Preceptor Resources
As a community preceptor, you are a vital part of our mission to educate medical students to support primary care in Minnesota. Preceptors have a strong influence on their students selecting primary care. We welcome enthusiastic community family physician mentors to help us improve the shortage of medical students going into primary care and to reach a goal of 25 percent of students choosing family medicine by 2030.
Preceptor Resources
Interested in Becoming a Preceptor?
Contact [email protected] to apply.
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) requires all educators to hold a faculty appointment with the University of Minnesota. Family medicine physicians interested in educating medical students at their clinic must obtain an adjunct appointment with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health prior to engaging in clinical education.
Preceptor Benefits
- KSA Day 2026: October 29, 2026, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
- Topic: Care of Older Adults
- In Person or Zoom options
- RSVP on the KSA Day form.
- Join a group of your peers in a relaxed environment and get ABFM KSA Credit. This event is free for UMN FMCH preceptors who work with medical students.
- U Perks and Discounts: some may require you obtain and possess a UCard
- A University of Minnesota email address is provided
- Access to the University of Minnesota library system, including the Health Sciences Library
- To sign up for Evidence-Based Practice, a monthly electronic publication by the Family Physicians Inquiry Network (FPIN) that contains evidence-based summaries to clinical questions, email [email protected]
- Opportunities for CME credit at a reduced rate
- ABFM Performance Improvement (PI) - Review online educational content surrounding student learning needs and providing feedback, followed by a virtual or onsite faculty development training session with a “standardized” medical student. Contact [email protected] for more information.
- AAFP credit for medical student teaching - Up to 20 hours per year can be claimed for medical student teaching. One hour of teaching equals one hour of CME.
- Continuing Medical Education – Includes Grand Rounds presentations on family medicine topics, several programmatic courses such as Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) and Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), as well as additional opportunities through the University of Minnesota Continuing Professional Development.
What is Required to Obtain an Adjunct Appointment?
- Be certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
- Email an updated curriculum vitae (CV) to [email protected].
- The following forms will be emailed to you to complete from [email protected].
- Adjunct Activity Form
- Adjunct Contact Form
- Human Resource Contact Information
Getting Started and Making the Most of the Experience
What are the Requirements to Maintain an Adjunct Faculty Appointment?
- The Family Medicine Medical Student Education Coordinator will assist adjunct faculty in submitting a yearly Adjunct Appointment Activity report detailing their contributions to the medical school over the past academic year.
- Renewal of the appointment requires a minimum of clinical education contact hours with our medical students.
Family Medicine and Community Health Adjunct Appointments
Become a Preceptor!
Apply Today!
Email [email protected].