Training Programs

The New Nurse Residency Training Program (NNRTP) is designed for newly and soon to be graduated RNs with an ASN, BSN or MSN degree.

Candidates selected for the NNRTP will be classified as a Clinical Nurse 1 and must have less than six months of RN employment experience at the time of the program start date. You will be expected to commit to at least two years of full-time employment on the hiring unit after the completion of training. All applicants must have a nursing degree conferred (either an associate's, bachelor's, or master's) no more than 18 months prior to the start of the program. Applicants must also have an active CA RN license four weeks prior to the start of the program.

All participants in the NNRTP are expected to be present and be actively engaged in all program events which include 40 hours/week for the first eight weeks. The following six weeks will include a time commitment of 36-40 hours/week of precepted shifts, didactic learning, and skill validation. Due to the rapid pace of the program, make-up sessions are not available and the candidate may be asked to defer their participation to the next available cohort offering.

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The Career Development Training Program (CDTP) is designed to facilitate professional growth and new career opportunities for UCSF Health registered nurses who desire to transition to another practice area. Our overall goal is to provide a structure that will support our internal UCSF nurses and provide them with additional career mobility.

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The External Experienced Training Program (EETP) is designed to facilitate professional growth and new career opportunities for external experienced registered nurses who desire to transition into UCSF Health to work in a new practice area. Our overall goal is to provide a structure that will support our external experienced nurses and provide them with additional career mobility. 

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The Re-Entry Training Program (RETP) is designed for experienced registered nurses who are transitioning into a practice area and who lack the current clinical experience necessary or knowledge and skills of the new practice area.

The RETP is comprised of a rigorous schedule that features didactic instruction interspersed with clinical precepted time. The overall goal is to provide a structured series of learning experiences coupled with precepted time to support the transition of experienced registered nurses as they re-launch their clinical careers at UCSF Health. 

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