Through the utilization of select community pharmacies and competency based objectives, the student will gain a greater appreciation for the profession of pharmacy as practiced in the community, and develop professional attitudes, judgment and basic skills needed to function in that setting. The student will observe/discuss the role of the community pharmacist and actively participate in daily operations.
Through the utilization of select community and hospital/institutional pharmacies and competency based objectives, the student will gain a greater appreciation for the profession of pharmacy as practiced in a community and an institutional setting, and develop professional attitudes, judgment and basic skills needed to function in that setting. The student will observe/discuss the role of the pharmacist and actively participate in daily operations. In this controlled learning environment, in contrast to unsupervised circumstance, competency pertinent to the setting is the goal and end result and supersedes an employer-employee relationship.