Thank you to all of our amazing preceptors! This page is designed to provide quick access to important updates, resources, and tools for preceptors involved with our dietetic internship program.
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Preceptor Roles & Responsibilities
The supervised practice experience gives students the skills and insights they need to be entry-level practitioners. The preceptor’s role is critical in preparing students to function safely and effectively as dietitians and instilling the value of life-long learning. As a preceptor, your role includes:
- Orienting interns to your site and their role
- Facilitating the student’s socialization and culturalization into the work environment
- Serving as a resource and consultant for interns
- Providing and directing learning experiences
- Creating and maintaining a safe & positive learning atmosphere
- Demonstrating knowledge of objectives and materials
- Demonstrating knowledge of policies, procedures, rules, and regulations
- Assisting the student in setting long- and short-term goals for growth
- Planning assignments based on the learning needs of the student
- Communicating learning plans, evaluations, and concerns with interns and the program
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Benefits of Precepting
In these times of staffing shortages, fiscal constraints, and the nearly constant need to "do more with less," you may wonder how being a preceptor will benefit you or your facility. Our model is for interns to 'give back' to their preceptors and supervised practice facilities by:
- Developing and conducting in-services education programs or quality improvement activities which you may be having difficulty completing during your usual schedule
- Developing and conducting education programs for patients, clients, other professionals and the community
- Researching and presenting information on the latest care principles, medications, and/or studies to keep your staff updated on advances in the field
- Increasing your learning since they bring new knowledge and perspectives to your facility
- Bringing awareness to what you do. Their questions and your explanations often result in clearer ways of doing things and break the routine of day-to-day practice. They challenge the preceptor and the status quo!
- Developing & updating patient, client, and/or employee educational materials
- Gathering, analyzing, and reporting performance improvement data
- Developing and hosting National Nutrition Month 'health fairs' and other activities to promote nutrition, food safety, and wellness
- Completing a wide array of creative projects, audits, data gathering activities
- Providing staff relief
- Providing rewarding opportunities for staff who play a role in teaching students
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Preceptor Training
This link will take you to our program's training presentation. Near the end, you will learn about specific training requirements and how to document completion of required training activities. Please contact the program director if you have issues accessing the presentation.
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Typhon Software
Use Typhon to complete Intern Evaluations, access Preceptor Handbooks, review Training Materials, and update contact information and training record on your Preceptor Profile.
Access Typhon by typing the following URL into your browser: www.typhongroup.net/uga
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Information & Rotations
Scheduling Rotations
Supervised practice experiences are planned in advance according to a rotation schedule. They typically follow this general schedule:
Year 1
- August-May: Community Rotation
- May-July: General Clinical Rotation + Foodservice Management Rotation
Year 2
- August-May: Community Rotation
- May-July: Advanced Clinical Rotation + Nutrition Support Rotation + Specialty Rotation (optional)
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Current Topics & Updates
When there is a need for our Preceptors to be aware of certain topics or updates that impact our program, we will post that information here.
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