Take care of both heart and brain
To influence what takes place in the brain, we first examine what is in the heart. In this video, Prof. Brown uses a small story to explain the importance of …
Course: Become a Pharmacy Preceptor
Face the reality of student learning
Good preceptors don’t give students knowledge to drink. They make students thirsty for knowledge. Motivation is the product of value and expectancy; not the sum. In this video, Prof. Brown …
Put everything that counts in the rotation manual
In this video, Prof. Brown will use his old manual as an example to explain what should be put into the rotation manual. This lets students know what to expect …
Plan for a comprehensive orientation
It’s important that students get off to a good start! This might be the first real hospital experience that your pharmacy students participate in as a part of a healthcare …
Design a good rotation schedule
There are a lot of details to cover during a student rotation. To avoid chaos, a proper design in advance is critical. To make sure students know when, where, and …
Aware of the smartphone addictive
Time control is critical to an efficient training. Both preceptors and students should have good time management. In this video, Prof. Brown will take about setting up some rules that …
How to keep students occupied?
Training should be efficient, consistent, and productive. In this video, Prof. Brown mentions the two principles that should be kept in mind: Structure provides efficiency and consistency. Managing critical information …
Mistakes can be beneficial
If students already knew how to do everything, they wouldn’t be called students! In the video, Prof. Brown talks about the key question: How much time and effort should preceptors …
Effective feedback is crucial to learning
Goal-directed practice coupled with targeted feedback are critical to learning. Feedback is the critical step in which students are made known of their progress. It is the primary path in …
Design the process of conducting assessment
Preceptors do not “give” out grades, but rather students “earn” them. Consistency , fairness and objectivity are the most important rules to conduct an assessment. We want the students to …
Design the format of assessment
We can’t measure knowledge and performance the same way. Thus, formats of assessment should be designed. A “rubric” is a common way to be used to design an assessment. In …
Experiential learning principles: 5 & 6
In this video, Prof. Brown talks about the Principle 5 & 6 of the experiential learning. Principle 5. Professionalism is as important to student growth as clinical competence. Principle 6. …
Experiential learning principles 4
Students must transition from cognitive knowledge to performance ability. Miller’s pyramid of clinical competence Major types of learning activities in a typical APPE rotation
How does the preceptor know where they need to be?
Students can’t get where they need to be if they don’t know where they are. Assessments are important to help students understand what the learning outcomes are and what it …
What is “Deep Learning”?
Deep learning results from critical thinking. In this video, Prof. Brown talks about the three elements of critical thinking.
