Job Overview

Preceptors are experienced professionals who are knowledgeable and passionate about their specialty and have a desire to teach.  A highly qualified preceptor is both confident and competent and provides an environment that fosters independence.  Further, the preceptor is a professional role model who actively supports and engages in professional and scholarly activities.

Essential Duties

• Foster a mutually respectful and collaborative learning environment
• Orient students to clinical setting, including policies and procedures
• Provide supervision and mentoring to students throughout the clinical rotation
• Frequent communication with students to facilitate learning
• Encourage students to take advantage of available facility resources
• Guide students’ progression to meet the needs and demands of the clinical site
• Act as a teacher/mentor/coach/role model/team member
• Assist the student in meeting course objectives and individual learning needs
• Review and provide ongoing constructive feedback
• Communicate with Program faculty throughout the clinical rotation concerning students’ progress and notify of any immediate concerns
• Complete a final evaluation of the students’ performance
• Submit current CV and signed clinical paperwork

Required Qualifications

• Physicians: Board certified in the area of instruction with a minimum of one year of experience in the clinical specialty
• Physician Assistants/Associates: PANCE certification with a minimum of one year of experience in the clinical specialty
• Licensed in the state in which they practice

Clinical Hours

• 30-50 hours per week expected
• Ten five-week rotations in: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Surgery, Family Medicine, Behavioral Medicine, and other Elective specialties.