Preceptors
What is an AHEC Preceptor?
An AHEC preceptor is a health professional, who in conjunction
with an AHEC program who can serve as a clinical faculty member for
one or more health professions academic programs. By training students
at community–based sites, particularly in rural and medically
underserved areas, AHECs seek to expose these students to the needs,
challenges and practice opportunities that exist in medically
underserved areas. Preceptors must have graduated from an accredited
health professions program, board certified and able to provide proof
of credentials. Who are AHEC Preceptors?
If you are a health professional working in a medically
underserved area in conjunction with AHEC, we invite you to serve
as a community-based preceptor for one or more health professions
academic programs. By doing so, you are entitled to the following
Preceptor Benefit Package, provided you accept two or more
students per year:
- A volunteer faculty appointment (at the college or
university for whom you are serving as a preceptor, when
eligible) based on the programs ability to do so
- Invitation to special preceptor recognition events as they
occur
- Use of Library and Information Services provided through our
librarian at the University of Florida Health Science Center
- Librarian-mediated database and Internet searches
- Access to full-text and searching databases
- Loan of AHEC-owned books and other materials
- Reference materials for clinical sites
- Computer and Internet training at clinical sites
- Internet connection and e-mail access (limited by geographic
availability)
- Preceptor Point Package benefits available when training UF
students
For more information
contact Paige Collier, Executive Director,
pcollier@wfahec.org
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