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Board presses University of Bridgeport and Bridgeport Hospital on pilot preceptor ratio; DPH to follow up
Summary
Board members told University of Bridgeport and Bridgeport Hospital they must follow Connecticut regulations after DPH reported a fall 2024 pilot used a 1:4 preceptor‑to‑student ratio; university and hospital officials said the model was an ACE clinical‑instructor pilot and apologized for not seeking board review in advance.
Department of Public Health staff briefed the Board of Examiners for Nursing on Dec. 18 about a fall 2024 pilot in which senior nursing students from the University of Bridgeport were precepted at Bridgeport Hospital under a new 'Academy of Clinical Essentials' (ACE) model.
Suzanne Cammarata, a DPH nurse consultant, said the department learned Bridgeport Hospital precepted students at a ratio of one preceptor to four students over the fall semester. Connecticut regulation cited during the meeting (identified in discussion as 20‑90‑48(2)(b)) specifies a 1:2…
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