Welcome to the Office of Field Experience!
If your degree program requires a field experience, the Office of Field Experience (OFE) supports you in setting up your field experience so that it meets United States University’s academic and professional standards.
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CONHS) and OFE determine if students have met all of the requirements necessary to participate in field experience courses.
Additional responsibilities of the OFE staff include:
- Assisting students in understanding the nature of the field experience and the expectations involved
- Approving sites and preceptors for field experience to ensure they meet USU CONHS standards
- Assisting students in the practicum application process, if required
- Confirming students meet all health and safety requirements for the experience
- Counseling students as needed
- Communicating with sites and preceptors as necessary
- Communicating with the field experience instructors as necessary
Student Handbooks and Resources
Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical Handbook
MSN Nurse Education & Health Care Leadership Clinical Practicum Handbook
OFE CONTACT INFORMATION
Clinical Placement Coordinators
Alexis Moore
alexis.moore@usuniversity.edu
619-873-4802
Amanda Horne, MA
amanda.horne@usuniversity.edu
619-824-3272
Hayden Brown
hayden.brown@usuniversity.edu
619-754-9176
Jerrilyn Dee
jerrilyn.dee@usuniversity.edu
619-378-1216
Julie Hembree CRT, BS, MBA
julie.hembree@usuniversity.edu
619-610-2130
Karina Zepeda
kzepeda@usuniversity.edu
619-631-4016
Mardell Lynch
mardell.lynch@usuniversity.edu
619-567-2867
General Line: 1-855-619-6964
General Email: ofe@usuniversity.edu
Affiliate Coordinators
Frances DeWindt
Affiliate Coordinator
frances.dewindt@usuniversity.edu
619-568-5393
Patrick Derrickson
Affiliate Coordinator Support Specialist
mailto:patrick.derrickson@usuniversity.edu
619-867-0085
OFE Leadership
Roger Albarran, MBA
Field Experience Manager
ralbarran@usuniversity.edu
619-610-1079
Chelsey Minkler, MBA
Director, Office of Field Experience
cminkler@usuniversity.edu
619-631-4028