Preceptor Development Tools

Becoming a Preceptor for the Elon University Charlotte PA Program

Thank you for your interest in precepting! The Elon University Charlotte Physician Assistant Program depends on the professional expertise and commitment of community preceptors to provide students with high-quality, hands-on clinical experience. These experiences can take place in a variety of settings, including community-based offices, hospitals, and healthcare facilities.

Students are learners and are not permitted to function as staff and should not be used as staff substitutes.

Forms

• Preceptor Letter of Intent

Preceptor Resources

Below are one pager resources that outline some of the best precepting practices from the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Committee on Clinical Education.

• Ask-Tell-Ask Feedback Model
• SNAPPS – A Six-Step Learned-Centered Approach to Clinical Education
• Incorporating Students into Patient Care Workflow
• Tailoring Clinical Teaching to an Individual Student
• One-Minute Preceptor
• Introducing and Orienting a PA Student to your Practice

Source: From the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) blog post, “Tips for Making Precepting Painless & Other Resources” (February 22, 2017)