Organizers | Partners | SPONSORS

 

Commission for Academic Accreditation in Ministry of Education

Al Ain University (AAU)

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

Speakers

 

Craig D. Cox, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice & Vice Chair of Experiential Programs, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, Lubbock, TX.

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Susan S. Vos, PharmD, FAPhA

Clinical Associate Professor & Director of the Professional Experience Program, The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, Iowa USA

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About the Conference

 

This program is designed to help teams of 3 to 5 pharmacy faculty members and administrators from a university work together to evaluate their experiential education program. Expert faculty will lead discussions and activities to assist you in developing and evaluating your experiential education program. Sessions will focus on the importance, assessment and best practice of experiential education. In addition, participants will be invited to present posters to allow faculty members in the region to present their experiences with experiential education.

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Objectives

 

At the conclusion of the workshop, participants (teams/individuals) shall be able to:

  • Explain the importance of experiential education and its alignment with other curricular requirements.
  • Design the structure of the introductory and advanced experiential education experiences
  • Identify how to optimally prepare students, preceptors, and internship sites for experiential education
  • Create an effective evaluation and assessment policy for your experiential education program

Learning Objectives for 2018 - 2019 Workshops

Accommodation

 

Our official conference hotel is Centro Capital Centre Rotana. Where you lodge is entirely up to you but we strongly recommend this for the following reasons:

  • Hotel is 15-20 minutes away from venue.
  • Free Transportation from hotel to venue (at specific times).
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Schedule

08:30-09:15

Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks

Prof. Badr Aboul-Ela, Director, The Commission for Academic Accreditation, CAA
Prof. Ghaleb Al Refae, President, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, AAU
Mike Rouse, Director, International Services, ACPE
John Ressler, Director of Academic Programs and Professional Development, AACP

09:15-09:45

The Importance of Experiential Education: The Accreditation Perspective

Mike Rouse
 

09:45-10:00

Introduction to Team Times

John Ressler
 

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-12:00

Plenary Session 1

Title: Why is Experiential Learning Critical to Contemporary Education?
Description: The first session will define experiential learning and provide insight into why it is significant in contemporary pharmacy education. The speaker will emphasize the importance of aligning experiential education with the curriculum utilizing curricular mapping and progression requirements.

Susan S. Vos, PharmD, FAPhA
 

12:00-13:00

Lunch/Prayers

13:00-14:30

Plenary Session 2

Title: What Do You Hope Learners Will Learn?
Description: During session two, the speaker will discuss learning outcomes in the experiential education curriculum; from identifying activities students complete to enable them to meet the learning outcomes, to developing an assessment process for these activities.

Craig D. Cox, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
 

14:30-16:30

Team Time 1 (coffee available)

16:30-17:30

Day’s Wrap-Up and Questions

19:00-21:00

Reception/Dinner

08:30-10:00

Plenary Session 3

Title: Who Are Your Partners? A Focus on Practice Sites, Preceptors, and Students
Description: Session three focuses upon a process for identifying and recruiting quality practice sites and preceptors. The speaker will address how to develop strategies for training and maintaining continued preceptor participation.

Susan S. Vos, PharmD, FAPhA
 

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-12:00

Team Time 2

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00-14:00

Plenary Session 4

Title: A Focus on Assessment and Strategic Planning. How Will You Know When You Have Achieved Your Vision?
Description: A discussion of quality improvement strategies used to evaluate program and individual performance will be the focus of session four. The importance of strategic planning for matching responsibilities with team member strengths and motivation will also be covered by the speaker. This session will lay the ground work for you to address over the coming year and our advanced 2019 workshop.

Craig D. Cox, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS
 

14:00-16:00

Team Time 3 (coffee available)

16:00-16:30

Closing Remarks and Wrap-up