Syllabus Template for Preceptors: This template document is intended to assist you in constructing a rotation syllabus to enhance communication with students and meet objectives established by SCCP and our accrediting body, ACPE. Address the highlighted text with the information that is specific to your rotation, then delete this header text and the highlighted instructions for your final syllabus.

Course Title: Institutional IntroductoryPharmacy Practice Experience

Site Information:

Site Name

Site Address

Preceptor Information:

Name & Credentials

Phone Number

Email Address

Indicate preferred communication method

Course Purpose: The goal of the Institutional IntroductoryPharmacy Practice Experience is to provide opportunities for students to develop professionally in the institutional setting and build upon knowledge and skills acquired through the first two years of the didactic curriculum and introductory hospital laboratory course. Students will embrace the concepts of professionalism and shared accountabilities for health outcomes, expand drug and disease knowledge, and develop practical, critical thinking skills. This practice experience is base on medication use process and systems-based experience, not a clinical experience. This practice experience is accomplished in the settings of hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home infusion pharmacies. This experience will be directed and evaluated by one or more preceptors.

Patient Population(s) Exposed To:

Specify patient populations students exposed to regularly if applicable (i.e. diverse population of adults and children)

Hours Credit: Four

Pre-Rotation Requirements for Student:

Indicate any information or documentation that the student must provide prior to starting rotation (i.e. On-site orientation, site-specific paperwork, drug test, physical).

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience, students should be able to:

Enter any additional objectives at the end of the list. If you feel any of the provided objectives do not apply to your site, discuss with the Experiential Education Department.

  1. Interpret the appropriateness of a medication order and prepare / dispense controlled and noncontrolled medications in compliance with existing standards of practice and the health system’s policies and procedures.
  1. Prepare, dispense, and deliver extemporaneous preparations and sterile products following existing standards of practice and thehealth system’s policies and procedure.
  1. Demonstrate the ability to interact verbally and in writing with healthcare providers and patients by gathering, organizing, and appropriately recording information and by consulting and counseling competently.
  1. Utilize the primary, secondary, and tertiary references accessible on site while providing pharmaceutical care.
  1. Understand steps that must be taken to ensure departmental compliance with accreditation, legal, regulatory and safety requirements.
  1. Participate in basic administrative activities relevant to the pharmacy department.
  1. Interpret patient information according to task at hand and available setting.
  1. Take personal responsibility for attaining excellence in one’s own ability to provide pharmaceutical care.
  1. Add any additional objective(s) that students will complete that specifically pertain to your rotation.

Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills:

Students must have successfully completed SCCP 790: Pharmacy Skills Lab III: Introduction to Health-Systems Pharmacy and
SCCP 791: Pharmacy Skills Lab IV: Applied Health-Systems Pharmacy and have, at minimum, professional year two standing.List specific items that students should be knowledgeable about prior to starting your rotation such as disease states, relevant laws and regulations.

Attendance Requirements: Students are expected to abide by the attendance requirements set forth in the SCCP Institutional IPPE Experiential Manual. Requirements are located at:

Dress Code Requirements: Students are expected to abide by the dress code requirements found in the SCCP Academic Bulletin and SCCP APPE Experiential Manual. List any site-specific dress code requirements here.

Academic Integrity: Students are expected to abide by the academic integrity policy found in the SCCP Academic Bulletin. MUSC and USC university-specific policies may apply where necessary.

Site-Specific Requirements:

List any parking requirements or other site-specific rules that students must abide by here.

Student Schedule:

  • State the hours the student is expected to be on site. If applicable, indicate that the hours may not be firm, and describe situations in which a student may need to stay after hours in order to complete tasks.
  • State events or meetings inside or outside those hours that a student should attend.
  • If possible, provide typical daily schedule indicating when different activities or breaks may take place. Include time to meet with student to discuss student’s performance (at minimum midpoint and final evaluations) and make recommendations for improvement.
  • Consider constructing a calendar of dates/times to discuss specific topics, have journal club meetings, or other assignment discussions. Determining in advance what these will be allows the student to be prepared.

Grading Procedures:

Grading will occur via electronic IPPE evaluations on E-Value. Students will receive a grade at midpoint that does not count towards the final grade on a transcript. The grade received at midpoint evaluation will be utilized for student self-reflection and to set goals for the second remaining half of the rotation. Students will receive a final grade of Pass or Fail on the last day of the APPE that will be transferred to the student’s transcript. Grading occurs via an automatic calculation present in electronic evaluations in E-Value.

Grading Scale:

Pass:70 – 100

Fail:0 - 69.99

Assignments/Activities:

Learning Objective / Example Components/Activities of Learning Objective
(delete this column after moving components/activities you will utilize to column to the right) / Required Activities/Assignments
(The following assignments/activities will be used to introduce, practice, and/or assess the particular outcome)
(fill in any example components from column to the left that will use as well as additional assignments/activities you will use) / Mapped Evaluation Competency
(The following competency being measured is based on the evaluation assigned to this rotation)
(select one or more competencies on your respective evaluation – all competencies should have related objectives/activities)
Interpret the appropriateness of a medication order and prepare / dispense controlled and
noncontrolled medications in compliance with existing standards of practice and the health system’s policies and procedures. /
  • Discuss inventory control and purchasing procedures for controlled and non-controlled medications in the institutional setting
  • Participate or observe the dispensing of controlled and non-controlled medications in an institutional setting while
following the health system’s policies and procedures
  • Interpret the appropriateness of a medication order (drug, dose, route, frequency, etc) before preparing or permitting the distribution of the first dose for 10 medication orders.
  • Use patient-specific parameters for basic dosing (i.e. weight, renal function, etc) for 2 medications per week.
  • Follow the health system’s policies and procedures to create and maintain the accuracy of 2 patient’s medication profiles each week.
  • Discuss the technology/automation that is utilized in each step of the medication use process.
  • Verify that 2 medication administration records/order sheets each week contain the necessary information (i.e. allergies, height, weight, drug name/strength/dosage form, organ function, etc)

Prepare, dispense, and deliver extemporaneous preparations and sterile products following existing standards of practice and the health system’s policies and procedure. /
  • Verify 4 IV orders are correct in terms of dosage, compatibility, patient-specific data, and administration (i.e. PICC vs CC) before preparing or permitting the distribution of the product
  • Verify 4 PO orders are correct in terms of dosage, compatibility, patient-specific data, and administration before preparing or permitting the distribution of the product
  • Prepare or simulate 5 intravenous preparations using aseptic technique
  • Describe the differences between preparation of chemotherapeutic and nonchemotherapeutic agents (if applicable at site)
  • Describe the process for preparing patient controlled analgesia and epidural syringes
  • Perform calculations that are required to compound, dispense, and administer medications for 4 IV orders, 4 oral liquids, and 4 oral solids
  • If appropriate and directed by preceptor, administer medication to patient (may not be opportunity in this setting)
  • Deliver medications with pharmacy technicians to appropriate locations within the institution
  • Stock automated medication machines with pharmacy technicians

Demonstrate the ability to interact verbally and in writing with healthcare providers and patients by gathering, organizing, and appropriately recording information and by consulting and counseling competently. /
  • Organize all written or oral information in a logical manner when speaking to preceptor or other healthcare team members
  • Appropriately conduct 2 patient medication histories
  • Appropriately perform 2 discharge counselings
  • Present 1 patient case to healthcare professionals in an organized format covering pertinent information
  • Prepare and deliver an informal (no AV), ten-minute presentation on a new drug and present it to the pharmacy staff.

Utilize the primary, secondary, and tertiary references accessible on site while providing pharmaceutical care. /
  • Discuss with preceptor systematic drug information retrieval process
  • Discuss appropriate resources to obtain different types of drug information
  • Complete 2 written drug information requests from other healthcare professionals in a timely manner
  • Complete 1 verbal drug information request from a patient

Understand steps that must be taken to ensure departmental compliance with accreditation, legal, regulatory and safety requirements. /
  • Discuss how the pharmacy department is guided by NCQA, JCAHO requirements, ASHP standards, statements and guidelines, state and federal laws regulating pharmacy practice and OSHA regulations.
  • Participate in any audits performed.
  • Attend any meetings discussing JCAHO, Board of Pharmacy, or other upcoming accreditations.
  • Observe a nurse during the medication administration process.
  • Review The Joint Commission medication management standards and discuss with the pharmacy director or his designee how the pharmacy department uses these national standards to prepare and maintain JCAHO accreditation.

  • List the NPSGs applicable to the department of pharmacy and discuss with a pharmacist the plan for meeting those patient safety goals at your site (see JCAHO website at
  • Describe the appropriate and necessary licensure, permits, and equipment needs of the pharmacy.

Participate in basic administrative activities relevant to the pharmacy department. /
  • Participate in any educational offerings that may benefit the health of the general public (i.e. health fairs, etc)
  • Discuss with pharmacy personnel the process for ordering medications from a vendor, when to reorder medications/IVs, and the process for dealing with backordered medications.
  • Participate in the process of checking for expired medications in the pharmacy and the subsequent disposition of the medications.
  • Discuss staff scheduling with a pharmacy manager and technician manager
  • Discuss the organizational structure of the hospital and pharmacy department
  • Observe a multidisciplinary committee meeting (Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) preferable; other examples include Infection Control Committee, Hospital Quality Assurance, clinical pathway development, medication safety)

  • Attend the pharmacy department’s staff meeting, if applicable.

Interpret patient information according to task at hand and available setting. /
  • Document any findings of patient non-compliance with home medications
  • Document 2 patient drug allergies and discuss whether allergy is clinically significant
  • Document 2 drug-drug interactions discovered and discuss whether clinically significant
  • Discuss 2 drug-food interactions found and appropriate method to ensure interaction does not occur while in institution
  • Discuss any family history and personal history that is significant to primary reason patient in hospital
  • Discuss methods to interview/counsel a patient who has a literacy or language barrier
  • Discuss questions/conditions that pharmacists may address with patient versus those that need to be referred to
physician
  • Perform 1 basic physical assessment if directed by preceptor (i.e. check for adverse drug reactions)
  • Document 1 intervention in patient records in a concise, organized format that allows readers to have a clear understanding of the content

Take personal responsibility for attaining excellence in one’s own ability to provide pharmaceutical care.
Enter additional objectives here / Enter corresponding activities here