Learner-focused education describes the precepting and educating characteristics that prepare the clinical environment, allow preceptors to ascertain a learner’s current level, and assist a learner’s advancement to the next level while aligning the learner’s goals with patient care delivery.
The goal is to demonstrate a commitment to the learners’ success and well-being leading to growth into their professional roles. Specific competencies within this domain include:
- Prepare the clinical environment, including staff, patients, and other colleagues, for the learner
- Orient the learner to the community, local resources, and the clinical environment
- Ascertain each learner’s knowledge, skills, and attributes related to rotation expectations
- Help learners develop learning goals aligned with patients’ needs
- Training for Educator Credentialed Preceptors Handout
- One-page information for training purposes, can be delivered to preceptors who wish to teach rotations but do not wish to apply for a clinical faculty appointment.
- Identification of the Struggling Learner Recording; during this Preceptor’s Lounge methods for identifying learners’ who are struggling on clinical rotations and mechanisms for helping them succeed were reviewed.
- Didactics for PNWU
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- One hour of the group session (in blue below) will be allotted to regional tasks and students will be with their regional cohort, either in person or via Zoom. Only one of the two listed hours is required of the region and regions may choose the timing that works best for them. The region’s Assistant Dean (AD) for Clinical Education together with the Regional Site Administrator (RSA) will plan region-led activities each week.
- PNWU didactics format:
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- Efficient Precepting and utilizing Students Effectively
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Providing Learner-Focused Education
Teaching Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Developing Professionalism by Role Modeling
Focusing on Practice-based Reflection and Improvement
Completing Learner Assessments
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Mary Baker
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