Traditional Clinical vs. ACE Clinicals
The UMMS Academy of Clinical Essentials (ACE) is an innovative clinical education and care delivery model designed to produce more job-ready nurses. The ACE model positions nursing students to benefit from a more intimate and immersive educational experience, embedding them in the culture of the unit through lessons taught by a member of that unit's team. Ultimately, patients will benefit from receiving excellent, one-on-one care from both nurses and students who are trained according to the ACE model.
Below is a comparison chart of the traditional clinical model and the ACE clinical experience.
| Traditional Clinical | ACE Clinical | |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Instructor Source & Funding | Schools of Nursing; | UMMS |
| Nursing Student Clinical Education Model | Traditional | Experiential and competency-based |
| Patient Care Responsibilities | Cohort performs specific tasks on multiple patients | Instructor-led cohort assumes total care of four patients |
| Cohort Size | 8 students | 4 students |
| Clinical Time | ~5-6 hours | 12.5 hours |
| Med-Surg Nursing Student Clinical Experience Location | Simulation lab and bedside | Bedside |
| UMMS Nurse Onboarding | ~14 weeks | ~11 weeks |