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Women’s health students need hours across gynecologic, prenatal and postpartum care. OB/GYN practices and women’s health clinics cover all of it.

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WHNPWomen’s Health Nurse Practitioner
  • OB/GYN practices
  • Women’s health clinics
  • Family planning centers
  • Prenatal and maternal-fetal care

In person

Your student joins your annual exams, prenatal visits and gynecologic care.

Virtually

Telehealth contraception and follow-up visits, where the student’s school accepts them.

The students

WHNP students in MSN, post-master’s and DNP programs.

What schools usually ask of you

  • An active, unrestricted WHNP, CNM or FNP license, or an OB/GYN’s MD or DO license
  • Board certification in your specialty
  • Usually a year or more in practice

Each school sets its own rules. Our team tells you exactly what your student’s school needs.

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What we handle

  • Matching you with the right student
  • The affiliation agreement and the school’s forms
  • Evaluations, and the mentorship sessions for virtual precepting
  • Your payments, per block of hours

How do you become a WHNP preceptor?

The short answer

Women’s health nurse practitioner students are precepted by WHNPs certified through NCC (WHNP-BC), by certified nurse-midwives and FNPs in women’s health, and by OB/GYNs. You need an active, unencumbered license and usually a year or more in practice. WHNP students complete at least 750 direct patient care hours in gynecologic, reproductive, prenatal and postpartum care.

  • 750direct patient care hours each WHNP student completes
  • 3 yearsNCC’s maintenance cycle for WHNP-BC
  • 1Continuing Competency Assessment at the start of each NCC cycle
  • 4settings where WHNP students learn most

What WHNP students practice with you

WHNP students focus on women’s and gender-related health across adulthood:

  • Well-woman visits and screenings.
  • Contraception and family planning.
  • Gynecologic problems and menopause care.
  • Prenatal and postpartum visits.
  • Telehealth contraception and follow-up visits, where the school accepts them.

Who precepts WHNP students

WHNPs precept most hours in OB/GYN practices, women’s health clinics, family planning centers and prenatal care. Certified nurse-midwives, FNPs in women’s health and OB/GYN physicians often precept part of a student’s hours.

Maintaining WHNP-BC

NCC maintains WHNP-BC every three years through continuing education. The hours and topics come from an education plan built on NCC’s Continuing Competency Assessment, which you take at the start of each cycle, and NCC’s maintenance guide lists the activities it accepts.

Precepting WHNP students with Preceptorate

Precept in your practice, by telehealth women’s health visits where the school accepts them, or both. You see the hours and the pay before you accept, and our team prepares the agreement and the school’s forms.

Sources

  1. National Task Force: Standards for Quality Nurse Practitioner Education, 6th edition (2022)
  2. NCC: certification and certificate maintenance

Checked October 30, 2026. Schools build on these standards with their own guidelines, and our team tells you exactly what your student’s school asks.

WHNP precepting questions

What preceptors ask us most. Anything else, our team answers.

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Can a nurse-midwife precept a WHNP student?
Yes, certified nurse-midwives often precept part of a WHNP student’s hours, as the program allows.
Can I precept WHNP students virtually?
Yes, through telehealth contraception and follow-up visits, where the school accepts virtual hours.
How often is WHNP-BC maintained?
Every three years with NCC, through continuing education built on its Continuing Competency Assessment.
How many hours does a WHNP student need?
At least 750 direct patient care hours across the program, under the 2022 NTF standards.

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