Abstract
BACKGROUND: Faculty development for busy and geographically dispersed ambulatory preceptors is a difficult task for course directors.
PURPOSE: A faculty development audiotape intended for playing in the preceptor’s car was created. The feasibility of this form of faculty development was tested in this pilot study.
METHODS: A short audiotape, focusing on strategies for the provision of independence to students in the office setting, was made and distributed to all preceptors of students taking a fourth-year required clerkship in ambulatory medicine. Preceptor behavior was reported by students on postclerkship evaluations before and after tape distribution.
RESULTS: In the year before tape distribution, 21% of evaluations indicated a lack of independence on the part of the student, compared with 14% in the year following the intervention (P=.03). There was no regression of behavior among preceptors already providing independence. Among the preceptors initially identified as not following recommendations for student independence, the percentage of evaluations indicating a lack of independence went from 72% preintervention to 42% postintervention (P<.001).
CONCLUSIONS: A short audiotape is a novel form of faculty development, which was acceptable to preceptors and may influence teaching behavior in the desired manner.
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Willett, L.R. Brief report: Utilizing an audiotape for outpatient preceptor faculty development. J GEN INTERN MED 21, 503–505 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00437.x
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