Preceptor Resources

• ASHP Preceptor Information
  http://www.ashp.org/s_ashp/cat1c.asp?CID=1177&DID=1219
• ASHP Preceptor's Handbook for Pharmacists
  http://www.ashp.org/s_ashp/sec_detail.asp?CID=1472&DID=4957
• Becoming an Effective Preceptor (.pdf)
  An introductory module-The University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Tech Health Science Center School of Pharmacy, & The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
• Introduction to Clinical Precepting, an On-Line Program (.pdf)
  Arizona Area Health Education
• Positively Precepting
  University of Connecticut School of Medicine
• Simple Precepting Tools
  Dartmouth Medical School
• Trovato JA and Edwards JM. Education and training of pharmacy students
  Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm. , 2004 Sep; 61: 1956 - 1957.
• Erstad BI. How to be an effective clerkship or internship preceptor. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm. , 1993 Mar;50:434.
• Teaching Skills
• Effective Clinical Teaching (PDF)
  A module designed to provide pharmacists with the tools necessary to effectively teach pharmacy students in all types of clinical (pharmacy practice) settings
  Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy JH Kleffner Ed.D. and WD Hendrickson, M.S., M.A.
• Effective Teaching Strategies (PDF)
  S Hayden, MD, FACEP, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, UCSD Medical Center
•  Dobbie AE, Tysinger JW, Freeman J. Strategies for efficient office precepting . Fam Med ., 2005 Apr;37(4):239-41. (PDF)
• Teaching on the Run! Precepting in Your Busy Office , Montana Health Education Center
• The "One Minute Preceptor" method (from 5 Microskills for Clinical Teaching ) AHEC Office of Regional Primary Care Education, Asheville, NC , Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Hewson MG. A theory-based faculty development program for clinician-educators. Acad Med ., 2000;75(5):498-501.
• Orlander JD, Gupta M, Fincke BG, Manning ME, Hershman W. Co-teaching: a faculty development strategy. Med Educ ., 2000;34(4):257-65. 
• Handbook for Pharmacy Educators: Contemporary Teaching Principles and Strategies (2000), by Noel E., Ph.D. Wilkin (Editor)
• Verbal & Written Communication Skills
• Mind Tools, Essential Skills for an Excellent Career
  Fowler and J Manktelow Inc.com
• The Daily Resource for Entreprenurs , includes information on giving presentations and running meetings
• How to Learn Assertive Communication in Five Simple Steps
• Advancing Education in Interpersonal and Communication Skills (PDF)
  Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Outcome Project
• Communicating Effectively, A Desktop Guide to Punctuation, Grammar,
• Format, and Style  (2002), by MR Summerfield
• Communication Skills for Pharmacists (2005), 2 nd edition, by B Berger
• Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice: A PracticalGuide for Students and Practitioners  (2002), 4th edition, by W Tindall , R Beardsley, and C Kimberlin
• Interpersonal Communication in Pharmaceutical Care (1994), by H Meldrum
• Writing, Speaking, and Communication Skills for Health Professionals (2001), by S Barnard, K Hughes, D St.James, Health Care Communication Group, K. Hughes
• A Behavioural Approach to Pharmacy Practice (2000), by PR Gard (Editor)
• The Handbook of Communication Skills (1996), 2nd edition, by O. Hargie
• McDonough RP, Bennett MS. Improving Communication Skills of Pharmacy Students through Effective Precepting . American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2006; 70 (3), Article 58. (PDF)
• High Yield Clinical Questions, from Effective Teaching Strategies (PDF)
  S Hayden, MD, FACEP, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, UCSD Medical Center
• Weinfeld JM, Finkelstein K. How to answer your clinical questions more efficiently. Fam Pract Manag ., 2005 Jul-Aug;12(7):37-41.
• How to Write Objectives
  Strategies for Writing Goals and Objectives Using the ACGME Competencies (PDF)
  C Bylund, Ph.D., Director, ACGME Outcome Project, New York-Presbyterian
  How to Write Clear Objectives The Pennsylvania State University
• Hobson EH, Waite NM , and Briceland LL. Writing tasks performed by doctor of pharmacy students during clerkship rotations. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., Jan 2002; 59:58 - 62.

Organizational Skills

• Want to be a successful preceptor? Get Organized!
  American Academy of Family Physicians
• Importance of organizational skills (PowerPoint)
  D Kunkel, Nazareth College
• Tutorials on developing organizational skills
  Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE), University of Scranton

Leadership Skills

• Motivational Management: Developing Leadership Skills
  DM Eade, Advanced Leadership Group
• White S. Will there be a pharmacy leadership crisis? An ASHP Foundation Scholar-in-Residence report. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm. , 2005 Apr;62:845-855.
• White S. Are you a manager or a leader. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm. , 2005 Jun;62:1206.
• Zilz DA, Woodward BW, Thielke TS, Shane RR, and Scott B. Leadership skills for a high-performance pharmacy practice. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., 2004 Dec; 61: 2562 - 2574.
• Leaders Conference 2006
• The Conscience of a Pharmacist: Essays on Vision and Leadership for a Profession (2001), WA. Zellmer
• Harvey A.K. Whitney Award Lectures CD-Rom , 1950-2005 (2005), ASHP Research and Education Foundation

You and Your Students

• Motivating Students
• Encouraging the Development of Your Students' Skills
• Brushwood DB and Mullan K. Preceptor responsibility for supervising pharmacy intern Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm ., 2000 Jan;57:58 - 60
• Bucci KK, Knapp KK, Ohri LK and Brooks PJ. Factors motivating pharmacy students to pursue residency and fellowship training Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm., 1995 Dec; 52: 2696 - 2701
• Motivational Management: Developing Leadership Skills
  DM Eade, Advanced Leadership Group

Evaluations

• Hill LH, Kirkwood CK. Student and preceptor perception of performance in advanced pharmacy practice experiences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education , 2005; 69, pp. NIL
• Teacher-Designed Student Feedback: A Strategy for Improving Classroom Instruction by Gerald D. Bailey, a resource to help teachers effectively respond to feedback

Other Useful Links

ASHP Links

• Credentialing and Privileging for Clinical Service (includes Credentialing in Pharmacy links)
• Virtual Journal Club
• Virtual Mentoring Exchange
• Residency and Accreditation Information
• ASHP Foundation's Pharmacy Residency Excellency Awards , consisting of 3 awards: 1) the Preceptor Award, 2) the New Preceptor Award and 3) the Program Award

Other Links

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), Academic-Practice Partnership Initiative (APPI)
• Web Resources on Clinical Teaching and Education
  Contains several links on teaching and precepting
  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Center for Teaching Excellence
• Certification and Other Opportunities for Pharmacy Preceptors
• Home Study Preceptor Education Courses
  The University of Texas at Austin , College of Pharmacy
• Evaluation of Formal Teaching Instruction of Pharmacy Clerkship Preceptors (PDF)
  L McChessney and A Heck Sheehan, Purdue University

Before the Rotation

• Questions to consider
• Preparing your site
• Articles to read
• Documents/training needed

First day of Rotation

• Orientation
• Policies
• Responsibilities/expectations
• All handouts ( activities checklist, goals, grading, syllabus, schedule of topics and discussions, information on projects, responsibilities, etc)

During the Rotation

• Project Ideas & Samples
• Discussion Topic Examples
• Evaluation Types & Examples

Other Useful Information

• State what has been learned
• Define ways to apply training
• Request feedback of training session
• Where to Get More Information
• Other training sessions
• List books, articles, electronic sources
• Consulting services, other sources