preceptor
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Clark also told the instructor that "you are not going to treat me that way" and "you are the worst preceptor I have ever had."
From Fox News ● Aug. 9, 2021
Mother wit came to the rescue in the person of Anicetus the freedman, preceptor of Nero’s boyish years, and detested by Agrippina with a vigour which was reciprocated.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
Vernon was world famous as a performer, and preceptor.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2018
More recently, Rosa worked as a training captain, leading new firefighters through the academy, and a paramedic preceptor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2018
My preceptor indicated that it would delight him to offer assistance upon any point wherein his small powers might prove of use—declensions, verb irregularities.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
"As an educator, Jutta nurtured many students, preceptors and clinicians to flourish and grow. That her work continues to enrich the tapestry of occupational therapy in Alberta is her legacy," the statement continued.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
"So we've been having conversations with the training partners that we work with about their staffing needs, and talking about how we can increase capacity, staffing their clinics with our preceptors," Hunt said.
From Salon ● May 7, 2022
The departures are also taking their toll on nursing education, which relies on clinical instructors and preceptors, the experienced, hands-on nurses who mentor students on the job.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
Under the guidance of my new preceptors I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of the philosopher’s stone and the elixir of life; but the latter soon obtained my undivided attention.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
