A collaborative and reflective academic advanced pharmacy practice experience.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacy Education
• Academic Pharmacy Practice

Background:

• Traditional pharmacy education often focuses on clinical skills.
• There is a need to expose students to faculty and administrative roles.
• Co-preceptorship models can broaden learning experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

• To implement a co-precepted advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE).
• To focus the APPE on traditional pharmacy faculty and administrative responsibilities.
• To incorporate reflection opportunities for students.

Main Methods:

• Designed a multi-faceted, reflection-infused academic APPE.
• Included activities in teaching, curriculum revision, and scholarly writing.
• Exposed students to committee service, faculty role-modeling, and administrative decision-making.

Main Results:

• Two students completed the APPE across two semesters.
• Evaluations confirmed students achieved APPE goals.
• Students found the experience valuable, informative, and enjoyable through reflections and surveys.

Conclusions:

• Co-precepting by faculty in traditional roles provides a robust learning experience.
• This model surpasses the learning achievable with a single mentor.
• Enhances student understanding of academic pharmacy responsibilities.