Experiential Education Committee

The Experiential Education Committee formulate and implement policies and procedures for the outcome-oriented academic administration of experiential programs of the Pharm D study plan. It also searches, selects and evaluates program sites for experiential education and coordinate with external preceptors.. The committee helps to identify areas of excellence and deficiencies of different training sites and provide assistance for implementation of programs to the external preceptors and helps to initiate/improve clinical pharmacy practice at the site, wherever required. A subcommittee constituted by the Chair deals with any administrative and disciplinary issues emerging during the program implementation.

EEC Members

Title	Name
Chair Of the Committee	Dr. Yasir Ibrahim
Coordinator of the Committee	Dr. Efrin Molina
Members	Dr. Afzal Haq Asif Dr. Alwaleed Al-Abbas Dr. Dalia Almagribi Mr. Khalid Madini Al-Zaydi Dr. Ali Alshehri (National Guard) Sufyan Al-Omair (Male student) Mashael Aldossary (Female student)

Experiential Education Modules of Pharm D Program:

IPPE-1 (Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience) Community Pharmacy
IPPE-2 (Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience) Institutional Pharmacy
APPE (Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience)

Roles and Responsibilities

Selection of program site and Training of preceptors:

Survey and search for prospective experiential program sites for above programs, for both male and female students according to increasing number of the students
Visit the prospective sites and introduce the objectives and activities of the program to get the approval from the site administrator, well before time
Work for making contracts with the program sites, according to the University rules and regulations
Make recommendations for all the above to the Dean for approval and for future planning
Design and implement orientation and training program for new/prospective preceptors, from COCP or from external sites

Selection of Students and orientation:

Draw up the uniform criteria for Students selection for placement at different sites, according to University guidelines or College rules and regulation for APPE,
Implement Selection criteria with firm and fair policy
Arrange orientation for each experiential education program for the target students, well in time
Hold an orientation for internal preceptors regarding outcome oriented experiential training, monitoring and assessment of students during the program

Selection of Program supervisor for each training program during summer semester During Training (for each program supervisor):

Monitor student punctuality and regularity, and professional behavior
Motivate the students for active learning during the program
Monitor the achievement of training specific objectives as designed by the relevant academic department, in collaboration with the preceptor
Allocate any training specific assignment to the students and arrange for follow-up evaluation (presentation in the college) after training.
Monitor the implementation of the assessment program of the specific training, if applicable.
Collect the final assessment of the trainee from the site preceptor
Write and submit report to the Head of Committee after completion of Experiential Education Program (summer training), consisting of student results and recommendations for improvement of the program
Execute any other experiential/clinical program, as suggested by the College Academic Council/Academic Department and approved by the Dean
Collect the final assessment of the trainee from the site preceptor
Assist the Department of Pharmacy Practice in compilation and printing of APPE and IPPE manuals, and their review, based upon feedback from students and stakeholders, and recent advances in Pharmacy Practice.
Initiate and maintain liaison with all training sites (hospitals) in the Al-Ahsa region, and assist these in the provision of clinical pharmacy services to the community by appointing clinical staff at the site.