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2015
CE RESOURCES FOR PRECEPTORS ............. 2
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THE NEW SLETTER OF THE UNIVERSIT Y OF TOLE DO COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES PHARMD EXPERIENTIAL TEAM
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APPE/IPPE Attendance Policy Our current attendance policy can be found in our experiential manual and contains all policies and procedures. Our manual, updated annually, is on our experiential education webpage and can also be found by clicking the link above. The attendance policies begin on page 14 of the manual and are called “POLICIES REGARDING TIME SPENT AT EXPERIENTIAL SITES.” Some highlights of this policy are as follows:
An APPE student is expected to spend at least 40 hours per week on rotation activities.
An APPE student rotation begins on the 1st of the month and goes to the last of the month.
APPE and IPPE schedule are determined by the preceptor, NOT the student. Time off for holidays is not automatic.
APPE students may miss no more than 3 days in any given month and no more than 8 days throughout the entire rotation cycle.
APPE absence days are to be used for illness, family emergency, job/residency interviews etc. They are not to be used as personal days or vacation days.
Each day missed by an APPE student must be documented through CoreTrax and this is the responsibility of the student.
Professional days to attend conferences are not counted against the total APPE absence days but must be documented.
There is zero tolerance of tardiness and unexcused absences for APPE and IPPE students.
IPPE students specific times/days are not to be changed or requested to be changed by the student.
If you have any questions, please contact us and we are happy to help clarify.
CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to Dr. Donald “Max” Smith, 2015 PharmD Graduate from the University of Toledo, who was selected as one of the Premier Partner Scholarship winners from The Cleveland Clinic. The Premier Partner Scholarship recognizes Premier Partner affiliates and awards a student who completed a significant amount of learning experiences with Cleveland Clinic Health System Pharmacy and demonstrated strong experiential and overall academic performance. Max was invited to attend the Clinic Health Care System Pharmacy Resident Graduation dinner on Monday, June 22 to formally receive his award. Dr. Smith is completing a PGY1 residency at the University of Florida Shands Hospital with the intent to pursue a PGY2 in Pharmacogenomics after PGY1 residency.
Pharmacist Letter/ CE Resources Did you know precepting University of Toledo students allows you access to the Pharmacist Letter Preceptor Training and Resource Network? Preceptors go to “pharmacistsletter.com” Click on “I’m new to Pharmacist’s letter – sign me up for Preceptor CE and Resources” Enter all fields in highlighted in red. In the title area please state preceptor In the area that asks for Company/Organization: state The University of Toledo In the next area, check Pharmacist Answer the last area about previous access Press submit. You’ll be asked to complete your “My Profile” and if you’d like, set up your Training Organizer to track your CE requirements.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
The preceptor’s subscription is limited to preceptor related courses.
During my IPPE Community experience my preceptor allowed me to participate in the iMEDS program at UTMC; a program that offers medication delivery to a patient’s bedside at their time of discharge. This experience has given me the chance to counsel many patients about their medication. This has taught me how to interact with patients in a way that will help them better understand why and how they are to take their medication. I have learned much from my IPPE community experience, but the most valuable lesson I have taken from it, is to never forget that every single person has a lesson to share, you just have to have an open mind. Bianca Mayzel, Pharm.D Student, Class of 2018
Preceptor’s Spotlight TRISTAN HILL
Tristan graduated in May 2009 with his Doctor of Pharmacy from The University of Toledo and is now the Pharmacy Manager with the Kroger Company in Swanton, Ohio. Recently, we asked Tristan a few questions about precepting students. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A PRECEPTOR, AND WHAT DO YOU ENJOY THE MOST? I’ve been a preceptor since 2010, and I’ve enjoyed seeing student’s progress from IPPE, to APPE, then to coworkers. Being a part of their education is most rewarding. HOW DO YOU HANDLE A STUDENT’S DEFICIENCIES? University of Toledo students are great at self-evaluation. I present each student with a list of topics at the beginning of the APPE rotation, ranging from everyday retail pharmacy to management and inventory. Each student can choose what they’d like to focus on, because each student’s previous experience is different. In my experience, students accurately identify their own areas of development, and I assist any ways I can. ANY ADVICE YOU’RE ABLE TO OFFER? Retail can be stressful. Long hours, nights, weekends. Demanding customers, screaming kids, BOGO offers and transfer coupons. It’s easy to forget why we do this. Just try this: Instead of letting one patient RUIN your day, let one patient MAKE your day.
Pharmacy Summer Camp Summer at the University of Toledo is an exciting time for eighty high school students from coast to coast participating in a four day Pharmacy Camp, sponsored by Walgreens. Campers/potential pharmacy students days are filled with activities from morning to night. Campers participate in shadowing experiences at local community pharmacies or hospitals allowing them an inside look of an actual pharmacy. They’re also able to participate in pharmacy labs, examine evidence lifted from a mock crime scene deep in the basement of The University of Toledo, along with visiting our Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center. Campers are able to use their problem solving skills when given a mock patient scenario and are allowed to choose, fill, and verify a medication (made from snicker bars) for their patients. Participants are also treated to guided a cruise down the Maumee River on the Sandpiper. Many of the participants return to earn their Doctor of Pharmacy Degrees at The University of Toledo, including our Assistant Director of the Experiential Team, Dr. Michelle Serres.
Patient Education Saves a LIFE
Submitted by P3 student, Hanin Chouman
On Friday, March 13, 2015. The UToledo SNPhA hosted a health fair at Ashland Manor, a low-income housing complex in Toledo, OH. Nine students, including six professional and three pre-professional students, participated in the health fair, providing services like education about hypertension and stroke, HIV/AIDS, kidney disease, immunization, and diabetes. Students also provided free blood pressure and blood glucose checks for participants at the health fair. The participating students helped about 50 patients, making interventions that ranged from advice about diet and exercise to asking patients to see their primary care physicians. Of particular interest on this day was a major intervention that the group made, which led to the saving of a patient’s life.
One small posit ive thought in the morning can change your perspective for your entire day! ~ author unknown THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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When Audrey, a P2 student checked a patient’s blood glucose, the glucometer read ‘HI’, Audrey called another student Akeem Bale, to help with the patient. Akeem re-checked the
blood glucose and got the same reading, and after asking the patient several questions, Akeem told the patient that he needed to go to the emergency room (ER) to be seen now because his blood glucose was very high. The patient told Akeem that he was okay and didn’t need to go to the hospital; he said he was feeling okay. Akeem continued to persuade the patient about the need to go to the ER. After much persuasion and counseling, the patient agreed to go the ER, and EMS was called in to take the patient to the hospital. Several days after this major intervention the management of the housing complex reached out to the students. They were told that the patient had suffered from a mild heart attack, and thanks to Akeem’s intervention, the students saved the patient’s life. Akeem Bale is a P3 Pharm.D student, and the current president-elect of The University of Toledo’s chapter of Student National Pharmaceutical Association.
Incoming P1 Orientation
August 19-21
White Coat Ceremony
August 20
First day of classes
August 24
Pharmacy Career Day
October 1
Scholarship Dinner and State of the College Address
October 1
UT Homecoming
October 9-10
IPPE Week
October 26-30
Fall APPE Seminar
October 29
APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting
December 6-10