Clinical Alliance membership is designed to strengthen clinical education systems by providing standardized, evidence-informed tools, shared resources, and a collaborative professional network that supports consistent competency development across settings.

Membership can help organizations and individuals:

• Implement a standardized approach to clinical competency development using the Core Competency-Based Orientation (CBO) model, ensuring consistent expectations, evaluation methods, and documentation of clinical performance across units and sites.
• Support preceptor development and educator effectiveness through structured teaching resources, instructor guides, learning activities, and ready-to-use training materials that reduce preparation time and improve teaching consistency.
• Strengthen onboarding and orientation processes with over 180 coaching plans tailored to acute care, long-term care, clinic, and home care environments, helping organizations more effectively guide new staff into practice.
• Improve clinical competency assessment and documentation using validated tools that support clear expectations, structured feedback, and measurable progress for RNs, LPNs, and selected allied health roles.
• Reduce duplication of effort and resource development costs by providing access to a centralized library of pre-built tools, templates, policies, and job descriptions that can be adapted rather than created from scratch.
• Access expert guidance and consultation from Clinical Alliance faculty, including professional development support, implementation advice, and optional consulting services to assist with complex educational or organizational needs.
• Stay current with evolving best practices and updated resources, as Clinical Alliance materials are continuously reviewed, revised, and expanded based on partner input, research, and clinical education trends.
• Enhance organizational alignment and communication by using shared frameworks, policies, and competency language that improve consistency across departments, sites, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Connect with a broader community of clinical educators and healthcare organizations, fostering collaboration, shared learning, and opportunities to benchmark practices and outcomes.
• Contribute to ongoing development of the Clinical Competency Framework, helping shape future tools, research initiatives, and innovations in preceptor education and transition-to-practice support.