Preceptor Development Series
Pharmacists are teachers. Whether you precept residents and students, train new staff, or educate patients and other healthcare providers on medication use, you provide education throughout the healthcare system. Many pharmacists work with students and residents, and precepting pearls has become a recurrent series and common theme within The Journal. These articles include reviews of precepting techniques, models for giving feedback, and suggestions for structuring learning with trainees. These articles have been compiled in a common place to allow pharmacists easy retrieval of these popular articles.
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2023
- Inclusive Precepting: Strategies to Promote Safety and Inclusion - May/June 2023
- Debating Debates: How to Incorporate Debates into Clinical Teaching - July/August 2023
- Adapting to Advanced Learners: Strategies for Precepting and Overcoming Challenges with Pharmacy Residents - Sept/Oct 2023
2022
2021
- Suggestions for Preceptor Facilitation of Student Continuing Professional Development During Introductory Pharmacy Practice
Experiences - Jan/Feb 2021 - Tips for Incorporating Well-being and Mindfulness into Pharmacy Practice - May/June 2021
2020
- Becoming Social: Tips for Preceptors on Integrating Social Media Into Rotations - Jan/Feb 2020
- The Power of Guided Self-Reflection: Rubric for the Robust Assessment of Precepting Habits - March/April 2020
- Moral Distress: An Oncology Pharmacy Perspective - May/June 2020
- Precepting Roadblocks: How to Put the Breaks on an Overconfident Learner - July/August 2020
- It’s Okay to be Mean as Long as it Has Meaning: An Approach for New Preceptors to Challenge Learners - Sept/Oct 2020
- Navigating a Virtual Rotation - Nov/Dec 2020
- Quality Counts: Writing Meaningful References - Nov/Dec 2020
2019
- Considerations Associated with Preceptor Burnout - March/April 2019
- Into the Looking Glass: How to Facilitate Reflection and Debriefing During Experiential Rotations - May/June 2019
- Meting Precepting Challenges with Layered Learning - July/Aug 2019
- Working with the Wheel: Precepting with the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process - Sept/Oct 2019
2018
- Techniques to Transform Challenging Learners - March/April 2018
- Taking Fear out of the Pharmacy: Creating a Positive Environment for Learners - May/June 2018
- To Infinity... and Beyond! Pearls for Launching a Successful Career as a New Pharmacy Preceptor - July/Aug 2018
- Strengthening Preceptor-To-Preceptor Handoffs Using Transitions of Care Improement Strategies - Sept/Oct 2018
- The Most Important Skill to Pass On: It's Not as Hard as You Think - Nov/Dec 2018
2017
- Active Observation in Pharmacy Precepting - Jan/Feb 2017
- Facilitating Effective Topic and Case Discussions - March/April 2017
- The Benefits of Precepting Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) Students and Strategies to Optimize These Experiences - May/June 2017
- Precepting Millennials: Strategies and Tips for Teaching the Nintendo Generation - July/Aug 2017
- A Health System's Experience with a Longitudinal Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Sept/Oct 2017
- Precepting Tips: Precepting Research Projects for Success - Nov/Dec 2017
2016
- Preceptor Series Introduction: Pharmacists are Teachers - Jan/Feb 2016
- Transforming a Teachable Moment: A Review of the One-Minute Preceptor - Jan/Feb 2016
- Taking the Fear Out of Feedback: Models for Success - March/April 2016
- Great Expectations: Making Sure You and Your Learner are on the Same Page - May/June 2016
- Teaching with Questions: Avoiding the Pitfalls of "Grilling" to Become a Better Preceptor - July/Aug 2016
- Stepping Up to the Lectern: Formulating Effective Feedback About Presentations - Sept/Oct 2016
- Precepting Preferences: How Does Your Pharmacy Student Like to Learn?- Nov/Dec 2016