{"title":"Preceptor Tools for Success: Student Review on Creating an Effective Clinical Rotation.","authors":"Kevin Bogenschutz","doi":"10.1097/JPA.0000000000000544","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this article was to explore student perspectives regarding effective preceptors with the intention to improve development of supervised clinical practice experiences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 136 clinical year physician assistant (PA) students, representing 9 accredited PA programs, participated in a mixed-methods survey, including a 5-point Likert scale to identify characteristics of an effective preceptor. The survey achieved a 36.2% response rate. Quantitative data were analyzed based on mean and standard deviation (SD) with the analysis of variance to promote generalizability. Thematic analysis was performed on qualitative responses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Students reported the highest level of agreement that an effective preceptor welcomes questions from the student (mean 4.88, SD 0.54), are enthusiastic about having a student (4.84, 0.52), and provide a welcoming support staff who encourages student education (4.71, 0.66). Students also highlighted the positive effect of preceptor engagement during clinical rotations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A preceptor who actively engages their student has the greatest positive impact on clinical education. Preceptors can implement clinical teaching strategies from this article to improve student-perceived effectiveness of their rotation.</p>","PeriodicalId":39231,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physician Assistant Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Physician Assistant Education","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000544","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/9/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Health Professions","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to explore student perspectives regarding effective preceptors with the intention to improve development of supervised clinical practice experiences.
Methods: In total, 136 clinical year physician assistant (PA) students, representing 9 accredited PA programs, participated in a mixed-methods survey, including a 5-point Likert scale to identify characteristics of an effective preceptor. The survey achieved a 36.2% response rate. Quantitative data were analyzed based on mean and standard deviation (SD) with the analysis of variance to promote generalizability. Thematic analysis was performed on qualitative responses.
Results: Students reported the highest level of agreement that an effective preceptor welcomes questions from the student (mean 4.88, SD 0.54), are enthusiastic about having a student (4.84, 0.52), and provide a welcoming support staff who encourages student education (4.71, 0.66). Students also highlighted the positive effect of preceptor engagement during clinical rotations.
Conclusion: A preceptor who actively engages their student has the greatest positive impact on clinical education. Preceptors can implement clinical teaching strategies from this article to improve student-perceived effectiveness of their rotation.