Preceptor Information
Pharmacy experiential education offers students hands-on practical experience in numerous pharmacy disciplines. The experiential program is overseen by the Office of Experiential Education (OEE) and provides a continuum of required and elective pharmacy practice experiences that have been carefully coordinated with didactic coursework and co-curricular activities to be of appropriate scope, intensity, and duration to support specific pharmacy educational outcomes.
During the P1-P3 years, introductory pharmacy practice experiences are designed to progressively prepare students for advanced pharmacy practice experiences. The culmination of these experiences is to produce practice-ready graduates who have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of practitioners in order to advance healthcare and positively impact their patients' lives as part of an interprofessional team.
Precepting at ISU
Thank you for considering Idaho State University!
To become a preceptor please reach out to your local liaison for more infomation on becoming a preceptor.
Cassandra Tack, MBA - Director and Liaison for Twin Falls
Email: cassandratack@isu.edu
Kevin Cleveland, Pharm.D. - Liaison for Western Idaho
Email: clevkevi@isu.edu
Tracy K. Pettinger, Pharm.D. - Liason for Pocatello/Eastern Idaho
Email: petttra1@isu.edu
Luke E. Rice MEd - Liaison for N. Idaho & Alaska
Email: lukerice@isu.edu
Michelle Barcelon, Pharm.D,. BCPS - Liaison for Reno
E-mail: mbarcelon@renown.org
Joy Marie Menzel - Experiential Education Coordinator
Contact for all onboarding process questions. Email: joymariemenzel@isu.edu
Affiliate Faculty Program
Our preceptors are invited to join our Affiliate Faculty Program. This allows preceptors access to our library and some benefits offered at ISU campuses! Requirements to apply are that you complete our recommended CEs as well as be available to take students every year you are an affiliate.
Please email Joy Marie Menzel for more information at JoyMarieMenzel@isu.edu
Access to resources such as:
CEImpact
Lexicomp
Facts & Comparisons
ISU Library
Syllabus Building
In order to meet our accreditation standards, we need to demonstrate that you have met a few preceptor development requirements. We request all active preceptors to complete the following CE classes offered through CEImpact found on eValue.
1: Understanding FERPA: A Guide for Preceptors
2: What is this Wheel? Incorporating the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process into Experiential Rotations
These CEs are free to all our active preceptors! Please log into eValue to access CEImpact.
2022-2023 ISU IPPE Block Schedule
IPPE Community/Institutional
Block Dates for 2022-2023
Block 1: 5/16/2022 - 6/3/2022
Block 2: 6/6/2022 - 6/24/2022
Block 3: 6/27/2022 - 7/15/2022
Block 4: 7/18/2022 -8/5/2022
Block 5: 12/12/2022 - 1/6/2023 (winter)
2022-2023 ISU APPE Block Schedule
2022-2023 APPE dates:
Block 1: 5/16/2022 – 6/24/2022
Block 2: 6/27/2022 – 8/5/2022
Block 3: 8/8/2022 – 9/16/2022
Block 4: 9/19/2022 – 10/28/2022
Block 5: 10/31/2022 – 12/9/2022
Block 6: 12/26/2022 – 2/3/2023
Block 7: 2/6/2023 – 3/17/2023
Block 8: 3/20/2023 – 4/28/2023
Idaho State University Events and Celebrations
Start of the Fall Semseter: 8/22/2022
End of Fall Semseter: 12/16/2022
Start of the Spring Semseter: 1/09/2023
End of Spring Semseter: 5/05/2023
University Commencement: 5/06/2023
Release of schedule for APPE: TBA
Release of schedule for IPPE: TBA
We want to be a source of support for all of our preceptors. Starting in 2022 we will be hosting townhall meetings two times a month to address changes within the college, community, and precepting. Each of these meetings will be recorded and can be found below.
September 2022
October 2022
Student and Preceptor Resources
Preceptor and Site Spotlight: December
January 2023:
Site: Full Circle Health
Preceptor: Roger Hefflinger PharmD
We are proud to announce our January Preceptor and Site of the Month. Full Circle Health (Formerly Family Medicine Residency of Idaho) and Roger Hefflinger PharmD, has been a partner with ISU for many years. Their site offers an intensive collaborative experience for students that allows them to gain a wide range of experience due to their partnership with Saint Alphonsus Hospital. Dr. Hefflinger is an ISU Alumni who has spent years teaching APPE, IPPE, and a wide range of didactic courses at ISU. We asked Dr. Hefflinger to answer a few questions to give deeper insight about himself and his organization!
Tell us about your role at your organization.
I am now classified as the "Teaching Pharmacist" at Full Circle Health- which used to be called Family Medicine Residency of Idaho. I help with our adult medicine service in Saint Alphonsus hospital and also provide outpatient drug information and patient counseling.
Tell us about your organization?
Full Circle Health is an eleven clinic health system around the Treasure Valley. We have 2 family medicine residency programs (Boise and Nampa) as well as a new pediatric residency program. Our mission is to train practitioners for underserved patients in rural areas of Idaho and across the nation.
Tell us about what you enjoy about being a preceptor for ISU?
I work with a wide variety of Interprofessional health care providers and our job as the Pharmacist and Pharmacy students is to make sure patients receive the best therapeutic outcomes.
What advice would you give future Pharmacists and/or Students?
Pharmacy has expanded its role into many traditional and non-traditional areas in health care. It is a rewarding profession and provides a wide variety of experiences to help improve patient health.
Anything you would like us or students to know about your organization or yourself?
I am very enthusiastic about teaching people about medications. This takes place in a wide variety of health care environments including retail, hospital, and ambulatory settings. Full Circle Health is also an organization that is very committed to health care professional's education. I play a small (but hopefully important) role in this educational process. The organization has expanded to provide our patients with medications provided with 340-B purchasing and with this expansion we now support a PGY-1 Community based Pharmacy residency as well.
2022 Preceptor and Site Spotlight
January 2022
Tracy K. Pettinger, Pharm.D. | Blackfoot Medical Center
Feburary 2022
Arielle Arnold | PharmD, BCPS | Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
March 2022
Kaleigh Owens | PharmD, BCACP, BCPS | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Hospital
April 2022
Nick Barker | PharmD | Minidoka Memorial Hospital
December 2022
Abe Guard | PharmD | Animal Health International
Preceptors and Sites of Excellence 2022
Site of the Year
Boise VA Medical Center
We are excited to announce and select a site of the year. 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.
East Idaho
Faculty Preceptor: Tracy Pettinger PharmD
APPE Preceptor of Zone: Mark Keyes PharmD
APPE Preceptor of Excellence: Brady Dowding PharmD
IPPE Community Preceptor of Excellence: Drew Voltura PharmD
IPPE Institutional Preceptor of Excellence: Justin Messenger PharmD
Western Idaho
Faculty Preceptor: Karl Madaras-Kelly PharmD, MPH
APPE Preceptor of the Zone: John Thomas PharmD
APPE Preceptor of Excellence Rob Wills PharmD, BCPS
IPPE Community Preceptor of Excellence: Julia Hatmaker PharmD
IPPE Institutional Preceptor of Excellence: Malyssa West PharmD
Alaska
Faculty Preceptor: Megan Penner PharmD
APPE Preceptor of the Zone: Kaleigh M Owens Pharm D, BCACP, BCPS
APPE Preceptor of Excellence: Brianna Argubright PharmD
IPPE Community Preceptor of Excellence: Anne Crowell RPh
IPPE Institutional Preceptor of Excellence: Brian Haviland PharmD
Northern Idaho
APPE Preceptor of the Zone: Anna Hoenke PharmD
APPE Preceptor of Excellence: Korey Kreider PharmD
Southern Idaho
APPE Preceptor of the Zone: Alex Lystrup PharmD, BCPS
APPE Preceptor of Excellence: Rudy Deleon PharmD
Reno
APPE Preceptor of the Zone: Justin Holt PharmD, BCACP
APPE Preceptor of Excellence: Olivia Emerson, PharmD, BCPS
Preceptors and Sites of Excellence 2021
Preceptor of the Year: Justin Messinger Pharm.D.
Alaska
IPPE Community: Hannah DeVore Pharm.D.
IPPE Institutional: Dr. Brian Haviland
APPE preceptor of the Zone: Amy Paul Pharm.D.
APPE preceptor of Excellence: Teresa Bahn, Pharm.D, BCGP
APPE Faculty Preceptor of Excellence: Megan Penner Pharm.D.
Pocatello
IPPE Community: Michael Watson Pharm.D.
IPPE Institutional: Benjerman Shay Pharm.D.
APPE preceptor of the Zone: Susan Wilson Pharm.D.
APPE preceptor of Excellence: Brady Dowding Pharm.D.
IPPE Institutional: Bill Silvius RPh
APPE preceptor of the Zone: Kennedy Wainaina Pharm.D.
APPE preceptor of Excellence: Mikaela Elwell Pharm.D., BCPS
Reno
APPE preceptor of the Zone: Netochi Adeolokun Pharm.D.
APPE preceptor of Excellence: Kiya Mohadjer Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP
APPE preceptor of the Zone: David Green Pharm.D.
APPE preceptor of Excellence : Bret Walters | Pharm.D.