Medical and Graduate Student Preceptorship
The purpose of the preceptorship program is to introduce medical and graduate students to rheumatology-related health care by supporting a full-time clinical or research experience in the broad area of rheumatic disease.
1 year
Upper $4,000USD Lower $2,000USD
$4,000 for an at least 8-week research or clinical preceptorship to be completed within 12 months of award start date or $2,000 for an at least 4-week clinical preceptorship to be completed within 12 months of award start date.
Preceptor must be an ACR or ARP member at the time of submission and for the duration of the award (students are not required to be members).
A preceptor may be eligible to receive the award multiple times; however, they must work with a different student each time. Previous student/preceptor pairs are not eligible to apply again.
Students enrolled in LCME or AOA COCA accredited medical schools, undergraduate students who have been accepted into medical school, students enrolled in an accredited graduate school, or undergraduate students who have been accepted into graduate school, are eligible to apply.
Previous recipients are not eligible.
Students may apply during any year of their medical or graduate studies and must have identified a preceptor by the time of the application.
Individuals who are personally related to the proposed student are not eligible to serve as the student’s preceptor.
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