Volunteer to be a Preceptor
Serving your profession and shaping the future of medicine
– Obtaining a prominent appointment as a volunteer faculty
– Gaining access to potential employees
– Receiving faculty development training
– Earning 1 credit hour of Category 1 CME for every 5 hours participating as a preceptor
– Claiming up to 60 credit hours in a three year cycle if a member of AAFP
– Staying abreast of medical advancements, as students are apprised of new approaches
– Staying current of technology; students are active users of the latest technology and can share this knowledge with you and your staff
– Giving back to your community by helping recruit health care professionals to your service area
Join our team of preceptors
As a community-based licensed physician in any discipline or specialty you are uniquely
qualified to teach and mentor Maryland medical students.
About our students
Our medical students are either first year primary care track or fourth year students
completing their required Area Health Education Center (AHEC) rotation.
Your commitment
• A minimum of 80 hours (2 weeks) to a maximum of 160 hours (4 weeks) of
community-based teaching and mentoring.
• One or two students at a time.
If you are interested in serving as a preceptor in Central Maryland, contact:
• Paula Blackwell; Central Maryland AHEC paula.blackwell@umm.edu or 410-856-3636
For other areas, contact:
• Pamela Allen, Eastern Shore AHEC, pallen@esahec.org or 410-221-2600
• Joy Taylor, AHEC West, jtaylor@ahecwest.org or 301-777-9150, ext.107
If you have any questions regarding Primary Care Track, please directly contact the
following course masters:
• Dr. Richard Colgan, rcolgan@som.umaryland.edu (Family Medicine/ Primary Care Track)
• Dr. Adam Spanier, aspanier@peds.umaryland.edu (Pediatrics/Primary Care Track)
You may be able to apply for a credit against your Maryland state income tax. Tax credits will now be issued per eligible rotation versus per student. A minimum of three rotations is still required. Please see Income Tax Credit for Preceptors webpage to learn more about the tax credit from the Maryland Department of Health website
