Preceptor

About the position:

As an AMOpportunities Preceptor, you will host medical trainees from around the world for an in-person and/or virtual clinical experience. During the experience, you will provide exposure to the U.S. medical system as it relates to your specialty. Preceptors are expected to facilitate a program that may include observation, patient interaction, didactic learning, case presentations, and/or research. Your program will be designed to fit the needs and availability of your clinic and/or hospital. AMOpportunities handles all marketing, application collection, medical trainee support, and administrative work so that you can focus on the most important part, teaching! This is a contracted position; preceptors are paid a stipend upon a medical trainee’s successful completion of their program.

Essential Functions:

• Willing to write a Letter of Recommendation (LoR) based on merit

• Must be able to host a minimum of 20 hours/week
• Ensure all observation or hands-on activities involving patients are supervised by the physician, mid-level, or nurse.
• Ability to offer one or more of the following clinical experience types:
• • In-Person
  • • Observership
    • Hands-On
    • Research
    • Nursing
    • Dentistry
    • Pre-Med Shadowing
  • Virtual
  • • Patient-Focused
    • Education/Research Focused
• If virtual, the program must hold adequate video conferencing accounts for hosting (i.e. Zoom Pro, doxy.me Professional, etc.)

Skills/Experience:

• Hold a current, active, medical license in the U.S.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with others
• Academic Affiliation(s) with a U.S. based university preferred, but not required

What You Gain:

• Competitive stipend
• A dedicated Program Coordinator to manage your program details, document collection and verification, and scheduling. Below is a list of the documents AMOpportunities collects from trainees. Programs may add additional requirements at their request.
• • CV
  • Passport
  • Visa, if applicable
  • Dean’s Letter/Diploma/Transcripts
  • Immunizations