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CLERKSHIP CREDIT FOR LIFE EXPERIENCE |
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Concept
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When an individual who has been formally admitted to the Doctor of
Pharmacy program believes he/she has attained, by experience, training
or other education, the knowledge, skills, and competencies comparable
to (and not otherwise transferable as credit for) an advanced clerkship
rotation of the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum, that person may petition
in writing the Coordinator of the Non-traditional Doctor of Pharmacy
program for an evaluation of his/her ability to meet the educational
goals, objectives, and outcomes of the clerkship rotation. This shall
be known as the Clerkship Credit for Life Experience (CCLE) process. |
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Definitions and Process |
Credit shall be interpreted as academic credit:
specifically, credit acceptable and equivalent for a component of the
Doctor of Pharmacy program. Credit shall be defined in terms of semester
hours with an appropriate named course equivalency. No more than 8
credit hours (two 4-week advanced clerkship rotation equivalents),
of the 28 credit hours required for advanced clerkship, may be awarded
via the CCLE process. For rotations completed via non-CCLE, at least
one must be inpatient direct patient care and one must be direct patient
care in an ambulatory setting.
Experience shall be interpreted as work/life
experience and considered in context of the educational goals, objectives,
and outcomes for a student completing the advanced clerkship rotation.
Training/education shall be considered as
other organized experiences in which a person has participated. These
may include in-house training programs, certificate programs, continuing
education seminars, workshops, and/or short courses. |
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Process |
When: The evaluation process shall be initiated
after a student has been admitted to the Doctor of Pharmacy program.
A separate evaluation process will be conducted for each four-week
block of CCLE requested.
What: The individual=s ability to meet the
advanced clerkship rotation=s educational goals, objectives, and outcomes
will be evaluated based on a portfolio documenting applicable prior
experiences. An oral examination will be required.
How to Begin: The student first shall consult
the Coordinator of the Non-traditional Doctor of Pharmacy program to
review the educational goals, objectives, and outcomes of the advanced
clerkship rotation for which he/she would like to obtain CCLE, the
steps in the process, and the expenses. When the potential CCLE is
determined reasonable by the student and Coordinator, a written declaration
of the CCLE process shall be made by the student to the Coordinator
of the Non-traditional program, the Director of the Doctor of Pharmacy
program, and the Associate Dean for Professional Programs.
Identification of a Faculty Preceptor: The
Coordinator of the Non-traditional Doctor of Pharmacy program will identify
an appropriate qualified faculty member who will serve as the preceptor for the CCLE and coordinate the oral examination. |
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Specific Aspects of the Evaluation Process |
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The Portfolio
The student will be responsible for gathering the evidence of experience
and/or training/education in the specified area. This evidence shall
consist of a variety of documents including, but not limited to:
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1. Curriculum vitae |
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2. Certificates of completion of training/educational programs
accompanied by curriculum description, evidence of work required
and completed, performance evaluations and/or assessments. |
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3. Documentation of completion of residencies and/or fellowships
with a description of activities and experiences. |
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4. Evidence of service development, innovations, maintenance,
and responsibility for activities within the five years prior
to application for CCLE. The applicant must demonstrate performance
at a level consistent with or surpassing the outcome measures
of the advanced clerkship rotation. Such evidence may consist
of administrative documents establishing responsibility; performance
documents indicating service and/or performance; logs; consultations;
publications and/or professional presentations; affidavits from
administrative supervisors attesting to performance or development
of service; or other recognitions of sustained performance consistent
with the educational goals, objectives, and outcomes of the rotation. |
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5. A chronological report of the experiences, performance, and
training/education to be evaluated.
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6. A summary by the student of the evidence as it applies to
the advanced clerkship rotation=s educational goals, objectives,
and outcomes. |
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The portfolio shall be submitted at least one month prior to the
initiation of the student=s first advanced clerkship rotation. A
separate portfolio must be submitted for each four week block of CCLE
requested. The submitted information shall be reviewed by a subcommittee
of three clinical instructors or preceptors (including an instructor or
preceptor for the advanced clerkship rotation area being considered).
The subcommittee will recommend 1) requesting additional information;
2) accepting the portfolio and proceeding to an oral challenge
examination; or 3) rejecting the CCLE based on insufficient evidence of
likely competence.
If the CCLE is rejected at this point based upon review of the
portfolio, the student shall have the right to appeal to the Associate
Dean for Professional Programs of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal
Sciences. |
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Oral Examination |
An oral examination will be given to all applicants for CCLE. A separate
oral examination will be administered for each four-week block of CCLE
requested.
The student shall be given two cases or practice scenarios for which
he/she will develop pharmaceutical care plans or administrative plans.
The cases or scenarios will cover at least two different disease
states/problems commonly encountered in the advanced clerkship rotation
currently being evaluated for CCLE. The student will complete the care
plans or administrative response in the proctored setting using only
those references the preceptors feel would be readily available to the
student. The student will have no more than two hours to complete both
plans.
The student will then have an oral examination during which the student
shall present his/her responses to a panel of instructors (including
Purdue faculty and area preceptors) and then answer questions from the
preceptors over the material. This will give the preceptors an
opportunity to evaluate the student=s thought process and rationale. The
examination will be videotaped and only used for further evaluation if
the results of the oral examination are challenged.
If the student performs marginally (i.e., not clear
as to passing or not) and the panel of preceptors feels a second oral
examination is necessary to make an evaluation of the student, a second
oral examination will be provided to the student. |
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Results of the CCLE process |
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Successful completion of the CCLE (portfolio and oral examination) shall
warrant documentation of credit in the student=s file and on the
official transcript when the required fees have been paid. If the
student fails to pass, no credit will be given. There shall be no
prejudice against the student for failure to pass. |
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Completion |
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The CCLE process must be completed one semester prior to the semester of
graduation. |
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Cost |
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If the CCLE is accepted, the student will be assessed a course fee for
the academic credit awarded.
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