Preceptor Training

Preceptors, faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants who will be mentoring students will be provided with an orientation to the program’s mission, goals, objectives, and educational philosophy, and will be trained on the program’s expectations and the current 2022 ACEND Standards with emphasis placed on their specific area of expertise. New preceptors will be asked to participate in the ACEND preceptor training program and will be granted eight CEUs upon completion. The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) also provides CEUs for preceptors.

Information and the self-reflection form can be found on their website: https://www.cdrnet.org/cpeu-credit-for-preceptors. All mentors will receive feedback in the form of an evaluation from the students and/or program director.