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Evaluations

Mid-Clerkship Evaluation Form (for Family Medicine Clerkships only)
This evaluation is to be completed at the mid-point (6 weeks) of the family medicine clerkship. It does not affect the student’s grade, but is still required for successful completion of the clerkship. The evaluation is intended to foster and facilitate feedback from the preceptor to the student regarding their progress in this rotation.

Final Clerkship Evaluation Form (for all rotations)
This evaluation is to be completed during the final week of the student’s rotation. It is used to assess their medical knowledge and clinical skills development and is calculated into the final grade assigned for this rotation. We hope that this information will be shared with the student prior to the end of their rotation, as further feedback to help them identify areas of strength and those areas needing further development.

Preceptor Handbook

Clinical Year Calendars

UNMC Clinical Teaching Resources

You are the professional in this environment, and students look to you for guidance.

Tips for Making Precepting Painless & Other Resources

PAEA link to several tools

Characteristics of Effective Clinical Teachers (pdf)

This study looks at what residents and faculty consider to be the most effective characteristics of clinical preceptors.

One to one teaching and feedback

A clinical review article on ABC of learning and teaching in medicine: One to one teaching and feedback.

Giving Effective Feedback

Feedback (ARCH approach)

This handout highlights the ARCH approach to providing feedback to learners.

Feedback and Reflection

Teaching Methods for Clinical Settings (pdf): This article describes how to use these two clinical teaching methods effectively.

Twelve tips for giving feedback effectively in the clinical environment

Despite its importance, most trainees feel that they do not receive adequate feedback and if they do, the process is not effective.

Difficult Teaching Situations

Providing Difficult Feedback: TIPS for the Problem Learner

This article (pdf) provides an easy-to-use “TIPS” strategy to address difficult learners or learning situations.

Managing the Difficult Learning Situation

These documents outline strategies for both preventing and managing difficult learning situations.

AAPA Clinical Preceptor Recognition Program

AAPA recognizes the hard work of preceptors through its Clinical Preceptor Recognition Program, developed in cooperation with the PA Education Association (PAEA).