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Pharmacy Professionalism Toolkit for Students and
Faculty
Provided by the APhA-ASP/AACP Committee on Student Professionalism
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Patient-care Projects
Description of activity
Patient-care projects involve pharmacists, faculty, and student
pharmacists performing a wide range of clinical activities. This could
include bone-density, cholesterol, or diabetes screening, as well as
monitoring blood pressure, determining body fat composition, and
providing counseling on emergency contraception, smoking cessation,
stroke prevention and so forth. Patient-care projects can take place on
campus, at health fairs, local pharmacies, or other community
locations.
Rationale
The role of the pharmacist has greatly evolved. Patient-care projects
broaden access to health care and raise public awareness on the
pharmacist’s role in community health.
Areas of professionalism addressed
Student pharmacists, under the supervision of pharmacist preceptors, are
responsible for performing screenings, counseling on the results, and
answering questions patients may have regarding their health conditions.
This requires a student who is knowledgeable, willing to listen, and is
able to deliver adequate and accurate information in a competent manner.
Commitment to excellence, pride in the profession, and serving patients
and society-at-large are other professionalism areas addressed.
Special issues involving planning / promotion /
implementation
Students need to be competent in the planned activities, which often
require additional training. Cost of supplies and transportation are
also other important considerations. Since pharmacist preceptors are
necessary to supervise screenings, advanced planning and early
notification is imperative.
Examples of programs and resources
- Heartburn Awareness Challenge (APhA-ASP)
- Operation Immunization (APhA-ASP)
- Operation Diabetes (APhA-ASP)
- World Asthma Day (ASHP)
- Legislative Day Screenings
- Kick Butts Day
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Poison Prevention
- Elder Care Programs
- Disease State Screenings: blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol
levels
- Caring for Community: A National
Medical Student Service Project
- HHS Secretary’s Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention competition
- University of Iowa
- University of Washington
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Southern California
2004 AACP School Posters:
“Promoting Professionalism at the Raabe College of
Pharmacy.”
Kimberly A. Broedel-Zaugg, Jeffery C. Allison, Thomas P. Faulkner, Ohio
Northern University.
“Professionalism in Pharmacy Education: The University of
Southern California School of Pharmacy.”
Kathleen H. Besinque, University of Southern California.
Professionalism Scholarship and Awards
Professional Committees
Patient Care Projects
Poster Presentations
Patient Counseling Activities/Competitions
Developing a Portfolio
Honor Codes
Broadening the Scope of Practice
Leadership Conferences
Mentor Programs
Interprofessional Activities
Etiquette Dinner
Monthly Column on Professionalism
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