Objective 1: Clinical Educator
For the purposes of the IP placements the term clinical educator will be used. Other terms you may have encountered include: preceptor, clinical instructor, clinical supervisor, mentor, clinical faculty.
As a clinical educator within a traditional placement/internship you provide discipline specific expertise with the goal of meeting professional competency requirement.
Beyond your role as a clinical educator to your own student, you will also be part of educating other disciplines.
Clinical Educator
- A teacher; an instructor.
- An expert or specialist, who gives practical experience and training to a student.