{"id":47,"date":"2021-09-24T16:59:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/experiential\/physician-assistant-preceptors\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:56:27","slug":"physician-assistant-preceptors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/experiential\/physician-assistant-preceptors\/","title":{"rendered":"Physician Assistant Preceptors"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">College of Health Professions Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/health-professions\/about\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/undergraduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/graduate-and-professional-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate &amp; Professional Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/experiential\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Experiential Education<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/health-professions\/interprofessional-education\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Interprofessional Education<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/health-professions\/ceremonies\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Welcome to the Profession Ceremony<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/student-success\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Office of Student Success<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/health-professions\/handbook\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Handbooks &amp; Bulletin<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/pre-college-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Future Healthcare Leaders Camp<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"h-physician-assistant-preceptors\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physician Assistant Preceptors<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preceptors are key to providing hands-on learning experiences for our PA students over the course of their training. Our students complete clinical rotations in the following specialties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Family medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mental health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pediatrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women\u2019s health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preceptors for our program must be either a licensed physician (MD or DO), a PA, or a nurse practitioner and have at least one year of experience in their current specialty.&nbsp; If you are interested in becoming a preceptor for our program, please complete a&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/20113900\/Butler-University-New-Preceptor-Form-8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new preceptor&nbsp;form<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/experiential\/physician-assistant\/clinical-phase\/\">PA Clinical Phase site<\/a>\u00a0as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/04095232\/BU-PA-Preceptor-Manual-2026-2027.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Butler PA Program Preceptor Manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any further questions about becoming a preceptor for our PA students, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jennifer Guthrie<\/strong>, PA-C, Director of Experiential Education, PA Program <a href=\"mailto:jrguthri@butler.edu\">jrguthri@butler.edu<\/a>, 317-940-9639, Pharmacy and Health Sciences Building, Room 257<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our preceptors for their continued support to our students and our programs. Without this level of support we would be unable to adequately prepare students for future practice opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tDoctor of Medical Science tuition discount for precepting entry-level MPAS students\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) students&nbsp;that currently provide&nbsp;dedicated precepting to our entry level PA program are eligible for a tuition discount. The ability to be eligible and maintain the level of tuition discount is dependent on MPAS Program\u2019s needs. The discount is 15% and may be applied to any session the individual has become eligible to earn the discount.&nbsp;If the DMS student does not maintain the level necessary, the discount will be removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be <strong>eligible<\/strong> for the discount, students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must serve as a preceptor for a minimum of three, four-week rotations in the previous 12 months from matriculation into DMS program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earn a minimum average Likert score by students on preceptor evaluation of 3.2 or higher over three evaluations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No earned egregious comments by any student on preceptor evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MPAS Programmatic need for preceptor as defined by the Director of Experiential Director of MPAS program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approval of DMS Program Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DMS students can maintain the discount rate if they continue to serve as a preceptor. To maintain the discount, DMS students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must serve as a preceptor for one MPAS student in previous semester or three in one year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earn a minimum average Likert score by students on preceptor evaluation of 3.2 or higher over three evaluations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No earned egregious comments by any student on preceptor evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MPAS Programmatic need for preceptor as defined by the Director of Experiential Director of MPAS program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approval of DMS Program Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"footer-contact has-no-social-links wp-block-butler-footer-contact\">\n\t<div class=\"footer-contact-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact-content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading footer-contact-headline has-xx-large-font-size\">Contact Us<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top 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