Professional Practice Instructor

1 month ago

Kitchener, Canada University of Waterloo Full time

Overview:
The Professional Practice Series consists of six courses and four associated laboratory components and involves four regular faculty members and multiple external pharmacists. The Professional Practice Series is a critical component of the PharmD curriculum which, as a regulated health professional program, is required to maintain strict standards for accreditation purposes.

The Professional Practice Instructor is responsible for developing, teaching and assessing the laboratory components of the Series and is a member of the Professional Practice Team. They also serve as Course Coordinator for at least one Professional Practice course, manage the operation of the Professional Practice Laboratory, and are responsible for the School’s OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) program.

As instructor for all Professional Practice Laboratory (PPL) courses, the Professional Practice Instructor teaches content and skills related to pharmacy practice ensuring that pharmacy students receive state-of-the art knowledge for their future clinical experiences as pharmacists. The Instructor works closely with faculty and staff members who teach related courses in the PharmD curriculum to ensure that materials and skill development are appropriately coordinated and updated to reflect ongoing changes in Pharmacists’ scope of practice. The incumbent is responsible for keeping abreast of new developments and upgrading the lab in areas such as legal requirements, practice standards, health care, health-care professional roles and technology. The Professional Practice Instructor works closely with and is accountable to the Professional Practice Coordinator.

**Responsibilities**:
Develop, Teach and Assess PPL Courses
- Teach, coordinate, and assess pharmacy learning activities in all PPL courses (i.e., PHARM 228, 229, 329, 330); this includes activities designed to simulate and assess all steps in the Pharmacist Patient Care Process (Collect, Assess, Plan,
- Implement, Follow-up, Communicate, Collaborate, Document) such as interviewing and counselling patients, calculations, dispensing, prescribing, sterile compounding, and communication with other healthcare providers; teaching is six to 12 hours per week in all three terms
- Prepare all teaching materials for PPL learning activities
- Develop, review, and update patient cases and laboratory exercises routinely to reflect full scope of practice and jurisprudence, keeping activities current with top 100 drugs and topics covered in other course series
- Set up of all PPL activities, such as dispensing, compounding, drug information, patient assessment, sterile compounding and counselling stations with the physical lab
- Teach laboratory lectures in other courses (e.g., PHARM 151, Pharmacy Informatics), as requested
- Provide advice, counsel and support to students
- Support other instructors in the set up and maintenance of course components (including grades) in UW-LEARN
- Provide training and support to Pharmacy Teaching Assistants (TAs) including graduate students, External Pharmacists (i.e. community and hospital pharmacists) and Pharmacy Technicians, as needed
- Update Top 100 Drug Cards (used for teaching in Professional Practice courses) on a regular basis
- Provide additional support to students who are struggling with skills related to pharmacy practice
- Maintain active licensure as a Part A Pharmacist with the Ontario College of Pharmacists

Course Coordinator for at Least One Professional Practice Course Per Year
- Coordinate, develop, teach and assess at least one course per year, typically PHARM 228, Professional Practice 3
- Perform duties described above
- Manage communication with students in person and through LEARN
- Submit final grades
- Create and assess course OSCE\

Provide Support and Leadership for the Professional Practice Series
- Work closely with the Professional Practice Coordinator to plan and lead regular team meetings with the Professional Practice Team
- Maintain updated mapping of the Professional Practice Series to ensure the program meets standards from the Canadian
- Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs, and that learning outcomes are aligned with the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada Educational Outcomes and the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authority’s entry-to-practice competencies
- Review and update all course activities for appropriate progression in complexity and patient diversity across the Professional Practice series
- Create templates for activities across courses in the Professional Practice series
- Review the literature and participate in professional development to ensure the most recent evidence is being used in the delivery of skills-based education
- Manage recruitment of External Pharmacist TAs

Operation, Maintenance and Function of the PPL
- Maintain inventories of prescription and non-prescription drugs
- Ensure that the lab meets all legal requirements (in

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