Comprehensive Post-Didactic Visit
Before beginning any Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE), a second on-campus visit is required during which the student must successfully complete a comprehensive evaluation of their clinical knowledge base. A physical assessment practicum will also be offered at this time. Following successful completion of these evaluations, students will complete the APPE requirements.
Curriculum
In addition to the didactic courses, students will be required to complete 18 weeks of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE). These include:
| PHAR 9981 | Ambulatory Care APPE | 6 weeks |
| PHAR 9981 | Medicine APPE | 6 weeks |
| PHAR 9981 | Elective APPE* | |
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| PHAR 9981 | Pharmaceutical Care APPE** | 6 weeks |
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Total:
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18 weeks |
* Elective APPEs may include (but are not limited to) Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Mental Health, Drug Information, Infectious Disease, and Transplant Therapeutics.
** While most APPEs constitute established pharmacy specialties, the pharmaceutical care APPE offers the student the unique opportunity to implement an aspect of pharmaceutical care at their site of employment. Thus, both the employer and the student benefit directly from this educational experience.
APPE sites may be established throughout the U.S., if they meet the learning objectives specified by the program. Every effort will be made to place each student in an appropriate APPE site convenient to their residence; however, the right must be retained to assign a student to a site away from his/her residence if local accommodations are not available or will not meet the requirements specified by the program.
