Preceptor Eligibility:
An osteopathic physician* licensed pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 32, in good standing, and who serves as a volunteer preceptor for an Arizona graduate medical student, for a minimum of four weeks for a preceptorship, may apply for a grant from the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA).
Requirements:
- Provide an uncompensated mentoring experience in which the osteopathic physician (DO) serving as the preceptor is licensed pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 32, is in good standing, and provides a program of personalized instruction, training, and supervision to a graduate medical student studying in Arizona.
- Training must be at least four weeks in duration, beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and completed prior to submission of the preceptor grant application. The preceptorship must be completed by June 30, 2024; and applications will be accepted through July 15, 2024. If you have already been awarded a grant, you are eligible for a second year of funding if the preceptorship occurred on or after July 1st, 2023.
- Provide an educational training opportunity for a graduate medical student(s) in a clinical setting.
*The Arizona Medical Association will be funding allopathic physician (MD) preceptors. If you are a Doctor of Medicine, please click here to apply via ArMA's application.
Award Amount:
Preceptors are limited to one $1,000 (one thousand dollars) grant per academic fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) regardless of the number of preceptorships the applicant provides in that year.
Application Review:
Applications are reviewed monthly. Please allow 30 days for application review and processing. If approved, please allow up to 60 days to receive grant funds.