PATIENT-FOCUSED Approximately a third of your curriculum is designed to give you experiences outside the classroomwhere you will engage with patients and learn how to serve themwith Christlike compassion. Each of your pharmacy practice faculty members is actively involved in some aspect of pharmacy practice and brings insights from their current experiences to enrich your classroom discussions. You will also spend several hours eachweek in a pharmacy practice setting, observing and learning from your preceptor. Year 1 – Your first year of pharmacy school will involve a community pharmacy focus, giving you a “behind the counter” view of the important role that a pharmacist fills in his or her community. Year 2 – Your second year will focus on institutional pharmacy, enabling you to work under pharmacists in hospitals or clinics, opening your eyes to the direct and indirect patient care opportunities in those facilities. Year 3 – Your third year will expand your patient understanding to include the “underserved,” patients outside of traditional healthcare whom you will serve in charitable pharmacies, free clinics, and community centers. Year 4 – Your patient-care focus will culminate with a series of nine, monthlong rotations in community, healthcare systems, and specialty settings, enabling you to apply and refine the information and skills you have gained over the previous three years of instruction. Additionally, you’ll be able to volunteer for a variety of other opportunities to enhance your patient service skills. Our active student organizations regularly sponsor service events. Plus, Cedar Care Village Pharmacy, our University-affiliated local pharmacy, also serves as a practice site where you can gain valuable patientfocused experience while working with some of the latest innovative practice models.
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