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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
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