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Ten tips to effectively engage community-based preceptors in distributed medical education settings
Aaron Johnston
University of Calgary
Grace Perez
University of Calgary
Rebecca Malhi
University of Calgary
Amanda Bell
Niagara Regional Campus, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jrmc.v7i2.5809
Keywords: Faculty engagement, Faculty development, Distributed medical education, Regional medical campus, rural medical education
Abstract
The effective engagement of community-based preceptors in distributed medical education (DME) settings is an active challenge in medical education. DME is a model of medical education that involves training medical students in multiple, geographically dispersed locations. DME environments include regional medical campuses (RMCs) and rural areas. Preceptors at regional medical campuses (RMCs) and in rural settings have diverse needs that may differ substantially from faculty at central medical campuses. Well-intentioned engagement efforts that fail to understand the unique needs and motivations of community-based faculty can fall short. We present 10 tips for effective engagement of community-based DME faculty. These tips are rooted in the literature and can provide important context for productive faculty engagement in the DME setting.
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Author Biographies
Aaron Johnston, University of Calgary
Associate Dean Distributed Learning and Rural Initiatives
Clinical Associate Professor Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Grace Perez, University of Calgary
Research Associate, Distributed Learning and Rural Initiatives
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Rebecca Malhi, University of Calgary
Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Community Health Sciences Cumming School of Medicine, University of CalgaryAmanda Bell, Niagara Regional Campus, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University
Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Regional Assistant Dean, Niagara Regional Campus, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
McMaster University
