Housing is provided in a house owned by the Winchester hospital. Students are required to work with their preceptor for four weeks. Office responsibilities vary with location, but preceptors are encouraged to let the student work as independently as possible. Students are to see patients, perform appropriate history and physical exam and present the findings to the preceptor. Students are also expected to be able to discuss a differential diagnosis and suggest a plan for each patient.
Schedules are to be determined by individual preceptors as are call or weekend responsibilities.
Students are additionally required to make a well-researched, quality presentation on an outpatient topic to be determined by the student and the preceptor. The community-based preceptors are invited annually to attend a weekend retreat for Faculty Development. We are always striving to find ways to thank our preceptors for the time they give to our students.