About Us

Purpose

The Clinical Training Center for Family Planning provides training for clinical family planning preceptors. Clinical family planning preceptors ensure that direct care providers in Title X settings apply the most current knowledge and skills necessary for effective delivery of high quality family planning services.

Goal

The goal of the CTCFP is to prepare clinical preceptors to provide education, mentoring and skills assessment of clinical family planning providers.

Objectives

Train and support 270 expert clinical preceptors through a competency-based, standardized curriculum.

Maximize the performance potential of Title X clinicians through access to expert clinical precepting and specialized training.

Create local, regional and national interdisciplinary networks that interact and learn from each other.

Optimize care in family planning settings by applying evidence-based knowledge and skills to facilitate positive client outcomes.

Partnerships

University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Nursing

Development Systems, Inc. - Region VII Family Planning Training Center

University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Medicine

Truman Medical Centers, Kansas City, Missouri

Advisory Committees

The Curriculum Advisory Committee provides input and feedback on the development and maintenance of the curriculum.

The Training Operations Advisory Committee is responsible for ensuring smooth and accessible training opportunities for all regions.

The National Clinical Training Conference Planning Committee is working to plan the National Title X Reproductive Health Conference for 2012.

Continuing Education: Preceptor Training

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing. The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit Designation

The University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education Division is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing This program is approved for up to 18.0 contact hours. Contact hours will be prorated according to documented attendance. To receive contact hours, participants must submit a request for credit form. Certificates will be e-mailed within 4 weeks of the program.

Funding

Supported by the Office of Population Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Grant number 5 FPTPA006002-06-00.