Preceptor Awards and Recognition
Experiential Updates
Preceptor Development Opportunities
Regional AHEC Spotlight
College Updates
Have you completed the AACP Preceptor survey?
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The UK College of Pharmacy’s Hall of Distinguished Preceptors (HODP) is designed to recognize excellence in precepting in experiential education Individuals are initially nominated by student pharmacists and have a record of excellence by demonstrating a commitment to precepting through preceptor development, providing multiple learning opportunities, and receiving high marks on site and preceptor evaluations. Categories of recognition may include Advanced Pharmacy Practice
Matthew Lane, PharmD, chief of pharmacy at the Lexington VA Health Care System and UK COP preceptor for over 30 years, has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2024 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Distinguished Preceptor Recognition Award This honor celebrates Dr Lane’s exceptional dedication to experiential education and his outstanding contributions to the field of pharmacy Click the link below to read more about Dr Lane’s impact on precepting the next generation of pharmacists.
Experience (APPE), Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE), Commonwealth Experience Rotation, New Preceptor, Louisville Clinical Education Center, and Lifetime Achievement. The following preceptors were inducted in to HODP on April 19, 2024 during the College’s annual ceremony recognizing distinguished alumni and preceptors Click on the following link to learn more about the 2024 inductees:
APPEPreceptoroftheYear
ElizabethAutry,PharmD,BCPPS UKHealthcare
CommonwealthExperience PreceptoroftheYear
TaraNeitzel,PharmD,BCPS EphraimMcDowellRegional MedicalCenter
TheChristopherMillerLouisvilleCEC PreceptoroftheYear
WilliamReesor,PharmD,BCPS RobleyRexVeteranAffairsMedicalCenter
IPPEPreceptoroftheYear
ShelleyRoberts,PharmD GrassrootsPharmacy
NewPreceptoroftheYear
KellyKarrick,PharmD WhitakerPharmacy
Jennifer Barker
Kevin Crabtree
George Davis
Don Gubser
Joan Haltom
Anne Policastri
Jennifer Wright
Stacy Lamb
Sandy Berger
Bridger Bright
Kyle Burleson
Scott Burris
Peter Cohron
Lauren Cottingham
Mark Cox
Angel Daniels
Sharon Davidson
Kristina Dickson
Cathy Hanna
Rachel Harney
Ammie Hurter
Daniel Jones
Michael Bosch
Jessika Chilton
Stuart Collins
Aaron Cook
Mary Lee Harper
Angie Hatter
Larry Jervis
Harry Kahne
Michael Lin
Jessica Little
Greg Mateyoke
Ashley McCay
Jack Nicholson
Kay Niebrugge
Marintha Short
Sara Smith
Lisa Strunk
Brad Stultz
Sarah Vickey
Earnest Watts
Amy Weir
Betsy McCollum
Alyson Roby
Angie Skaggs
Steve Wagers
Janet Wheat
Kim Wheatley
Mark Edwards
Shannon Allcron
Jennifer Armbrust
David Blandford
Kimberly Blanton
Kathryn Burdine
Donna Burgess
Amanda Burton
Molly Carr
Susan Case
Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Jason Collins
Joshua Elder
Tiffany Fritz
UK COP preceptors make significant contributions to the profession through their continued commitment to teaching pharmacy students The following preceptors were recognized for their years of service in 2024 and received lapel pins and certificates from the UK COP
Jennifer Haley
Jennifer Harrison
Carrie Isaacs
Darren Lacefield
Susan Martin
Megan May
Ashleigh Mouser
Samuel Osborne
Chelsea Owen
Heather Pickerin
Patrick Ratliff
Shelley Roberts
Matthew Robins
William Stewart
Mark Taylor
Jonathan Van Lahr
Ashleigh Willinger
Jamie Knight
Matthew Allen
Megan Allen
Sally Armstrong
Ayesha Ather
Stephen Batt
Elizabeth Beckman
Alexander Bertram
Jamie Biliter
Teia Brandenburg
Megan Brown
Aaron Bruce
Jared Cole
Sarah Cotner
Audrey Creech
Julie Crouch
Jessica Cupac
LeAnn Doddridge
John Donaldson
Tara Downs
Emily Eastman
Alexandria Ernst
Anthony Fritz
Caitlin Guerin
Emily Hampton
Brooke Herndon
Miranda Jackson
Jody Jaggers
James Joseph
Kelly Karrick
Kristina Karrick
Janna Kaufman
Brian Gardner
John Gorrell
Benjamin Knuckles
Brandon Kulengowski
Melanie Laine
Concetta Lawson
John Lewis
Robert Little
Kristen Livers
Andrew Logsdon
Elizabeth Lykins
Chelsey McPheeters
Nathan Mills
Lindsey Minnick
Rachael Morgan
Jedidiah Murtaugh
Kristina Naseman
Tara Neitzel
Ashley Ross
Karen Sparks
Melissa Nestor
Joshua Pruitt
Jennifer Reid
Mary Roads
Adam Robinson
Wesley Rowe
Ashley Schenk
Matthew Song
Emily Steltenpohl
Jackie Strickland
Abby Snook
Brittany Taylor
Regina Upchurch
Kelsey Uttal-Veroff
Philip Schwieterman
Joshua Senn
Ryan Sheldon
Ryan Shely
Kourtney Shewmaker
Brent Simpkins
Rachel Simpkins
Rebekah Sipes
Carrie Smith
Jeremy VanHoose
Brett Vickey
Natalie Walker
Abby Williams
Steven Wilson
Anita Yenwongfai
Kelly Zavitz
Nicholas Zumwal
Available!
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September 9, 2024
Availability requests open for 20252026 APPE rotation year and Summer IPPE 2025
October 17, 2024
Commonwealth Experience Day/ PY3 AHEC Rotation Showcase
October 25, 2024
Virtual APPE Rotation Site Fair 1:00-3:00 pm ET via Zoom
Preceptor/site registration sign-ups coming soon!
Preceptor Voluntary Faculty appointments through the University of Kentucky are renewed on a five-year basis
All current Voluntary Faculty appointments were renewed and signed by the Provost in July 2024
Preceptors with a Voluntary Faculty appointment will receive a letter in the mail this fall confirming their appointment renewal through June 30, 2029
A printed certificate and UK Affiliation card will also be included with the letter
2025-26 UKCOP IPPE/APPE calendar is now available! Click the icon to the right to download
IPPE-Longitudinal (IPPE-L) Dates
IPPE-L Fall 2024
BlockA:August26–October13,2024
BlockB:October7–November24,2024
LateOctober2024:Winter/SpringBreakIPPE-L schedulesreleased
EarlyDecember2024:SpringsemesterIPPE-L schedulesreleased
2024 Spring 2025
October 10, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 pm ET via Zoom
Preceptor Development Webinar
Mentoring Matters: What Role do Preceptors Play in Professional Identify Formation?
Speakers: Stacy Taylor and Nicole Keenan
Registration email coming soon!
March 7-8, 2025
Annual UK Voluntary Faculty Conference
Hilton Downtown Lexington
Preceptor Development Webinars available online for CE Credit!
The UK COP Continuing Professional Development Office has the following Preceptor Development Webinar recordings from 2023-24 available online for CE credit:
Augmenting Experiential Learning: Leveraging AI to Enhance Pharmacy Student Rotations
The Write Stuff: RPD Insights for Scripting Effective PhORCAS Recommendations
UK COP Preceptors can access these on-demand webinars for FREE by using the coupon code located under the Training/Benefits tab in their CORE ELMS account
Slides of all previous preceptor development webinar presentations (2020-2024) are located in CORE ELMS in the Document Library under Preceptor Development
The Continuing Professional Development Office also has several free online CE offerings designed to meet the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy requirement for pharmacists to complete 1 hour of CE on the opioid epidemic or opioid use disorder as outlined in 201 KAR 2:015 Use the QR code or URL to access these free CE offerings!
Looking for Opioid-related CE Credits? pharmacy.uky. edu/opioidcpe
The AHEC spotlight features interviews with regional coordinators from across Kentucky to help inform preceptors of AHEC services in their communities
The University of Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program is a collaborative effort with the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville Health Science Center and eight regional centers to positively affect the distribution of health professionals throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky The eight regional centers, or AHECs, are strategically located throughout the state In short, AHEC works to support, train, recruit and retain the best health professionals in Kentucky
Sherry Spragens, R.T. (R), ARDMS (A)
Southern KY AHEC
sspragens@soahec.org
Tell us a little about yourself and your background in healthcare education.
I have 41 years of healthcare experience working as an X-ray and Ultrasound Technologist and still continue to work PRN as a Technologist in addition to my current role with AHEC. I am married and I have one son who is an artist and lives in Chicago.
What resources/services are available for preceptors in the Southern AHEC region?
The Southern KY AHEC provides continuing education (CE) programs for healthcare providers, some which are free! Online CE programs can be found at: https://sokyahec thinkific com/
The Southern KY AHEC includes: Boyle, Casey, Estill, Garrard, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Madison, Mercer, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, and Whitley counties.
How long have you worked for AHEC?
I have been the coordinator for Southern AHEC for 6 years. Before that I was a health educator for AHEC which means I planned health career summer camps and spoke with middle and high school students on why healthcare is the best career!
Are there opportunities for pharmacy preceptors to engage with the collaborative efforts of the regional AHEC?
Yes!Preceptorsinterestedinlecturing/speakingfor our CE programs can contact Anna Jones (ajones@soahec.org)toseewhattopicsarecurrently needed.
WealsohaveaneventcalledHOTExpowhereover 1000 students attend to find out about health careers ThisyearwearehavingtwodifferentExpo locations(SomersetandCorbin) TheExpoisfreeto attend.Anypreceptorinterestedinparticipatingas an exhibitor can register via the following link: https://soahec.org/hot-expo-exhibitor-registration/
