Comprehensive Post-Didactic Visit
Before beginning any Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE),
a second on-campus visit is required during which the student
must successfully complete a comprehensive evaluation of their
clinical knowledge base. A physical assessment practicum will
also be offered at this time. Following successful completion
of these evaluations, students will complete the APPE requirements.
Curriculum
In addition to the didactic
courses, students will be required to complete 18 weeks of Advanced
Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE). These include:
| PHAR 980 |
Ambulatory Care APPE |
6 weeks |
| PHAR 980 |
Medicine APPE |
6 weeks |
| PHAR 980 |
Elective APPE* |
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or |
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| PHAR 980 |
Pharmaceutical Care APPE** |
6 weeks |
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Total: |
18 weeks |
* Elective APPEs may include (but are not limited
to) Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Mental Health, Drug Information, Infectious
Disease, and Transplant Therapeutics.
** While most APPEs constitute established pharmacy
specialties, the pharmaceutical care APPE offers the student the
unique opportunity to implement an aspect of pharmaceutical care
at their site of employment. Thus, both the employer and the student
benefit directly from this educational experience.
Over 300 APPE sites
have been established throughout the U.S. Additional sites may
be approved if they meet the learning objectives specified by
the program. Every effort will be made to place each student in
an appropriate APPE site convenient to their residence; however,
the right must be retained to assign a student to a site away
from his/her residence if local accommodations are not available
or will not meet the requirements specified by the program.
Criteria for Selection of Nontraditional PharmD Advanced Pharmacy
Practice Experience (APPE) Sites and Preceptors
The APPE component of the nontraditional PharmD curriculum provides
the mechanism whereby students are given experiential education
in several important areas of clinical pharmacy practice. It is
essential that this education be provided in facilities where
high standards of pharmaceutical care and instruction are available.
Therefore, APPE preceptors and sites must meet certain qualifications.
Qualifications of Preceptors: Preceptors are expected
to be clinical pharmacists actively engaged in the delivery of
high-quality pharmaceutical care. These individuals typically
will have completed the PharmD degree and may have residency and/or
fellowship training.
These individuals will spend the majority of their time providing
pharmaceutical care in their facility but will be able to commit
sufficient time to the education of the student. Preceptors may
be eligible to receive affiliate faculty appointment at Idaho
State University College of Pharmacy.
Qualifications of Facilities: Facilities will be licensed
and accredited by appropriate agencies which govern pharmacy practice
and/or health care delivery in respective geopolitical regions.
Clinical services will be integrated into the routine practice
of pharmacy; mechanisms to assure the quality of these services
will be in place. Commitment of the facility to the ISU educational
program may be documented with an "Affiliation Agreement"
with the University.
Nontraditional students who desire to complete clinical APPEs
at facilities currently affiliated with the ISU College of Pharmacy
traditional PharmD program will be incorporated into the APPE
placement process employed for traditional students.
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Waivers
The College permits waivers of one Advanced Pharmacy Practice
Experience (APPE) based upon experience. If a student has extensive
experience in one area, then a portfolio of patient write-ups may be submitted as outlined in the APPE Waiver Guidelines. If approved, this portfolio may replace one 6-week APPE.
Continuing Education
The Idaho State University College of Pharmacy is approved by
the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) as a provider
of continuing pharmaceutical education. Students will be awarded
ACPE-accredited continuing education credits in addition to academic
credits. Five hours of continuing education (CE) will be granted
for successful completion of each credit in the didactic portion
of the program. In addition, 15 hours of CE will be conferred
for the Medicine Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience and Ambulatory
Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience.
If you would like more information on our nontraditional program,
please feel free to utilize the following resources:
Questions or comments? Please e-mail
us.
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