Objective 1: Clinical Educator

For the purposes of the IP placements the term clinical educator will be used. Other terms you may have encountered include: preceptor, clinical instructor, clinical supervisor, mentor, clinical faculty.

As a clinical educator within a traditional placement/internship you provide discipline specific expertise with the goal of meeting professional competency requirement.

Beyond your role as a clinical educator to your own student, you will also be part of educating other disciplines.

Clinical Educator

  1. A teacher; an instructor.
  2. An expert or specialist, who gives practical experience and training to a student.