preceptor

noun

pre·cep·tor pri-ˈsep-tər

ˈprē-ˌsep-

Synonyms of preceptor next

: teacher, tutor

: the headmaster or principal of a school

: the head of a preceptory of Knights Templars

preceptorship

pri-ˈsep-tər-ˌship

ˈprē-ˌsep-

noun

Example Sentences

a preceptor at a small English boarding school

Recent Examples on the Web In fact, the school’s humanities dean is the former preceptor of the undergrad writing program at Harvard. —

Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 2 May 2023 Andrew serves as an excellent preceptor for new graduate nurses entering the ER for their first job. —

Alice Adams, Chron, 10 May 2021 For his contributions, Bueno won the leadership award for being night shift preceptor, and the team Daisy award. —

Alice Adams, Chron, 10 May 2021 Students are trained in vaccination techniques, said Dr. Amy Werremeyer, chair of NDSU School of Pharmacy and a preceptor for the events. —

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2021 Catalano Weeks and co-author Sparsha Saha, a preceptor at Harvard, asked survey respondents to choose fictional candidates whose genders were specified, each with descriptions that suggested different levels of ambition. —

Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2020 Catlin’s preceptor had encouraged her to go for the CPM rather than the CNM. —

Jennifer Block, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2020 When Step 1 scores disappear, more emphasis will be placed on research experience, publication, and subjective evaluations from students’ preceptors. —

Anna Goshua, STAT, 14 Feb. 2020 Internal data from our hospital show that residents have a higher percentage of Medicaid patients in their panels than their preceptors do. —

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