EE- Experiential Education Myth or Mystery ?

1. EE- Experiential EducationMyth or Mystery ? Dr. Paranjothy M. Pharm., Ph.D Project Director

2. Tell me and I’ll forget;Show me and I may remember; Involve me and I’ll understand. Chinese Proverb INVOLVE

3. Experiential education The things we have to learn before we do them, we learn by doing them. Aristotle Psychological mountain climbing may be the right phrase for what we mean by Experiential Education. John C. Huie

4. Experiential Education • Education without Experience ? √ • Experience without Education? √ • Education with Experience √ √ √ √ √ • Experiential Educaton makes a man perfect *****

5. Knowing and Doing • Knows bywhat is the Education • Understanding and doing by how is Experience • By what and by how is Experiential education

6. Experiential Educators The mediocre teacher tells.  The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.   ~William Arthur Ward

7. Experiential Learning • “Education that occurs as a direct participation in the events of life” Houle 1980

8. Experiential Education (Student and Pharmacist) • The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. • Carl Jung (1875 - 1961) UMD

9. ..that is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way. Doris Lessing

10. Excellent teacher • Excellent teachers are : 1) Organized 2) Focused on whole person 3) Love the students 4) Committed to the students.

11. Teacher In English teacher is a one word but in Sanskrit is……. • Information – Adyapak • Knowledge – Upadiyaya • Skills - Acharya • Insight - Pandit • Foresight - Dritta • Wisdom - Guru

12. Preceptor is not a new word !

13. Preceptors • Grand Master of his particular order. • A teacher or instructor • An expert or a specialist eg a Physician who gives practical experience and training to student s especially of Medicine and Nursery

14. Preceptors • Will be role models to student community and the society • They will inculcate values and skill based high quality education and training necessary for students for their future endeavors. • Those who accept the responsibility of preceptorship should be rewarded for their willingness to devote time, share knowledge and skills as well as professional anecdotal insight with a new or future colleague.  

15. Preceptors oath ! • “I take oath to utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.” 

16. Preceptors • Preceptors facilitate the orientation, growth and development of Pharmacists who will one day will work side by side with them and become their colleagues

18. Research Scientists

19. Education  Experience First to read ,first to succeed

20. Experiential Education Success ! • Skills • Creativity • 3 dimensional thinking / Lateral thinking (Thinking outside the box) • Foresight / Hind sight : bricks inside the wall!

21. Effort ---- Skills • Effort is important • Born with silver spoon – No use • Eating in a silver plate- No use • Skill comes with effort • Skill is important • Try – Try – You will certainly succeed

22. Technical & Scientific Skills • Problem solving skills, • Communication skills • Inter-personal skills • Critical thinking, • Global mind-set, • Adaptability, • Corporate skills, • Soft skills and the like.

23. Skills • Retired Major from Army • Cat & Rat • Rat is same but cat is different • Kings palace Cat • 5 Star medal Cat • Neighbor hutment Cat (Urge ,involvement, Necessity)

24. NEW ILLUSION

25. Veg Sccoty

26. EE Experiential Education Every one is fascinated by the glittering word Experiential Education but it is deeply rooted in ancient culture GURUKULA ERA

27. Experiential Education

28. Definitions Experiential Education – “Experiential education is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills and clarify values.” • http://www.aee.org/customer/pages.php?pageid=47

29. Definition Experiential Education is a philosophy of education that describes the process that occurs between a teacher and student that infuses direct experiences with the learning environment and content

30. Association for Experiential Education (AEE) • Founded by a group of educators that met in Boone, North Carolina – 1976 • Vision Statement • “The vision of the Association for Experiential Education is to contribute to making a more just and compassionate world by transforming education” • http://www.aee.org/customer/pages.php?pageid=24

31. What pharmacy students should do / think ? • Teacher’s teaching is not enough • Beyond Curriculum / Syllabus • Self motivation • Aspiring to go beyond and think • Hungry to learn industry manthras • Good fundamental knowledge • Practicing atitude

32. Morning Education & Afternoon experience Morning: • Study the formulation and the techniques. • Study the order of addition ! • Study the SOPs (Standard operation procedures) • Study the difficulties and the problems. Afternoon Do the practical with perfect mind Achieve great Success !! Ek mar – Do thukda !!!

33. Emulsion How to prepare Emulsion Oil : Water : Gum ratio 4 : 2: 1 Dry gum technique Wet gum technique Mode of trituration Click sound

34. Tablet – Film coating In USA : Science with all parameters Even with all automation covering all parameters, human skill in close observation is important Experiential Education is the one that makes us to learn the coating technique to the heart and mind • In India : Art or Science ?

35. Learn Industry mantras • PDR, QbR • NDA, ANDA, ANADA, • Bio Similar • BA BE, PK PD • QbD, PAT, 6б, Q1 – Q10, QRM • QTPP • CQA • API, FP, RLD, DS,DP • IP, IPR, IR • PSD, SEM, ATM, nano,D10, D50, D90, XRPD • ICH , CTD, • CR, MR, SR • IIG • BCS • RC • DOE • NIR • CPP, CMA • FDA , EMEA, FMEA • IID • BU ,CU AV • Cmax, Tmax, t1/2(h), AUC • BD, TD • 40/75. 25/60,30/65 • DSC • IVIVR & IVIVC • df

36. Experiential Education “Experiential learning takes place when a person involved in an activity looks back and evaluates it, determines what was useful or important to remember, and uses this information to perform another activity.” John Dewey

37. Experiential Education Education goes towards Experience !! • D.Pharm: Community Pharmacy • B.Pharm : Pharmaceutical Companies, Community pharmacy , Own business, Clinical labs , Drugs control etc • M.Pharm: Depends upon their Specialization • Ph.D: Professors / Research Scientists /consultants own business etc.

38. Experiential Education Program • The Experiential Education Program is the practice component of the Pharmacy Professional Program curriculum.

39. Preceptors & Experiential education • Experiential Education: Direct experience within the learning environment • 30% of the curriculum is composed of EE • Preceptor: Expert who gives practical experience and training to a learner

40. Pharm.D • To step out the class room and academic laboratory into a variety of real world practice settings , putting the knowledge they have gained to use in hands on pharmacy practice experiences • Experiential education provides the Pharm.D students with real life active participation and in-depth exposure in variety of pharmacy settings in collaboration with preceptors and advisory committees

41. EE Overview • Experiential education provides students with real-life active participation and in-depth exposure in a variety of pharmacy settings. • Integrated program to pharmacist-preceptors at the hospital sites • Clerkship & internship trains the students in real life situations • IPPE (Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience • APPE ( Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience )

42. IPPE • To allow the student pharmacist to gain a greater appreciation for the profession of pharmacy as it relates to their communities and the societal needs. • Students will have the opportunity to work in an inter-professional environment with other health profession students and providers to assist them in developing professional attitudes, judgment and skills needed to function in this type of practice environment. • students participate in an organized service-learning activity that meets identified community needs and reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline (ex. Pharmacy) and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility

43. APPE • To provide ‘real world’ experience gained in a variety of professional settings. • The primary goal of APPEs is to enable students to apply knowledge, skills, and behaviors to the practice of contemporary clinical pharmacy within the health care system. • Enabling goals include: to identify population-based drug therapy and monitoring requirements; to communicate effectively to patients, preceptors, and members of the health care team; • To recommend patient-specific therapeutic plans based on the unique clinical, psychosocial, cultural, and educational needs of each patient; and to develop organizational and time-management skills

44. Pharm.D Objectives of EE • To develop, maintain and support a network of Academy members who are involved with or interested in professional experience programs • Identify opportunities , issues and concerns relating to the development , administration and evaluation of high quality professional practice experiences for students • Disseminate best practices in Experiential Education by encouraging scholarship • Foster innovation in professional experience programs to prepare competent pharmacy practitioners . • Provide opportunities for leadership and professional development for members • Optimally preparing pharmacists for current and future practice.

45. Vision statement “Experiential Education is to contribute to making a more just and compassionate world by transforming education”

46. Mission Statement of EE To promote excellence in Experiential Education

47. Experiential Education • Catching up through out the world • Experiential Education is starting in Schools!! • EE becomes part of the Syllabus in Pharm.D program • MS in Experiential Education is offered by US Universities • Association of Experiential Education is a non profit organization doing excellent job of propagation. USA . National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE ) NJ USA • Journal of Experiential education is published and circulated internationally

48. PCI & DCGI to hear • Pharm.D required for India ? Yes or No Debate • Truth is not debatable ! • When there is no way , Create a way , make a way • Request PCI to create new avenues in India itself so that there is no need to go abroad to get jobs • Request DCGI & State Drug controls to incorporate new rules and regulations for the Pharm.D graduates creating opportunities even in Industry .

49. Experiential Education • School of pharmacies in US are conducting doctor of pharmacy programs and the Students are provided with manuals of Experiential Education (VCU School of pharmacy , Virginia .

50. Future thought • With advancement on Software /IT , Virtual lab or video sessions of the experiential education can be presented before the students go and do the practical in the lab . • For Pharm. D too, real life videos can be shown before they jump unto hospital practice .