Program Responsibilities
The USF MCOM PA Program is committed to:
- The continuous development of clinical sites that provide clinical experiences requisite for Physician Assistant education
- Providing sufficient clinical sites for the USF MCOM PA Program’s required clinical practice experiences
- Monitoring and updating affiliation agreements, clinical preceptor licenses, certifications, resumes and any other documentation related to the clinical phase
- Providing clinical preceptors and sites a thorough orientation on Physician Assistant education, clearly delineating what are the USF MCOM PA Program’s goals and expectations.
- Providing students a thorough orientation to the clinical phase of the program, clearly delineating the USF MCOM PA Program’s goals and expectations.
- Providing students and clinical preceptor’s clerkship specific syllabi with clear learning objectives and goals.
- Being available to students and clinical preceptors to answer any question regarding policy and procedure or intervene should any problem arise
- Monitoring and assessing the student’s progress and achievement of the goals and objectives at the mid-point and the end of each clerkship.
- Monitoring and assessing that each clinical preceptor provides a high quality clinical experience
- Provide remediation and support for those students who are not achieving the goals and objectives of the clinical clerkship
- Abide by the policies and procedures set forth in this manual.
Preceptor’s Responsibilities
Preceptor responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Orient students at the onset of the rotation with the practice/site policies and procedures and review the expectations and objectives for the rotation
- Provide ongoing and timely feedback regarding clinical performance, knowledge base, and critical thinking skills. This can be done with the student informally each week or at a designated time and can be formally reported to the clinical coordinator by submitting mid-rotation and end-of-rotation evaluations
- Supervise, demonstrate, teach, and observe clinical activities in order to aid in the development of clinical skills and ensure proper patient care
- Delegate to the student increasing levels of responsibility for clinical assessment and management as appropriate to the student’s experience and expertise
- Participate in the evaluation of clinical skills and medical knowledge base through the following mechanisms:
- Direct supervision, observation, and teaching in the clinical setting
- Direct evaluation of presentations (including both oral and written)
- Assignment of outside readings and research to promote further learning
- Dialogue with faculty during site visits to evaluate student progress and assist the learning process
- Audit and co-sign charts in order to evaluate the student’s ability to write appropriate and complete progress notes, histories, physical examinations, assessments, and treatment plans
- Complete the student’s electronic Clinical Performance Evaluation via E*value no later than the last day of the clerkship
- Promptly notify the USF MCOM PA Program of any circumstances that might interfere with the accomplishment of the above goals or diminish the overall training experience
- Maintain an ethical approach to the care of patients by serving as a role model for the student
- Demonstrate cultural competency through interactions with patients
- Spend a few minutes each week in a candid summary discussion with the student as to whether each is meeting the other’s needs and expectations, and what changes need to be made in the roles and relationship
- Provide timely feedback to the student and the program regarding student performance