Experiential Education
Real-life, hands-on clinical experiences are key to UCSF doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree education. Guided by expert preceptors, students gain skills serving a richly diverse patient population.
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences – IPPE
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) run throughout the first year and most of the second year of the UCSF doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum. Students learn contemporary pharmacy practice inside community pharmacies in year one, and in health systems organizations in year two.
- IPPE Details and Information
- Community Pharmacy P1 clinical rotations at local community pharmacies in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Concentrated Health Systems clinical rotations between P1 and P2 year
- Longitudinal Health-Systems P2 clinical rotations in the San Francisco Bay area, including UCSF Health.
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences – APPE
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) run throughout the third (final) year of the UCSF doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum.
- APPE Details and Information
- APPE Locations and descriptions of the 5 APPE program regions throughout California
Preceptor Teaching
The preceptor guides an IPPE student through the medication, ordering, dispensing, and administration process. They also assess student report accuracy and provide feedback to the student.