The recent $20 million investment into NP Hub by Edison Partners sent ripples through the nurse practitioner (NP) education world. It’s a major endorsement of the preceptor matching space, and a clear signal that clinical placements are no longer a niche concern — they’re a core need for every NP student.
But NP Hub isn’t the only player in the game. As the market grows, so does the number of options. Whether you’re a student looking for a clinical rotation or an NP program administrator reviewing referral partners, it’s worth understanding how the leading services stack up.
Here’s how NP Hub, Preceptor Tree, Preceptor Point, and Clerkship America compare in 2025:
🔹 NP Hub
Backed by Edison Partners, NP Hub is pushing to become a scalable platform. The $20M infusion is aimed at improving their backend tech, expanding to job placement, and ramping up marketing. They’ve focused on structure and process.
- Strengths: Funding, growth infrastructure, platform
- Limitations: Less personal interaction, mixed reviews on transparency, high cost
- Key Focus: NP student placements, expanding into job support
- Reach: National
🔹 Preceptor Tree
Preceptor Tree is built for students who want real guidance, not just a placement. With national reach and growing employer partnerships, it’s ideal for those who want long-term support — not just during school, but after. They focus on high-touch, student-first matching and have built a reputation for honest pricing and human communication.
- Strengths: Personalization, employer network, preceptor network student support, price, national reach
- Limitations: Lack of inpatient rotations, psych rotations more expensive than FNP
- Key Focus: NP clinical placements + career launch support + affordable prices + national reach
- Reach: National
🔹 Preceptor Point
Preceptor Point has been around longer than most and built a large footprint across specialties. They offer placements for both nurse practitioners and other health fields (like PA and MD), which means they serve a broader audience — but sometimes at the cost of NP-specific nuance.
- Strengths: Good staff, fair price, transparent placements
- Limitations: Less NP-specific customization, higher costs reported by some users for certain rotations
- Key Focus: Multi-discipline preceptor matching
- Reach: National but known to lack pediatrics and certain specialties
🔹 Clerkship America
Clerkship America is a niche player focused on international medical graduates (IMGs). While they also help with NP placements, their core expertise is navigating the red tape for IMGs trying to secure U.S.-based rotations. If you’re an IMG, they offer concierge-like service with experience navigating unique hurdles.
- Strengths: IMG expertise, flexibility, personalized attention
- Limitations: NP coverage not their core market
- Key Focus: IMG clerkships + selective NP placements
- Reach: National (and international-facing)
Final Word
The NP Hub Edison deal is a milestone — not just for them, but for the entire clinical placement ecosystem. It validates the work all of us are doing to make NP training smoother, more transparent, and more student-centered.
But big investments don’t always mean better experiences.
Whether you want the personal care and national reach of Preceptor Tree, the IMG support of Clerkship America, Preceptor Point, or the funded speed of the expensive NP Hub platform, it’s all about what kind of experience you want.
Just make sure you’re not just getting placed — make sure you’re being supported.
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