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The nurse preceptor has a specific role in the health care team, one that is linked with both educational and nursing cultures. This article presents an analysis of the training program developed at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) in Switzerland. The analysis shows how the training model centered on the fields of nursing and education improves the development of a bicultural identity, and the implementation of the preceptorship role. This training model effectively enables nurse preceptors to support students’ learning in a care perspective and allows them to cope with the potential conflicts between educational and nursing approaches. An evaluation of the training experience and some potential directions for the program are discussed.