2025 Trends Among Future Clinicians

HealthStream's 2025 Trends Among Future Clinicians reveals how students, schools, and hospitals can strengthen the clinical pipeline and better prepare for a seamless transition to practice.

HealthStream asked 9400+ clinical students about their clinical rotation journey, and we received an overwhelming response form students looking to share their experiences.

Key Highlights of This Year’s Report:

• A Strong Commitment to Care: 95% of clinical students say they’re all in on healthcare, staying the course with no plans to change majors.
• Confidence on the Floor: 9 in 10 students reported a boost in confidence after completing their clinical rotation.
• Faculty Feedback Matters: 94% of students found value in reviewing clinical learnings with a faculty member mentorship pays off.
• Missed Opportunities: 79% of students weren’t contacted about jobs post-rotation an overlooked chance to recruit talent.
• Fresh Benchmarks for 2025: See how your school or hospital compares—and where there’s room to lead.

For current HealthStream customers and hStream subscribers, we are pleased to offer this invaluable report free of charge as an included benefit to our customer community. Access via your HealthStream Community site for free.