General Medicine IPPE Credits: 2

Catalog description

This course is a required Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) which provides a continuum of patient care activities throughout the third professional year. The student will spend one academic year (Fall and Spring Semesters) in a patient care setting with a minimum of 90 contact hours (45 contact hours each semester). The Pharmacist’s Patient Care Process will be emphasized in the care of patients with commonly seen illnesses. Students are expected to become involved in the provision of direct patient care, collaborating with other healthcare professionals and improving rational drug therapy in a practice environment. Students will take part in rounds, conferences, consultations and other activities as determined by the supervising faculty. General Medicine I allows maximum time and opportunity to engage IPPE students in patient care activities; interactions with patients, caregivers, and other health care professionals; and application of their patient care knowledge and skills in authentic practice settings.