Family physicians (including those who work as hospitalists, within a Primary Maternity Care service, within hourly and sessional arrangements and emergency departments), regional and community specialists who serve as preceptors or assessors will earn an annual retainer of $5,000, plus a 5% premium on fee-for-service billings. In addition, the current daily teaching stipends ($90 per day) may be billed by fee-for-service physicians when working with a learner. 

Here are the details:

• $5,000 in annual funding, now payable to Dalhousie-approved preceptors (see more information below).
• Note that the 5% on billings when working with a learner does not take effect until Sept. 15, 2023.
• Physicians working in the fee-for-service academic departments and divisions are now eligible to bill the $90/day stipends as outlined in the March 19, 2021, MSI bulletin (page 5) 

System partners have committed to work with DNS in fall 2023 to review those stipend values.

$5,000 annual preceptor stipend

The $5,000 annual stipend is available to preceptors who meet the following criteria, the physician must:

• be paid by fee-for-service, longitudinal family medicine payment model, sessional/hourly; (physicians paid through a Clinical/Academic Funding Plan or outside of the 2023 Physician Agreement are not eligible for this incentive);
• be approved by Dalhousie University and the Department of Health and Wellness to precept; and
• been a preceptor between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025 for an eligible learner (as defined in section 5.2.7 of the preamble to the Physicians’ Manual) for at least nine days or 18 half days. 

The application process will launch in the fall.

Learn more in the FAQ