Experiential Programming
Regis University’s School of Pharmacy will offer Student Pharmacists experiential learning opportunities throughout the curriculum. The experiential sequence of the curriculum includes an Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Course, Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs), and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). Brief course descriptions are included below.
Introduction to Pharmacy Practice
Students are introduced to fundamental aspects of practice in Introduction to Pharmacy Practice. Student pharmacists will spend the semester obtaining the necessary training required for experiential learning. Examples include training and certification in APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Occupational Safety & Healthcare Administration (OSHA). Elements of professionalism will be strongly emphasized in this course, specifically elements of professional communications, interactions, and behaviors. The course will also include an introduction to healthcare documentation and drug information.
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs)
Introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs) will include various real practice experiences in community, institutional, or other healthcare settings. IPPEs will begin the Spring Semester of the first professional year and continue until the end of the third professional year. Students will be afforded different learning opportunities each semester (for a total of five IPPEs). During each semester, students will spend three hours twice a week at their designated experiential site where they will learn about the practice setting and complete specific assignments that emphasize the concepts learned in concurrent course work.
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs)
Advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE’s) will be primarily direct patient care experiences that build on the introductory experiences. Regis student pharmacists will complete seven, six-week APPEs in their fourth year. Students will be required to complete a community, institutional, inpatient/acute care, and ambulatory care learning experience. The other three learning experiences will be elective opportunities for the students. Each experiential opportunity will include specific learning objectives for the student to master during their experience.
All financial obligations associated with the student's pharmacy education, including transportation to and from campus and experiential sites, lie with the student. Students are expected to attend each activity of the course and actively participate in the discussions and assignments. Because experiential learning sites are off-campus, students will likely need access to a car for transportation. Students may also choose various forms of public transportation to pharmacy practice experiences outside of the immediate Denver area. Any transportation expenses will be at an additional expense to the student.
A detailed description for each course is available by following the link below.