Introductory Pharmacy Practice

Classes

IPP 5X5: Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience III

In these two introductory pharmacy practice experience courses, the student is required to spend 5 hours/week; comprising 75 hours of training in each course (150 hr of total training) in an institutional environment. These two courses will provide the students with great practice experiences in institutional outpatient pharmacy services and institutional inpatient pharmacy services, respectively. Students will apply basic practice skills and interface with patients and providers including evaluating medication orders, prescriptions, dispensing of medications and other pharmaceutical services.

IPP 489: Introductory pharmacy practice experience I (IPPE)

In this introductory pharmacy practice experience, the student is required to spend 4 weeks of training (40 hours/week) for a total of 160 hours, to gain experience in clinical pharmacy practice in the community setting. The students will be distributed among community pharmacies via placement in traditional community pharmacies or in an outpatient pharmacy in primary health care centers. This course represent a great opportunity to apply basic practice and communication skills and to interface with patients and healthcare providers. Students will also participate in community service that can be planned with the college as an educational campaign focusing on face-to-face interaction with the community. It will serve as an important introduction of the clinical pharmacy profession to the community.

IPP 596: Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II

In these two introductory pharmacy practice experience courses, the student is required to spend 5 hours/week; comprising 75 hours of training in each course (150 hr of total training) in an institutional environment. These two courses will provide the students with great practice experiences in institutional outpatient pharmacy services and institutional inpatient pharmacy services, respectively. Students will apply basic practice skills and interface with patients and providers including evaluating medication orders, prescriptions, dispensing of medications and other pharmaceutical services.