Pharmacy Experience Program (PEP)
Boston, Worcester/Manchester
Rotations in the Pharmacy Experience Program (PEP) are an essential component of professional education for all PharmD programs at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS). In a wide range of pharmacy settings, students learn to make decisions based on their professional knowledge and judgment. Students apply classroom learning, develop skills in a practice setting, and network with established clinical practitioners.
The College maintains relationships with a large number of qualified clinical sites throughout the United States but concentrated in New England. Rotations are supervised by College faculty, adjunct faculty, and practice preceptors, and may be scheduled at some distance from the campus.
Introductory through advanced professional experiences are part of all MCPHS PharmD programs:
- Introductory Pharmacy Experience Program (IPEP): lecture/lab course work and part-time rotations completed in a hospital or community site
- Intermediate-level pharmacy practice experiences: full-time rotations completed in a community or institutional setting
- Advanced Pharmacy Experience program (APEP): a series of 6-week full-time rotations completed during the final year in various practice settings
The program uses PEMS (Pharmacy Education Management System) to coordinate rotation assignments and geographic zone preference selection, student and preceptor assessments/evaluations, and general announcements. Students can access specific site/preceptor information on-line through PEMS.