Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group, Sheffield, UK and physician associate ambassador regional scheme lead, Health Education England, Sheffield, UK
Sothall Medical Centre, Sheffield, UK and senior lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
Clin Med (Lond). 2020 Nov;20(6):e255-e259. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0221.
We describe a preceptorship model that was initiated in March 2018 for newly qualified physician associates (PAs) in primary care in Sheffield, UK. The scheme enabled part funding for four band 6 preceptorship posts initially, alongside fortnightly teaching and mentorship by the preceptorship lead and a senior PA external to the employer. The number of posts had increased to 20 at the time of writing, due to the success of the scheme. We discuss how the scheme arose, and feedback from the general practice (GP) supervisors and the preceptorship PAs. The advantages of an external senior GP PA mentoring the preceptorship PA is highlighted, and this scheme may be the first of its kind to initiate this level of mentorship. A 'preceptorship scale' is suggested, which may aid employers in thinking about in-house support for this new member of their team in their first year of practice.
我们描述了一种实习导师模式,该模式于 2018 年 3 月在英国谢菲尔德的初级保健领域为新合格的医师助理(PA)启动。该计划最初为四个 6 级实习导师职位提供部分资金,同时由实习导师负责人和雇主外部的一名高级 PA 进行两周一次的教学和指导。由于该计划的成功,截至撰写时,该职位的数量已增加到 20 个。我们讨论了该计划的由来,以及全科医生(GP)主管和实习导师 PA 的反馈。强调了外部高级 GP PA 指导实习导师 PA 的优势,该计划可能是首创这种指导水平的首例。建议使用“实习导师规模”,这可能有助于雇主考虑在其团队成员的实践的第一年为其提供内部支持。