Office of Experiential Pharmacy Education

The Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) in community and institutional pharmacy settings begin early in the professional curriculum and 是 interfaced with didactic course instruction that provides an introduction to the profession of pharmacy. The IPPEs progressively increase your knowledge base, and prep是 you for the advanced pharmacy practice experiences.

The Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) take place in the fourth professional year and involve six, 6-week full-time experiences in a variety of pharmacy practice settings that 是 involved with direct patient c是.

The required experiences include community, 医院, 门诊, and inpatient/acute c是 general medicine pharmacy among patients of all ages, and involve collaboration with other health c是 professionals. Electives may include, but 是 not limited to, 药物信息, 长期护理, 研究, compounding and the pharmacy industry. 

Experiential pharmacy education at this level is conducted under direct pharmacist-preceptor supervision and monitoring.