Pre-Residency Pathway - Suggested Courses and Experiences

Elective Courses

The Pre-Residency pathway begins in the 2nd professional year of the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. All Pre-Residency pathway students will take both core courses, which focus on introducing the student to advanced clinical pharmacy training and acute care pharmacy issues (Appendix A). At least 2 other courses must be completed from the elective course list to satisfy Pre-Residency pathway requirements (an elective not listed below may be permissible, pending approval of the Pre-Residency coordinator). Students must ensure that their elective course credit hour total is able to meet the College of Pharmacy requirement of 8 elective credit hours during the 2nd and 3rd professional years.

Students that wish to enter into the pathway after the beginning of the 2nd professional year may do so with the approval of the Pre-Residency coordinator. Students that do not wish to formally participate in the pathway are eligible to enroll in courses listed in Appendix A. However, pathway students will have enrollment preference for capped courses.

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs)

Each Pre-Residency student will complete at least 5 rotations at sites that participate in pharmacy residency training (Appendix B). Students should select APPEs such that they are able to achieve the goals specified below.

Pre-Residency pathway students are responsible for satisfying the general UK COP APPE requirements (5 different types of rotations and 4 rotations outside of UK/VA system). However, any combination of different types of APPE at the specified sites is acceptable for the Pre- Residency program.

Students that do not wish to formally participate in the pathway are still welcome to enroll in APPEs at sites listed in Appendix B. However, pathway students will have enrollment preference for their 5 pathway APPEs.

Goals for Pre-Residency APPEs

Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and application of pathophysiology, clinical pharmacology, evidence-based therapeutics, and pharmaceutical care
Review a patient's pharmacotherapy regimen for safety and efficacy, adverse events, and drug-drug, drug-nutrient, and drugdisease interactions using laboratory values, diagnostic information, and data from the patient's medical record
Integrate drug related, disease specific, and patient specific information in order to make knowledgeable and appropriate pharmacotherapy recommendations
Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and application of pharmacotherapy as it relates to special considerations in individualized dosing, therapeutic drug monitoring, and nutrition support for a particular specialty population
Obtain a medication history and other pertinent information necessary for assessing a patient's pharmacotherapy regimen
Document direct patient-care activities appropriately
Develop a logical, systematic method for monitoring a patient's clinical course, disease management, and outcomes measures
Use physical assessment skills in medication monitoring
Effectively communicate with health care professionals and patients in a multidisciplinary environment
Provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to requests for drug information from patients, health care providers, and the public
Provide in-service education to physicians, nurses, or other practitioners
Understand the process of managing the practice area's human resources and finances
Use a clinical practice model within a community pharmacy setting to develop an understanding of methods to initiate pharmacy services
Contribute to the development of a new pharmacy service or to the enhancement of an existing service
Understand the principles of a systematic approach to staff development in pharmacy practice