Pre-IPPE Readiness and Patient Assessment

Catalog description

This course brings together knowledge and skills obtained from first-year didactic courses and introduces essential aspects of pharmacy practice to prepare students for Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) courses and health promotion, disease prevention and patient assessment activities. The focus of this course is preparation for introductory pharmacy practice in community, ambulatory, and health system settings. Patient assessment, physical exam, tobacco cessation training and point-of-care testing skills are major components of this course. Elements of population and public health will be introduced and applied to these practice settings.