Pharm 305 Preceptor Course Review April 2013

Pharm 305 Preceptor Course Review

Marlene Gukert mgukert@ualberta.ca

Experiential Education ProgramFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; UofA

MARCH 2014

Assessments You roared we heard.Student Performance Assessment is waaaayyy shorter!! Thank you for the feedback; we are learning tooAssessments will be posted in RxP prior to placements

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That is why it is important that you complete the preceptor survey. 2Assessment ProcessOnline RxPreceptor (RxP)Primary preceptor must be in RxPPrimary preceptor does online assessmentDiscussion and review with student is vitalacknowledgement on each form indicating discussion occurred Different forms are submitted at different times Assessment forms will all be listed in April more information to follow by email in mid April

Preceptor Survey; not RxP, sent post placement

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An email will be sent to all preceptors outlining where the forms are in RxPreceptor prior to the start of the placements. More information regarding assessments is in the manual and the Preceptor Guide. 3Preceptor AssessmentsAfter Week 1 Early Assessment of the Student End of week 2 Midpoint Student Performance Assessment (includes Identification of Learning Goals & Expectations) End of week 4Final Student Performance Assessment and Recommendation of Placement Mark Assessment criteria same at midpoint & final 6 Learning Outcomes will be assessed Professionalism CommunicationCare Provider ScholarManager Collaborator

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4Midpoint & Final Student Performance AssessmentsFor Communicator & Care Provider objective: preceptor indicates how strongly they agree or disagree that the student demonstrated a set of behaviors. Then provide overall mark for that objective: Not Meeting an Acceptable Level of PerformanceNeeds Improvement/DevelopmentMeets Acceptable Level of Performance* Exceeds an Acceptable Level of Performance* For all other outcomes (Professional, Collaborator, Manager & Scholar) preceptor provides an overall rating based on descriptors provided5

5assessmentsMidpoint Identification of Goals and Expectations required following completion of Midpoint Performance Assessmentsindicates that midpoint has been completed, also outlines learning goals for balance of placementTo pass placement: student must achieve at least a Meets Acceptable Level of Performance on all 6 outcomesPreceptors provide Placement Grade Faculty provides the Course Grade based review of assessments and portfolio review

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Assessment suggestionsNeeds Improvement is OK at MIDPOINT-actually good ideameans that with more practice & effort you think the student will pass, just not there yetNeeds Improvement at Final is a FAIL

If student is considered Not Meeting an Acceptable Level of Performance means Major ConcernsMajor deficit's, potential fail Faculty must be notified by midpoint at the latestIf it is questionable whether student may pass; notify Faculty immediately: Renette or Marlene Need to provide student with warning regarding difficultiesfailure should not be a surprise documentation & examples important comment boxes on forms, be specific, comments helpful8

8Student AssessmentsStudent Self Assessments orientation, midpoint, finalcompare midpoint & final preceptor student performance assessments with student self assessments Week 1: Early Assessment of Preceptor Student completes Midpoint and Final Assessment of Preceptor and Site discusses with preceptor There are 2 surveys completed post placement by student coursepreceptor survey post placement 9

If the Early Assessment cannot be completed on the first Monday of the placement this is not a concern. We ask that it be completed no later than the following Tuesday or advise the Faculty (Gaenor) if this Early Assessment will be delayed beyond a day or so and the reason for the delay. 9Things to RememberStudents are responsible for ensuring that :all course requirements are metcourse portfolio assignments are complete and posted on-lineMany documents do not need to be included in portfolio for discussion only or review (i.e. DI questions) There is a portfolio checklist in the manualCourse policies in manual 40 hours/week: schedule determined with preceptor (evenings and weekends OK) cannot be paid (including gift cards) Sickness/bereavement: one day OK; > 1day time must be made upStudent cannot take another course at the some time as the placement

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Cannot work 4X 12 hour days to have 3 day weekend. Need to maximize learning opportunities. Different with each site and with each preceptor. If you are being asked something and are not comfortable or question if it is Ok , contact Renette or Marlene.10What to do??If you think you have a problem you usually do!!!Call Faculty early. you might not have experienced the issue before but we likely have! Contacts listed in manual/preceptor guide and on UofA website or contact Gaenor Botha or phexed, triageGaenor@alberta.ca or phexed@ualberta.caPhone:780.492.978011