Contents tagged with preceptor

• November 2022 Member of the Month

  Tags: member of the month, nccl, crystal nwagwu, baylor college of medicine, preceptor, preceptorship

  Tuesday, November 8, 2022 12:42:24 PM

  Member of the Month: Crystal Nwagwu, MD

  Academic family doc focuses on advocating for patients

  By Samantha White

  posted 11.07.22

  After completing her residency at UT Health San Antonio, Crystal … more

• January 2022 Member of the Month

  Tags: member of the month, texas academy of family physicians, TAFP, larry kravitz, preceptorship, preceptor, preceptors, UT southwestern, baylor college of medicine, dell medical school

  Thursday, January 6, 2022 4:32:00 PM

  Member of the Month: Larry Kravitz, MD

  Beloved preceptor encourages family docs to help teach the next generation

  By Samantha White

  posted 01.06.21

  Larry Kravitz, MD, is a family physician … more

• Dedication and hard work of our preceptors keep the preceptorship program strong

  Tags: Texas Family Medicine Preceptorship Program, preceptor, preceptorship

  Friday, September 30, 2016 9:30:00 AM

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  By Perdita Henry

  When the Legislature reinstated funding for the Texas Family Medicine Preceptorship Program last year, you might have heard a whoop of joy from the TAFP headquarters in North Austin. The program — in which mostly first and second-year medical students spend two to four weeks seeing patients with a family doctor — presents an excellent chance to showcase the best aspects of a career in family medicine.

  While state support returning to the program was welcomed news, what makes the Preceptorship Program great is the dedication of our fantastic preceptors. Those medical students who go through the program and go on to become family physicians carry the memory of their preceptor as their own image of a real family doctor, and many count their preceptor among their most revered mentors.

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