Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPES)
The introductory pharmacy practice experiences are intended to introduce and/or enhance student’s existing experiential knowledge in a compassionate and increasingly rigorous manner. These experiences are intended to gradually prepare students for their advanced rotations by exposing them to different practice settings while participating in patient care decision-making and activities, and solidifying professional attitudes, behaviors and skills. Purdue does not simulate any experiences. All students will have over 320 hours earned prior to their advanced rotations.
There are three sequential courses in different types of pharmacies integrated with the didactic curriculum, one in each of your first – third professional years:
“I wanted to send along a picture of (our Purdue IPPE student) by one of the bulletin boards she designed this month while on her IPPE rotation at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital. It is is about a new medication with REMS criteria that we are adding to formulary. She did a great job on this and was a fantastic student!”
-Melissa Neglia, Clinical Pharmacist and Purdue Preceptor at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis
Purdue IPPE student Jake Frederick and Parkview Whitley Registered Dietitian Twyla Yokley were asked to provide diabetes education to a Spanish-speaking inpatient admitted for hyperglycemia. The patient had been given a continuous glucose monitor from his physician’s office but did not understand how to use it. This interprofessional pair leapt into action. Jake downloaded Spanish language education that would teach the patient how to monitor their blood glucose and administer sliding scale insulin per the physician order. Twyla provided medical nutrition therapy. This helped to prevent readmission due to hyperglycemia.
“It was a meaningful experience to work with someone outside of pharmacy to provide quality care. It was definitely one of the highlights of the rotation.”
-Jake Frederick, PharmD Student
P1 – Pharmacy Skills and Patient Counseling (PHRM 82200)
This course takes place in either the fall or spring semester of the first professional year. Purdue is one of only a few colleges of pharmacy in the U.S that have their own pharmacy in the building. This course is a 2-credit hour hybrid course, intended to provide knowledge to students prior to each two-hour session in the Purdue University Pharmacy. These students will be mentored by a team of upper level student pharmacists and licensed pharmacists.
- Recitation/classroom
- 1.25 hours/week
- Pharmacy law, top 100 drugs, practical skills
- Purdue University Pharmacy (PUP)
- 2 hours/week (30 experiential hours)
- Prescription processing and patient counseling
P2 – Community Pharmacy IPPE (PHRM 84200)
3-credit hour course (rotation)
4-week dedicated time block in May, June or July prior to the second professional year.
- Medication use process and pharmacist’s role
- Pharmacy operations and management
- Drug information retrieval and communication
- Care plan development and interactive counseling
- Medication safety and medication adherence
P3 – Hospital/Health System Pharmacy IPPE (PHRM 86200)
2.5-credit hour course (rotation)
3-week dedicated time block in the summer prior to or the winter of the third professional year.
- Medication use process and pharmacist’s role
- Pharmacy operations and management
- Patient care plan and SOAP note
- Respond to drug information questions
- Medication reconciliation
- Antibiotic stewardship
- Interprofessional shadow and IPE Anchor