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Tips for Creating a Successful Student Learning Experience

Tips for Creating a Successful Student Learning Experience. Katelyn Alexander, PharmD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice Gatton College of Pharmacy East Tennessee State University. Objectives.

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Tips for Creating a Successful Student Learning Experience

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  1. Tips for Creating a Successful Student Learning Experience Katelyn Alexander, PharmD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice Gatton College of Pharmacy East Tennessee State University

  2. Objectives • Outline practice strategies, which improve patient care and enable student pharmacists to apply clinical and professional knowledge gained in a classroom setting • Evaluate online and available resources for the establishment of an evidence-based practice

  3. As a preceptor, taking pharmacy students on experiential rotations should not only benefit the student learner, but should also provide some benefit to the preceptor’s practice and the patients they serve.

  4. Reflection • What learning activities or assignments did you enjoy as a student during experiential rotations? • What learning activities or assignments are you currently engaging students in as a preceptor at your site? • What gaps exist at your practice that could be filled by products of student-driven projects and activities?

  5. Setting the Framework • Create a syllabus addendum with standard activities for the rotation • Provide detailed description of each component • Provide a calendar or checklist with deadlines • Engage student in a brief orientation to the rotation

  6. Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences • Introductory vs. Advanced experiences • Identify “core competencies” • Taylor activities that support the rotation’s student evaluation • Personalize when possible • Emphasize unique aspects of your practice • Utilize other employees/practitioners at your site • Consider the student’s schedule and possibly adding project days for student buy-in

  7. Learning Activities for Any Rotation • Baseline assessment (pre-test) • Journal club • Therapeutic class review • Topic or disease state discussions • Drug regimen reviews • Patient/case discussions • Patient education materials • Employee education • Weekly reflections • Drug information question follow-ups • Learning journal/notebook • Critical thinking webs/ “Reverse therapeutics”/ “Decision trees”

  8. Activities and Projects:Institutional Setting • P&T visit • Formulary review • Shadow other health professionals or specialties • Drug monograph • Pharmacy-to-dose (PK) calculations • IV to PO conversions • “In the News” relevant hot topics

  9. Activities and Projects:Ambulatory Care • “Living with …” activity • “Chose your own adventure” cases • Continuous quality improvement • Recommendation log • Patient physical assessment skills • Community education presentation or screening event • Shadow other health professionals or specialties

  10. Activities and Projects:Community Pharmacy • Workflow analysis • Medication error prevention strategies • Introduction to PIC duties • REMS dispensing • OTC Formulary • Patient physical assessment skills • Community education presentation and/or screening event • Adverse drug reaction reporting • Weight-based dosage verification for new pediatric prescriptions • “Check with a net” • Errors and omissions activity with de-identified, real prescriptions

  11. Off-Site Electives • An alternate or “sister” site that provides exposure to different services of patient populations • Time for discussion or shadowing with manger-level or administrative positions • Nursing home or long-term care sites • Local free clinics or charitable pharmacies • A “doctor detailing” day in the community • Board of Pharmacy visit • Local, regional, state, or national meetings or conferences

  12. Planning for the Future • What types of activities do you think would be challenging and valuable to learners? • What steps do you need to take to develop activities and projects for students at your practice site? • What challenges do you foresee with implementing these activities?

  13. Resources for Preceptors • ETSU Gatton College of Pharmayc Office of Experiential Education • Pharmacist’s Letter Preceptor Toolbox • APhA’sGetting Started as a Pharmacy Preceptor • Available from: http://ebusiness.pharmacist.com/personifyebusiness/ShopAPhA.aspx • ASHP’s Preceptor Skills Resource Center • Available from: http://www.ashp.org/preceptorskills

  14. Tips for Creating a Successful Student Learning Experience Katelyn Alexander, PharmD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice Gatton College of Pharmacy East Tennessee State University

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