Block Title: IPPE-3
Block Number: PHRM 697
Academic Year: 2015-2016
Professional Year: 2
Section I. Block Description & Goals
Block Coordinators & Jacqueline Schwartz, PharmD
Contact Information: Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Office: HPC I, 435 Phone: 503-352-2677
Office hours: by appointment
Email: Schwartz@pacificu.edu
Other Contact Jeremy Hughes, PharmD
Information: Director for Experiential Education & Assistant Professor
Office: HPC I, 561 Phone: 503-352-2682
Office hours: by appointment
Email: Jeremy.Hughes@pacificu.edu
Courtney Kraus, PharmD
Coordinator for Experiential Education & Assistant Professor
Office: HPC I, 567 Phone: 503-352-7363
Office hours: by appointment
Email: Courtney.Kraus@pacificu.edu
Credit(s) & format: 4 credit course, 240 contact hours
Block Description:
• IPPE-3 is a 6-week duration block that allows for the application of skills developed during the first didactic year.
The block dates are 06/22/2015 through 07/31/2015. This experience consists of a total of 240 contact hours in
an institutional/health-system environment. Students will have Pharmacy Intern licenses & will earn 240
clerkship hours in the state in which their site is located.
Block Goals:
Pharmacy setting competencies
Pre-Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Intern competencies:
• Accurately dispense medications or order fulfillment (patient safety element):
Demonstrate a commitment to and a valuing of patient safety by assuring accurate preparation, labeling, dispensing and
distribution of prescriptions and medication orders.
• Basic Patient Assessment
Collect, record, and assess subjective and objective patient data to define health and medication-related problems.
Patient information must be collected in a manner demonstrating knowledge of patient educational level, the unique
cultural and socioeconomic situations of patients, and comply with requirements for patient privacy.
• Medication Information
Demonstrate knowledge of and accept responsibility for that knowledge of commonly used medications, formulations
and drug products.
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Block Title: IPPE-3
Block Number: PHRM 697
Academic Year: 2015-2016
Professional Year: 2
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Mathematics applied to pharmaceutical calculations, compounded medications, dose calculations, and
applications of pharmacokinetic calculations
Utilize pharmaceutical and pharmacokinetics mathematics to perform accurate medication calculations. Value the
importance of total accuracy in performing and applying these calculations.
• Ethical, Professional, and Legal Behavior
In all health-care activities, demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity towards the unique characteristics of each patient.
Comply with all federal, state, and local laws related to pharmacy practice. Demonstrate ethical and professional
behavior in all practice activities.
• General Communication Abilities
Demonstrate effective communication abilities in interactions with patients, their families and care givers, and other
health care providers. Communication should be consistent with education level, cultural issues, and empathy. Elicit
feedback validating understanding of communication.
• Drug Information Analysis and Literature Research
Assess information needs of patients and health providers and apply knowledge of study literature analysis, including
study design and retrieval, to provide accurate, evidence-based drug information.
• Health and Wellness – Public Health
Know and apply principles of health and wellness in the provision of individual and population-based health and wellness
information. Integrate unique characteristics of individuals and populations in the design of health and wellness
information.
• Insurance /Prescription Drug Coverage
Utilizing knowledge of a wide array of private and public health insurance options assist patients and care givers to obtain
their medications and related para-pharmaceuticals in an affordable manner that meets their health care needs.
• Interprofessional Health Care Team
Understand the roles and responsibilities of all members of the health care team and interact with them appropriately.
• Medication Use Systems
Understand the various medication use systems across practices of pharmacy.
Professional competencies:
• Student is empathic
Demonstrates appreciation of others’ positions; attempts to identify with others’ perspectives; demonstrates
consideration towards others.
• Student behaves in an ethical manner
Acts in patients’ best interests; acts in accord with the profession’s and/or practice site’s code of ethics.
• Student communicates articulately
Clearly communicates thoughts; uses appropriate terminology and vocabulary for intended audience.
• Student is punctual
Arrives at practice site and meetings early or on time; meets deadlines for completion of tasks and responsibilities.
• Student maintains confidentiality
Engages in discussions or other activities involving patient- and/or site-specific information for purposes of fulfilling
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Block Title: IPPE-3
Block Number: PHRM 697
Academic Year: 2015-2016
Professional Year: 2
professional responsibilities only; maintains confidential nature of patient- and/or site-specific documents.
• Student is respectful
Demonstrates regard for patients, superiors, colleagues, other personnel, and property; acts in a manner that shows
recognition that he/she is a guest at the practice site as a professional student.
• Student demonstrates accountability
Holds oneself liable for tasks/duties/responsibilities that he/she is responsible; does not blame others for mistakes or
mishaps, nor avoids responsibilities.
• Student accepts and applies constructive criticism
Responds openly and positively to feedback; modifies behavior if necessary.
• Student wears appropriate attire
Adheres to dress code (written or unwritten); attire is acceptable to practice setting.
• Student demonstrates confidence
Acts and communicates in a self-assured manner, yet with modesty and humility.
Block Attendance Requirements:
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Student must complete a minimum of 240 contact hours during the 6 week course. Students are required to
participate during all six weeks. A minimum of 40 hours per week of direct activity is required to pass the course, but
no more than 48 hours per week of direct activity. Hours in excess of the minimum should be anticipated as these
are considered part of your professional responsibility. The schedule that is set by the preceptor may vary from the
“normal 9-5:30 shift”. For example, the schedule may include evening/night/weekend hours. Weekly hours do not
carry forward to subsequent weeks. A student should recognize that missed attendance during the IPPE-3 rotation
may be grounds for a No-Pass (NP) grade, as determined by the block coordinator. Students will work the shift/hours
assigned by the preceptor.
Policies:
• The School and University policies concerning academic integrity and dishonesty, as well as student conduct are
described in the Pacific University School of Pharmacy (SOP) Student Handbook and the Experiential Manual.
These Handbooks incorporate School policy with University policy to ensure the proper handling of all academic,
professional, and experiential issues faced by students.
Requirements to Pass This Block:
At the Practice Site:
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The student must complete all preceptor specific assignments. The type, topic, and due date will be determined
in conjunction with the preceptor within the first two weeks of the experience. Assessment of the project(s) will
be completed by the preceptor.
The School must receive the following assessments within three business days of completion of this IPPE. If these
assessments are not received by the School within three days of completion of this IPPE, an incomplete will be
assigned, which will result in a delay in student financial and academic progress.
o Student assessment of preceptor
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Block Title: IPPE-3
Block Number: PHRM 697
Academic Year: 2015-2016
Professional Year: 2
Student assessment of site/experience
It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that the preceptor has completed and submitted both
midpoint and final evaluations.
Rotation hours logging: document hours on a daily basis. A passing grade on the student’s Final Evaluation
indicates the student has accomplished 240 hours of rotation time during this block.
The School uses a “Pass” (P)/“No Pass” (N)/”Incomplete” (I) system of recording student achievement.
Assessment will be completed as outlined in the Experiential Manual. As stated in the Experiential Manual, it
remains to Pacific University School of Pharmacy to award a final grade for each experience.
The School reserves the right to remove a student from an experiential site at any time if there is a concern for
patient safety or any inappropriate professional or ethical behavior. If a student receives a score of No Pass for
any of the IPPE courses, the student may be granted the opportunity to remediate that block, if approved by the
Student Promotions Committee. Remediation will be allowed as outlined in the Experiential Manual. Failure to
pass the block a second time will result in removal from the program. The Student Promotion Committee
examines exceptions to this policy on a case-by-case basis.
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Asynchronous didactic online learning bridges:
• There are five required activity themes with associated quizzes that must be completed during the experience
o The student should discuss these with the preceptor at the beginning of the experience and attempt to
integrate this learning in to day-to-day practice (when possible)
Reflective journal writing (RJW)
• Reflective journal writing (RJW) allows students to participate in deeper thinking and metacognition. An
electronic student portfolio system provides the infrastructure necessary to collect evidence of both the process
and products of learning. RJW is required for all experiential courses. RJW is considered part of the portfolio
system. Other requirements may include uploading other assignments, rubrics, preceptor feedback, etc., as
determined by the course coordinator. Portfolios will be subject to periodic audit to ensure completeness.
Complete portfolios are required for successful completion of the program.
• Each week, there are different questions to respond to, based on learned themes. At the end of weeks 3 and 6
the reflection is replaced by the midpoint and final evaluations, respectively.
Recommended Textbooks, Materials & Electronic Resources:
• Readings as selected and posted by instructor(s).
• Electronic resources available via Pacific University library website:
• Pacific University School of Pharmacy Experiential Manual
Block Changes:
• The provisions of this Block Syllabus may be added to, deleted from, or changed, if, in the opinion of the Block
Coordinator, it becomes necessary to do so to achieve block objectives. The students and curriculum committee
will be notified in advance of any such changes.
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Block Title: IPPE-3
Block Number: PHRM 697
Academic Year: 2015-2016
Professional Year: 2
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Monday 27th July
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Required Activity 1
Required Activity 2
Medical
Terminology 1
Medical
Terminology 2
Week 1
Labs 1
Labs 2
Week 2
Health-system
Medication Safety 1
Health-system
Medication Safety 2
Week 3
Mid-point
evaluation
with
preceptor
Health-system
Medication
Reconciliation 1
Health-system
Medication
Reconciliation 2
Patient Case 1
Patient Case 2
General Quiz
Optional Activities
See IPPE3 manual for
suggestions, or your
preceptors may have
specific activities
they would like you
to do
Reflection
Week 4
Week 5
Final
evaluation
with
preceptor
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