Experiential Education

Welcome! The Office of Experiential Education creates and coordinates the pharmacy practice experiences that are an integral part of pharmacy education in the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. This is an important and valuable part of professional preparation and every effort is made to ensure preparedness and success along the way for both student and preceptor.

Interested in becoming a preceptor?  Complete the preceptor form through CORE ELMS, our experiential learning management system. Please use the following link and code DRAKEUPHARMPRECEPTOR to complete your registration.

Experiential Education Overview

Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)

Drake student pharmacists participate in at least 300 experiential 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 experiences and practice beyond graduation.

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE)

The entire final year of the professional program (P4) is spent involved in APPEs: four required experiences (hospital practice, community practice, ambulatory care, acute care) and four elective experiences (specialty or non-patient care), all five weeks in duration.