Experiential Training
Students are trained to develop required skills and competencies through simulated setting and real life scenario.
INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE (IPPE)
Community Postings for Pharm.D Students
JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 12 community pharmacies in Mysuru for the educational exposure to Pharm.D students and also to orient and train practicing pharmacists in patient care activities. This has enabled the faculty and students to create an environment for professional pharmacy practice in these community pharmacies. Pharm.D. students of IPPE (2nd to 4th Pharm.D) are posted to work in these community pharmacies to gain real time experience in patient care services in the community settings.
An early 20 hour exposure per year in community pharmacies is given for IPPE students. The objectives of early exposure of the students to community pharmacies are to give an understanding about legal requirements to start a community pharmacy, layout and design of the pharmacy, display and stock of medicines, processing of prescriptions, billing and dispensing of medicines, medication counseling to patients, medicines procurement process from suppliers.
Simulation
As a means of improving curricular delivery, simulations activities such as medication history interview, medication dispensing and counseling, health screening, IV admixtures, dose division and medication therapy management are conducting for IPPE students. A simulation lab was designed with all the necessary video and audio systems for recording the simulation activities. Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for various simulation activities were prepared and as per the SOP, the activities are carried out. Performance of the students is evaluated using the developed criteria and feedback is provided to the students for improving their skills.
ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE (APPE)
International Clinical Rotations
Selected Pharm.D interns will undergo one international clinical rotation (two months) at any one of the international Universities, to which the JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research having a MoU. This international clinical rotation gives an opportunity to understand the Clinical Pharmacy Practice at the developed countries.
Speciality Hospital Clinical Rotations
Based on the choice, Pharm.D interns will be posted in different speciality hospitals in Mysuru for one clinical rotation (two months), to which the Department is having MoU and identified as practice sites. This clinical rotation gives an opportunity to understand the management of diseases in speciality hospitals and provide the speciality clinical pharmacy services.
PharmAcademic
In March 2016 customized version of PharmAcademic software was purchased from McCreadie Group, USA and implemented for assisting Pharm.D students in experiential education management including internship activities. The following activities are executed through PharmAcademic:
- Create the profile of students and preceptors
- Online descriptions of rotations and experiential sites for students and preceptors
- Clinical rotation postings
- Documentation of students’ activities
- Delivery to individuals or groups of users for evaluations and assessments
- Evaluation of students’ activities by preceptors
- Generate aggregated assessment data
- Announcements to students and preceptors
Implementation of PharmAcademic in experiential education has benefited the students and preceptors in following ways:
- Customized schedule of clinical rotation postings based on preferences of students
- Online documentation of the patient care activities carried out by the students
- Online evaluation of students’ activities at different levels (entry level, mid rotation & end of rotation assessment) as per the schedule
- Saved the time of students and preceptors for evaluation
- Easy storage & retrieval of students’ activities and assessment data (Excel format)
- Overall assessment and grading of individual student’s performance
