
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours
- Tuesday and Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Neurodevelopment/ Neurogenetics
Rotation overview:
- Outpatient
- Option to Partner with Autism Behavioral Consult Service (ABC) team
- Inpatient consultation by ABC service Autism Specialist and outpatient telehealth
consultations with developmental neuropsychologist - medical patients with autism
precepted by a neuropsychologist - Elective rotations < 40 hours
- Inpatient consultation by ABC service Autism Specialist and outpatient telehealth
Pre-requisites:
- Must have Maryland or compact state RN license
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Washington, DC/Maryland)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C. and Maryland
Days/Hours:
- ABC: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Telehealth & in-person
Neurology
Rotation overview:
- Outpatient subspecialty clinics, inpatient rotation available
Pre-requisites:
- Acute Care NPs
- Primary Care NPs for subspecialty clinics only
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Maryland)
Locations:
- Sheikh Zayed Main Campus & ROCs
Days/Hours:
- Monday - Friday (day shift)
Neurosurgery
Rotation overview:
- Primarily outpatient
Pre-requisites:
- Must have two years’ experience as a nurse and be enrolled in an in-person or hybrid program
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C.
- Maryland (Rockville)
- Virginia
Days/Hours:
- 6:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Orthopedics
Rotation overview:
- Outpatient setting at main campus and several satellites.
Pre-requisite:
- Primary Care NP or PA only
- OR experience limited
- Winter and Fall Rotations
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Washington, DC/Maryland)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C.
- Sheikh Zayed Main Campus
- Friendship Heights
- Maryland
- Silver Spring
- Lanham
- Rockville
- Annapolis
Days/Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Palliative Care
Rotation overview:
- Interest in integrative pain and symptom management, communication skill building, ethics,
and community-based palliative care.
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- Monday - Friday
Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU)
Rotation overview:
- Inpatient
Pre-requisites:
- 3-5 years of PICU/CICU experience in the past two years
- Interest in pursuing a role in the PICU/CICU when they graduate
- Experience in the critical aspects of BMT or critical care of oncology patients.
- Ideally would be doing over 200 hours and can complete consecutive shifts
- Only able to take one student per semester
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours
- Monday - Wednesday: 5:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Some weekend opportunities
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Rotation overview:
- Inpatient consult service of medically complex children with focus on infants – 3-year-olds
- Heavy emphasis on development and neuromuscular systems.
- A large amount of time is spent in ICUs (NICU, PICU, CICU)
Pre-requisite:
- No students in first semester/first clinical rotation
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours
- Monday - Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Prenatal Pediatrics
Rotation overview:
- Outpatient
Pre-requisite:
- FNP, PNP or Neonatology students
Locations:
- Washington, D.C. and Telemedicine
Days/Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Psychiatry
Rotation overview:
- NP students will rotate primarily with the inpatient team. They will see patients admitted to the
inpatient psych service and inpatient consults. They will participate in rounds, seeing patients,
writing notes, and placing orders - For continuity, clinical rotation may be scheduled over a period of 4-5 weeks but subject to
change according to providers parameters
Pre-requisite:
- Prefer students nearing end of their PMHNP clinical program
- Must be able to commit to a minimum of 3-5 days per week (preferably five days) over a period
of four weeks
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Rheumatology
Rotation overview:
- Outpatient clinics
- One student per session / one day a week
Pre-requisites:
- FNP students
- PNP students – acute or primary care
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Washington, D.C./Maryland)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C.
- Friendship Heights
- Maryland
- Lanham
- Rockville
- Fulton
Days/Hours
- Tuesday - Thursday
Sleep Clinic
Rotation overview:
- Procedures: biofeedback uroflows and urodynamics
- RN licensure is required for area of placement (Washington, D.C./Virginia)
Locations:
- Washington, D.C., Virginia and telemedicine
Days/Hours:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays
Trauma and Burn
Rotation overview:
- Inpatient trauma/burn
- Outpatient burn clinic setting
Pre-requisites:
- Additional application required
- PALS certification preferred
- Acute Care PNP program required
- Strong interest in trauma/burn
- Not suitable for the first clinical rotation
- ICU/ED/Acute Care RN experience preferred
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- Inpatient:
- Monday - Friday: 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Burn Clinic:
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Wound Team
Rotation overview:
- Inpatient and outpatient
- Consultation service for hospital and outpatient clinics, managing a variety of skin/wound/ostomy conditions
- Appropriate for specialty, supplement, or elective rotation and not primary clinical rotation
Pre-requisite:
- Students should have a special interest in skin, wounds, and/or ostomy care
Location:
- Washington, D.C.
Days/Hours:
- Inpatient and Outpatient Consults:
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Wound/Ostomy Clinic:
- Thursdays: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.