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 Department:    AHE

 Course #:    136

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5.5

 CIP:    510805

 EPC:    399

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Practical experience in the role of a pharmacy technician in a community setting to integrate knowledge and enhance skills.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: AHE 134 and 135 with minimum C grade; concurrent enrollment in AHE 137 and 138.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 0

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 121

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe the role of the pharmacy technician in the community pharmacy setting, specific to the assigned experiential practice site.
2. Apply skills and competencies learned in the classroom setting to function effectively in the workplace, as evaluated by preceptor and course instructor.
3. Display role-appropriate professional behavior in the experiential practice site, as evaluated by preceptor and course instructor.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Orientation to practice site.
2. Definition of role, responsibilities and duties.
3. Observation of pharmacist/pharmacist tech. functions at practice site.
4. Performance of assigned tasks under observation of supervising pharmacist.
5. Documentation of performance of all required elements delineated in course list of tasks essential to demonstrate competencies.