In addition to the satisfaction that many clinicians experience as a result of sharing their knowledge with neophytes, the Area Health Education Centers and Clarion and Slippery Rock Universities provide benefits to preceptors.

Community Preceptor Faculty Development Workshop

AHEC (Area Health Education Center) offers Preceptor Development Workshops throughout the year in various locations.  The purpose of these workshops is to assist preceptors to understand the principles of adult learning, evaluate and understand their own precepting style, and to assess student learning needs.  At the completion of the workshops the preceptor will be able to successfully integrate a student into their office practice, to allocate teaching time, and to objectively and subjectively evaluate a student.  Information is presented in case study and short lecture format, and very practical worksheets and handouts are provided.  And, as often the case, the interaction between participants during dinner is invaluable.

Clarion and Slippery Rock Universities assign the title of Courtesy Clinical Faculty to those who precept our students on a regular basis.  The following benefits are associated with that title:

• Use of library resources on the same basis as provided to other faculty.
• Access to selected digital databases from the clinician's own computer on the same basis as provided to other faculty.
• Membership in the fitness centers at the universities at the same cost as provided to other faculty.
• Access to athletic and cultural benefits sponsored by Clarion and Slippery Rock Universities.
• Names and addresses of Courtesy Clinical Faculty are published in the MSN Program web page.

Using Clarion University Libraries

In order to check books out of the libraries at Clarion University, Courtesy Clinical Faculty must have a valid university identification card.  Faculty can obtain this card at the Residence Life Office on the Clarion Campus, or at the Student Services Office on the Venango campus.  Your identification card will be encoded with your faculty id number and your picture.  The locations of these offices are:

Clarion Campus                           

Residence Life Office
228 Egbert
Hours:  Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone:  814-226-2352

Temporary parking passes (for both main campus and Venango campus) are obtained at the administrative office in Frame building.  

Venango Campus

Student Services
Montgomery Hall, Room 222
Hours:  Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone:  814-676-6591   Ext. 271  

Remote access to Clarion University's "virtual library" and selected digital library databases is available to all Courtesy Clinical Faculty via password.  Preceptor passwords will be automatically entered into the Clarion University patron files when your name, address, social security number, telephone number, and email address have been sent to the Clarion University libraries.  This information will be sent by the University coordinators of the nursing programs after a preceptor contract has been signed and you complete the form requesting a password.  Please note that some of the Clarion University Libraries databases can only be accessed from computers on either the Clarion or Venango campus.  All databases (and password information) are accessed form the Clarion University Libraries homepage at http://www.clarion.edu/library.

Using Edinboro University Library

The Edinboro University homepage can be found at http://www.edinboro.edu (click on Academics & Research to find the Baron-Forness Library).  From the library home pages, students are directed to various links such as library information, the library catalog, online journals, reference websites, and other academic links.  The online catalog and databases, as well as the interlibrary loan service can be accessed from the Edinboro University library homepage. 

Parking passes are obtained at Edinboro University Police, 814-732-2921. 

Using Slippery Rock University Library

In order to check out library materials at Slippery Rock University, Courtesy Clinical Faculty must have a valid university identification card.  It includes your faculty ID number and your picture.  There is a $5.00 fee.  Faculty can obtain this card at:

Weisenfluh Dining Hall

Hours:  Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (school year) and until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays during the fall and spring terms.                                                   

Telephone:  724-738-2100

Parking Pass:
University Police
145 Keister Road
Hours:  Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Telephone:  724-738-2249

Once you have obtained this identification card, take it to the circulation desk at Bailey Library to have the bar code scanned into the library patron database.  Your card gives you full faculty borrowing privileges.  This includes interlibrary loan of books and photocopies of articles.

The online catalog and databases, as well as the interlibrary loan service, can be accessed from the Slippery Rock University library homepage.  Select “Library” from the Slippery Rock University homepage, http://www.sru.edu.  Those databases that are restricted will require the bar code number on your identification card (number only, no letters).  Please note that some databases are only accessible from computers in Bailey Library.

For further information, contact Lynn Hoffmann, 724-738-2666 or the Reference Desk at 724-838-2461.