Don’t be that preceptor who is just trying to get CEUs or the one who only uses MAT students as grunt labor.

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.

Worst mistake I made as a preceptor was right out of Grad School.

• My responsibility is to the team and athletes, not the students.
  
• I did not want to invest in the students
  
• I did not want to give up control
  
• I only allowed them to set up the field
  
• It is finally my time to be the Licensed Health Care Provider and make decisions
  
• It is about me now
  

Communicate the roles and expectations

I am not getting any feedback

I am doing what they ask but I am not getting any feedback

Do not complain about students on social media

Accountability

Set expectations

• Have an orientation
  
• What can the program cover before the kids get to you
  
• What do you need to cover
  

Dress code

Look at this as a semester-long interview process.

For scheduling purposes

• We try to keep a really structured process
  
• Immersion should be a minimum 40 hours per week
  
• 85 hours /2 weeks
  
• 1 day off every 7
  
• And at least 8 hours between shifts
  

Shout out to my administrators and my co-worker for giving us the opportunity to be preceptors for U of H MAT.

JP: I felt like my hands were being held the whole time… I was either setting up the field or observing.

Jeremy Jackson

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