The institution for which you precept has provided you with a username & password.
See our three tiers, based on the number of users who will have access to the resources.
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TeachingPhysician.org is a comprehensive web-based resource that connects medical schools and residency programs to community preceptors. It provides point-of-need instruction for preceptors in the form of videos, tips, answers to frequently asked questions, and links to in-depth information on precepting topics. See the full Topic Index here. Our help page for preceptors and administrators is here.
The AAFP has reviewed TeachingPhysician.org, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 03/15/2022 to 03/15/2023. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Please visit this page to see credit amounts per section.
Recognize your preceptors and precepting sites by providing them with a national award. Medical schools and residency programs can nominate teachers and teaching practices that meet the criteria. Learn more.
The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Precepting Performance Improvement Program allows academic units (Sponsors) to offer Performance Improvement credit (MOC IV) to family physicians who teach medical students or residents and who participate in a teaching improvement activity.
In support of this, the interactive online self-assessment tool allows preceptors to self-identify their teaching competency areas and highlight areas of interest for future improvement. The results from the self-assessment tool contain links to faculty development content on TeachingPhysician.org. Preceptors can do this for their own benefit, or in an effort to fulfill the requirements of the Performance Improvement credit. The results of the self-assessment are private, and you need only share them with your institution if you choose to.
All learners should learn that being an effective teacher is essential to providing quality health care and improving patient outcomes. Patients will benefit from the attention your learners pay to their educational needs and understanding the principles behind teaching will help your learners better retain knowledge. Additionally, many residents will teach students and may eventually precept themselves.
Teach your learners how to teach others using evidence-based methods, such as “teach back”, adult learning theory principles, and motivational interviewing. Demonstrate how you use these methods to help educate patients in your clinic and ask learners to reflect on situations where patient education might be most helpful or necessary, such as when prescribing medication or discussing various procedural options. Click to read more about teaching others how to teach.
More Pages About Developing Teaching Skills
You can learn more about developing teaching skills on the following pages from the Preparation and Residents as Teachers sections.
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