Experiential learning III (160 hrs Field Training in Summer)

Description

This course represents the Third of the “Training Rotation Series”. Activities for this course are designed to train the students to provide patient care in hospital pharmacies and virtual pharmacy (80 actual training hours) and drug manufacturing factories (80 actual training time). Students are required to perform basic and intermediate complexity activities including patient education, medication reconciliation, recommendation of non-prescription items for minor ailments, and assessment of drug therapy efficacy. Participants are also required to critically review the needs of the common patients in their practice setting and design a simple resource to address one or more of these needs. Students are closely followed by training site preceptors and report to College preceptors in bi-weekly progress review meetings.

Program

Bachelor of Pharmacy-B Pharm

Objectives

• I‐Knowledge and understanding: By the end of this Training rotation III in different pharmacy practice settings (managed care, hospital settings), the student should be able to: • Perform basic and intermediate complexity activities including patient education, medication reconciliation, recommendation of non-prescription items for minor ailments • Assess drug therapy efficacy. • Critically review the needs of patients in their practice setting II‐Intellectual skills By the end of this Training rotation III in different pharmacy practice settings, the student should be able to: • Apply academic basic science and clinical didactic course work to the situations which daily challenge the pharmacist in the clinical settings. • Critically assess the procedural aspects of the practice setting and recognize potential causes of drug errors. • Identify potential medication noncompliance, and use appropriate methods to intervene. • Participate in the preparation, handling, dispensing, administering and monitoring of therapeutic agents at the practice site.