Preceptor News - Spring 2008
Looking for the Education Management System (EMS) Web site to view schedules or post evaluations?
Please follow this link.
Class of 2008 Finished!
Thanks to all of you, the Class of 2008 has graduated! This would not be possible without preceptor efforts. Thank you all very much!
Preceptor of the Year 2008
Congratulations to Denise Erickson, Banner Baywood Heart Hospital, for receiving the 2008 Roche Preceptor of the Year award.
Congrats to all the other nominees - Marisa Soto, Sandra Leal, Eric Bergstrom, Martie Fankhauser, Chris Taylor, Stephanie Davis, Nick Christensen, Rachel Strub, Marjorie Ford, Bob Lipsy, Bill Jones, Doug Popham, Brian Erstad, Brian Kopp, Marcus Sredzinski, Heather Jaeger and Rick Cosgrove. The award is sponsored by Roche Laboratories and the Boesen Family.
The 2008 Rookie Preceptor of the Year will be announced at the Preceptor's Workshop at the Arizona Pharmacy Alliance meeting, July 10-13. Thanks to Carl and Kathryn Labbe for sponsoring this award.
Preceptor’s Workshop at AzPA
On July 11, 2008, 4:20-5:20 pm at the Arizona Biltmore, Prescott room, Jamie Joy and Ron Woodbeck will present an interactive workshop about strategies for assessment, feedback and evaluation of students from 4:20 to 5:20 p.m. on July 11 at the Arizona Biltmore Prescott room. Woodbeck is Midwestern University College of Pharmacy's new director of experiential education. We hope to see you there!
While you are at the Arizona Pharmacy Alliance meeting, please come by The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Alumni and Friends Reception on July 12 from 5-6 p.m. in the Arizona Biltmore Kaibab room.
Our Newest Team Member – Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy
Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, JD, MPH has joined the experiential team as program manager for health disparities and outreach. She is working to build our affiliations with facilities in rural and underserved communities, promoting the contributions of pharmacists as healthcare providers in those areas. She has arranged student rotations and internships in rural areas throughout Arizona and out of state for 45 first- and second-year pharmacy students this summer.
Quarterly Student Meetings
The 2008-2009 rotation year is underway. To maintain better communication with students spread far and wide, we are having them come back to the college for quarterly meetings. At these meetings, we want to hear about the students’ field experience, distribute information and answer their questions regarding drug information, senior projects, preparing for graduation and licensure, and anything else that may arise. The meetings will be held in Phoenix and Tucson June 19, Sept. 11 and Nov. 20, 2008, and March 12, 2009 from 2-4 p.m. Students are asked to come to two of the four meetings. Hopefully, the afternoon timing won’t interfere with rotation site activities. Please let us know if something is going on in your rotation that would keep a student from attending the meeting.
Preceptor Training Module Online
Looking for some quick advice about planning a rotation or making a rotation syllabus? Putting these documents together may seem like a lot of work, but having them will help you set student expectations up-front and provide structure for your rotation. It can save you time in the long run. Jamie Joy created a short module (approximately 12 minutes) about how to create these documents.
For the module and links to other preceptor continuing education programs and resources, visit this Web site.
The free National Association of Chain Drug Stores program, "The Community Pharmacist Preceptor Education Program," offers three CEUs and reviews many aspects of a community pharmacy rotation. There is even a sample rotation schedule that might give you ideas for your rotation. If you aren’t located in a community pharmacy environment, this program is still worth checking out as it reviews many topics important for all types of rotations, such as mentoring, characteristics of an excellent preceptor and conflict resolution.
Save the Date – October 22, 2008: Annual Residency/Preceptor Showcase
All preceptors are invited! Come meet students and talk to them about your practice sites and the rotation experiences you offer.
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience – Coming Soon
We’ve always known preceptors' work is fundamental to the success of a college of pharmacy. Preceptors' role in complementing the didactic education of pharmacy students is becoming increasingly recognized in pharmacy education standards. In the latest pharmacy education standards, the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education put forth requirements that hands-on pharmacy practice exposure begin early in pharmacy school curricula and build as the student progresses. The Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience program,or IPPE, currently under development, would send students to practice sites for a few hours a week beginning in the second semester of the first year. Fourth-year rotations will continue and be referred to as Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience, or APPE. We sent some first-year students out to practice sites this spring in a pilot program. The goal is to implement IPPE into the curriculum for all students beginning with the incoming Class of 2012.
As we develop this program, we are more than open to your ideas. Please contact Kevin Boesen if you have ideas regarding IPPE learning objectives, scheduling or would like to have IPPE students in your practice site.
Upcoming Community Events in Phoenix
Fourth-year student pharmacists will once again participate in community outreach programs in the Phoenix area. This year we have partnered with an area senior center to offer education programs and blood pressure screenings. The upcoming summer community programs are:
- Osteoporosis on June 10 at 9:30 a.m.
- Diabetes on June 24 at 9:30 a.m.
- Hypertension on July 8 at 9:30 a.m.
- Hyperlipidemia on July 22 at 9:30 a.m.
Contact Jamie Joy at (623) 512-5865 with any questions about the events.
Want to see Students’ Evaluations of your Rotation?
You can look at students' evaluations of your rotation by logging in to EMS and clicking on “Preceptor Summary” on the left menu. A summary of all student input from the 2007 calendar year will appear.
Questions about the website, EMS, or rotations in general?
Please feel free to contact Kevin, Jamie, Rebecca or Lynda if you ever have questions about locating a topic on our Web site, accessing or using our electronic system, or rotations. We are here to help you.
Rotation Web site
Every preceptor and student has his or her own unique log-in that grants access to rotation lists, important forms (evaluations, intern hours, professional leave requests, etc.) and contact information. Other than the "Intern Hours Report," which still requires signatures and hard copies be sent to the Office of Experiential Education, this entire process is Web-based.
To access the site, go here.
Usernames are: Firstname.Lastname
Passwords are initially: Password
If you would like to change your username or forgot your password, contact Kevin Boesen.
The Web page works best with Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later.
Preceptors enjoy special benefits...
...in addition to the joy of teaching the next generation of pharmacists the tools of the trade. As a preceptor, you are entitled to a number of benefits, such as online access to the Arizona Health Sciences library. Take a look and be sure you are taking advantage of all the opportunities.
Kevin is ready to travel
I have seen many of you at your sites, but I always love to get out. If you want me to stop by, just send me an e-mail.