Recruiting and Retaining Community-Based Preceptors
| Autor: | Rebecca Tenney-Soeiro, Chris Peltier, Jean A. Petershack, Caroline R. Paul, Gary L. Beck Dallaghan, Michael S. Ryan, Cynthia Christy, Anton Alerte, Julie Kim Stamos, Chad Vercio, William A. Mills, Patricia B. Patterson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Faculty Medical Students Medical Medical psychology 020205 medical informatics Attitude of Health Personnel education MEDLINE Alternative medicine Personnel Turnover 02 engineering and technology Pediatrics Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physicians 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Qualitative Research Community based Motivation Medical education Mentors Preceptor General Medicine United States Action study Preceptorship Psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Academic Medicine. 92:1168-1174 |
| ISSN: | 1040-2446 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/acm.0000000000001667 |
| Popis: | The recruitment and retention of community preceptors to teach medical students is difficult. The authors sought to characterize the underlying motivational factors for becoming a preceptor and to identify strategies for recruiting and retaining community-based pediatric preceptors.This multicenter qualitative action study included semistructured interviews with community-based pediatric preceptors affiliated with 12 institutions from August to December 2015. Only active preceptors were included, and participating institutions were diverse with respect to geographic location and class size. Interviews were conducted over the telephone and transcribed verbatim. Six investigators used deidentified transcripts to develop a codebook. Through a constant comparative method, codes were revised as data were analyzed and disagreements were resolved through discussion. All investigators organized the themes into dimensions.Fifty-one preceptors were interviewed. Forty-one themes coalesced into four dimensions: (1) least liked aspects of teaching, (2) preparation to teach, (3) inspiration to teach, and (4) ways to improve recruitment and retention. Time constraints and patient care demands were the most commonly cited deterrents to teaching. Successful preceptors balanced their clinical demands with their desire to teach using creative scheduling. External rewards (e.g., recognition, continuing medical education credit) served as incentives. Internal motivation inspired participants to share their enthusiasm for pediatrics and to develop longitudinal relationships with their learners.Changes in health care delivery have imposed more time constraints on community-based preceptors. However, this study identified underlying factors motivating physicians to volunteer as preceptors. Strategies to recruit new and retain current preceptors must be collaborative. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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