Precepting GVSU Students
Thank you for being a preceptor. As a preceptor with Grand Valley, you are looked upon as a teacher and mentor. Due to the fact that GVSU students are highly motivated to learn, being a teacher and mentor to our students is extremely rewarding. Preceptors not only provide students with invaluable exposure to the "real world" of health care but also influence the opinions and attitudes the students carry throughout their careers.
How Preceptors Help Students
As a preceptor, you will provide both teaching and professional role modeling for the student. Preceptors supervise students' clinical activities and monitor their educational process. Specifically, you will assign patients, observe clinical skills, review documentation and serve as a resource for clinical questions and guidance.
How Preceptors Benefit
Clinical teaching encourages you to seek out and organize new knowledge. Yet, in spite of thorough preparation, students will push your expertise to its limits and compel you to reflect on your own limitations. Engaging in this process regularly can result in greater learning than teaching, making you a better clinician and providing patients with an overall better quality of care.
In addition to the personal satisfaction of preparing the next generation of skilled workers, there are professional and personal incentives that Grand Valley State University offers in return for sharing your invaluable expertise with our students. The Preceptor Perks program is specifically designated for our preceptors with the hope that you will take advantage of all it has to offer.
Preceptor Perks
Gratis university title as Affiliate Clinical or Research Preceptor
Processed at either of the Student Assistant Centers:
- Downtown Campus - 115C DeVos Center Room
- Allendale Campus - 150 Student Services Building
University library privileges with access to 650,000 print volumes, 60,000 electronic journals, and more than one million e-books.. Preceptors may use their GVSU ID card to check out materials at any of the GVSU libraries
Receive access to the GVSU Athletic and Recreation Facilities during the semester a preceptor is assigned a student with the option for immediate family members to purchase a membership at the reduced Alumni rate. There is a $25 fee for your membership card. Parking permits are required for parking on the GVSU campus. A permit can be obtained at the GVSU Parking Services Office with a current membership card and driver's license for their time of membership.
Use the following links for the Fieldhouse membership and to request a parking permit.
Preceptors will receive an in-store coupon for $5 OFF a minimum purchase of $50 of GVSU Apparel & Gifts from the GVSU Laker Store upon successful enrollment in Preceptor Perks.
50% off all GVSU athletic events with your GVSU ID.
Receive discounted greens fees Monday through Friday at The Meadows golf course in Allendale for Preceptors with a GVSU ID and up to three (3) guests; 18 holes for $22 per person or 9 holes for $15 per person.
Join the GVSU Savings Marketplace to take advantage of deals and discounts on travel, entertainment, shopping, and more!
Continuing education opportunities are offered in various forms specific to each program.
Social Work: Grand Valley's Social Work Continuing Education office offers a discount to social work preceptors on asynchronous (self-paced) social work continuing education courses.
Clinical Dietetics: Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) offers a free eight credit preceptor training program for RDNS. You can also obtain CEUs for precepting an AFN or CD student by completing the Preceptor Log Form.
Register
To receive any of the above Preceptor Perks, please register using the following link:
Preceptor Perks Registration Link
Please allow two weeks for your account to be activated.
If you have any questions regarding the Preceptor Perks program, please contact Katie Gruber at [email protected].