Preceptors represent an essential piece of the puzzle required to support, encourage, and develop the future professional role identity of the perioperative team member(s). A preceptor is an individual with demonstrated competence in a specific area who guides, assesses, and validates the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to transition to a new role, specialty, or environment in the healthcare setting (Ulrich et al., 2023).

• Type Learning
• Level Foundational
• Time Months