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. 2020 Mar 20:16:10890.
doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10890.

Strategies for Teaching Medical Students: A Faculty Development Workshop for Pediatric Preceptors in the Community Setting

Leslie Farrell  1   2 , Craig DeWolfe  3   4 , Sandra Cuzzi  5 , Lana Ismail  5 , Daniel Newman  5   6 , Sonal Kalburgi  5
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Strategies for Teaching Medical Students: A Faculty Development Workshop for Pediatric Preceptors in the Community Setting

Leslie Farrell et al. MedEdPORTAL. .

Abstract

Introduction: An increasing number of medical students complete clerkships outside of traditional university-affiliated medical centers despite little faculty development geared specifically for the community preceptor. Moreover, the community setting presents a unique set of challenges, including fewer educational resources, greater expectation of clinical productivity, and a wide geographic distribution of preceptors.

Methods: This 90-minute workshop provided pediatric community preceptors with effective teaching strategies that could be used in their setting. First, participants identified opportunities and challenges for medical student education in the community setting. Then, participants discussed approaches to strengthen the students' learning experience in small-group breakout sessions. Finally, workshop leaders emphasized specific teaching resources and methods to empower participants.

Results: This workshop was presented at three national pediatric conferences and had at least 57 participants (40 total respondents). Over the three iterations, participants consistently rated this workshop as highly effective and engaging, with the small-group breakout session rated most engaging. Over time, modifications to the workshop included lengthening breakout sessions, shortening didactic materials to enhance audience discussion, and expanding content to include the outpatient setting. In later iterations, participants identified a specific medical education challenge at their institution and committed to using a technique they learned from the workshop.

Discussion: This workshop targeted inpatient and outpatient pediatric preceptors to address the community-based faculty development gap. After completing the workshop, community preceptors can enhance the medical education experience by optimizing invaluable opportunities in the community setting and applying targeted strategies and resources.

Keywords: Case-Based Learning; Community Setting; Community-Based Medicine; Faculty Development; Pediatrics; Preceptors; Workshop.

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