The Experiential Learning Program is proud to make several online preceptor training modules available to members of the Academy of Preceptors.
These modules, delivered by School of Pharmacy faculty and preceptors are intended to provide both new and experienced preceptors an overview of the School’s experiential learning program and best practices in precepting pharmacy students. Pharmacists may receive continuing education credit for several of these modules.
The completion of the following training modules are required to be an approved preceptor (initial appointment):
- Introduction to the Experiential Learning Program
Mark Brueckl, BSPharm, RPh, MBA
CE Credit: 0 hours
Provides an overview of the experiential learning program at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. This module is NOT ELIGIBLE for CE credit. - Prescription for Excellence - ACPE Standards 2025 Home Study
Kristine Parbuoni, PharmD, BCPPS and Mojdeh Heavner, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP
CPE Credit: 1.0 hours
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to: 1. Identify changes to the ACPE Accreditation Standards; 2. Identify the role of Curriculum Outcomes and Entrustable Professional Activities (COEPA) in precepting pharmacy learners; 3. Describe strategies for preceptors to align with ACPE Standards 2025.
Prerequisite: To receive CE credit for this activity, you MUST be a UMB preceptor.
Prescription for Excellence ACPE Standards 2025 - Activity Announcement
Prescription for Excellence: ACPE Standards 2025 post-test - I am a Pharmacist, Not a Mind Reader: Setting Goals and Expectations
Brian E. Grover, PharmD, BCPS
Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology
CE Credit: 0.5 hours
Discusses benefits to setting expectations for trainees in a learning experience, outlines appropriate methods for setting clear expectations for the learning experience, and offers advice to design individualized expectations for learning experiences based on the background of each learner.
Prerequisite: To receive CE credit for this activity, you MUST be a UMB preceptor.
ACPE Activity Announcement – I am a Pharmacist, Not a Mind Reader: Setting Goals and Expectations
Click here to take the I am a Pharmacist, Not a Mind Reader post-test. - The Pharmacists' Patient Care Process (PPCP)
Mark Brueckl, BSPharm, RPh, MBA
CE Credit: 0 hours
Identifies the importance and key steps of the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process and helps viewers understand key practices of what pharmacists do using the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process as well as the need to teach the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process in experiential education. This module is NOT ELIGIBLE for CE credit.
- Starting Your Rotation Off on the Right Foot
Brian E. Grover, PharmD, BCPS
Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology
CE Credit: 0.5 hours
Describes strategies preceptors may employ to enhance the rotation orientation process, compares methods that may aid in increasing efficiency when orienting learners, and recommends steps for tailoring orientation process components to the learner's level of experience.
Prerequisite: To receive CE credit for this activity, you MUST be a UMB preceptor.
ACPE Activity Announcement - Starting Your Rotation Off on the Right Foot
Click here to take the Starting Your Rotation Off on the Right Foot post-test.
The completion of the following training module is required for reappointment (unless already completed):
- Prescription for Excellence - ACPE Standards 2025
Kristine Parbuoni, PharmD, BCPPS and Mojdeh Heavner, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP
CPE Credit: 1.0 hours
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to: 1. Identify changes to the ACPE Accreditation Standards; 2. Identify the role of Curriculum Outcomes and Entrustable Professional Activities (COEPA) in precepting pharmacy learners; 3. Describe strategies for preceptors to align with ACPE Standards 2025.
Prerequisite: To receive CE credit for this activity, you MUST be a UMB preceptor.
Prescription for Excellence ACPE Standards 2025 - Activity Announcement
Prescription for Excellence: ACPE Standards 2025 post-test - If the "Prescription for Excellence - ACPE Standards 2025" training module was completed prior to reappointment, then complete one hour of ACPE-accredited continuing education focused on precepting or educational-related topics. This requirement may be fulfilled by any activity listed under the "Additional Modules - Eligible for ACPE Credit" section below.
Additional Preceptor Modules - Eligible for ACPE Credit
The following activities are also eligible for ACPE credit.
- Facilitating a Welcoming Learning Experience
Seferina Kim, PharmD, BCPS, CACP
Precious Dadzie, PharmD, BCACP
CE Credit: 0.5 hours
Describe strategies that foster a welcoming and well-structured learning environment for all learners. Outline techniques for recognizing and addressing individual learner needs through effective communication. Identify approaches to facilitate empathetic, learner-led patient interactions.
Facilitating a Welcoming Learning Experience - Activity Announcement
Click here to take the Facilitating a Welcoming Learning Experience post-test.
- Bridging Generational Gaps: Engaging Gen Z Learners in Pharmacy Practice
Tuan Huynh, PharmD, AAHIVP, HIVPCP
CPE Credit: 1.0 contact hour
Define and differentiate between Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z; identify key characteristics and values of Gen Z that influence their learning and working styles; discuss unique considerations when working with Gen Z in the healthcare and academic settings; and describe strategies to effectively engage and mentor Gen Z learners during rotations.
Bridging Generational Gaps - Activity Announcement
Click here to take the Bridging Generational Gaps post-test. - Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Embracing Our Diversity in the Pharmacy Workplace
Ifeanyi Egbunike-Chukwuma, Bsc. Pharm., PharmD
CPE Credit: 1.0 contact hour
This presentation will review the challenges of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and provide potential strategies on how to address.
ACPE Activity Announcement - Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Embracing Our Diversity in the Pharmacy Workplace
Click here to take the Addressing the Elephant in the Room post-test.
- Burned Out on Burn Out
Brent Reed, BS, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, FAHA
CE Credit: 1.5 hours
Distinguishes stress and burnout, including the causes of and contributors to each; lists signs and symptoms for stress and burnout and validated instruments for measuring each construct; compares and contrasts individual and organizational approaches to trainee well-being; and helps devise strategies for mitigating the effects of stress or burnout.
Prerequisite: To receive CE credit for this activity, you MUST be a UMB preceptor.
ACPE Activity Announcement - Burned Out on Burn Out
Click here to take the Burned Out on Burn Out post-test.
- Framing the Experience: Setting Rotation Expectations
Kathleen Pincus, PharmD, BCPS
CE Credit: 1.0 hours
Identifies the importance of orienting the student to the rotation and setting expectations; describes the process of setting expectations with the learner; and discusses how to incorporate both the student and preceptor's expectations into the rotation.
Prerequisite: To receive CE credit for this activity, you MUST be a UMB preceptor.
ACPE Activity Announcement - Framing the Experience: Setting Rotation Expectations
Click here to take the Framing the Experience post-test.
Additional Preceptor Modules - Non-eligible for ACPE Credit.
The following activities are also non-eligible for ACPE credit.
- Providing Constructive Feedback on Rotations
Mark Brueckl, BSPharm, RPh, MBA
Discusses the importance and various methods for providing feedback on student performance.
- Zooming into Remote Precepting
Kristine Parbuoni, PharmD, BCPPS
Deanna Tran, PharmD, BCACP
The session describes opportunities, resources, and “pearls” available to preceptors when providing rotation experiences in a virtual environment.
Additional Information for Receiving ACPE Credit on Eligible Modules
After viewing the module in its entirety, participants must complete a post-test.
A link to the post-test and activity evaluation may be found within the browser window containing the presentation. This web link must be copied and pasted into a new browser window at the completion of the presentation in order to access the post-test and activity evaluation.
A record of CE completion will be posted to the participant's CPE Monitor Profile within 60 days of completion of the activity.
We hope that you find these modules to be useful and beneficial to your students.