EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES In addition to classroom instruction, the Pharm.D. curriculum at the Regis University School of Pharmacy has a distinctive experiential program. Our students have numerous opportunities to engage in off-campus, hands-on experiences in various pharmacy practice settings. We provide students with 11 different clinical education opportunities throughout Colorado, as well as nationally and abroad. These experiences, under the guidance of over 800 professional pharmacists (preceptors), provide real world exposure to practice pharmacy first hand. The experiential education makes up one-third of the curriculum, enabling those preceptors to supervise students in both direct and indirect patient care activities, and foster focused development of professional pharmacy skills. Experiential rotations allow students to: Engage in pharmacy practice early in the curriculum Interact with various patient populations Develop professionalism and communication skills Work interprofessionally with fellow health care providers Experiential rotations include Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). IPPE Begins the spring semester P1 year through spring semester P3 year I ncludes community, hospital/health system, and advanced specialty rotations iscover simulation activities, which use technology to allow students D to simulate real world scenarios and gain exposure to interprofessional education with other Regis graduate students APPE Makes up the P4 year Rotations that include local, national and international experiences in the following practice areas: Community Ambulatory patient care Inpatient acute care Hospital/health system 30
lectives, such as nuclear, industry, compounding, academia and E research to name a few.
