Welcome to the General Internal Medicine Statewide Preceptorship

Program

Giving YOU the Tools to Build YOUR Future!

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

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

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!

GIMSPP VIDEO…

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

Part I continued…Match Information

ONLINE PRECEPTOR LOCATORhttp://gimspp.know-where.com/gimspp/

Sample Input Detailed 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

GO ALMOST ANYWHERE IN Abilene Amarillo Angleton Aransas Pass Arlington Austin Beaumont Bedford Beeville Bellaire Bellville Boerne Brenham Brownsville Brownwood Bryan

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

SOME HOUSING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE…

Laredo Little Elm Longview Lubbock Lufkin Midlothian Mission Nacogdoches Nassau Bay New Braunfels Odessa Pasadena Pearland Plainview Plano

Port Lavaca Portland Richardson Richmond Rio Grande

City Round Rock San Angelo San Antonio San Marcos Seguin Sherman Stephenville Sugar Land Temple

Texarkana Texas City The

Woodlands Tomball Tyler Uvalde Victoria Waco Weatherford Webster Weslaco Whitehouse Wimberley

WATCH OUT FOR THESE CITIES: Austin Dallas Fort Worth Galveston Houston Lubbock San Antonio

They fill up fast!

STUDENT APPLICATION – Part II

STUDENT APPLICATION – Part III

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The FINAL application deadlineFor the Summer GIMSPP Program is

MARCH 3, 2008

NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED!

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

STIPENDSYou 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

Area 3-week Metropolitan $562.50 Rural $750.00

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

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

PRECEPTOR ROLE AND QUALIFICATIONS

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

PRECEPTOR TRAINING

All preceptors receive faculty development materials which include: Training video Interactive CD-ROM Preceptor Manual Training Tips

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

YOUR SCHOOL CONTACTS

Faculty Sponsor: Richard Dusold, MD, FACP, MPH

GIMSPP Contact: Amanda M. SchraderReynolds Medical Bldg, Room 164E-Mail:

amschrader@medicine.tamhsc.eduPhone: (979) 862-1194Fax: (979) 458-1434

STUDENT TESTIMONIES

Personal stories, suggestions & comments from your peers

QUESTIONS?