For Preceptors

• Clinical experience comprises a significant portion of student education
  
• Enrollment has increased in many professional programs
  
• More opportunities and diversity are needed in student placements to meet society’s  increased health care needs
  
• International exchange experiences are in demand

• Encourages in-depth observation and discussion of each client/patient
  
• Provides another communication partner
  
• Creates a group dynamic
  
• Provides a second person who may have more time to individualize materials
  
• May increase the number of treatment sessions to the client/patient

• Orientation materials
• Information regarding expectations, goals, student competencies and specific forms
• Course information
• Opportunities for continuing education
• Ongoing support

• Helps you stay current with knowledge and best practice
• Connects you to the next generation of clinicians
• Contributes to the profession and teaching
• Allows you to develop leadership skills
• Energizes you in your own work
• Counts as Continuing Education Credits for most professions
• Connects you with the student’s university program, including clinical educators’ benefits

• Commitment to work with the student
• Provision of specified supervision standards
• Provision of on-going feedback to student
• Completion of mid-term and final evaluations
• Continued learning in the area of student education
• Interest in mentoring/teaching
• Enthusiasm for the profession!

• Supports future professionals
• Exposes clinicians to new knowledge and clinical ideas
• Provides the foundation for students to become future clinical educators
• Facilitates recruitment

Practice education is the process through which students develop knowledge and skill in their areas of training by working with clients under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.

• To help students develop knowledge and skills in the assessment and treatment of clients/patients
• To facilitate and support student application of academic knowledge in the interest of best practice
• To encourage professional growth and development of both the student and clinical educator
• To help students learn to work as members of interprofessional collaborative teams

Be a Clinical Instructor for a minimum of 6 or more students from the School of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University over the past four years.
OR
Be a current Centre Coordinator of Clinical Education (CCCE) who has been instrumental in securing physiotherapy student placements on a consistent basis.

• Dalhousie University - Interprofessional Collaboration in Practice: A Guide for Strengthening Student Learning Experiences
• Dalhousie University, Department of Family Medicine - Providing Constructive Feedback
• The University of Western Ontario - Preceptor Education Program (PEP) (recommended for seasoned preceptors)
• The Mayo Clinic - Take 5: One Minute Preceptor
• University of British Columbia - IPC on the Run
• Province of Saskatchewan - Preceptor Education and Support
• Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists - Effective Preceptorship: A guide to best practices [PDF - 1,076 KB]
• The University of Western Australia - Teaching On the Run Tips