Area preceptors honored for commitment to EVMS education

May 15, 2006

NORFOLK—Almost 100 EVMS preceptors attended the annual Community Faculty Appreciation Reception at the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in Portsmouth, April 18.

William Hubbell, M.D., an EVMS preceptor for nine years, attended the reception with his wife.

Preceptors from communities around the region dedicate their time and expertise to help EVMS students get hands-on experience in patient care.

The Community Faculty Appreciation Reception is held each year to honor the preceptors’ commitment to the education of EVMS students.

“I’ve been with EVMS as a preceptor from the beginning,” said Eric Freeman, M.D., an internal medicine clerkship preceptor, who specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine.

When Freeman started as a preceptor, he said he thought “this might be interesting.” “Later I realized this helps me to continue doing something that I enjoy and that is teaching and I get as much out of it as they do,” he said.

EVMS preceptors volunteer to teach students about medicine in their clinical setting, allowing the students to have an active role in caring for patients.

EVMS President Harry Lester and Dean Gerald Pepe, Ph.D. were on hand to give thanks to the preceptors for a job well done.

“When I ask students why they came to EVMS, I continue to get some of the same answers … one of them is we offer early clinical experience and I want to thank you for that,” Lester said.

EVMS has more than 400 dedicated preceptors throughout the community, some of whom have served as preceptors for more than 10 years.

Most preceptors who attended the event say the interchange of knowledge with the doctors or physician assistants-to-be keeps them on their toes.

“There is no monetary benefit to this but, as a preceptor, I’m helped to stay abreast to what’s new in the field and I love to teach,” said Olivia Alegre-Ipanag, M.D., a pediatric preceptor for six years.

“I thank the preceptors for all of their hard work and dedication to EVMS student education. Their work is significant and makes EVMS special and enhances the educational mission,” Pepe said.

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