{"id":278,"date":"2026-01-23T20:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:25:31","slug":"winter-preceptorship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/winter-preceptorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Preceptorship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The UWSP Pre-Medical and Allied Health Preceptorship is a one-of-a-kind experience in which students will see first-hand a full range of practitioners in a variety of specialties, including their duties and responsibilities, the rewards and stresses of the health-care profession and the inner workings of hospital, clinics, and staff. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2003, the Marshfield Clinic Health System has placed 205 students in three clinic sites to gain insights directly from doctors, nurses, medical students, and other medical professionals. There are past students currently employed with Marshfield Clinic who completed the Preceptorship as students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This rewarding program for undergraduates allows them to take their understanding of human physiology and anatomical structures and connect more deeply with experiential learning in a medical setting. The Preceptorship takes place over the winterim semester. To wrap up the experience, students submit a final paper about a medical technique or condition they encountered that impacted them. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards gold-hex blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard1774473478382433\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN MEDICINE?<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Because this is a special program in which each center\u2019s physicians and support staff have gone out of their way to contribute to the education of future medical practitioners, participants are expected to take responsibility for the success of your experience.\nProgram Requirements:\n\nSerious intent to apply to medical school or PA program\nGPA of 3.3 or higher overall and in science courses\nSophomore standing or higher\nCompletion of Human Physiology or Human Anatomy<\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/profile\/jennifer-bray\/\" target=\"_self\">Program Coordinator <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Payton-Pre-med.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"\"><div style=\"text-align:left\"><h2 class=\"h2\">FAQs<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"panelcontainer openfirst\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Who Can Apply for the Winter Preceptorship?<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>Beginning with sophomore year, students in the Department of Biology pre-medical and pre-physician assistant programs can apply to expand what they\u2019re learned in courses by enrolling in the Pre-Medical and Allied Health Preceptorship through the Marshfield Clinic Health System. Students are selected through a competitive application process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">What Areas of Medicine are Included?<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>Students are able to select preferences among dozens of medical specialties for the Winter Preceptorship. They can shadow doctors, nurses, medical students, and other medical professionals across a range of specialties, from Anesthesiology to Urology. Coordinators will do their best to match you up to your preferences. Students will require transportation to the sites.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Do I Earn Credit?<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>Yes. To complete the program for 2 credits, students spend the week observing in one of the sites. They are then required to submit an 8-10 page, 2-part essay about the experience, typically on a medical technique or condition they encountered.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">How Else Can I Gain Experience?<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>UW-Stevens Point has a very active pre-med\/PA club on campus, which is a great way to meet other pre-med students and hear from professionals about different medical fields.&nbsp; In addition to our weekly meetings, we regularly hold a wide variety of events such as EMT skills nights, suturing clinics, dinner with the docs, and many more fun activities throughout the year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PROGRAM HISTORY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty-three years and nearly 500 students later, the Winter Preceptorship remains a transformational hands-on learning experience for undergraduates, not widely available within the UW System. Emeritus professor Sol Sepsenwol, biology, was involved in the first 24 years of the program. He said this rare opportunity for UWSP students allows them to gain an understanding of the skills they will someday use, and just as important, they gain access to working medical professionals. It is an exciting and challenging experience with real learning impact!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Hannah-PA-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Pre-physician student stands in front of x-ray inside anatomy lab at UWSP.\" class=\"wp-image-183 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Hannah-PA-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Hannah-PA-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Hannah-PA-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Hannah-PA.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploring a Future Medical Career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Biology &#8211; Pre-PA emphasis major Hannah Panitzke came to UW-Stevens Point from southern Minnesota, specifically for training in the Department of Biology\u2019s PA program. She enthusiastically took notes and noted how well the medical providers explained procedures to her, including a heart valve replacement surgery she observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust connecting the dots\u2014I loved it. I think the more I showed interest, the more they were filling me in.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more or apply <a href=\"mailto:jbray@uwsp.edu\">email Dr. Jennifer Bray<\/a>, Pre-Medical Preceptorship program coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-testimonials blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><section class=\"bg-purple\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Testimonials\"><div class=\"carousel-slides\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-atomic=\"false\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-the-testimonial\"><div class=\"testimonial-container test-headshot-left\"><div class=\"testimonial-photo\"><div aria-label=\"photo of Cody Schreiner '16\" class=\"testimonial-photo-ratio\" style=\"background-image:url()\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonial-text\">&#8220;You see the differences in the specialties and what they have in common. The way they interview patients, for example. 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