Benefits and barriers among volunteer teaching faculty: comparison between those who precept and those who do not in the core pediatrics clerkship

Community-based outpatient experiences are a core component of the clinical years in medical school. Central to the success of this experience is the recruitment and retention of volunteer faculty from the community. Prior studies have identified reasons why some preceptors volunteer their time howe...

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Published in:Medical education online 2013-01, Vol.18 (1), p.1-7
Main Authors: Ryan, Michael S., Vanderbilt, Allison A., Lewis, Thasia W., Madden, Molly A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
community
Community based
Compensation
Education
Education, Medical, Continuing
Faculty, Medical - organization & administration
Female
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Hospitals
Humans
Male
Medicine
Middle Aged
Motivation
pediatric
pediatric clerkship
Pediatrics
Pediatrics - education
Physicians
Polls & surveys
preceptor
Preceptors
Preceptorship - organization & administration
Primary care
Professors
Retention
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
Teaching
undergraduate medical education
United States
Urban Population
Volunteers
Volunteers - psychology
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Summary:Community-based outpatient experiences are a core component of the clinical years in medical school. Central to the success of this experience is the recruitment and retention of volunteer faculty from the community. Prior studies have identified reasons why some preceptors volunteer their time however, there is a paucity of data comparing those who volunteer from those who do not. A survey was developed following a review of previous studies addressing perceptions of community-based preceptors. A non-parametric, Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare active preceptors (APs) and inactive preceptors (IPs) and all data were analyzed in SPSS 20.0. There was a 28% response rate. Preceptors showed similar demographic characteristics, valued intrinsic over extrinsic benefits, and appreciated Continuing Medical Education (CME)/Maintenance of Certification (MOC) opportunities as the highest extrinsic reward. APs were more likely to also precept at the M1/M2 level and value recognition and faculty development opportunities (p
ISSN:1087-2981
1087-2981
DOI:10.3402/meo.v18i0.20733