The Montana AHEC Preceptor Course is an online, asynchronous training to help build the skills of all preceptors, new or seasoned. The course consists of six modules which are guided by Beth Ulrich's Mastering Precepting: A Nurse's Handbook for Success, Third Edition. 

  • Modules 1: The Preceptor Role
  • Module 2: Learning, The Foundation of Precepting
  • Module 3: Precepting Strategies
  • Module 4: Communication
  • Module 5: The Pragmatics of Precepting
  • Module 6: Precepting Specific Learner Populations, including Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Guided by your online instructor, this course includes reading assignments, online videos, and the opportunity to dialogue and reflect with others in your small cohort through our facilitated discussion boards. Participants are welcome to complete the modules on their own time during the set cohort timeframe. Participants are expected to participate in the discussion boards, so we ask that you make time for this throughout the course timeframe.

Participants who complete the course are eligible for a $300 course completion stipend and will receive a certificate of completion for 15.0 contact hours.

Who should participate?

The Montana AHEC Preceptor Development Course can be completed by APRNs, DNPs, DOs, MDs, PAs, and RNs.

Time commitment and structure

This course is online and asynchronous. While it can be completed at your own pace, participants will be enrolled in cohorts to enhance the learning virtual environment. The full course should take approximately 15 hours to complete.

 

2024 and 2025 Scheduled Course Dates:

Fall Cohort

 September 16 - November 17, 2024

Winter Cohort

 January 6 - March 3, 2025

Spring Cohort

March 3 – April 28, 2025

 

Cohorts are limited to 15 people each. Please connect with your state liaison if you are interested in signing up: https://healthinfo.montana.edu/cfpa/state-contacts.html

 

Sara Schmidt

AHEC Preceptor Course Instructor

   (406) 909-0895  
   saraschmidt1@montana.edu