1. Supporting Community preceptors: new, strategic, state-wide initiatives
Doug Bower MD & Jeff Morzinski PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Rural Educators Faculty Development Conference
Sept 16, 2016

2. Challenges & Opportunities
Community preceptor availability
Wide and diverse levels of teacher prep & experience
Instability within courses & curricula
Unclear – what could be expected of a well-rounded preceptor?
Opportunities
Shared regional and collegial commitments
Shared goal – health of Wisconsin!
Support for skill development (e.g., earlier today)
Early examples of strategic, statewide supports
Challenges
Opportunities – many of us know each other and enjoy working together!

3. Community Preceptor Competencies

4. What competencies would you expect?

5. Examples: Student Competencies*
Demonstrate basic knowledge of the complex factors involved in behavioral change.
Develop diagnostic and treatment plans in partnership with the patient and the patient's family.
Integrate principle of community medicine, and the population factors of heritage, environment, and disease prevalence into a patient's care.
*From MCW Family Medicine, 3rd year Clerkship

6. Competencies for Preceptors
Vetted and agreed-upon preceptor abilities / behaviors
Aggregate description of a “good preceptor”
Guide teachers who wish to examine / expand approaches
Positively influence learner experiences
What this is NOT: not a mandate, not a standard, not an external assessment
Now – in early stage, asking you to be part of “exploring, editing, seeking consensus” on preceptor competencies.

7. Working DRAFT of Five Preceptor Competencies*
Demonstrate a commitment to learner’s (and patient’s) success and well-being leading to learners’ growth into their professional roles.
Flexibly tailor teaching and communication styles to facilitate patient care and learning.
Demonstrate best educational and evidence-based practices and role model those behaviors for learners.
Role model continuous self-assessment and lifelong learning.
Provide appropriate feedback to the student and assessment reports to the medical school.
*Each competency has three-to-six “observable behaviors” – see worksheet

8. Help Review Competencies!
In assigned groups, review ONE of the five competencies and related, “observable” behaviors.
Example, a row like this, with white space for edits:
Review + give feedback on “clarity” and “what should be changed or added”.
You have ___ minutes!
Each group: report “one finding” from discussion; Turn in worksheet.
DOMAIN
COMPETENCY
OBSERVABLE BEHAVIORS (A well-rounded preceptor will…)
Patient & Learner Centeredness
1. Demonstrate a commitment to learner’s (and patient’s) success and well-being leading to learners’ growth in their professional roles.
Prepare the clinical environment for the learner
Orient the learner to the clinical environment
Ascertain each learner’s knowledge, skills and attitudes related to rotation expectations and the clinic population
Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to patient and learner’s cultural context
Help learners develop learning goals aligned with patients’ needs

9. Key Findings - Your Discussions
Demonstrate a commitment….
Flexibly tailor teaching…
Demonstrate best evidence-based practice…
Role model continuous self-…
Provide appropriate feedback and assessment…
Please turn in your worksheets!

10. Infographics

11. WISE-FM and INFOGRAPHIC Development
Wisconsin Institute of Scholars and Educators in Family Medicine (MCW, Aurora, UW, Others - Med school + community-based)
Goal: Develop and distribute teaching support materials for Wisconsin’s community-based clinical teacher sites
Infographics “visual, impactful, efficient”
WISE-FM vetted topics / selected those deemed:
Suitable for infographics
Aimed at goal

12. Three examples of Infographics In-Use

15. Current WISE-FM Infographic Titles
ARCH Feedback
EBM Journey
Priming for Efficient Patient Encounters
Clues to Diagnose the Challenging Learner
Teaching in the Patient's Presence [TIPP]
Discover the Joys of Family Medicine
Electronic Health Records: The Newest Teaching Tool
YOUR IDEAS….
Pipeline is open for additional ideas for Infographics!
Send your ideas to Jeff at:
or you can call

16. WISE-FM and Competencies - Contributors
Aurora Health Care: Family Medicine
Deb Simpson PhD
John Brill MD, MPH
Anne Getting MD
Sharon Mambourin
MCW – Family and Community Medicine
Doug Bower MD
Jeff Morzinski PhD
David Klehm MD
Maureen Longeway MD
UW-SOMPH [Family Medicine & Community Health)
Dave Deci MD
Magnolia Larson MD
Melissa Styles MD
Input on Competencies
Darin Brink UMinn-SOM
Byron Crouse MD
Kara Traxler
Jill Niemczyk

17. Wrap Up Competencies Infographics Find out more
Early stages, appreciate you helping us define “the good preceptor.”
Infographics
Try them! Make them available to all preceptors / instructors / residents / learners at your sites!
Find out more
Free download of Infographics and bonus materials at: