ACUTE PHARMACEUTICAL CARE CLERKSHIP

PHMPRAC 742

Integrates prior didactic course work into the provision of care and the development and delivery of services for hospitalized patients. Exposure to the five pillars of the medication use system (prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, administering, monitoring), plus procurement/storage along with the hospital services and processes that support them. Includes exposure to hospital-based services/programs/committees such as investigational drugs, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, quality/performance improvement (MUE), technologies, and personnel management. Exposure to best-practices, regulatory, legal, and accreditation standards/requirements that influence the quality and delivery of care to hospitalized patients.

PHMPRAC 743

Develops the skills and judgment necessary to apply the knowledge gained in the basic and clinical sciences to specific patient care situations. In addition, demonstrates the philosophy that clinical (APPE) and distributive pharmaceutical services should be patient oriented and integrated in contemporary ambulatory practice.

PHMPRAC 625

Integrates didactic learning with active participation in a wide-variety of patient-care activities under the supervision of a pharmacist preceptor including medication reconciliation, patient consultation, complex medication reviews, documentation, therapeutic drug monitoring and calculations. Continued exposure to the Pharmacist Patient Care Process (PPCP), which is a framework for providing patient care in a pharmacy practice setting.

PHMPRAC 741

Integrates prior course work in pharmacotherapy, pathophysiology, and drug literature evaluation into the provision of pharmaceutical care to ambulatory patients. Activities include conducting patient interviews and assessments, providing drug information to patients and health professionals, and monitoring drug therapy in ambulatory settings.

PHMPRAC 760

Experiential course that integrates prior course work in pharmacotherapy, pathophysiology, and drug literature evaluation into the provision of pharmaceutical care to ambulatory patients. Students will conduct patient interviews and assessments, provide drug information to patients and health professionals, and monitor drug therapy in ambulatory settings.