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Preceptors

The Role of the Preceptor

The role of the preceptor in pharmacy education continues to grow.  Education in the workplace is a crucial part of the PharmD curriculum and new standards established by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE) continue to focus in this area specifically.  Drake is recognized for the quality of the advanced practice experiences provided to our students.  We are grateful for the many talented professionals who serve as adjunct faculty in the role of preceptor.

Students participate in a series of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) during the first three years of the professional program at Drake.  The entire final year of the professional program (P4 students) is spent involved in advanced practice rotations:  four required rotations (hospital practice, community practice, ambulatory care, acute care) and four elective rotations (specialty care or non-patient care), all five weeks in duration. One of the elective rotations may also be completed at an additional ambulatory site.  ACPE accreditation standards require 36 weeks of rotations. Drake University requires their graduates to have 40.

Preceptorship can be both personally and professionally rewarding.  Students can bring great value to sites, with skill sets that may be different from existing pharmacy staff.  In addition, they have been trained on the latest guidelines and instructed on developing patient care programs.  We encourage you to use our students to help create innovation at your site.

Interested in becoming a preceptor for Drake University?  Click HERE to learn more!

Follow the links below for more detailed information in each area:

• Experiential Education Manual

  • Click here to download the entire manual.  After the manual opens in PDF format, click the "Bookmarks" tab at the left to utilize a table of contents complete with navigation. 

• Information by Site Type 

• COMMUNITY PRACTICE
• HOSPITAL CARE
• AMBULATORY CARE
• ACUTE CARE
• NON-PATIENT CARE
• SPECIALTY (e.g. oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics)
• IPPE (introductory pharmacy practice experience)

• Preceptor Development

  • The Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE) now requires that providers of pharmacy education provide and require preceptors to participate in preceptor development coursework.  Click here to learn about Drake University's Preceptor Development Program>>>

• Library Access

  • • Preceptors have free access to all online Cowles Library Resources - click here for more information>>>

• Faculty Privileges

  • Preceptorship offers adjunct teaching status.  For more information regarding these benefits, click here>>>