Brody and Wahler receive SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants

As part of the first three years of the PharmD curriculum, the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences utilizes a formal six-course sequence that involves in-class training, professional organization meeting participation, simulation, and reflective journaling. Students are required to document their activities via an individual electronic journal and to reflect on each experience. Brody is developing a measurement tool to improve both the individual student data collected and the ability to assess at an aggregate level.

The Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process (PPCP), developed by the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners, outlines a standardized, evidence-based process (collect, assess, plan, implement, follow-up, collaborate, document, and communicate) emphasizing a patient-centered approach to care in collaboration with other health care team providers. Recent pharmacy and pharmacy technician accreditation standards place an emphasis on the PPCP model and its use throughout courses and experiences. Wahler’s project aims to develop collaborative content consisting of stackable modules on the elements of the PPCP for use across pharmacy and health education professional and post-graduate programs.

Both grants are funded June 2018 through June 2019.

IITG is a competitive grants program open to SUNY faculty and support staff across all disciplines. IITG encourages development of innovations that meet the power of SUNY’s transformative vision. Grant recipients will openly share project outcomes in the SUNY Learning Commons, enabling SUNY colleagues across all campuses, to replicate and build upon an innovation.