Health Care Outreach IPPE- Medicare Part D.

Catalog description

Community health care outreach introductory pharmacy practice experiences are a method to enhance each student’s understanding, participation, and commitment to enhancing the health of the public, with a focus on enhancing Medicare beneficiary understanding and enrollment in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. Groups of students work to develop, organize, manage, implement, deliver, and assess Medicare Part community outreach activities in settings serving Medicare beneficiaries. This course is given in conjunction with PRAC 141 Medicare Part D- Fundamentals, Application and Outreach. Students also reflect on their activities to determine the impact of those activities on both the beneficiaries they serve and on themselves. Successful completion of this course satisfies completion of PHRM 169 Health Care Outreach Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences. Prerequisites: a passing grade in all required courses in Semester 1 of the Doctor of Pharmacy program or permission of the instructor, current Pharmacy Intern license, and current blood borne pathogen and CPR certifications. PRAC 141 with concurrency.