Students spend equal time with each community preceptor.
The Student Experience Observation and instruction in a physician's office Direct activity in performing history and physical examinations, development of diagnosis and treatment plans, and office procedures and treatments Documentation of the patients' history and physical examination in the medical record Experience continuity of care by observing multiple visits by an individual patient over a three-month period Observe and participate in community hospital care where applicable Observe role of the primary care physician in a community setting Faculty Over 650 community preceptors throughout East Texas observe, instruct, and evaluate students on site. Clerkship directors in each of the three disciplines provide community preceptors with student objectives. UTMB faculty provide community preceptors with tools to enhance the preceptor's teaching strategies, including on-site faculty development workshops for continuing education credit. Assist in identifying potential community preceptors. Arrange for students' housing and welcome them to the community.