PROJECT OBJECTIVES

Rationale:
Clinical preceptors are physicians from different specialties working in hospitals and supervising medical students during their internships. Ideally, clinical preceptors should possess both clinical and educational skills because they serve as educators, mentors, and role models for medical students to help them develop the knowledge and skills necessary to practice competently in the medical field. In Jordan, clinical preceptors do not receive any professional training in educational skills. The lack of preceptor readiness causes difficulties in performing their educational role and affects the quality of medical students’ clinical experience.

Objectives:
This project aims to build the capacity of clinical preceptors who work in the Educational Hospitals in Jordan. Specifically, the current project aims at designing and implementing an educational professional training program to enhance clinical preceptors’ teaching and mentoring skills, based on their educational needs

Activities:
Through international cooperation, partnership, and exchange of good practices among six Jordanian, two European higher education institutions in the field of medical education, and the Ministry of Health, an educational training program to build the capacity of clinical preceptors as educators will be designed and implemented.

Anticipated outcomes:
It is expected that the project will produce the following outcomes:
A professional development program to enhance preceptors’ educational skills
More than 95 qualified medical professors as trainers for preceptors.
More than 120 qualified preceptors supervising medical students during internship.
Quality educational experience for medical students
Medical graduates possess professional competencies and employability potential in Jordan and globally.

keywords:
clinical preceptor, medical education, medical students, capacity building program, professional development program.