Small Group Teaching

PGY1 residents will be required to complete a minimum of one lab (two sessions) in the Fall semester.  The resident should attempt to not teach more than one lab per rotation block. Additional sessions may be available at the resident’s request.

Patient Education

Training in patient education skills will be satisfied through:

  • Direct involvement in patient discharge counseling regarding home medication regimens that takes place during selected clinical rotations within the hospital.
  • Patient counseling in the ambulatory clinic (when applicable) will involve hands-on experience, discussing with patients about their disease state, drug therapy, and the monitoring and adjusting of their drug therapy regimens.

Continuing Education Presentations

The goal of the continuing education (CE) presentations is to enhance the participant’s knowledge regarding the use of drug therapy to treat and prevent disease. Participants will learn to evaluate the scientific literature and discuss its applicability to clinical practice. Participants will learn to present complex concepts and scientific data in a clear and concise manner. The audience will consist of pharmacy residents, faculty, pharmacy practitioners, pharmacy students, pharmacy technicians, and invited guests. Presentations will be formal in nature and audience members will refrain from asking questions during the presentation (except to ask brief points of clarification).

One presentation will be scheduled. Each presentation must be 50 minutes in duration and the presenter must use audiovisual aids (i.e., slides, video) during the presentation. All members of the audience will evaluate each presentation using a standardized assessment instrument. Residents are required to work with content experts/mentors for each presentation.

All programs will be offered for CE credit. An ACPE Program Description Form must be completed and submitted to the Office of Continuing Education at the WVU School of Pharmacy at least 45 days prior to the presentation. The contact person at the Office of Continuing Education and the details regarding the CE submission requirements can be found on the department website.

IPPE Program

P-1 Students – Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy

This experience consists of one site visit to WVUH by each of the P-1 students from the WVU School of Pharmacy, with a pharmacy resident as the facilitator. During the visit, the students will observe/participate in pre-rounding preparation and then attend interdisciplinary rounds along with the resident. The students are only required to observe and ask questions as necessary, as the purpose is simply for them to observe and understand the role of a clinical pharmacist as part of the interdisciplinary team. These visits are scheduled throughout the academic year, and only take place with residents that are currently scheduled for a learning experience that includes interdisciplinary rounds.

P -2 Student – IPPE Shadowing

This experience consists of a two week introductory to institutional health system pharmacy. As part of the rotation, each student will spend a day with an acute care resident to observe patient care activities as well as other meetings and topic discussions. These visits are scheduled in May-June and only residents who have appropriate learning experiences will be required to precept.

P-3 Students- Residency Preparedness Elective

Each resident is required to provide one session to students enrolled in the Residency Preparedness Elective. These lectures will help to prepare students for residency applications, expectations, and interviews.