The Effect of the Preceptorship and Mentorship Training On Preceptor’s Knowledge

Maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) are indicators of the public health level because those are representing the quality of a national health services. Efforts to reduce MMR and IMR require multisectoral approach, one of which is through improving the quality of clinical education to build strong clinical skills among health workers, especially midwives who deal with maternal and child health. Preceptors have important role in clinical placement to provide guidance and support for midwifery students, so it is imperative for preceptor to have competencies in conducting effective preceptorship-mentorship teaching model. This study aimed to determine the effect of the preceptorship and mentorship training on preceptor’s knowledge using pre-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest. This study carried out in March 2023 at STIKes "S" located in East Jakarta, Indonesia. A total of 35 respondents were recruited using the total sampling method. The intervention was provided in the form of training about preceptorship-mentorship for 2 days in a row using curriculum designed by the ACT Center Institute. The pre-test and post-test questionnaires were collected by online media Quizizz. The wilcoxon test showed that there was a significant difference in the mean score between before and after training, the mean score of knowledge before intervention was 4.03 and increased to 7.11 after intervention (<0.001). This study concluded that there was a significant effect of training on increasing knowledge about preceptorship-mentorship. Future research is expected to evaluate the effect of training on preceptor skill and student’s clinical competence.