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Bringing faculty development to community-based preceptors
John P Langlois1, Sarah B Thach
1Division of Family Medicine, Office of Regional Primary Care Education, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, North Carolina 28804, USA. johnl@mtn.ncahec.org
Summary
Developing accessible faculty development materials for community-based health professions educators is crucial. The Preceptor Development Program offers free, customizable resources to support over 500 community preceptors.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Faculty Development
- Community Health
Background:
- Community-based health professions education has grown significantly.
- Supporting a large, dispersed faculty presents unique challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the development and dissemination of faculty development materials for community-based preceptors.
- To share lessons learned from a program supporting over 500 community preceptors.
Main Methods:
- Developed a collection of preceptor development materials (1997-2000).
- Materials cover nine core faculty development topics.
- Offered in diverse formats: seminars, monographs, web modules, and thumbnails.
Main Results:
- Created free, customizable, and easily accessible web-based materials.
- Materials are designed for relevance and ease of use by community faculty.
- Encouraged faculty developers to download and adapt resources.
Conclusions:
- The Preceptor Development Program successfully created and disseminated valuable resources.
- Web-based, customizable materials can effectively support dispersed community faculty.
- This approach enhances faculty development in community settings.
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