Summary: <br> Don't be that preceptor who is just trying to get CEUs or the one who only uses MAT students as grunt labor.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Copy-of-Cream-Simple-Guest-Speaker-Podcast-Cover-1-scaled.jpg"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Being a Mentor is a choice. A choice to give of yourself for the good of others. So is adoption. DJ tell me some of your adoption story.<br> <br> <br> <br> Taylor has been such a fantastic part of our life. She is a part of my life as an Athletic Trainer and my life as a preceptor and mentor.<br> <br> <br> <br> Worst preceptor story you have heard?<br> <br> <br> <br> Worst mistake I made as a preceptor was right out of Grad School.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * My responsibility is to the team and athletes, not the students.<br> <br> <br> <br> * I did not want to invest in the students<br> <br> <br> <br> * I did not want to give up control<br> <br> <br> <br> * I only allowed them to set up the field<br> <br> <br> <br> * It is finally my time to be the Licensed Health Care Provider and make decisions<br> <br> <br> <br> * It is about me now<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Communicate the roles and expectations<br> <br> <br> <br> Some other bad examples?<br> <br> <br> <br> I am not getting any feedback<br> <br> <br> <br> I am doing what they ask but I am not getting any feedback<br> <br> <br> <br> How to avoid being average as a preceptor:<br> <br> <br> <br> Do not complain about students on social media<br> <br> <br> <br> What are some of the struggles for preceptors?<br> <br> <br> <br> Accountability<br> <br> <br> <br> Set expectations<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Have an orientation<br> <br> <br> <br> * What can the program cover before the kids get to you<br> <br> <br> <br> * What do you need to cover<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Dress code<br> <br> <br> <br> Look at this as a semester-long interview process.<br> <br> <br> <br> For scheduling purposes<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * We try to keep a really structured process<br> <br> <br> <br> * Immersion should be a minimum 40 hours per week<br> <br> <br> <br> * 85 hours /2 weeks<br> <br> <br> <br> * 1 day off every 7<br> <br> <br> <br> * And at least 8 hours between shifts<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Shout out to my administrators and my co-worker for giving us the opportunity to be preceptors for U of H MAT.<br> <br> <br> <br> JP: I felt like my hands were being held the whole time… I was either setting up the field or observing.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Marc-Pro.png"></a><br>
