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The Office of Experiential Education
Improving patient care by optimizing the clinical training of student pharmacists
Preceptor
Development
Over 250 Pharmacists attended this
past year’s “Evaluating Trainees on
Rotations, The Good, Bad and the
Ugly” continuing education program
that The Office of Experiential
Education hosted as part of our
preceptor development series. This two
OEE News hour program was offered in three Rotations Fair
locations; San Fernando Valley, Orange
In September 2014, Dr. James Scott Over thirty clinical rotation sites
presented research from the OEE at the County and San Diego. WesternU participated in our annual Rotation Fair
74th International Pharmacy preceptors, alumni and other on October 23, 2014. Preceptors that
Federation¹s (FIP) World Congress of pharmacists that are members of the participated were able to provide our
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences San Fernando Valley Society of Health- third year student pharmacists an
2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. His Systems Pharmacists, Orange County opportunity to gain information from
research looked at the changes in Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists preceptors about their clinical sites,
evaluation scores students give and the San Diego Society of Health which assisted our students in
preceptors on APPEs after Systems Pharmacists attended. A fourth determining which rotation sites would
implementation of a comprehensive presentation is planned for March in allow the best experiences for their
preceptor development program. In the South Bay area. career path. We appreciate our
2010-2011, the OEE increased their wonderful preceptors that take the time
preceptor development program by Preceptors: to attend this annual event. This event
offering online CE programs; live, large Did you know that you can view the is held each fall, please contact the OEE
group CE programs; and small group evaluations the students submitted office for more information about
on-site CE programs at local medical about you? Log into E*Value, Click future events. OEE@westernu.edu
centers. The data showed a small, but on Evaluations, then Preceptor
statistically significant, increase in Reports, and then My Performance.
evaluation scores after preceptors As long as you have had at least
participated in at least one preceptor three students you can view your
development program compared to evaluations in aggregate. The
before their first program and “Overview PDF” at the top of that
compared to those preceptors who did window can provide some help, if
not participate in any development needed.
programs.
Top left: James D. Scott, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP , Associate Dean for Experiential and Professional Affairs
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, WesternU College of Pharmacy. Top right: WesternU
alumni attendees at a Preceptor Development event in Orange County. Bottom right: Rotations Fair.
WesternU College of Pharmacy Office of Experiential Education (OEE) can provide on-site CE preceptor
development programs for many of our clinical sites. If you bring ten or more pharmacists together for a CE
(lunch or dinner), then we will come to you to provide the CE credit focused on improving the skills involved
with precepting students on clinical rotations. Contact the OEE for more information about these programs if
you are interested or visit our website at http://www.westernu.edu/pharmacy/pharmacy-oee-ce/
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Improving patient care by optimizing the clinical training of student pharmacists
Preceptor
Development
Over 250 Pharmacists attended this
past year’s “Evaluating Trainees on
Rotations, The Good, Bad and the
Ugly” continuing education program
that The Office of Experiential
Education hosted as part of our
preceptor development series. This two
OEE News hour program was offered in three Rotations Fair
locations; San Fernando Valley, Orange
In September 2014, Dr. James Scott Over thirty clinical rotation sites
presented research from the OEE at the County and San Diego. WesternU participated in our annual Rotation Fair
74th International Pharmacy preceptors, alumni and other on October 23, 2014. Preceptors that
Federation¹s (FIP) World Congress of pharmacists that are members of the participated were able to provide our
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences San Fernando Valley Society of Health- third year student pharmacists an
2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. His Systems Pharmacists, Orange County opportunity to gain information from
research looked at the changes in Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists preceptors about their clinical sites,
evaluation scores students give and the San Diego Society of Health which assisted our students in
preceptors on APPEs after Systems Pharmacists attended. A fourth determining which rotation sites would
implementation of a comprehensive presentation is planned for March in allow the best experiences for their
preceptor development program. In the South Bay area. career path. We appreciate our
2010-2011, the OEE increased their wonderful preceptors that take the time
preceptor development program by Preceptors: to attend this annual event. This event
offering online CE programs; live, large Did you know that you can view the is held each fall, please contact the OEE
group CE programs; and small group evaluations the students submitted office for more information about
on-site CE programs at local medical about you? Log into E*Value, Click future events. OEE@westernu.edu
centers. The data showed a small, but on Evaluations, then Preceptor
statistically significant, increase in Reports, and then My Performance.
evaluation scores after preceptors As long as you have had at least
participated in at least one preceptor three students you can view your
development program compared to evaluations in aggregate. The
before their first program and “Overview PDF” at the top of that
compared to those preceptors who did window can provide some help, if
not participate in any development needed.
programs.
Top left: James D. Scott, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP , Associate Dean for Experiential and Professional Affairs
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, WesternU College of Pharmacy. Top right: WesternU
alumni attendees at a Preceptor Development event in Orange County. Bottom right: Rotations Fair.
WesternU College of Pharmacy Office of Experiential Education (OEE) can provide on-site CE preceptor
development programs for many of our clinical sites. If you bring ten or more pharmacists together for a CE
(lunch or dinner), then we will come to you to provide the CE credit focused on improving the skills involved
with precepting students on clinical rotations. Contact the OEE for more information about these programs if
you are interested or visit our website at http://www.westernu.edu/pharmacy/pharmacy-oee-ce/
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