Drexel University College of Medicine

Structured Preceptorship 

During the structured preceptorship, participants will:

1. Observe alongside a general medical team, attending patient rounds and learning about integrative up-to-date high quality medical care in the United States. 
2. Have the opportunity to care for virtual on-line patients (DxR) and standardized patients (laypersons trained to be medical educators. In that role, they portray a patient and remain true to standardization factors. Thus, in this role, they may give feedback on learners’ performance), where they will receive formative feedback and assessment.
3. Be assigned a faculty preceptor for patient rounds, regular discussions, instruction and feedback. 
4. Have the opportunity to attend grand rounds, noon conferences and lectures with Drexel fellows, residents and students.
5. Participate in the doctoring curriculum facilitated by the director (comparable to one taken by DUCOM’s internal medicine interns.) The doctoring curriculum emphasizes acculturation into current U.S. practices, physician well-being, documentation and coding guidelines, feedback skills, practicing board review questions, quality of care and disclosure of medical errors. 
6. Formally meet with the director for feedback, monitor progress in meeting the educational goals, receive assistance with any potential barriers, and to revise the goals or curricula as necessary. 
7. Have opportunities for possible presentations during rounds, with the preceptor, and at the end of the preceptorship.
8. Have access to Drexel’s medical library.
9. Build a portfolio of accomplishments which documents activities completed and performance evaluations by faculty.

Target Audience

• Physicians who wish to return to active clinical medicine after an extended leave.
• Physicians who wish to change their specialty focus and need a primary medical update.
• International medical graduates who wish to be accepted into U.S. graduate medical education training programs.
• Physicians who wish to enhance their clinical skills.

Faculty

Faculty members are from Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM), under the leadership of Nielufar Varjavand, M.D.

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