COURSE TITLE:
Professional Development and Experience II
COURSE NUMBER:
PHA 314
SEMESTER HOURS:
ONE and a HALF (1.5)
REQUIRED:
Yes
PREREQUISITES:
PHA 312 Professional Development and Experience I
BULLETIN
DESCRIPTION:
JUSTIFICATION:
Professional Development and Experience is a course during the first curricular
year that introduces and reinforces basic pharmacy practice elements and
professionalism. The experiential component introduces students to the
pharmacist’s role in various pharmacy practice environments through shadowing
and observing pharmacists in community, hospital, and various specialty practice
settings. Students will have opportunities for professional growth and
development through attending professional meetings and participating in health
related service followed by reflection on their experiences. The top 200
prescription drugs will be introduced by the students learning the trade name,
generic name, and pharmacologic class. Core Ignatian Values are introduced and
thoughtful reflection is utilized to increase student self-awareness as the basic
foundation for becoming a reflective practitioner.
Pharmacists are expected to exhibit professionalism in all aspects of practice, as
well as their personal life. The development of these professional traits may not
occur automatically for all students, but rather should be explicitly ‘taught’ as an
integral part of the curriculum. The foundation upon which all facets of
professionalism are built is competence. The experiential component is necessary
for professional growth and development to allow students to integrate and apply
didactic material in ‘real world’ pharmacy practice settings. Creighton is a
Catholic, Jesuit university committed to forming men and women of conscience
and compassion. Learning about and reflecting upon Ignatian Values are
foundational to pharmacy professionals living the Creighton mission.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, the
student shall be able to:
1. Identify exemplary models of
various pharmacy practice
environments.
Competency
(ies)
Educational
Outcome
2.4 (I,R)
Professionalism,
Citizenship, and
Leadership
7.2 (I)
7.9 (I)
Dispensing
Medications
Educational
Activities
Lecture
Group
Discussion
Site Visits
Service
Learning
Professional
Meetings
Assessment
Measures
Reflection
Questions
2. Describe the pharmacist’s role,
responsibilities, and potential career
opportunities within various pharmacy
practice environments.
3. Identify the opportunities and
challenges facing pharmacists in
contemporary pharmacy practice.
4. Integrate Ignatian Values into
professional and personal decisions
and behaviors.
5. Develop an awareness of geriatric
populations in health care.
6. Exhibit professional behavior in the
pharmacy practice environment.
7. Outline the skills necessary to
be successful in the didactic
curriculum.
8. Demonstrate the ability to critically
self-reflect about pharmacy practice
issues and responsibilities.
INSTRUCTIONAL
METHODS:
2.1 (I); 2.2
(I);
2.4 (I)
Professionalism,
Citizenship, and
Leadership
Lecture
Group
Discussion
Site Visits
Service
Learning
Professional
Meetings
Reflection
Questions
7.2 (I); 7.3
(I);
7.5 (I); 7.6
(I);
7.7 (I); 7.9
(I);
7.10 (I)
Dispensing
Medications
Reflection
Questions
Professionalism,
Citizenship, and
Leadership
Lecture
Group
Discussion
Site Visits
Lecture
Group
Discussion
Service
Learning
4.2 (I/R)
4.3 (I/R)
Communication
Group activity
2.1 (I,R); 2.2
(I,R); 2.3
(I,R)
Professionalism,
Citizenship, and
Leadership
4.1 (I,R)
4.2 (I,R)
4.3 (I, R)
Communication
Site Visits
Service
Learning
Professional
Meetings
Reflection
Questions
Preceptor
Evaluation
2.1 (I/R)
Professionalism, Guest Lectures
Citizenship, and with structured
Leadership
active learning
Various
Classroom
Assessment
Techniques
(See Active
Learning and
Course
Outline)
Professionalism,
Citizenship, and
Leadership
Reflection
Questions
Preceptor
Evaluation
2.1 (I); 2.2
(I)
1.1(R)
1.3 (I)
2.5 (I)
2.1 (I,R)
Professionalism,
Citizenship, and
Leadership
Ignatian Values
Lecture
Group
Discussion
Site Visits
Service
Learning
Professional
Meetings
Reflection
Questions
This course will utilize lecture, discussion groups, and guest lecturers. Through a
series of presentations and activities students will have opportunities to incorporate
what their current and future role is in the profession of pharmacy. Distance
students will attend class by reviewing the video/audio capture of the campus
presentations and complete the same classroom assessments via Blueline.
Students will also complete two site visits (4 hours each) with structured activities,
discussions with preceptor and peers, and personal reflection. The site visits will
be in two of the following pharmacy practice settings: community, hospital, and
specialty pharmacy practice. Campus students will be scheduled at these sites on
Thursdays either in the morning or afternoon on two different dates during the
semester. Distance students are required to schedule these site visits during the
semester in two of the following pharmacy practice settings: community, hospital,
and specialty pharmacy practice. (see site visit requirements document).
Campus students will complete the site visit requirements in the Omaha/Council
Bluffs and/or surrounding areas within a 75-mile radius of Omaha. Distance
students will complete site visit requirements in their geographic area. Distance
students will have a face-to-face orientation session when they are on campus in
the summer prior to the P1 year. A reflection/discussion session will be completed
through a web conferencing tool (e.g., Wimba) for the Distance students.
Students are required to participate in healthcare related service activities and
professional pharmacy meetings throughout the P1-P3 years. The requirements for
the service activities and professional meetings are described on the Pharmacy
Office of Experiential Education website
(http://spahp2.creighton.edu/experiential/Home.aspx). Throughout the P1-P3
years, the professional meeting requirements must be obtained from a combination
of local and regional/state/national pharmacy meetings. The professional meeting
requirement cannot be fulfilled by attending only one meeting type (i.e. all local,
all regional/state, all national meetings). Distance students will be able to
complete the healthcare related service and professional meeting requirement
either in Omaha/Council Bluffs area or in other geographic areas.
ACTIVE LEARNING
METHODS:
GRADING:
Group Discussions
Pharmacy Practice Site Visits
Health Related Service Learning
Pharmacy Professional Meetings
Mixture of Classroom Assessment Techniques (Angelo and Cross)
 Focused Listing
 One Minute Papers
 Best of/Worst of
 Fuzzy Points
 Portfolio Entries
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading system will be used.
A satisfactory grade will be achieved by completing all of the following:
1. Attendance is required and will be documented by the completion of the
weekly assessment. (In class for Campus or on-line for Distance students)
Students will be allowed to miss 1 assessment throughout the semester.
2. Attendance/participation is required for all orientation sessions, site visits,
and discussion sessions. Active participation in discussion sessions with
preceptors, instructors, and fellow students is expected.
3. Completion of all Site Visit, Service Learning, and Professional Meeting
reflection questions in MyFolio (E*Value).
If a student does not complete any of the above requirements, he/she will receive
an Unsatisfactory grade for the course. Students who exhibit unprofessional
behavior at any time in the classroom or on an experience will earn an
Unsatisfactory grade for the course.
EXAM ATTENDANCE
POLICY:
There are no exams in this course.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance is required for PHA 314.
For the classroom portion, record of your attendance will be based on the
completion of the classroom assessments. Failure to notify the instructor (Dr.
Tilleman) of an absence prior to the start of class will result in loss of credit for
that session.
For the experiential portion, attendance is required for all orientation sessions, site
visits, and discussion/reflections sessions. If you are sick, have car trouble, etc.,
please contact either Dr. Jones or Dr. Coover (via phone or e-mail) before the
scheduled orientation session, site visit, or reflection/discussion session. If Dr.
Jones or Dr. Coover do not hear from you before the start of the scheduled site
visit or session and you do not show up, you will receive a Professional
Behavior Citation and an Unsatisfactory grade for that particular
requirement.
INSTRUCTOR:
Responsible for Classroom Portion
Jennifer A. Tilleman, Pharm.D.
jtillema@creighton.edu
402-280-3692
Responsible for Experiential Portion (Site Visits, Service Learning, Professional
Meetings)
Kelli L. Coover, Pharm.D.
kellicoover@creighton.edu 402-280-3167
Rhonda M. Jones, Pharm.D.
rjones@creighton.edu
402-280-2020
TEXT(S):
No Required Text
The latest policies, including those regarding students with disabilities and misconduct can be found on the
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions’ website
at http://spahp2.creighton.edu/oasa/Polices%20Procedures%20Guidelines.aspx.
Each student is responsible for adhering to all of the latest policies.
"Faculty reserve the right to make changes in the course that they deem necessary, and will provide a
copy of such changes to the Pharmacy Program Curriculum Committee for review before the next
offering of the course."