Community Preceptor Award

Purpose

This award acknowledges and celebrates a community preceptor who is recognized for their outstanding community-based patient care while teaching UMKC School of Medicine medical students, graduate program students, and/or graduate medical education residents and fellows. 

This award is for a healthcare provider who works in a community clinical setting rather than interacting with learners primarily in the school’s affiliate hospital settings (University Health, Saint Luke’s Hospital, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Center for Behavioral Medicine, Mosaic Life Care, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, or Research Medical Center).

Description

The recipient should be an individual who has influenced learners' clinical education by enhancing their knowledge, skills and attitudes in community-based practice. The faculty member should be considered an excellent clinician who consistently has strong learner evaluations and is recognized for contributing to a supportive clinical learning environment. Recipients should inspire learners by using evidence-based care, modeling professionalism and engaging students meaningfully in patient care experiences during their preceptorship.

Eligibility

The nominee must have provided continuous or recurring community-based teaching as a preceptor for medical students, graduate students, or residents/fellows for the UMKC School of Medicine. The recipient does not need to be a School of Medicine faculty member but does need to be a designated preceptor for learners.

Nomination Guidelines and Required Materials

To be considered, the following information must be submitted:

  • Nomination letter
    • Should not to exceed three pages, with up to three signees, which should include a narrative of how the preceptor has inspired School of Medicine learners. Anecdotes about the scope of influence/mentorship/support by the preceptor are encouraged. The nomination letter is encouraged to come from learners (but not required).
  • Most recent CV from the nominee

Please download and complete this checklist, which should be submitted as the first page of a single PDF nomination.

Download checklist (Word doc)

Prior Winners

  • 2024 – Angelia Martin, M.D.
  • 2023 – John Armilio, M.D.