FCP1
Foundations of Clinical Practice (FCP) is an 18-month progressive sequence of learning that introduces and refines critical skills and concepts necessary for the practice of medicine in contemporary science.
Foundations of Clinical Practice (FCP) Year One, taught during the first year of medical school, is an integrated series of lectures, small-group discussions, and simulated patient encounters along with a clinical component. The course provides instruction in fundamental clinical skills: taking a patient history, documenting a patient encounter, and performing a physical examination of a normal adult. Professionalism, communication, ethics, and the student’s emerging role as a healthcare provider are addressed throughout the course.
2025-2026: FCP1 Longitudinal Preceptor ( More Info)
Description Of Role: 6 morning clinical visits, approximately once per month and lasting 3 hours in length.
Required Qualifications: MD/DO with an active clinical practice
Time Commitment: Time commitment would be 3hrs per month for 6 months
Responsibilities: Longitudinal preceptors are physicians who host up to 2 first-year medical students in their clinical practice; 2 students will be assigned only when the number of preceptors does not fulfill need. We will schedule both students on the same dates unless you specify otherwise in the notes during registration.
Contact: Weatherly Dionna, Statewide Course Coordinator, dburden@iu.edu
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Table of Preceptor Roles
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25 |
Tuesday Mornings |
6 morning clinical visits, approximately once per month and lasting 3 hours in length. |
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28 |
Wednesday Mornings |
6 morning clinical visits, approximately once per month and lasting 3 hours in length. |
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28 |
Thursday Mornings |
6 morning clinical visits, approximately once per month and lasting 3 hours in length. |
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2025-2026: FCP1 Small Group Clinical Skills Instructor ( More Info)
Description Of Role: Small Group Small Group Clinical Skills Instructors will be assigned to a small group of first year medical students (~10-12) and will work in pairs to co-facilitate (1) learning of clinical history and physical examination skills, emphasizing both technique and communication skills, (2) development of an understanding of values, attitudes, and ideals appropriate to the healthcare profession, (3) supervise history and physical exam practice sessions with standardized patients, (4) provide students timely feedback on their write-ups, written OSCE exams, and homework assignments, and complete formative/summative student evaluations, (5) development of clinical reasoning skills, (6) discussions about social, ethical, and behavioral topics related to clinical care and personal wellness, (7) participate in ongoing faculty development activities including at least 4 hours of faculty development training per academic year.
Required Qualifications: (1) MD/DO with experience in clinical practice required. Residents, fellows, chief residents, doctoral students/candidates may also be considered if space exists. (2) Must have an appointment to the Indiana University School of Medicine (3) Previous teaching is preferred along with an enthusiasm for working with learners (4) Excellent written and oral communication and analytical skills (5) Competence in clinical skills areas of teaching.
Time Commitment: Approximately 6 hours/week for 25 weeks. The course runs from mid-August through mid-May of each academic year.
Responsibilities: (1) Review pre-work for each session (approximately 2 hours for reading, grading, reviewing prepared discussion materials). (2) Meet with students at each scheduled class and lead the discussion and teaching (4 hours most weeks). (3) Observe students practice history and physical examination techniques and provide feedback. (4) Supervise history and physical exam practice sessions with standardized patients; and (5) Provide students timely feedback on their write-ups, written OSCE exams, and homework assignments, complete formative/summative student evaluations and participate in end of year 1:1 mentoring meetings.
Contact: Weatherly Dionna, Statewide Course Coordinator, dburden@iu.edu
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Table of Preceptor Roles
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7 |
Tuesday Mornings |
8:00am-12:00pm weekly from August through May (following the academic calendar) |
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7 |
Wednesday Mornings |
8:00am-12:00pm weekly from August through May (following the academic calendar) |
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FCP2
Foundations of Clinical Practice Year Two (FCP 2) reinforces history and physical examination skills taught in year one with advanced techniques, and further develops clinical reasoning skills with discussions of the differential diagnosis, written assessments and plans.
2025-2026: FCP2 Longitudinal Preceptor ( More Info)
Description Of Role: 4 afternoon clinical visits, approximately once per month (August, September, November, & December) and lasting 3 hours in length.
Required Qualifications: MD/DO with an active clinical practice
Time Commitment: Time commitment would be 3hrs per month for 4 months
Responsibilities: Longitudinal preceptors are physicians who host up to 2 second-year medical students in their clinical practice; 2 students will be assigned only when the number of preceptors does not fulfill need. We will schedule both students on the same dates unless you specify otherwise in the notes during registration.
Contact: Marlita Kelly, Statewide Course Coordinator, marlkell@iu.edu
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Table of Preceptor Roles
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Timeframe |
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26 |
Monday Afternoons |
4 afternoon clinical visits, approximately once per month (August, September, October, & December) and lasting 3 hours in length. |
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29 |
Tuesday Afternoons |
4 afternoon clinical visits, approximately once per month (August, September, October, & December) and lasting 3 hours in length. |
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28 |
Wednesday Afternoons |
4 afternoon clinical visits, approximately once per month (August, September, October, & December) and lasting 3 hours in length. |
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32 |
Thursday Afternoons |
4 afternoon clinical visits, approximately once per month (August, September, October, & December) and lasting 3 hours in length. |
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2025-2026: FCP2 Small Group Clinical Skills Instructor ( More Info)
Description Of Role: Clinical Skill Instructors team-teach a small group of medical students (~10-12 students) to teach history and physical examination skills - with an emphasis on case presentations, lead discussions about social, ethical, and behavioral topics, guide reflection on topics such as wellness and personal development, and foster clinical reasoning skills through the development of the differential, assessment and plan.
Required Qualifications: MD/DO with experience in clinical practice (preferred), DNP, NP, PA or similar. Residents, fellows, and chief residents may also be considered if space exists.
Time Commitment: Approximately 4 hours/week for 16 weeks.
Responsibilities: (1) Review pre-work for each session (approximately 1 hour for reading, grading, reviewing prepared discussion materials). (2) Meet with students at each scheduled class and lead the discussion and teaching. (3) Observe students practice history and physical examination techniques. (4) Supervise history and physical exam practice sessions with standardized patients; and (5) Provide feedback on write ups, written OSCE exams, other homework assignments, and formative/summative student evaluations.
Contact: Marlita Kelly, Statewide Course Coordinator, marlkell@iu.edu
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Table of Preceptor Roles
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5 |
Tuesday Afternoons |
1:00-4:00pm weekly from August-February (following the academic calendar) |
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6 |
Wednesday Afternoons |
1:00-4:00pm weekly from August-February (following the academic calendar) |
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5 |
Thursday Afternoons |
1:00-4:00pm weekly from August-February (following the academic calendar) |
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HSS1
HSS is a very broad field that will serve as an introduction to the third pillar of education, covering domains from health system design, multi-disciplinary care, patient safety, informatics, evidence-based medicine, biostatistics, cost, value, and ethics.
2025-2026: HSS1 Small Group Instructor ( More Info)
Description Of Role: Small Group Instructors will be assigned to a small group of first year medical students (~10-12) and will work in pairs to 1) co-facilitate learning of clinical history and physical examination skills, emphasizing both technique and communication skills, (2) development of clinical reasoning skills, (3) discussions about social, ethical, and behavioral topics, and (4) reflection on topics such as wellness and personal development. In addition, small group facilitators will lead journal club discussion of critical appraisal and health systems science topics and provide feedback on written journal club assignments during the spring semester.
Required Qualifications: MD/DO with experience in clinical practice (preferred), PhD, EdD, JD, PsyD, PharmD, DPT, DPH, DNP, RN, NP, PA or similar. Residents, fellows, chief residents, doctoral students/candidates may also be considered if space exists.
Time Commitment: Approximately 6 hours/week for 25 weeks.
Responsibilities: Facilitate small group sessions. (6-8 students)
• 3 case based small group sessions in the fall (1 hr each)
• 3 journal clubs in the spring (1 hr each)
• 1 case based synchronous session in the spring (1 hour)
• Research presentation (depends on format)
• 1:1 session (20 minutes)
• Each will require about an hour of preparation.
• Facilitation of Interprofessional Education Group
Grading:
• 4 total reflections in the fall
• 3 Journal Clubs in the spring
• 4 reflections in the spring
• Research proposal.
Feedback:
• One narrative formative feedback in the end of the fall semester
• One narrative summative feedback at the end of the course.
Expectations: HSS is a very broad field that will serve as an introduction to the third pillar of education, covering domains from health system design, multi-disciplinary care, patient safety, informatics, evidence-based medicine, biostatistics, cost, value, and ethics. Naturally, no single facilitator (or course leader) will be an expert in all these topics. The course will be designed to deliver critical concepts in a statewide interactive session. This will be followed by scripted, case based small group sessions, designed to illicit critical discussions regarding the current state of healthcare delivery. Your job will be to facilitate thoughtful discussions, trying best to cover the learning objectives of the session. It is likely questions will arise that you cannot answer, and we will be implementing a system where questions can be sent directly and publicly to the course leadership team and will be answered promptly.
Contact: Weatherly Dionna, Statewide Course Coordinator, dburden@iu.edu
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Table of Preceptor Roles
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Timeframe |
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10 |
Tuesday Mornings |
8:00am-12:00pm weekly from August through May (following the academic calendar) |
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9 |
Wednesday Mornings |
8:00am-12:00pm weekly from August through May (following the academic calendar) |
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HSS2
In the Health Systems Science 2 course, medical students engage with health systems science topics using discussions, journal-clubs, guided reflections, and interprofessional education opportunities.
2025-2026: HSS2 Small Group Instructor ( More Info)
Description Of Role: Small Group Instructors team-teach a small group of medical students (~10-12 students) to facilitate journal clubs with students that cover evidence-based medicine, biostatistics, and health systems science content. Grading of assignments is included as a responsibility.
Required Qualifications: MD and DO faculty are preferred, but PhD, EdD, JD, PsyD, PharmD, DPT, DPH, DNP, RN, NP, PA or similar with clinical experience and/or medical education expertise will be considered. Residents, fellows, chief residents, doctoral students/candidates with clinical medical education experience are also eligible.
Time Commitment: Approximately 2 hours/week for 16 weeks.
Responsibilities: (1) Review pre-work for each session (approximately 1 hour for reading, grading, reviewing prepared discussion materials). (2) Meet with students at each scheduled class and lead the discussion and teaching (Four in-person small group journal clubs. Three in the fall and one in the spring). (3) Provide feedback on journal club write ups, other homework assignments, and formative/summative student evaluations. (4) Conduct 1 on 1 mentoring meetings with each student at the end of the course. (5) Facilitation of Interprofessional Education group.
Contact: Marlita Kelly, Statewide Course Coordinator, marlkell@iu.edu
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Table of Preceptor Roles
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7 |
Tuesday Afternoons |
4:00-5:00pm for four Journal Club in-person meetings (Sep, Oct, Dec, & Jan). Additional 1-2 hours weekly for asynchronous activity. |
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8 |
Wednesday Afternoons |
4:00-5:00pm for four Journal Club in-person meetings (Sep, Oct, Dec, & Jan). Additional 1-2 hours weekly for asynchronous activity. |
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8 |
Thursday Afternoons |
4:00-5:00pm for four Journal Club in-person meetings (Sep, Oct, Dec, & Jan). Additional 1-2 hours weekly for asynchronous activity. |
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IPE
Interprofessional education is training for collaboration. Working with professions outside your area of study is an aspect of everyday life. For a nurse, interprofessional education could mean training to work with social workers and educators. For a doctor, it could mean training to work with a physician assistant and dentists.
2025-2026 IU Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) -Stage 3 ( More Info)
Description Of Role: In collaboration with the IU Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) Center, students will work in-person with learners from multiple health professional schools throughout IU to complete Stage 3 of their Interprofessional curriculum. Stage 3 of this curriculum develops collaborative competence and fosters an interdisciplinary approach to health care and education to prepare our students to deliver team-based care for the benefit of their patients and the communities they serve.
Required Qualifications: MD/DO, PhD, EdD, JD, PsyD, PharmD, DPT, DPH, DNP, RN, NP, PA or similar. Residents, fellows, chief residents, doctoral students/candidates.
Time Commitment: This is a minimal time commitment of 2-hour sessions and will occur in-person on April 14, 2025 between 8:30 am to 3:30 pm (8:30-10:30am, 11am-1pm, 1:30-3:30pm)
Responsibilities: Facilitators will receive a training session, plus a facilitator guide. Facilitators will work with small groups of students.
Optional Facilitator Badge Course: IPE is offering an optional 6-hour badged course, focusing on essential skills and knowledge for facilitating interprofessional practice and education. Topics include pedagogy of IPE, effective facilitation skills, debriefing an interprofessional team, and assessing interprofessional behaviors. If interested, please let IPE know. This is an excellent opportunity for facilitators at all levels.
Contact: Interprofessional Practice and Education Center, Interprofessional Practice and Education Center, ipectr@iu.edu
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Table of Preceptor Roles
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Timeframe |
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3 |
Monday Mornings |
April 14th, 2025 8:30am-10:30am |
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2 |
Monday Mid-Day |
April 14th, 2025 11am-1pm |
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0 |
Monday Afternoons |
April 14th, 2025 1:30pm-3:30pm |
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