The preceptorship should define eligibility for participation. The trainee must have appropriate background knowledge, demonstrated basic skills, and clinical experience relevant to the proposed curriculum. The trainee should be pre-tested to demonstrate adequate basic training and should be board eligible or certified in the appropriate specialty or possess equivalent board certification outside the United States. Traditionally, a proctor is a person who supervises or monitors students. Proctoring may be an element of the privileging process.
Skills are the building blocks upon which procedures are constructed.
A skills laboratory may teach one skill or the entire set of skills required to perform a procedure. A skills laboratory is usually a continuing resource that can be revisited. Course structure and duration may vary according to the course objectives. A procedure is considered investigational if it has not been accepted into clinical practice, has not been critically assessed in peer-reviewed medical literature, and has not been presented and discussed at suitable scientific meetings. Alternatively, a procedure is not investigational if sufficient prospective studies are available to prove its efficacy and safety.