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.
Read about the benefits of precepting and find a medical school in your community.
The medical school for whom you're precepting for may have added resources here.
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 03/15/2019. 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.
Rather than waiting until you need to write the final evaluation of a learner's time in your clinic, consider taking a little time at the end of each day or week to briefly assess the learner's progress at your clinic. Not only will this provide you with the specific information you will likely need later for the final evaluation, but it will also include numerous, qualitative examples of a learner's performance.
As you reflect on a learner's progress, write detailed comments with relative frequency. Many learners and other faculty will find your written comments more helpful than a Likert scale rating, as comments provide specific details regarding the learner's gaps and growth. When possible, write your observations in the sponsoring institution's evaluation forms, as this will help you focus on areas they find most beneficial to a learner's progress.
Read more about basic performance documentation here.
Visit the Evaluation section for more information about evaluating learners.
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