Experiential Education - Students

Program Overview

Drake proudly maintains a reputation for providing quality meaningful experiential learning opportunities for its students that exceed the standards established by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Early Experiential Curriculum

New standards have been created by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) in response to a quality improvement initiative within the profession. These changes directly affect early experiential programs, requiring early experiences to consume 5% of the total curriculum during the first three years of the professional pharmacy program.  Drake students will participate in 300+ contact hours during their first three professional years, which are designed to introduce students to the technical and professional expertise required to be effective in each environment and to prepare students for their final year of rotations and for their practice beyond graduation.

Year Experience Type Location Hours

P1

 Geriatric Service Learning Core Long-Term Care or Well Elderly 20
Dispensing Core Community or Hospital 40
Total P1 Hours 60

P2

 Sterile Training Core Hospital/NCS type 8
Diversity Service Learning Core Free or Primary Health Care Clinics 40-50
Patient Care Services Elective Professional Electives 40-50
Total P2 Hours 90

P3

 Continuity of Care Core Ambulatory, Hospital or Surgical 40
Drug Therapy Problem Solving Core LTC Consultants or QA DUR 40
Pt. Care Services Elective Professional Electives 40
Total P3 Hours 120

P1-P3

 One on-campus and one off-campus professional meeting: 3 hrs each semester 18
Two or more hours of discussion and reflection on experiences each semester 12+
CAPS shadowing experience 6-12
Total Early Experiential Hours 306+

 

Advanced Practice Curriculum

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 or non-patient care), all five weeks in duration. ACPE accreditation standards require 36 weeks of rotations. Drake University requires their graduates to have 40.

Year Experience Type Location Hours

P4

 Acute Care Core      200
Ambulatory Care Core      200
Hospital Practice Core      200
Community Practice Core      200
Specialty Care Elective Students complete up to four 600-800
Non-patient Care Elective Students may complete 1 0-200
Total Advanced Experiential Hours 1600

 

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     P1          |          P2          |          P3          |          P4    
 
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Last Modified: 10/03/2009 13:06:22 by content editor