Preceptors' Symposium

Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine will be hosting this year’s Preceptors' Symposium at Eagle’s Perch Clubhouse, located at the Humber Valley Resort. Please join us on October 22nd & 23rd, 2026 for this exciting event.

Space will be limited and there is no virtual option.

Contact the Office of Distributed Medical Education (DME) if you have any questions: dme@mun.ca 

Featured Speakers

Dr. Stuart Carney - Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
Dr. Eileen Bridges - Physician Advisor, Safe Medical Care Learning, CMPA

Event Details

2026 Symposium Registration Coming Soon! 

Group rate bookings available, please review the following Travel and Accommodations section for hotel information and booking link.

Registration information coming soon.

2026 Annual Preceptors’ Symposium – Agenda

DATE: Oct. 22nd & 23rd 
Location: Eagle’s Perch, Humber Valley

(Subject to Change)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2026

Time

Location

Topic

6:00-6:30pm

Lobby

Registration

6:30-8:00pm

Main Hall

Safe Medical Care Learning

8:00-8:15pm

Main Hall

Opening Remarks

8:15-9:30pm

Main Hall

Dean’s Social Event

 

Friday, October 23rd, 2026

7:00-8:00am

Lobby

Registration & Breakfast

8:00-8:15am

Main Hall

Welcome and Housekeeping

8:15-8:45am

Main Hall

Opening Remarks

8:45-10:00am

Main Hall

Strategic Planning

10:00-10:30am

Lobby

Health Break

10:30am- 12:00pm

Main Hall

Panel Discussion

  • PGME
    1. Streams
  • UGME
    1. Phase 4
    2. LIC
    3. PEI
    4.FM UG
  • LWS
  • DME
  • OPED

            12:00-1:00pm

            Main Hall

             

            Networking Lunch

            1. Faculty Forum
            2. Learner Forum
            3. Open lunch

            1:00-2:30pm

            Main Hall

            Layered Learning

            Learner only session

            1:00-2:30pm

            Salon A

            Practical Approach to Learner Evaluations

            1:00-2:30pm

            Salon B

            Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship

            1:00-2:30pm

            Salon C

            Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

            2:30-3:00pm

            Lobby

            Health Break

            3:00-4:30pm

            Main Hall

            Rural Research

            3:00-4:30pm

            Salon A

            Teaching with Technology, Simulation and Innovation

            3:00-4:30pm

            Salon B

            The Learner in Difficulty

            3:00-4:30pm

            Salon C

            Care of Underserved Populations/Indigenous Health Education/EDI-AR

            4:30-5:00pm

            Main Hall

            Wrap-up and Evaluations

             

            Travel

            Attendees within NL who are travelling to Humber Valley are eligible to receive travel reimbursement. All required receipts must be submitted following the event to receive reimbursement.

            The following items will be reimbursed:

            • Roundtrip mileage or airfare (at the lowest obtainable cost, not to exceed full economy)
            • Meal per diems during travel (breakfast $12, lunch $20, supper $28)

            The following items will not be reimbursed:

            • Vehicle fuel receipts
            • Rental vehicles

            All travel must follow the university’s Travel Policy.

            Travel details will be requested from you after you register.

            Attendees from outside Newfoundland and Labrador are not eligible for travel reimbursement.

            Accommodation

            Symposium attendees can book a room under our group rate for Oct 22nd at the Comfort Inn, Corner Brook. 

            The group block at the Comfort Inn will be bookable until September 22nd .

            Symposium attendees will be reimbursed for 1 night on Oct 22nd , up to a maximum of $223.10 at the Comfort Inn or an alternate accommodation of your choice

            Stipend in Lieu of Clinical Sacrifice

            Eligible part-time, fee-for-service faculty within NL will receive a stipend in lieu of missed clinical work who are attending the symposium in lieu of lost clinical earnings for a maximum amount of $1,000.

            Payment information will be requested from you after you register. This must be provided in order to receive payment.

            Attendees from outside Newfoundland and Labrador are not eligible for this stipend. 

            FAQ

            See the section above regarding Travel and Accommodations.

            See the section above regarding Stipend in Lieu of Clinical Sacrifice.

            Virtual meeting information will be provided prior to the event for those who select the virtual option during registration.

            Physicians with a Memorial faculty appointment can attend the symposium in-person or virtually. Those from outside of NL are not eligible for travel and accommodations reimbursement, or the stipend in lieu of clinical earnings. Virtual meeting information will be provided prior to the event for those who select the virtual option during registration.

            If you have any questions that have not been answered in the FAQ section, please contact the Office of Distributed Medical Education (DME) by emailing dme@mun.ca.