The OED offers several programs aimed at community practitioners and preceptors: The Faculty Development Program in General Internal Medicine, for Family Practitioners; the Visiting Clinician Program, for primary care clinicians and the Expert Preceptor Program aimed specifically at community-based preceptors of health affairs students.
For junior faculty in general internal medicine who are pursuing an academic medical career. The Faculty Development Fellowship Program in General Internal Medicine is designed to enhance the effectiveness of faculty members in Primary Care Research, Clinical Epidemiology, Teaching & Learning in Primary Care, Health Care Policy, Evaluation & Practice, Professional Development in Academic Medicine and Medical Computing
For community preceptors of health professional students. The Expert Preceptor Program focuses on critical clinical teaching skills and the teaching of contemporary topics in the community setting. Available in paper and seminar formats. See the Expert Preceptor Interactive Curriculum for the online version. CME credit available.
The Excellence in Teaching Series offers workshops to on-campus faculty of the UNC School of Medicine. Materials from the workshops, however, are relevant to a wider audience of teachers of Health Affairs students.
Links to a variety of Teaching and Learning resources. While many of these were developed with classroom teaching in mind, the principles are relevant to planning, teaching and assessing students in the clinical setting.
The Office of Educational Development offers theExpert Preceptor Interactive Curriculum (EPIC) and The Front Line online for convenience and access for those teaching in community practices.
For community preceptors of health professional students. A complete curriculum on clinical teaching in the community setting available online.
For community-based
preceptors of the UNC-CH School of Medicine. A quarterly newsletter available
for download in PDF format. Archive issues also available.
Links to additional resources that provide information useful to community practitioners and preceptors.
The
Office of Educational Development provides a variety of opportunities for community-based
preceptors and practitioners. These programs and resources serve a variety
of
constituents and take many forms, from fellowship programs and seminars to
self-paced distance learning programs and a newsletter for community faculty.
Continuing
Medical Education credit (CME) is available for some of the programs.