Preceptor Education Project,
Second Edition Training Materials

Developed by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, the second edition of the Preceptor Education Project teaching manuals (PEP2) are designed to prepare busy family physicians to effectively and efficiently teach medical students in community settings.

The PEP2 information will be of great interest and value to you in your preceptor development activities. The primary audience for the PEP2 materials is the family physician preceptor, whether new to teaching, relatively inexperienced, or experienced. The secondary audience includes faculty and residents in family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine who teach medical students.

The PEP2 materials consist of two major components: 1) PEP2: A Guide for Teaching in Your Practice is a workbook that provides instruction and advice on how to teach students and residents in your practice. This workbook includes the written instructional materials that preceptors receive during PEP2 workshops. 2) The second set of materials, called PEP2: A Facilitator’s Guide for Conducting PEP2 Workshops, is designed for faculty who will conduct PEP2 workshops. The PEP2 facilitator’s guide includes the workbook materials and detailed instructions on how to teach each of the PEP2 modules. Also included with the facilitator’s guide are a videotape of teaching encounters and a set of templates that can be used to create overhead transparencies. Both manuals contain a Preceptor Action Card, a laminated, pocket-size list you can use as a quick reminder of important concepts presented in the manuals.

The workbook is divided into the following eight core modules, plus an introduction, summary, and appendix:

• Organization/Planning Strategies
• Evaluation Strategies
• Observation Skills
• Approaches to Handling Problems
• Assessment Skills
• Ideas on Teaching and Learning Collaboratively
• Teaching Skills
• Feedback Skills

Order the PEP2 materials on-line at http://stfm.org/bookstore/Index.cfm and choose preceptor in the items offered for sale directly from STFM.

For more information, e-mail Mary Ruhl at mruhl@stfm.org.