Still University. Thank you to the Clinical Education Committee for their initial work on this document and for sharing their program materials:. We would also like to thank Daytheon Sturges and the PAEA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mission Advancement Commission for reviewing the diversity and inclusion strategies added in this latest version of the handbook.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to you, our preceptors, for your contributions and dedication to this program and our physician assistant PA students. The clinical experiences that the student gains in your practice are vital to student success in our program. The clinical setting synthesizes concepts and applications of principles for quality health care delivery. You, as a clinical preceptor, are the key to successful learning experiences in the clinical setting.
Working closely with you, the PA student learns from your expertise, advice, and example. The student progressively develops and strengthens the skills and clinical judgment necessary to become a practicing PA through your supervision. Thank you for your commitment to PA education. The clinical year takes students from the theoretical classroom setting to an active, hands-on learning environment to prepare them for a lifetime of continued refinement of skills and expanded knowledge as a practicing PA.
To this end, the goals of the clinical year include:. There are 47 specific competencies related to knowledge, abilities, or skills that are measurable and observable. The preceptor is an integral part of the teaching program, serving as a role model for the student. Through guidance and teaching, they help students improve skills in history-taking, physical examination, effective communication, physical diagnosis, accurate and succinct documentation, reporting, problem assessment, and plan development, including coordination of care.
Additionally, by providing feedback, preceptors are a vital resource as students develop and progress. The preceptor should maintain a professional relationship with the PA student in the clinical setting at all times and adhere to appropriate professional boundaries. Social activities and personal relationships outside the professional learning environment should be appropriate and carefully selected to avoid putting the student or preceptor in a compromising situation.
Contact through web-based social networking platforms e. Please consult the clinical coordinator regarding specific school or university policies. Orientation of the student to the rotation site serves several purposes. Orientation facilitates a quicker transition in allowing the student to become a member of the medical team. It also establishes a feeling of enthusiasm and belonging to the team as well as helping students develop the functional capability to work more efficiently.
On the first day of the rotation or, when possible, before the rotation , the student should take care of any administrative needs, including obtaining a name badge and computer password and completing any necessary paperwork, EMR training, and additional site-specific HIPAA training, if needed. Early in the clinical rotation, it is recommended that the preceptor and student formulate mutual goals regarding what they hope to achieve during the rotation.
The preceptor should also communicate his or her expectations of the student during the rotation. Students are expected to communicate with preceptors any special scheduling needs that they might have during the rotation, particularly when they might be out of the clinical setting for personal reasons or program-required educational activities. Please consult the clinical coordinator regarding specific school or university attendance policies.
Many sites find it helpful to create a written orientation manual to be given to the student before the first day of the rotation. A manual helps the students quickly become more efficient. The staff of an office or clinic has a key role in ensuring that each student has a successful rotation. Helping the student learn about office, clinic, or ward routines and the location of critical resources helps them become functional and confident. Students, like their preceptors, depend on staff for patient scheduling and assistance during a patient's visit.
Students should have conversations with staff about expectations and make sure they understand office policies and procedures for making appointments, retrieving medical records, bringing patients into examination rooms, ordering tests, retrieving test results, and charting. The preceptor should inform the staff about how the student is expected to interact with them and patients. Will the preceptor be busier? Educational continuity should be maintained when using multiple preceptors.
Although the supervising preceptor might not be with a student during every shift, it is essential to assign students to another MD, DO, or PA who will serve as the student's preceptor for any given time interval. Sharing preceptorship duties exposes students to important variations in practice style and feedback, which can help learners develop the professional personality that best fits them.
If supervision is not available, students may be given an assignment or spend time with ancillary staff x-ray, lab, physical therapy, etc.
The preceptor should be aware of the student's assigned activities at all times. Students are not to substitute for paid clinicians, clerical staff, or other workers at the clinical sites. However, every patient must be seen, and every procedure evaluated before patient discharge.
The preceptor must document the involvement of the PA student in the care of the patient in all aspects of the visit. The preceptor must also specifically document that the student was supervised during the entirety of the patient visit. The PA student will not be allowed to see, treat, or discharge a patient without evaluation by the preceptor. The patients are essential partners in the education of PA students. All efforts will be made to observe strict confidentiality, respect patient privacy and dignity, and honor their preferences regarding treatment.
However, patients must be informed that a PA student will participate in their care, and their consent must be obtained. Consent is given through standardized forms at admission or on a person-by-person basis. The students should be clearly identified as PA students and must also verbally identify themselves as such. Patients must know that they will see their regular provider, and they should have an explicit opportunity to decline student involvement.
Preceptors should clearly understand how different payers view student notes related to documentation of services provided for reimbursement purposes. Any questions regarding this issue should be directed to the clinical coordinator. Students are reminded that the medical record is a legal document. Preceptors are required to document the services they provide as well as review and edit all student documentation.
Frequently Asked Questions. This information is directly from Western's Preceptor Manual. Clinical preceptors may be used to enhance clinical learning experiences. Practicing nurses will be given the opportunity to understand the preceptor role and elect to participate actively in the preceptor experience.
After a student has received clinical and didactic instruction in all basic areas of nursing or content specific clinical and didactic instruction, preceptors will join nursing faculty to expand student knowledge and skills.
Accountability is one of the most frequent concerns of preceptors. Here are points to answer the most frequent legal questions of preceptors. After a student has received clinical and didactic instruction in all basic areas of nursing or content specific clinical and didactic instruction , preceptors will join nursing faculty to expand student knowledge and skills.
Preceptors who participate in teaching in clinical sites must meet specific qualifications, to include the following:. Western is an award-winning college in both our on-campus and distance learning programs. We believe our students come first, and your success is our 1 priority. Let us help you on your path to success! Academics Academics. Associates Bachelor's Certificates. Career Coach Interstate Passport.
Student Life. Student Handbook. Colloquia Events Exhibits Guest Speakers. Mustang Athletics. Follow the Mustangs Boosters. What is Western's policy about precepted clinical experiences? A preceptor MUST be present ANY time a student: initiates an IV administers any IV push medication infuses any blood or blood product maintains or administers any medication via Central Venous Access Device performs any complex sterile procedure performs any procedures which the student has never performed.
What are the legal and practice considerations during a preceptorship? A contract has been reached between the clinical agency and Western which allows students who are under the supervision of preceptors to be in the facility without a nursing faculty member present at all times.
The oversight of the student is the responsibility of the preceptor; however, the faculty liaison determines the final clinical grade for each student.
The program maintains professional liability coverage for students and faculty. How are preceptors selected?
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