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Advance Practice Providers Grand Rounds - What Do Universities Look for in Preceptors?
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INTRODUCTION
Credit Hours: CME 1.00
Target Audience:
This course is designed for UPMC Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and students enrolled in area NP/PA programs.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the requirements to become a preceptor.
- Describe the characteristics of a successful preceptor.
- Define the role of a preceptor.
Suggested Additional Reading:
- Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (2016). Accreditation Standards for Physician Assistant Education (4th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.arc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Standards-4th-Ed-March-2016.pdf
- Danielsen, R., Ballweg, R., Vorvick, L., & Sefcik, D. (2012). The preceptorÂ’s handbook for supervising physician assistants. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
- Physician Assistant Education Association. (n.d.). Preceptor orientation handbook: Tips, tools, and guidance for physician assistant preceptors. Retrieved from http://paeaonline.org/publications/preceptor-handbook/
Authors:
David C Beck, Jr, MPAS, PA-C
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Physician Assistant - ER, UPMC Altoona
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Emily Murphy MPAS, PA-C
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Clinical Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh PA Studies Program
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters,
authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to
control the content of this education activity have relevant
financial relationships with any companies whose primary business
is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing
healthcare products used by or on patients.
This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Creditâ„¢
The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.