Medication Safety

Catalog description

This elective advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) provides opportunities for students to learn and participate alongside various persons responsible for improving medication safety in the hospital/medical center. These persons may include the director of medication safety, the director of pharmacy, and other administrative and clinical personnel. This rotation is designed to give the student a broad perspective on the process of managing medication errors and adverse event reports. An emphasis will be made on identifying and implementing risk-reduction strategies.