Welcome to Experiential Education
The purpose of Idaho State University’s College of Pharmacy (ISU-COP) is to prepare a competent pharmacy practitioner with effective primary care practice skills, including abilities to communicate and educate others on the rational use of medications and related devices.
Core Values
Mission Develop competent and caring pharmacists operating at the top of their scope of practice in a team based health care environment.
Vision Become a leader in innovative experiential education by fostering excellence in collaborative, diverse patient centered care and continued preceptor development.
Goal Provide innovative, patient-centered, interprofessional experiential education opportunities longitudinally across the curriculum.
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs)
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) are a series of clinical practicums that allow students to integrate and apply information learned in the didactic portion of the curriculum. The IPPE program is a total of 310 hours of pharmacy experiences to be completed throughout the first three professional years. IPPEs, under appropriate supervision as permitted by Idaho and Alaska practice regulations, allow students to assume direct patient care responsibilities and acquire a broad overview of pharmacy practice. By applying knowledge in a variety of practice settings, students develop their communication skills, attitudes, abilities, values, and practice skills, as well as an understanding of the health needs of diverse populations.
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs)
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) are a series of in-depth clinical practicums within the fourth professional year that build on the skills and knowledge obtained in the previous three years of the didactic pharmacy curriculum and reiterate the purpose of the ISU- COP. APPEs will stress patient care services, clinical skills, problem solving, critical thinking, interprofessional collaboration, outcome-oriented decision making, and professionalism which allows the student to incorporate and apply the values, skills, knowledge, ethics, and attitudes taught throughout the curriculum. Experiences are of adequate intensity, duration and breadth to enable achievement of required competencies which are demonstrated and validated by assessment of outcome expectations.
2022 Site of the Year
We are excited to announce our selected Preceptors of the Year! Each of these preceptors have showed not only excellence in their abillity to mentor and teach students but also have had wide spread impact on their indivudal communties. All of our winners were selected by student nomination and identifed by their commiment to phamarcy education.
Please see the preceptor page for the full list of winners!
Boise VA Medical Center
Through their commitment to the community and teaching, Boise VA has been an amazing partner to Idaho State University throughout the years. Dr. Black and Dr. Mason have provided the space for ISU students to grow and encounter a wide range of experiences that can only be achieved at the VA. We are excited to acknowledge and thank this wonderful site and preceptors for all that they have done and continue to do for the Boise area.
Contact Experiential Education
Director of Experiential Education
Cassandra Tack, MBA
cassandratack@isu.edu
Experiential Education Coordinator
Joy-Marie Menzel, MS
joymariemenzel@isu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Shari Halcomb
sharihalcomb@isu.edu