title: Preceptor development: providing effective feedback.
abstract: Feedback plays a significant role in precepting and is indispensable in residency training. As described by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the goal of any postgraduate residency program is to prepare individual trainees to function as qualified practitioners. Although feedback and evaluations have traditionally been synonymous, our goal is to differentiate the two and describe the role of each within resident performance. The goal of this article is to provide preceptors with the tools to provide timely, effective, and quality feedback to residents on a regular basis. Although the focus of this article is on residency training, these concepts can be utilized in student rotations as well.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Director - Inpatient Clinical Services, PGY-1 Residency Program Director, PGY-2 HSPA Residency Program Coordinator, The University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas.
authors.forename: Samaneh T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.affiliation: Director - Pharmacy, PGY-2 HSPA Residency Director, The University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas.
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Couldry
authors.affiliation: Acute Care Pharmacist Manager, PGY1 Residency Program Director, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado.
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: Clinical Associate Professor, University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy, Athens, Georgia. Corresponding author: Samaneh T. Wilkinson, MS, PharmD, Department of Pharmacy, The University of Kansas Hospital, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS4040, Kansas City, KS 66160; phone: 913-588-2300; fax: 913-588-8840; e-mail: swilkinson2@kumc.edu .
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buck
keywords: evaluation; feedback; preceptor development; resident performance