Institutional/Health Systems Practice

Catalog description

The purpose of this rotation is for students to gain professional skills in the distributive functions of pharmaceutical care in the inpatient setting (e.g., prescription orders and order entry, dispensing, record-keeping, patient interviewing and counseling, patient profiles/charts, third-party billing, legal requirements, compounding, sterile products, communication with other health care professionals, inventory control, etc.) Experiential Electives Experiential Elective experiences include all specialty pharmacy practice experiences. These experiences are classified as “patient- care electives” and “non patient care electives” . Students are required to complete two Experiential Electives with a minimum of one patient-care elective. The areas of specialty for these experiences include but are not limited to drug information, cardiology, critical care, pediatrics, geriatrics, infectious disease, hematology/ oncology, surgery, research, nutrition, and pain management. The number of the different selective experiences may vary annually based on site and preceptor availability. Didactic Elective Course Offerings All students are required to complete six credits of didactic elective courses prior to starting their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences. Students may complete their didactic electives as a P1 and/ or P2 student. Didactic elective course offerings vary annually. • The College continually reviews, modifies, and can add additional didactic electives. A complete listing of didactic electives is maintained by the Office of Academic Affairs and Assessment.