Experiential Education in the Doctor of
Pharmacy Program
The professional experience component of the Doctor
of Pharmacy Program consists of a series of structured experiential
learning practicums which begin during the second semester of the first
professional year. The experiences occur in a variety of settings
such as hospitals, community pharmacies, and the pharmaceutical
industry, among others. Students may need to complete
experiential education at sites outside the San Juan metropolitan area.
The practicums are organized as a curricular progression leading to
eight advanced practice experiences (five required and three selective)
in the fourth professional year of the curriculum. A total of
1,620 contact hours (equivalent to 45 semester credits) are distributed
and offered in the curricular sequence, as they appear in the following
table. The Board of Pharmacy of Puerto Rico accrues the total
number of hours towards licensure requirements in Puerto Rico.
PRACTICUMS
|
First Year |
Second Year |
Third Year |
Fourth Year |
|
Introductory
|
Service Learning Longitudinal |
Longitudinal Care II Management of the Practice and the
Medication * Community |
Advanced Practicums Institutional Pharmacy Practice |
|
Total 1,620 hrs |
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For
additional information, please contact:
Astrid J. García Ortiz, PharmD, MS (astrid.garcia1@upr.edu)
Experiential Program Director
