Clinical Faculty Preceptor Resources

The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is proud to have longstanding partnerships with physicians across the state of �� who support undergraduate medical education for Heritage College medical students. Our network of clinical faculty and preceptors are an essential part of the Heritage College and we are incredibly grateful for their commitment to training future osteopathic physicians. These exceptional contributions to undergraduate medical education and the meaningful mentorship provided to our students exemplify the competencies and subtleties of being a physician today and play a crucial role in training the osteopathic physicians of �� for tomorrow.

If you are interested in learning more about how to partner with the Heritage College and participate in the clinical training of our medical students, we would love to hear from you!

Please explore the information provided here and contact the Office of Clinical Education with any questions.

Get Started and Stay Informed

Consider joining the HCOM team. Begin the credentialing process so you can start teaching the next generation of osteopathic physicians.
Appointment and Promotion

COMING SOON
Preceptor Playbook

The Preceptor Playbook is an onboarding and orientation guide for clinical faculty and preceptors to help them along their teaching journey. The Playbook is divided into 6 sections and includes a clinical teaching guide, preceptor perks, and more.
COMING SOON
Faculty Development

The Office of Clinical Education partners with the Office of Faculty Learning and Advancement to provide robust faculty development opportunities throughout each academic year.
OFLA Teaching Resources
Awards

Each year, the Heritage College honors exceptional clinical teaching by presenting awards to physician educators, as nominated by OMS3 and OMS4 students based on their clinical education experiences.
Outstanding Clinical Faculty Awards
Newsletters

Stay informed with announcements from the Clinical Education Network. Join the distribution list by e-mailing ClinicalEdNetwork@ohio.edu

Contact Information, FAQs, and More

Director of Clinical Education Department -- HCOMDirClinEd@ohio.edu
Faculty Credentialing -- OU-HCOM.Faculty.Credentialing@ohio.edu
Clinical Education Network -- ClinicalEdNetwork@ohio.edu
Agreements -- hcom.agreements@ohio.edu
Records Management -- hcom-recordsmgt@ohio.edu
Clinical Curriculum -- HCOM_Clinical_Curriculum@ohio.edu
Faculty Development -- HCOM-OFLA@ohio.edu
Research -- ouhcomresearch@ohio.edu

Who do I talk to about precepting medical students?	HCOMDirClinEd@ohio.edu
How do I prepare for clinical teaching? I'm interested in professional development opportunities HCOM provides, who do I contact?	ojano-sh@ohio.edu
How do I know what I’m supposed to teach the student? I'd like to talk to someone about balancing precepting with patient needs, who do I contact? I have questions about giving feedback and evaluating student performance, who can help me? I'd like to talk to someone about utilizing student notes in the EMR, who do I contact?	Contact your Clinical Assistant Dean
Who can provide the syllabus to me? Who do I contact about student attendance/absence? How do I obtain feedback about my teaching? I need to have my email address changed for evaluations, who do I contact?	Contact your Academic Program Administrator
I have a question about rotation requirements/learning objectives, who can help me? I have questions about course grading, who can help me?	HCOM_Clinical_Curriculum@ohio.edu
I teach a year 3 required course and would like to learn more about the supplemental HCOM faculty led learning activities, who can help me?	Contact the Discipline Director
Where do I find the student's evaluation form so I can fill it out?	Contact Records Management
Who do I talk to about OMM at HCOM?	bucknerk@ohio.edu
Who do I contact for CME questions? Who do I contact to verify my preceptor status or to change from Instructor to Adjunct Clinical Faculty?	OU-HCOM.Faculty.Credentialing@ohio.edu
I'd like to connect with the Office of Research & Grants for research questions, who do I contact?	ouhcomresearch@ohio.edu

Academic Program Administrators
Fairfield Medical Center Memorial Health System ��Health O’Bleness Hospital	Amber Bodi, BA	abodi@ohio.edu	740-593-2361
Adena Health Holzer Health System	Stacy Hayes, MSS	hayess1@ohio.edu	740-566-0209
Southern �� Medical Center	Jill Houck, CPRP	houckj@somc.org	740-356-8841
Kettering Health	Patti Roberts, PhD	robertp1@ohio.edu	740-566-0207
Greater Cleveland Firelands Health	Jaime Alspach, BM	alspach@ohio.edu	216-295-7917
Greater Cleveland Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Greater Cleveland	Sharon Romina, MPA	romina@ohio.edu	216-295-7918
East Liverpool City Hospital Western Reserve Hospital	David Ruble, MS	druble@ohio.edu	216-295-7919
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Mercy St. Rita’s Medical Center	Bonnie Hay, MSEd	hay@ohio.edu	419-251-6520
Central ��	Derek Thatcher, Med David Wells, MA	thatcherd@ohio.edu wellsd@ohio.edu	614-793-5578 614-793-556