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The Effective Pharmacy Preceptor

The Effective Pharmacy Preceptor

Soric, Mate M. | Schneider, Stacey R. | Wisneski, Stephen Scott

(2017)

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Abstract

A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Precepting Students and Residents

The first guide of its kind, The Effective Pharmacy Preceptor is written for busy preceptors who train students and residents, sometimes in mixed groups, in a wide variety of practice settings. It focuses on the real-world situations that today’s pharmacists face.

Written by Mate M. Soric, PharmD, BCPS; Stacey R. Schneider, PharmD; and S. Scott Wisneski, PharmD, this book is designed for the evolving roles of new pharmacists and can be especially helpful for preceptors who want to develop their own rotations.

A valuable resource for preceptors, experiential coordinators, and residency program directors, The Effective Pharmacy Preceptor is written and formatted for quick easy reference. Now, new and seasoned preceptors alike can get practical, real-world advice not only for providing optimal learning experiences to their students and residents, but for enhancing their own teaching skills as well.

Mate M. Soric, PharmD, BCPS is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and Residency Program Director at University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center in Chardon, Ohio. He is also an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy in Rootstown, Ohio. He received his B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from The University of Toledo in 2007 and 2009, respectively. He completed an ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Residency at The Toledo Hospital Family Medicine Residency and obtained Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy in 2010. He precepts pharmacy students from a numerous schools and colleges of pharmacy along with students from other health professions.
 
Soric is an active member of ASHP, Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the Ohio College of Clinical Pharmacy (OCCP). He was the recipient of the NEOMED Junior Faculty Excellence Award in 2013, the Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2014 and a 2015 ASHP Best Practices Award for his work on implementing a layered learning model in a small community hospital. He has published a number of peer-reviewed abstracts, manuscripts, and texts, including Maximize your Rotations: ASHP’s Student Guide to IPPEs, APPEs and Beyond.

Stacey R. Schneider, PharmD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). Dr. Schneider received her doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Cincinnati and completed a residency program in primary care at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in conjunction with the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

Schneider was employed in community pharmacy for 10 years and served as preceptor to many students from various colleges of pharmacy before transitioning her career to NEOMED. She has continued precepting students in her current position at the college. She serves on several editorial boards and has published several manuscripts and book chapters including a chapter in Maximize Your Rotations: ASHP’s Student Guide to IPPEs, APPEs, and Beyond.

S. Scott Wisneski, PharmD, MBA is the Vice Chair, Practice-Based Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). Dr. Wisneski received his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia (formerly the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science). Following college Dr. Wisneski was appointed as an officer into the U. S. Army Medical Services Corp. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Georgia, and Master’s degree in Business Administration from Walsh University.

Wisneski has served in positions as a hospital clinical pharmacist, ambulatory care pharmacist, hospital pharmacy manager, and Medical Science Liaison. He currently is responsible for leading and directing the experiential education for the pharmacy students at NEOMED. He assists preceptors in providing high quality introductory and advanced practice experiences for the students. His particular interests include preceptor development and quality assurance of the experiential programing. He is a contributing author in the book Maximize Your Rotations: ASHP’s Student Guide to IPPEs, APPEs, and Beyond. Scott is an active member in many local, state, and national pharmacy organizations including the ASHP and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy where he serves on the Experiential Education Section.
 
 

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Dedication 3
Table of Contents 5
Contributors 7
Preface 9
Part I: Building the Experience 11
Ch 1 The Lay of the Land: Assessing Your Practice Site for Learning Experiences 13
Ch 2 Tailoring the Experience 23
Ch 3 Writing Your Syllabus or Learning Experience Description 39
Part II: Conducting the Experience 55
Ch 4 Orientation 57
Ch 5 The Art of Teaching 65
Ch 6 Assessing Learner Performance 79
Ch 7 Dealing with Difficult Situations 97
Ch 8 Wrapping Up the Rotation 115
Part III: After the Experience 129
Ch 9 Guidance Beyond the Learning Experience 131
Ch 10 Preceptor Assessment and Development 145
Ch 11 Using Learners to Improve Your Practice Site 157
Index 169