U Montana/Community Medical Center PGY1 Residency
Pharmacy Residency Longitudinal Rotation in Education
Preceptors: Sarah Miller, Pharm.D., BCNSP, Doug Allington, Pharm.D., BCPS, others
as designated
Introduction:
This 10 month longitudinal rotation will provide the resident with background and
experience in didactic and experiential teaching. A main purpose for extending the
Education rotation over the full year of residency is to develop the teaching and
assessment skills of the resident in many different educational settings including formal
student teaching in small group discussions, precepting students in experiential sites,
delivering inservice presentations to pharmacists and other health care professionals, and
counseling patients. Teaching, learning, and assessment principles and theories which
lead to successful learning outcomes will be discussed with the resident to facilitate these
education pursuits and also help prepare the resident for potential employment which
includes teaching.
Learning Activities:
Participation in this rotation will include taking part in the following activities.
1. Complete the UM Teaching Certificate Program that includes participation in
discussions of teaching, learning, and assessment theory and techniques
facilitated by UM faculty along with other residents and interested
pharmacists from around the state of Montana. Approximately 5 meetings will
be held to cover these topics, some of which are face to face, and some of
which will utilize videoconferencing.
2. Facilitate weekly small group (10-12 students) discussion sessions at the
University of Montana (UM) Skaggs School of Pharmacy for P2 and/or P3
students in Fall and Spring semesters. These sessions are scheduled in 2 hour
blocks.
3. Deliver inservice education to a health care professional group on medication
issues using effective educational techniques.
4. Present current and informative articles for Journal Club attendees (mostly
physicians and pharmacists).
5. May select a topic or topics in Therapeutics courses at UM to present as
formal lectures.
6. Precept P4 pharmacy students in the clinical setting during the second half of
the residency year.
7. May attend weekly APPE case conference and help facilitate.
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Objectives:
R3.1.1: Demonstrate personal, interpersonal, and teamwork skills critical for
effective leadership
Facilitation of small group discussion sessions, and well as the various
presentations to various health care groups along with the learning that
occurs in the Teaching Certificate Program will provide skills required for
leadership positions.
R4.1.1: Design effective educational activities
Inservice, Journal Club, and Therapeutics lecture presentations will
require the resident to design effective educational activities.
R4.1.2: Use effective presentation and teaching skills to deliver education
All of the activities listed under “Learning Activities” above will allow the
resident to refine their presentation and teaching skills.
R4.1.3: Use effective written communication to disseminate knowledge
The resident will be encouraged and mentored in writing a manuscript for
professional publication, although this is an optional objective for this
rotation
R4.1.4: Appropriately assess effectiveness of education
During small group discussion sessions, the resident will be required to
continuously assess how well the students are grasping the concepts being
discussed. If formal Therapeutics lectures are delivered, the resident will
be required to build, with faculty support, exam questions for assessment
of learning.
E6.2.1: Develop a teaching philosophy statement
Completed as a requirement of the Teaching Certificate
E6.2.2: Prepare a practice-based teaching activity
Completed as a requirement of the Teaching Certificate, and resident will
present in the “DI to You” series
E6.2.3: Deliver a practice-based educational activity, including didactic or
experiential teaching, or facilitation
Will occur regularly during small group discussion sessions, as well as
during classroom lecture presentations, and during interaction with APPE
students,
E6.2.4: Effectively document one’s teaching philosophy, skills, and
experiences in a teaching portfolio
Completed as a requirement of the Teaching Certificate
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Evaluations:
o The University’s formal student evaluation of instructors will be used to
provide formative assessment to the resident on his/her performance in
the small group discussions. The preceptor will discuss these evaluations
with the resident.
o The preceptor will attend several of the small group discussions to
observe and later give feedback to the resident.
o The preceptor or his/her designee will attend inservice presentations and
journal club presentations to directly observe the presentation style and
discuss the effectiveness of his/her performance. Feedback may be
provided by Custom Evaluations.
o A preceptor will provide feedback for didactic lecture activity by use of a
custom evaluation.
o The preceptor will utilize the summative evaluation on a quarterly basis.
The resident will also complete the same evaluation at the same time as a
means of self-evaluation. These evaluations will be reviewed and
discussed with the resident.
o The resident will complete an evaluation for the preceptors and the
learning experience quarterly for the longitudinal education rotation.
These evaluations will be discussed with the preceptor quarterly.
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