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Welcome to the General Internal Medicine Statewide Preceptorship Program

Welcome to the General Internal Medicine Statewide Preceptorship Program. Giving YOU the Tools to Build YOUR Future!. WHAT IS THE GIMSPP?. Training program for 1 st and 2 nd year Texas medical students

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Welcome to the General Internal Medicine Statewide Preceptorship Program

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  1. Welcome to the General Internal Medicine Statewide Preceptorship Program Giving YOU the Tools to Build YOUR Future!

  2. WHAT IS THE GIMSPP? • Training program for 1st and 2nd year Texas medical students • Students observe and assist a general internist in a community-based practice for up to 4-weeks during their summer break

  3. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD • Increase student interest in internal medicine • Demonstrate the need for primary care clinicians in internal medicine • Increase interest in rural and underserved areas of Texas GOALS OF THE GIMSPP

  4. TEXAS ACADEMY OF INTERNAL MEDICINE • Sponsors program and helps recruit preceptors • Financially supports activities of the Internal Medicine Student Interest Groups with grants of $1,500 • Sign up for free Student Membership!

  5. GIMSPP VIDEO…

  6. STUDENT APPLICATION – Part Ihttps://www.taim.org/forms/form.cfm?id=6

  7. Part I continued…Match Information

  8. ONLINE PRECEPTOR LOCATORhttp://gimspp.know-where.com/gimspp/ • Sample InputDetailed US Help Instructions • 78701 ZIP code • 512 U.S. area code • 512-370 U.S. area code & exchange • Austin city name • Locator service by Know-Where Systems

  9. GO ALMOST ANYWHERE IN • Carrollton • Cedar Hill • Cleburne • Cleveland • Columbus • Comfort • Conroe • Corpus Christi • Dallas • Del Rio • Denton • Dickinson • Edinburg • El Paso • Fort Worth • Friendswood • Galveston • Garland • Georgetown • Greenville • Groves • Hallettsville • Harlingen • Henderson • Houston • Irving • Katy • Killeen • Kingsville • La Grange • Abilene • Amarillo • Angleton • Aransas Pass • Arlington • Austin • Beaumont • Bedford • Beeville • Bellaire • Bellville • Boerne • Brenham • Brownsville • Brownwood • Bryan

  10. SOME HOUSING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE… • Texarkana • Texas City • The Woodlands • Tomball • Tyler • Uvalde • Victoria • Waco • Weatherford • Webster • Weslaco • Whitehouse • Wimberley • Port Lavaca • Portland • Richardson • Richmond • Rio Grande City • Round Rock • San Angelo • San Antonio • San Marcos • Seguin • Sherman • Stephenville • Sugar Land • Temple • Laredo • Little Elm • Longview • Lubbock • Lufkin • Midlothian • Mission • Nacogdoches • Nassau Bay • New Braunfels • Odessa • Pasadena • Pearland • Plainview • Plano

  11. WATCH OUT FOR THESE CITIES: • Austin • Dallas • Fort Worth • Galveston • Houston • Lubbock • San Antonio They fill up fast!

  12. STUDENT APPLICATION – Part II

  13. STUDENT APPLICATION – Part III

  14. APPLICATION DEADLINE The FINAL application deadline For the Summer GIMSPP Program is MARCH 3, 2008 NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!

  15. IMPORTANT! • Please DO NOT contact ANY of the preceptors already enrolled in our program • If you are interested in signing up a new physician as your preceptor, we encourage you to do so. Stipends will still be issued

  16. STIPENDS You receive a stipend to offset meal, housing, and transportation costs • $1000 for a 4-week program in a rural/underserved area • $750 for a 4-week program in an urban/metro area • Stipends for 3-week programs are pro-rated Area3-week Metropolitan $562.50 Rural $750.00

  17. TIPS! • Turn in your application early! Placements are made on a first come – first serve basis • Choose a different city for your 2nd and 3rd location preference • Find your own preceptor in internal medicine – it’s the only way to guarantee the match of your choice

  18. Other programs • We cross check lists; let us know if you’re applying to more than one program • We flag the files of all students who apply to more than one

  19. PRECEPTOR ROLE ANDQUALIFICATIONS • Practice at least 50% general internal medicine • Possess a current Texas medical license with no restrictions • Practice in a community based clinic/hospital outside of the medical school • Participate in the program on a volunteer basis

  20. PRECEPTOR TRAINING • All preceptors receive faculty development materials which include: • Training video • Interactive CD-ROM • Preceptor Manual • Training Tips

  21. LIABILITY INSURANCE • Students participating in the program are covered under the liability insurance of the medical school where they are enrolled • A letter verifying coverage will be provided upon request to any participating physician

  22. YOUR SCHOOL CONTACTS Faculty Sponsor: Richard Dusold, MD, FACP, MPH GIMSPP Contact: Amanda M. Schrader Reynolds Medical Bldg, Room 164 E-Mail: amschrader@medicine.tamhsc.edu Phone: (979) 862-1194 Fax: (979) 458-1434

  23. STUDENT TESTIMONIES • Personal stories, suggestions & comments from your peers

  24. QUESTIONS?

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