Student Mentoring Opportunities

As a vocation that is equal parts rewarding and challenging, nursing students need mentors to thrive. Whether you’re an early-career RN, advanced practice nurse, nurse scientist, health care leader, educator or champion of the profession, there are numerous opportunities for alumni to help UB School of Nursing students reach their career goals and grow into their professional potential.

Become a Preceptor

Graduate students in the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner and Family NP programs gathered in April 2025 at the Medical School Building in downtown Buffalo for a simulation. The students evaluated an actor-patient in a clinic setting. Gail Markowski, with the School of Nursing, helped organize the assessment.

Preceptors are essential partners in nursing education. We are actively seeking clinical preceptors in the following specialty areas:

  • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care (AGNP)
  • Family Practice (FNP)
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health (PMHNP)
Apply today

Serve as a JEDI Mentor

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Nurses from underrepresented backgrounds can have a powerful impact on students with shared lived experiences by serving as mentors through our Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee.

Contact our JEDI Committee

Connect with Current Students on the Connect-a-Bull Platform

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Our alumni will always be UB Nurses. If you want to provide career advice to future and advancing nurses at your alma mater, UB makes the process simple through Connect-a-Bull, an online engagement platform that functions similarly to LinkedIn.

Create a profile on Connect-a-Bull

Giving

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Mentorship extends beyond volunteering your time. One of the best ways to help UB nursing students succeed is through philanthropic support of the School of Nursing’s student-focused funds.

Give today