Preceptors                                                  

Help shape today’s medical trainees; they are tomorrow's physicians.

• Be a student’s first exposure to rural medicine

• Help a student or clerk develop critical skills

• Take the chance to influence another’s career path

• Change the dynamic in your office or hospital

Preceptors act as guides, as mentors, as role models and as teachers for trainees at all stages of their medical education.  Through the one-on-one teaching model of community based training, rural preceptors have the unique opportunity to impart the benefits and balance of their lifestyles as rural physicians.  Preceptors give direct and immediate feedback to the learner throughout the rotation, increasing the learner's abilities, awareness and self-confidence. 

Become a ROMP Preceptor

If you are interested in becoming a ROMP preceptor, take the time to read Becoming a ROMP Preceptor.  Contact the ROMP office if you have any questions. 

If you would like to become a preceptor with ROMP, please complete a Teaching Application and submit a current CV to the ROMP office.  Once your teaching application has been received, a Preceptor Package will be mailed to the address indicated on the application, which includes more detailed information about the structure of the program, funding information and the CPSO Guidelines for teaching residents and medical students.

Teaching Application - Printable Version to be faxed to the ROMP office (705)-445-8911

Precepting for the Rural Ontario Medical Program

The Rural Ontario Medical Program receives a steady stream of applications for rotations within the ROMP region.  ROMP will contact physician preceptors within the requested community to match learners with appropriate physicians. 

ROMP offers administrative support to physicians who chose to take medical students and clerks into their practice and the hospital.  ROMP will credential the learner and secure hospital privileges, ensuring that liability and malpractice insurance are covered by the medical school.  To avoid preceptor burnout, the Rural Ontario Medical Program takes steps to ensure that preceptors are matched with a variety of learner levels and given adequate breaks between rotations.

ROMP is also able to offer a modest teaching stipend to physician preceptors who teach certain rotations.  More about funding for preceptors...

Note: ROMP provides the same level of support and development for both undergraduate and postgraduate preceptors.

Preceptor Support

Two ways that the Rural Ontario Medical Program is able to offer support to physician preceptors are through Faculty Appointments and Faculty Development sessions.  Please read more about how ROMP can assist you!

Teaching Appointments

Faculty Development Opportunities