Pricing
One published rate. No bidding, no surge, no surprises at the end.
Your placement fee is your required clinical hours at a rate we publish, with a published minimum. You see the number before you commit, and it is fixed once issued.
- Free to search
- Paid across three milestones
- Fully refundable exceptions
How your fee is calculated
Two numbers, both published. There is no third one hiding behind them.
Standard rate
$10/ clinical hour
Multiplied by the clinical hours your rotation requires, or $1,000, whichever is greater.
Short-notice surcharge
Rotations starting within 30 days carry a 10% surcharge, because compressing paperwork and school approval into a shorter window takes materially more coordination. It is the only surcharge there is.
Site fees
A clinical site may charge its own fee. Where it does, it appears as a separate labelled line on your quote rather than being folded into the placement fee.
Quote validity
Quotes are valid for 14 days and are fixed once issued. A change to your requirements produces a new quote, never a silent adjustment to the old one.
Worked examples
Computed live from the rate above. These illustrate the formula — they are not quotes, and your own depends on your required hours, start date, and any site fee.
| Example | Required hours | Hours × rate | Placement fee | If starting soon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short rotation | 60 | $600 | $1,000minimum applied | $1,100 |
| Typical rotation | 120 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,320 |
| Extended rotation | 200 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,200 |
When you pay
Split across stages tied to real progress. You are never charged the full amount up front.
- 1
20%
at mutual acceptance
- 2
40%
at paperwork ready
- 3
40%
at school approval
An optional priority coordination deposit of $149 moves your request into active coordination sooner and is credited against your first payment. It is not an extra fee, but it is non-refundable once coordination work has begun.
If it does not work out
The failure modes that actually occur, and what each one costs you.
School denies the placement
Fully refundable under our exception policy, and it opens a case rather than quietly closing.
Preceptor withdraws
Fully refundable. Approved paperwork carries over where valid, and we search for a replacement.
An offer expires, or we cancel
Treated the same way: refundable, and ours to resolve rather than yours to absorb.
Published refund terms
Full refund of placement fees if canceled more than 14 days before the requested start date. 50% refund if canceled 3-14 days before start. No refund within 72 hours of the requested start date or after it begins. The priority coordination deposit is non-refundable once coordination work has begun. Site fees follow the site's own agreement terms.
Pricing questions
Is the price I am quoted the price I pay?
Yes. A quote is fixed when it is issued and does not change afterwards. If your rotation's requirements change, you get a new quote rather than a silent adjustment to the old one.
Do I pay anything to search?
No. Creating an account, describing a rotation, and seeing matched preceptors with an estimated cost are free. The first payment milestone falls at mutual acceptance, once there is a real placement to pay for.
Why is there a minimum?
Coordinating a short rotation takes roughly the same work as a long one: the same paperwork, the same school approval, the same site onboarding. The minimum reflects that fixed cost.
What is the priority coordination deposit?
An optional deposit that puts your request into active coordination sooner. It is credited against your first payment, so it is not an extra fee — but it is non-refundable once coordination work has begun.
Does the preceptor keep the whole fee?
No. The preceptor's honorarium is set by them and paid separately after a verified rotation start. If your clinical site charges a site fee, that appears as its own labelled line on your quote. The remainder covers coordination.
What if my school denies the placement after I have paid?
A school denial is fully refundable under our published exception policy, and it opens a case rather than quietly closing. The same applies if a preceptor withdraws, an offer expires, or we cancel.
Get a quote for your actual rotation
Describe what your program requires and you will see a fixed quote before any payment is due.