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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.
This Enduring Material activity, TeachingPhysician.org, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 40.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP certification begins 03/15/2020. Term of approval is for one year from this date. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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.
2020 has seen a radical shift in how preceptors see patients and teach learners. From limited patient contact to full telemedicine visits, learners’ involvement with patients looks much different today than it did in 2019. However, many of the principles of good teaching still apply, including giving quality feedback, evaluating learner understanding, and role modeling professional boundaries.
It is important to continue role modeling professional boundaries, which involves demonstrating behaviors through actions, speech, and gestures, even through a screen or over the telephone. And while these behaviors may be consciously observed by the learner, be sure to help them identify positive boundaries as you set them. Your learners should be able to identify their own professional boundaries within a variety of encounters, whether when working with patients, clinic staff, yourself, or fellow learners.
Establish a clinical culture that encourages learners to be comfortable discussing sensitive subjects around the topic of professional boundaries. Practice active and reflective listening, and let your learners know when you are doing so. You can also share your own ethical standards, based on your experience and insight.
More About Professionalism
Visit the Professionalism section for more information about professional boundaries, as well as physician well-being and conflict management.
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