Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement
Abstract
IMPACT. 1: Over 200 students and 100 preceptors have participated in the program since 2005 creating services with a rate of approximately 60% sustainability of services developed. -- 2. Student and preceptor service development skills have shown improvement through surveys conducted before and after the Partner for Promotion experience. -- 3. Program has received national recognition from professional organization awards, such as the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Pharmacists Association. The program has also been adopted at six Colleges of Pharmacy across the U.S.OSU PARTNERS: College of Pharmacy; OSU Wexner Medical Center / Ross Heart Hospital; Wilce Student Health Center; OSU ExtensionCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: Kroger Pharmacy; Walgreens Pharmacy; CVS Pharmacy; Meijer Pharmacy; Genoa Pharmacy; Plain City Druggist; Uptown Pharmacy; Walmart Pharmacy; AIDS Resource Center of Ohio Pharmacy; Arensberg Pharmacy; County Line Pharmacy; Giant Eagle Pharmacy; Nationwide Children's Hospital Primary Care; Rite Aid Pharmacy; Riverside Methodist Hospital; Town DrugPRIMARY CONTACT: Jennifer L. Rodis ([email protected])Partner for Promotion aims to expand quality patient care services in community-based pharmacy practices. By empowering current and future pharmacists to create sustainable services, we advance the role of the pharmacist in the health care team, improve outcomes, and increase patient access to care. Goals are to: 1) Create sustainable services for pharmacy, 2) Enhance skills and confidence of students and preceptors to deliver and expand patient care services in communitybased pharmacy practices, and 3) Increase the number of quality student training sites
