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Community Preceptor Opportunities...  

The Office of Regional Primary Care Education at Wake AHEC is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic primary care practitioners interested in teaching medical, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife or pharmacy students in their community based practices.  Primary care disciplines include family medicine, internal medicine, ob-gyn and pediatrics.  

Preceptor Support Services  

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Helping to ensure preceptors teach the students they want at the times they want them  

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Preceptor stipends for eligible preceptors  

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Special Library Privileges through Wake AHEC  

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Access to the AHEC Digital Library

To obtain a password, contact the Wake AHEC Library at (919) 350-8529 or click here to email the library.  

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Preceptor Development Activities  

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Facilitating the faculty appointment process  

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Acting as a preceptor advocate in local and statewide discussions.  

If you or a colleague might be interested in learning more about becoming a preceptor, please contact Elaine B. Owens, Email: eowens@wakemed.org or call (919) 350-0465.   

If you are interested in becoming a pharmacy preceptor, link to the UNC-CH School of Pharmacy Website at http://www.pharmacy.unc.edu or contact us at (919) 350-8547.  

Preceptor Development Materials  

Expert Preceptor Program:  Eleven written modules for independent study.  Modules 1-3 focus on

critical skills related to teaching in a community practice setting.  The remaining seven modules focus

on the teaching of contemporary health care issues.  CME credit is available.  For more information,

contact Elaine Owens.  E-mail at eowens@wakemed.org or call at (919) 350-0465.  

EPIC (Expert Preceptor Interactive Curriculum):  World Wide Web based version of the Expert Preceptor Program (see above) including an on-line discussion forum.  CME credit is available.  

Web site:  http://www.med.unc.edu/epic/  

Preceptor Development Program:  Succinct modules with the following 9 topics: The One-Minute Preceptor, Setting Expectations, Giving Feedback, Evaluation:  Making It Work, Integrating the Learner into the Busy Practice, Teaching at the Bedside (which includes both inpatient and outpatient teaching), Teaching Styles/Learning Styles, Dealing with the Difficult Learning Situation, and The Effective Preceptor.  Multiple formats and CME credits are available. 

You can assist us in making better student placements by providing information about you and your practice.  Please complete Wake AHEC’s preceptor and practice profiles.  Click here to access the forms.  

Interesting Web Sites to Visit

NC AHEC Digital Library
American Academy of Family Physicians Website
University of North Carolina School of Medicine Electronic Resources
Duke University Medical Center Library
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Library
ECU Health Science Library
Medscape
UNC Health Science Library