Preceptor Handbook

Preparation

• Inform your team

• Review the Syllabus

• Review the Preceptor Evaluation

• Student Access to Facility

Orientation

• Review Competencies

• Explain Facility Policies & Procedures

• Tours & Introductions

• Discuss Student Schedule (30-40+ hours/week)

Teaching

• Student Observation

• Prepare Students for Patients

• Provide Plenty of Opportunities for the Student

Supervision

• Document and Evaluate Student Rotations, Remembering that the Care of the Patient Remains with the Preceptor.

Evaluation

• Provide Feedback to your Student

• Evaluate Patient Logging and Competencies

• Schedule a Rotation Site Visit if Needed

• The Student's Name is Not to be on the Prescription

• Preceptor Must Personally Sign for Electronic Prescriptions

• Students Cannot Use Pre-signed Prescriptions

• Students can Call in a Prescription with Provider Permission

• Students can Dispense Sample Medications with Provider Permission

• $250/week/student (as allowed per the Clinical Faculty Agreement)

• Category 1 CME Credits 

• 6 Credit Hours of Free Tuition per Semester

• Clinical Faculty Status at WSU

• Free use of Physical Education and Union Building Facilities

• University Sponsored Activities and Events

• Discounts from Local Businesses and Restaurants

• Patient Care

• Medical Knowledge

• Practice Based Learning and Quality Improvement

• Interpersonal and Communication Skills

• Professional and Personal Development

• Interprofessional Collaboration

• Medical History

• Physical and Mental Exams

• Differential Diagnosis

• Diagnostic and Screening Testing and Interpretation

• Clinical and Technical Procedures

• Level of Care Identification

• Treatment Plans

• Clinical Encounter Documentation and Presentation

• Team Collaboration

• Safety and Quality

• Track Hours (30-40 Minimum per Week) and Follow Schedule

• Be Professional

• Be Prepared

• Attendance, Punctuality, and Participation

Become a Student

1. Get a W#

   • If you work for us as one of our hourly instructional faculty or facilitators, you will already have a W#

   • If you do not have a W#, please submit a W# Request Form to samanthaanderson4@weber.edu 

Get Paid for Precepting

2. Fill out a W9 and submit it to samanthaanderson4@weber.edu 

   • This will allow us to pay you for your precepting time through our Purchasing Department.

   • This will only apply to those who do not have a W# already

Get Your Tuition Benefit

3. Log your hours in the Tuition Log and submit it to samanthaanderson4@weber.edu 

   • You will need to submit a log each semester for it to apply

   • Please note that the Bursar's Office will require this at lease 10 days before the tuition deadline