PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
PRECEPTOR Preceptor Resources Presbyterian College’s experiential education values our preceptors and seeks to offer meaningful, targeted preceptor development. Whether you are brand new to precepting or have a teaching certificate, we seek to have programming tailored to your needs.
Pharmacist’s Letter Log-In
1. Go to: your E*Value home page or to the Pharmacist’s Letter website at via this special link: www.pharmacistsletter.com/?referer=presby/ptrn
2. Click “I'm new to Pharmacist's Letter - sign me up for Preceptor CE and Resources!”
pharmacy.presby.edu | 864.938.3900
January–April 2016
Library Resources
James H. Thomason Library As a preceptor, you have access to all of PC’s journals, drug resources, and databases such as: o Lexi-Comp o Micromedex o Facts & Comparisons o PubMed You can access these resources from your E*Value Home Page or the PCSP OEE preceptor development web page at: http://pharmacy.presby.edu/departmentsoffices/office-of-experientialeducation/preceptors/preceptor-developmentand-resources/ User name: preceptor Password: pcsp307
FDA Drug Info Rounds
3. Fill out the provided form to get your CE ID# instantly. a. Select One “I verify that my access to this site is authorized by the fact that I am an employee of Presbyterian College SOP.” 4. You will get an email with your Pharmacist’s Letter CE ID# (beginning with “PCSOP”) that you can use to access the preceptor resources. Recommended modules: o Integrating Learners into a Busy Practice o Precepting the Ambulatory Care Experience o Tips and Tricks for Teaching Literature Evaluation Skills on the Run Other great stuff: o PL Journal Club (over 250 topics that include preceptor keys! Makes it easy to host a journal club in any setting and with any preceptor) o Pharmacy 101 Topics (topics include Med Administration and Keeping Kids Safe; ideal for IPPEs)
o FDA’s Division of Drug Information (DDI) in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals and pharmacy students to learn more about the FDA and drug regulation. DDI is offering a series of educational webinars targeting the needs of all healthcare professionals and students. o Topics include: MedWatch program, Breakthrough Therapies, Risk Evaluations, Post-Marketing Drug Safety Surveillance www.fda.gov/DDIWebinars
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
pharmacy.presby.edu | 864.938.3900
PRECEPTOR
January–April 2016
Ways to strengthen your rotation experience Grade inflation can be a real issue in experiential education. Are you sufficiently challenging your students? Does almost every student make an A? Have you wondered how you can create a more demanding experience that adequately prepares the student for the practice of pharmacy?
Here are some ideas: o Create a post-test and require a grade of 80 to successfully pass o Have activities for every metric on the E*Value evaluation so that you can accurately assess the student. o Problem questions tend to be: o Ethical and Legal Judgment (just because the student didn't break any laws does not mean s/he should get a 5!) o Promotion of Healthcare o Have the student work varying shifts and weekends to better prepare for the workforce o Start a notebook of interesting, challenging, or unique case studies that have come up before and assign and discuss them with the student. (This can be especially useful in accurately assessing things like ethical and legal judgment) o Get out of the pharmacy - allow your student to participate in board of pharmacy meetings and state organization, legislative days, hospital committee meetings, and/or home visits; require a one-page reflection on the experience when s/he returns o Keep a notebook/folder of sample calculations problems relevant to your site and require a grade of 90 to pass o Use objective rubrics whenever possible to assess and grade the student o Need some help? There are rubrics available for a variety of assignments on the OEE preceptor development web page (pharmacy.presby.edu >Departments & Offices>Office of Experiential Education>Preceptors>Preceptor Development and Resources) or your E*Value home page o Examples include: o Communication evaluation form o Drug information request form o Journal club evaluation o Presentation evaluation
Save the Date!
Fall Preceptor Workshop Friday, September 16, 2016
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
PRECEPTOR
pharmacy.presby.edu | 864.938.3900
January–April 2016
A look at the Class of 2016
What we’ve been up to…. o Board of Pharmacy Meeting, January 2016 o SCSHP Annual Meeting, March 2016 o Site Visits Aiken Regional Hospital, Aiken, SC Chapin Pharmacy, Chapin, SC Columbia Free Medical Clinic, Columbia, SC Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC Greenville VA Outpatient Clinic, Greenville, SC Greer Memorial Hospital, Greer, SC Laurens County Memorial Hospital, Laurens, SC Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge, Columbia, SC Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC Prosperity Drug, Prosperity, SC Rock Hill VA Outpatient Clinic, Rock Hill, SC Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, SC St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, SC Summerville Medical Center, Summerville, SC University Hospital, Augusta, GA Walgreens Pharmacy, Greenville, SC Yorkville Pharmacy, Rock Hill, SC
A look at the Classes of 2019 & 2020
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
pharmacy.presby.edu | 864.938.3900
PRECEPTOR
January–April 2016
E*Value Tip:
Quick Access to Rosters Tired of trying to remember how to find your roster or having to click multiple times to get to it? You can set up a quick link, or bookmark, that will take you 3 steps closer! Here’s how: After logging into E*Value, go to your roster the old-fashioned way: Schedules>Reports>Rosters. You should be here:
Then click on the My E*Value box on the left side of the page, under your name:
From the drop-down box, select Add to My E*Value.
This will add a direct link, or bookmark, for that page. Then from wherever you are in E*Value, you can quickly get back to the Roster Schedule Report page.
To actually generate your roster, you can usually just click Next but sometimes you may need to adjust the start/end dates. Once you have your roster on screen, you can click on the name of your site to see some of the information we have on file for your location (please let us know if anything needs to be updated!). You can also click on the name of your student to see a picture and contact information.
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
pharmacy.presby.edu | 864.938.3900
PRECEPTOR
January–April 2016
Preceptor Spotlight:
Gary L. Jones, PharmD
Pharmacist in Charge, Greenville Health System Compounding Pharmacy, Greenville, SC Gary is originally from Charleston, South Carolina, is married, and has two daughters. He obtained a BS in Pharmacy from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1989 and Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2013 from the University of Florida Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy Program. He started his pharmacy career in retail pharmacy. He then transitioned to nuclear pharmacy then on to home infusion, hospital pharmacy, and now sterile compounding and repackaging. The rotation that he offers to IPPE and APPE students is sterile IV compounding using robotic IV automation and repackaging medications using automation. 1. What are the most difficult aspects of being a preceptor? And how do you overcome these barriers? I think the most difficult aspect of being a preceptor is balancing job demands and allocating time for students. I overcome this barrier by being well organized and by managing my time wisely.
2. What do you value most about being a preceptor? The interaction with students and the opportunity to give back to the profession.
3. How do you judge a student's success on your rotation? I judge it in several ways: o The student’s excitement to learn about a non-traditional practice of pharmacy o Their participation o Their grasp of the concepts o Their attitude or body language
“The students that select this rotation will learn a lot about automation, chapter 797, and several other chapters in the USP. I believe that our rotation is educational and fun. Students will get a chance to see an awesome type of pharmacy practice that they typically would not encounter.”
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
pharmacy.presby.edu | 864.938.3900
PRECEPTOR
January–April 2016
Student Spotlight: Brittany Thompson Brittany is a soon-to-be graduate of the PCSP and hails from West Columbia, South Carolina. She received a BS in Biology from Charleston Southern University in 2011. She is interested in becoming a clinical pharmacist.
1. What has been your most valuable rotation so far and why? My most valuable rotation has been my ambulatory care rotation with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Charleston, SC. This rotation really sparked my interest and made me excited about pharmacy again. On this rotation, I was able to manage HTN, DM, and heart failure patients. I really enjoyed having direct patient care and meeting with patients to achieve their goals. I enjoyed observing pharmacists acting as autonomous providers and the respect they received from the patient and medical team. 2. How do you balance the demands of your rotations with your school work? I balance the demand of my rotations and school work by planning ahead and setting pre-deadlines for myself. I have maintained two jobs throughout pharmacy school and I have gotten a lot of practice in balancing many duties without compromising their importance in the process. Setting deadlines for myself allows me to complete projects in a complete and timely matter. This system has helped me throughout all of my pharmacy career. 3. What is something you have learned about yourself on rotation? One thing that I learned about myself during rotation is my compassion for patients. I found that when I was in a setting where I was able to have direct patient care (talking to patients, counseling on medications, and calling patients) I excelled due to my genuine interest in the patient’s well-being. I found that when patients saw how enthusiastic I was about their health, they became more motivated to reach their health goals. I really enjoy meeting with the patient and being a cheerleader for them.
2016 Shot@Life Summit Brittany was chosen by the United Nations Foundation to attend the Shot@Life 2016 Champion Summit in Washington, DC, on February 29-March 2. She joined over 125 global vaccine supporters to gain and refine the skills needed to be effective advocates within their communities and make their voices heard among policymakers to protect children worldwide.
Brittany and U.S. Senator Tim Scott
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
pharmacy.presby.edu | 864.938.3900
PRECEPTOR
January–April 2016
Alumni Spotlight: Cortney Dodson Cortney is originally from Carrollton, Georgia. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2010 with a BS in Food Science and then became part of the first graduating class of Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy in 2014. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Currently she is a PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia where she now resides. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as baking, reading, and being outdoors with her dogs Molly and Gigi. 1. What have been the most difficult parts of being a new practitioner? And what do you do to overcome these barriers? I felt that the most difficult aspect of becoming a new practitioner was learning to stand on my own two feet. The transition from student to pharmacist took away the protective layer which was associated with having a preceptor to lean on and look to for guidance. While I felt my strong educational background and quality rotational experiences prepared me to be a practitioner, it still took some time to gain the confidence that comes with on-the-job training. Residency was advantageous for me as it allowed me to transition more smoothly into a practitioner role. Once I became comfortable in that role, my next hurdle has been to gain the respect of the medical team and my pharmacy peers. This is something I work on daily, and it has required a lot of patience on my part. As a new practitioner, it is easy to come in hungry for new knowledge while also being excited to share your knowledge. Personally, I have found that the best approach for helping to create and contribute to a positive and productive team is to try and understand the team as a whole. This global view of each team specifically—and being aware of each team member’s strengths and weaknesses— has helped me become more balanced in regards to how much support I provide at different time points of patient care. I also use my resources and often look to my pharmacy mentors to see how they approach meetings, rounds, discussion, etc., and model my actions after them. 2. What rotation experiences inspired your current career? I first became interested in critical care as a pharmacy student during my didactic lectures, but I felt it was a far-fetched dream at that time. My second APPE rotation was in the emergency department at Self Regional in Greenwood, SC, and it was there that I realized my dreams and desires were actually attainable. I had great mentorship and began to seriously consider a residency and future job in critical care. A few rotations later, I was in the surgical/trauma unit at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. It was there that I became hooked and knew that I wanted to do a PGY1 followed by a PGY2 in critical care. While I love all aspects of critical care practice, I still have a deep love for surgery and trauma patients because of those two rotations. 3. Describe one of your favorite moments in patient care. During my PGY1 year while I was in the PICU, we had a little girl with spina bifida who suffered from respiratory failure and required a tracheostomy for ventilator support. She had a few other surgeries during her stay and had been on pain and sedation medications for a few weeks. As we began weaning her off the drips, she suffered terrible withdrawal symptoms. I worked closely with her doctors, nurses, and mother to come up with a very patient-specific taper schedule that was different from what we usually did to prevent any further withdrawal symptoms for her. Multiple times each day I would check in to see how she was doing, and it was so rewarding to see her slowly wake up and become more alert. Every day more of her spunky personality would come out. It was also rewarding to be able to provide some relief for her mother at least in that aspect of her daughter's care. Ultimately she fully recovered and was able to go home in time for Easter and her birthday!