The General Internal Medicine Statewide Preceptorship Program is excited to
share with you its tremendous success this year. Here is a summary of
this year’s matching:
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STUDENT STATS
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- 287 students applied to participate in either the spring break or
summer preceptorships
- 71 students withdrew their applications because of family, vacation
and other personal reasons
- 8 students were withdrawn from the program because we were unable
to place them with doctors in their requested area(s)
- 12 students successfully completed spring break preceptorships
- The following is a breakdown of both spring break and summer preceptorships:
- 120 completed 4-week rotations (58%)
- 19 completed 3-week rotations (9%)
- 48 completed 2-week rotations (23%)
- 21 completed 1-week rotations (10%)
- 40 students (19%) were placed in rural and underserved areas
- All eight Texas medical schools participated in the GIMSPP program,
with the following number of students:
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The University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center |
42 |
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The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
35 |
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Texas A&M Health Science Center (College Station) |
27 |
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University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth |
26 |
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
25 |
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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
22 |
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Baylor College of Medicine (Houston) |
16 |
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Lubbock) |
15 |
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Total number of student participants in 2001 |
208 |
- Our original goal was to place a total of 200 students in 2001,
and we are happy to have exceeded our goal.
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PRECEPTOR STATS
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- We currently have 351 preceptors on our volunteer preceptor roster
- 277 of them (79%) were available and willing to have students in
2001
- 151 of the 277 available preceptors (55%) from 61 different cities
actively participated this year
- 22 new preceptors were recruited into the GIMSPP since January 1,
2001
- The Teaching in Your Office faculty development book was
sent to all preceptors regardless of active participation
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Thanks to all preceptors, school contacts, faculty & students for making 2001 a successful year!
