WHAT IS AN ESAHEC PRECEPTOR?

Our preceptors are community-based licensed physicians who are uniquely qualified to teach and mentor Maryland medical students. You can give back and shape the future of medicine by helping recruit health care professionals to serve on the Eastern Shore!

ABOUT THE ESAHEC PRECEPTOR PROGRAM

Through our Preceptorship Rotation Engagement Program (PREP), we continue to coordinate arrangements for clinical rotations for Introduction to Clinical Medicine 4th year students (ICM IV) and Primary Care Track (PCT) based on student(s) assignments, preceptor availability and housing needs.

Health care workers often return to practice where they trained, and students learn from experience that it’s rewarding to work in underserved areas. That’s why AHEC connects young people, students and practicing professionals to training opportunities with minority and disadvantaged populations, in rural areas such as the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Through the Preceptorship Rotation Engagement Program, ESAHEC connects students to professionals making a difference in public health.

Partnering with medical and other health professions schools, we connect students with dedicated preceptors for a four-week rural medicine experience. Allowing health professionals to share their knowledge and experience in the context of their day-to-day practice.

Interested in Becoming a Preceptor? Contact:
Kimberly Finch
Geriatrics and Clinical Education Manager
kfinch@esahec.org

BENEFITS

  • Obtain a prominent appointment as a volunteer faculty at University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Receive faculty development training
  • Gain access to potential employees
  • Claim up to 60 credit hours in a three-year cycle as a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
  • Apply for the Maryland preceptor tax credit up to $10,000*
  • Eligible for membership in the Medical Education Leadership Academy
  • Inspire students to serve in rural communities and support the expansion of the health care field on the Eastern Shore

*Tax credits of $1,000 are issued per eligible rotation. A minimum of three rotations of 100 hours each required. Please see Maryland Preceptor Tax Credit Information webpage.

COMMITMENT

  • Four-week rotation with a UMB medical student
  • Mentor one student at a time
  • Provide feedback and complete a student evaluation at the end of the rotation

INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR PRECEPTORS

This program authorizes a credit against the state income tax for individuals who have served as a preceptor in certain preceptorship programs and work in certain areas of the state with a health care workforce shortage.