Share the Load! Co-Precepting for Student Success

Co-precepting can help with workload while providing a diverse experience for learners, but it is not without its challenges. Listen in to weigh the pros and cons while gathering some strategies to ensure success if you plan to consider, or are currently, co-precepting with a colleague.Kate Newman is the Director of Experiential Education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy. She’s been seeing more co-precepting arrangements with her affiliate experiential education sites and has seen what works, and of course what doesn’t work. I asked her to share some tips and strategies with me that have helped ensure a good learning experience at sites where preceptors are sharing the teaching load. Listen in!HostKathy Schott, PhDCEimpactGuestsKate Newman, PharmDDirector of Experiential EducationClinical Associate Professor, Pharmacy PracticeSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville, School of PharmacyGet CEClick here to access the courseCE InformationAt the end of this course, preceptors will be able to:1. Describe co-precepting and the pros and cons commonly associated with it.2. Identify potential challenges and strategies to address them.UAN: 0107-0000-23-149-H99-P Release Date: 04/19/2023 Expiration Date: 04/19/2026 The speakers have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.This program has been:Approved by the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy as education for Minnesota pharmacy preceptors.Reviewed by the Texas Consortium on Experiential Programs and has been designated as preceptor education and training for Texas preceptors. Want more information on this and related topics?  Using Feedback to Improve Your Teaching Feedback may be more important than ever when working in a co-precepting environment – from students and from your fellow co-preceptors. This course will give you some proven strategies for accepting and implementing critical feedback on your teaching.Tools to Facilitate Student Success with Your Learning Experience Preceptors often don’t feel they have time or know how to go about creating an appropriate amount of structure within the experiences they provide for student pharmacists. In this CPE course, preceptors have the opportunity to learn and apply simple quality improvement techniques to maintain and enhance their learning experience.The Eleven Habits of Highly Effective PreceptorsRegardless of your precepting environment, there’s always room for self-assessment. This tool will allow you to assess your own strengths and areas for development as a preceptor so that you can develop your own professional development plan as a teacher and mentor. As always, be sure to check out the full library of courses available for preceptors on the CEimpact website. Be sure to ask you experiential program director if you are a member so that you can access it all for free!Follow CEimpact on Social Media:LinkedInInstagram