Site Requirements

The College of Pharmacy and Nutrition recruits sites and preceptors that meet standards and criteria in order to offer diverse, high quality placements. To ensure all students have a positive and enriching learning experience, selection and quality assurance is of the utmost importance in the EL program.

Therefore, the practice site must:

• have a formalized affiliation or contractual agreement in place between the University and practice site that outlines the authority, privileges, obligations and responsibilities of the College and the practice site.
• meet relevant regulatory requirements (i.e. meets requirements for licensure and is in good standing with the provincial regulatory authority).
• exhibit a culture of student engagement: the preceptor and an adequate number of support staff demonstrate a commitment to education and provide a positive working environment.
• ensure students are provided access to patients and facilities, support, and practice tools at the level necessary to achieve intended educational outcomes and expected patient care service deliverables.
• have appropriate amenities to support student learning.
• have adequate space and access to appropriate technology (e.g., library resources, computer, internet) for student participation in practice duties.

Furthermore, the practice site must offer:

• an adequate patient population with a variety of healthcare service needs of adequate intensity, breadth, depth, structure, and duration to enable pharmacy students to achieve educational outcomes and competencies.
• a suitable model(s) of supervision at each stage of the practice experience curriculum so that students have adequate oversight, coordination, guidance, instruction, assessment, and feedback. Qualified preceptors oversee all practice experiences.
• experiences that integrate, reinforce, and advance the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values developed through the other components of the professional program, including collaboration and teamwork.
• intra- and/or inter-professional care/collaborative practice opportunities.