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SPEP Program: 2018-19 (AY18) - Year in Review
A total of 136 SPEP rotations, each consisting of a total of 160 hours of structured, practical experiential training, were completed by pharmacy students during AY18, of which 55 took place in hospitals, 43 in community pharmacies, and 32 in primary health care clinics.
Six students completed their SPEP 5 rotation in community pharmacies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 28 October – 22 November 2018. The internships were arranged in collaboration with De Montford University in Leicester, United Kingdom (UK). These students were placed in three different community pharmacies, 2 located in Leicester City and one in Glasgow, Scotland. Students were engaged in a wide variety of learning activities during their community rotations, and were able to observe advanced community pharmacists’ roles such as the provision of screening services, patient assessment activities and independent pharmacist prescribing practices. Our students also participated in community disease awareness and health promotion events such as asthma, men’s health, and flu vaccination campaigns.
The College of Pharmacy (CPH) continues to be committed to preceptor development activities. During the 2018-19 Academic year, a total of 6 orientation sessions were conducted before the start of the summer rotations, 3 sessions were conducted at the CPH and 3 sessions at specific sites. The orientation sessions at CPH were video recorded and forwarded to all preceptors who could not attend the session at CPH. There was only 1 orientation before the start of the Fall rotations, although CPH arranged for on-site orientations as needed.
Our experiential team organized two workshops for our SPEP and PharmD preceptors. The first was conducted in March 2018 on “Dealing with Difficult Students”, and the second was conducted in April of 2019 on “Implementation of Technology into Patient Care and Education”. Both sessions were CPD-accredited. This latter preceptor development session was followed by a Preceptor Appreciation Ceremony. In addition, we have continued to offer our preceptors with online continuing education courses and learning modules through our subscription to the Collaborative Education Institution (CEI).
The 2019 Summer rotations (SPEP 1 and SPEP 2) have been finalized and distributed to site coordinators, preceptors and students. This year, there will be 2 summer sessions for SPEP rotations. The first set of rotations will take place from June 10th to July 4th and the second will take place from June 30th to July 25th. SPEP 1 and SPEP 2A students will be scheduled for the first session and SPEP 2B students will be scheduled for the second session. The fall rotations (SPEP 3-6) are scheduled to commence on the 25th of August, 2019.
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| Preceptor Appreciation Evening - April 2019 |
