Experiential Education

Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs)

The Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) involve actual practice experiences in community and institutional settings and permit students, under appropriate supervision and as permitted by practice regulations, to assume direct patient care responsibilities.

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPEs)

The Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) integrate, apply, reinforce, and advance the knowledge, skills, attitudes, abilities, and behaviors developed in the Pre-APPE curriculum and in co-curricular activities. APPEs build on previous IPPE & didactic courses to expose students to a wide world of pharmacy practice and establish their skills and knowledge as practitioners.

IPPE/APPE Rotation Descriptions

Preceptors are a vital component to the success of experiential education sites and to individual student success. UNT HSC System College of Pharmacy deeply values relationships both with individual preceptors and with experiential education sites.

Preceptors will have access to free continuing education provided both live and online on an ongoing basis. Additionally, preceptors are welcomed to engage with students during the didactic portion of the curriculum via classroom activities, skills laboratory practicals, or acting as a facilitators/raters for Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs). Preceptors who are engaged with our students, may request adjunct faculty appointment and/or library access via the Office of Experiential Education.

Prior to being assigned students for any practice experience, preceptors are required to complete our College of Pharmacy Preceptor Orientation, which is offered either live or via an asynchronous web-based module as free continuing education (CE) credit. This training covers HSC SCP mission, vision, and curriculum, IPPE and APPE objectives, basic teaching methodologies, and student evaluations including an introduction to HSC SCP ’s student evaluation software, CORE ELMS.  Additionally, each preceptor will be given the opportunity to complete periodic programming for free CE credit. Programming may include advanced methods of instruction proven successful to achieve expected educational outcomes, assessing students, tailoring rotations to meet student needs, delivering effective feedback, management of professionalism issues and challenging students, and innovations in therapeutics and practice. This programming may be delivered live or available online in various formats.

For pharmacists to be considered as a HSC College of Pharmacy preceptor, they must meet and continue to meet the following criteria:

• Pharmacists must submit a preceptor profile by completing the Preceptor Application. Preceptors may be contacted periodically by Experiential Education to update their preceptor profile.
• License to practice pharmacy in good standing with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy
• Certified as a pharmacist preceptor with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, including maintaining 3 hours of Texas Preceptor CE during every license renewal period
• Be a positive role model for students
• Practice pharmacy in exemplary sites providing direct patient care or innovative pharmacy services
• Closely supervise and mentor students by observing a 1:1 student to preceptor ratio unless supervising student-interns as part of a Texas college or school of pharmacy program

Once the above criteria have been met, preceptors will receive instructions on how to access our rotation management system, CORE ELMS, and will be required to complete a HSC College of Pharmacy approved preceptor training program prior to being assigned students for any practice experience.  Preceptors may upload their signed completion of orientation to CORE ELMS.

1. Please complete the online preceptor form here. (Use the code: HSCWEBPRECEPTOR). You may also submit via email by completing the pdf form.
   
2. Complete the Site and Preceptor Availability Form.

View the Texas State Board of Pharmacy pharmacist intern application and submission instructions at this link:

Pharmacist Intern Application

All students are required to provide documentation of immunization.

• • Learn more and see the full list of requirements here.

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy and many health care organizations and institutions require criminal background checks. The UNT HSC System College of Pharmacy will require a criminal background check and drug screening for all accepted applicants.  See information regarding criminal history: https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/criminalhistory.asp

Students with a disqualifying criminal conviction(s) and/or drug screening results, as determined by a healthcare institution, may be prevented from participating in Introductory/Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE/APPE) that are required for completion of the Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

Felonies

• will prohibit you from getting most health profession licenses
• will prohibit you from getting into most health profession programs
• may cause you to lose your license if the crime is committed after licensure

Misdemeanors

• may create problems for admission into health profession programs and licensure, especially if there are multiple offenses and they involve alcohol or other drugs
• may result in your being monitored for an indefinite period

APPE Attendance and Required Hours:

• APPE Procedures (download pdf)
• APPE Planned Absence Notification and Approval form

Rotation Appeal:

• Rotation Assignment Appeal Procedures (download pdf)
• Rotation Assignment Appeal Form

Out of Area Request:

• Out of Area Request Procedures
• View Site Prospector in CORE ELMS