Educational Technology Micro-grants Congratulations to Dr. Leticia Shea and Dr. Lauren Burt who received a Teaching and Learning with Technology Micro-grant program (TLTM) from the Regis University Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions (RHCHP) Educational Technology Committee. Dr. Shea will be working with Associate Director for Service Learning, Sharif Abdelhamid, on a project involving digital storytelling of service learning experiences in self-care. Dr. Lauren Burt will be assessing the use of tablet devices during the medication reconciliation process during her oncology APPE rotation at Lutheran Medical Center.
Meet Dr. Erika Lourenco de Freitas Dr. Erika Lourenco de Freitas graduated with a degree in Pharmacy from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2002. She completed her master’s degree at the same university in 2005. After graduation, she worked for six years as a medication therapy management (MTM) pharmacist and professor in Brazil. Her clinical practice focused around patients living with HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. She also has extensive experience with community pharmacy practice. In 2009, she joined the Social and Administrative Pharmacy Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota. Her doctoral study concluded August 2013 and focused on identifying effective pedagogical approaches to train strong critical thinkers in clinical practice. She joined the Regis faculty team in August 2013.
Dr. Erika Lourenco de Freitas, PhD, MS, BPharm
Office of Experiential Education Update Due to the shortage of local IPPE and APPE hospital opportunities, the OEE allowed students to seek opportunities inside and outside the local region over the summer of 2013. Twenty-eight students were placed in summer IPPE in a variety of hospital environments across the State of Colorado as well as in other states. Students felt the experience allowed them to focus on what the site could offer, without having to worry about coursework. Additionally, many students spent the entire 80-hour experience in rural communities which is not a possibility during the fall and spring semester because of required weekly classes on campus. OEE has plans to continue to offer students this opportunity for the summer of 2014 with the hope of expanding beyond hospital IPPEs. OEE is in the midst of acquiring APPE and IPPE sites for the 2014-2015 Academic Year. Please contact OEE if you are interested in providing rotations. This year, OEE itself has provided an APPE rotation to Class of 2014 (P4) students. The experience has allowed students to experience the nuts and bolts of what makes up the OEE and a life of an administrative faculty member. Students have been provided opportunities to experience teaching, service, and scholarly components of an academician. For 2013-2014 academic year, a total of five students will have participated in this specialized APPE rotation.
Samantha Su, Class of 2014