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Preceptor Benefits

The mission of Outpatient Experience (OPEX) is to provide an understanding of the role of the physician in the clinical setting and in the community through longitudinal clinical and didactic experiences during the first two years of medical school. The course focuses on understanding the relationship between the patient, the doctor, the health care team, and the community. OPEX relies on a large network of academic and community-based faculty, in primary care disciplines. This is a required course which uses over one hundred faculty as facilitators and preceptors.

Become a preceptor/Refer a colleague
  • The ability to instruct, influence and mentor future clinicians!

  • Increased ability to keep current via interactions with learners and use of Emory University resources
  • Adjunct faculty appointment (if not already clinical faculty)
    • Access to Emory facilities at faculty rates, e.g., membership to the gym

  • Some limited access to Emory Library resources and support (full text articles available, etc)

  • CME credits for teaching

  • Faculty development and preceptor support
    • Communication and updates about the course and course curriculum;
    • Answer questions or concerns that the preceptor or office team may have;
    • Teaching tools and tips

  • Faculty appreciation dinner

  • Georgia Preceptor Tax Incentive Program (PTIP)
  • Access to a Precepting Resource Subscription!
  • We have purchased a subscription to an innovative web resource, Teaching Physician. The site offers videos, audio interviews, tips, answers to frequently asked questions, and links to in-depth information on outpatient precepting topics, such as:
    • Preparation
    • Orienting a learner
    • Precepting Principles
    • What to Teach
    • Teaching strategies
    • EHR and Health Informatics
    • Giving feedback
    • Evaluating learners
    • Learners in Difficulty
    • After the Rotation

  • You can earn up to 40 CME credits by reviewing the information on the site. If you have not received an email communication from Porsha Clayton with the username and password then please contact her directly.
Outpatient Experience Program
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    • Goals and Objectives
    • Physical Exam Videos
    • OPEX Schedule
  • For Students
    • Policies and Procedures
    • Course Requirements
    • Evaluation and Grades
    • Ambulatory Clinical Case Challenge
    • Student Syllabus
    • Assignments
    • Patient Log
  • For Preceptors
    • Preceptor Benefits
    • Expectations of Preceptors
    • Preceptor Tips
    • Preceptor Handbook
    • Teaching Resources
    • Student evaluation form
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