The mission of the Gardner-Webb PA program is to develop knowledgeable and caring PAs who practice competent patient-centered primary care with a focus on underserved populations.
Our clinical year consists of nine, 5-week SCPEs in the following specialties: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Surgical Medicine, Pediatric Medicine, Behavioral Medicine, Women’s Medicine, Underserved Medicine and Elective Medicine.
The students are expected to complete various assignments during the rotation. They also are required to complete self-evaluations and obtain preceptor evaluations to monitor their progress and performance.
Students return to campus at the end of each semester for Mandatory OSCE evaluations and testing.
If you are interested in precepting, please complete the Preceptor Interest Form.
Definition: Through a partnership between PAEA and AAPA, ARC-PA accredited PA programs may submit an annual application to receive eligibility to award AAPA Category 1 CME to their PA preceptors.
Individual preceptors may be awarded AAPA Category 1 CME credits at a rate of 2 AAPA Category 1 CME credits per PA student per 40-hour week, with no limit.
Accreditation Period: Up to 24 consecutive months. Clinical year start and end dates are specified within the application.
Type of Credit Issued: AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Eligibility Criteria
This request type is only available to PA educational programs with full or provisional accreditation by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
Eligibility for AAPA Category 1 CME credit is currently limited to preceptors who are practicing PAs.
Preceptors must disclose any financial relationship with commercial interests to PA students.
Preceptors must be fully licensed to practice at the clinical site where the training will occur.
PA programs are responsible for having a mechanism in place to document credits awarded, issue certificates, and report summary statistics to AAPA.
The preceptor CME activity must comply with AAPA CME Criteria.
** NPs can often claim AAPA Category 1 CME credit as continuing education with AANPCB and ANCC. AAPA recommends that NPs check with their certification/licensing authority to confirm that AAPA credit is acceptable.
For more information, visit aapa.org.
NCCPA accepts for Category II credit any educational activity that relates to medicine, patient care or the role of the PA that has not been designated for Category I credit.
Per AAFP, MDs can get credit for teaching, more details here.
Can I get CME credit for teaching students? You may report credit for teaching health professions learners. However, a maximum of 60 AAFP Prescribed credits may be reported during a three-year re-election cycle. Teaching is also considered a live activity.
For advanced practice nursing, a maximum of 120 Preceptor hours may be converted to CE credits for a maximum of 25 non-pharmacology CE credits.
One of the most important ways you can help patients find and receive the best medical care is to help educate the next generation of PAs. AAPA recognizes the hard work of preceptors through its Clinical Preceptor Recognition Program, developed in cooperation with the PA Education Association (PAEA).
In Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, and Colorado, preceptors may earn tax incentives for teaching students. Ohio and Hawaii also have financial incentives for precepting.
Annually, GWU PA Program complies a list of preceptors who have met at least one of the following criteria:
Awards are presented to these preceptors, and they are awarded the title of Clinical Affiliate Faculty.
Description: Selected by the graduates for the teacher/faculty member who has had the greatest impact on the lives of the students in the graduating class.
Statement about Electronic Health Records
Student documentation should always be verified; student entries must be identified as “student” and signed “PA-S.” Preceptors should complete their own documentation in accordance with CMS guidelines.
