2026 Preceptor Appreciation Day

8:40-9:40 a.m.

There are numerous requirements that students must complete during introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPE) and advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE). This presentation will review student field encounter requirements. Preceptors will be oriented to the purpose of each field encounter, applicability to various rotation types, and field encounter requirements by campus (Boston and Worcester/Manchester). The preceptor will understand how they can confirm and provide feedback on the encounters.

The second half of Experiential Updates will engage participants with learning activities that encourage reflection on their experiences as a preceptor and the impact precepting has had on their practice.

At the completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Describe the newly developed hybrid online PharmD pathway.
• Explain the updated 2025 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) standards as related to precepting and experiential education.
• Summarize staffing changes within the Office of Experiential Education.
• Identify examples of activities that faculty and adjunct preceptors can use at their practice sites to support NAPLEX readiness for students on rotation.
• Describe how preceptors can use CORE ELMS to update site descriptions and onboarding requirements.

Presenters

Kara Bonaceto, PharmD, BCPS, RPh, is Director of the Office of Experiential Education for MCPHS Worcester/Manchester. Kara received her PharmD from the University of Rhode Island. She has been Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy since 2007. Kara joined MCPHS as an Experiential Faculty Coordinator in 2010. Prior to joining MCPHS, Kara was a hospital pharmacist and precepted students on an Internal Medicine rotation. Kara is a member of the American Association of College of Pharmacy (AACP) and the Massachusetts Pharmacists Association (MPhA).

Andrew Szumita, BS, PharmD, RPh, is the Director of the Office of Experiential Education for the MCPHS Boston campus. Andrew received his PharmD from the University of Rhode Island. Andrew joined MCPHS as an Experiential Faculty Coordinator in 2012. Prior to joining MCPHS, Andrew worked primarily in long-term care, specializing in sterile compounding and management, and precepted students on IPPE and APPE Institutional rotations. Andrew is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).

Brianne Morin, PharmD, RPh, serves as a Faculty Coordinator for the Office of Experiential Education at MCPHS W/M. Brianne is an alumnus of MCPHS, graduating from the W/M campus in 2011. Prior to joining MCPHS, Brianne worked in both the retail and specialty pharmacy settings. Brianne joined MCPHS in 2016 as an adjunct for the Pharmacy Practice Lab and has been an Experiential Faculty Coordinator since 2017. Brianne is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).

Activity Number: 0026-0000-26-011-L99-P | Knowledge-based
Topic Designator: Additional Topic Areas
Contact Hours: 1.0

9:50-10:50 a.m.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming pharmacy practice, clinical documentation, and healthcare education, yet many pharmacist preceptors lack practical guidance on how to incorporate these tools safely and effectively into experiential teaching and patient care. This interactive application-based continuing education session will provide real-world strategies for integrating AI into clinical workflows, classroom teaching, and pharmacy precepting.

Through live demonstrations and case-based examples, presenters will showcase practical applications of AI, including clinical drug information retrieval, progress note development, prior authorization appeal writing, AI-supported literature review, AI-assisted student learning activities, and generation of educational materials using source-restricted AI platforms. Participants will also explore the responsible use of AI in healthcare and education, including verification of AI-generated outputs, prevention of hallucinations and fabricated references, and HIPAA/FERPA compliance considerations.

The session will include audience polling, discussion, and peer sharing to encourage active participation and practical application. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies and resources that can be immediately implemented in experiential education and pharmacy practice settings to enhance workflow efficiency, learner engagement, and evidence-based patient care.

At the completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Demonstrate how AI tools can be used to support clinical documentation, drug information retrieval, and prior authorization appeal development in pharmacy practice.
• Apply AI-assisted strategies to enhance experiential teaching, student engagement, and clinical reasoning development in pharmacy learners.
• Evaluate AI-generated clinical and educational outputs for accuracy, bias, hallucinations, and appropriateness prior to use in patient care or student instruction
• Compare practical considerations related to AI platform selection, including HIPAA compliance, FERPA compliance, source reliability, and accessibility for pharmacy preceptors.

Presenters

Dr. Lana Dvorkin Camiel is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the MCPHS School of Pharmacy Boston and a Director of the Center for Drug Information and Natural Products. Her main areas of expertise in pharmacy program are natural medicine and technology. Dr. Dvorkin Camiel has published and presented regionally, nationally and internationally in the areas of natural health products, drug information, educational technology, innovative teaching practices and sustainability.

Dr. Jennifer Goldman is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at MCPHS School of Pharmacy in Boston and Clinical Pharmacist/Director of the Cardiometabolic Program at Well Life in Peabody, MA. With 36 years of clinical experience, she is board certified in advanced diabetes management, a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, and a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacists. Dr. Goldman teaches in both pharmacy and PA programs and precepts students, residents, and fellows in chronic disease management. A nationally recognized speaker and educator, she has presented at major pharmacy and medical conferences and served on numerous public health and diabetes boards. She has published over 100 works focused on diabetes, cardiometabolic and renal disease, and pharmacy education.

Dr. Loriel Solodokin is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the MCPHS School of Pharmacy-Boston, and a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Hematology/Oncology at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Solodokin mentors pharmacy residents and fellows in a variety of post-graduate programs and serves as a Faculty Advisor to a number of professional student organizations. Lastly, she holds leadership roles in several institutional committees and community service initiatives. Dr. Solodokin gains tremendous fulfillment from her dynamic roles and is excited to continue advancing her knowledge and experience with the management of hematologic malignancies and associated supportive care, infectious diseases, scholarship of teaching and learning, and gamified learning.

Activity Number: 0026-0000-26-010-L04-P | Application-based
Topic Designator: Pharmacy Administration
Contact Hours: 1.0

11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.

The MCPHS Schools of Pharmacy implemented new IPPE and APPE student assessment tools over the past several years, with the APPE tool starting in the 2025-26 rotation year. After a year of full implementation, it is important to evaluate how well the tools are being utilized in student assessment.

This session will review some of the data collected by the Office of Experiential Education over the past year, discuss areas where the tools are not being applied optimally, and present strategies on how to best utilize the tools moving forward. Participants will consider their own IPPE/APPE settings and consider how to apply these strategies within their own rotations.

At the completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Identify areas within their own IPPE/APPE rotation where the EPA assessment tool is not being applied fully or appropriately.
• Describe potential methods of improving the utilization of the EPA assessment tool within their rotation settings
• Employ one of the selected methods of improving their use of the EPA assessment tool within their own rotation.

Presenter

Richard Silvia, Pharm.D., MA, FCCP, FAAPP, BCPP, is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at MCPHS in Boston, where he educates on psychiatric pharmacotherapy in both classroom and clinical practice settings, and provides mental healthcare to patients in a community health center. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy and a Master of Arts in Adult Education degrees from URI. After his pharmacy degree, he completed a two-year residency/fellowship in psychiatric pharmacy through the Institute of Living in Hartford, CT, and UConn. He is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist and a Fellow of both the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists.

Activity Number: 0026-0000-26-014-L99-P | Application-based
Topic Designator: Additional Topic Areas
Contact Hours: 1.0

1:20-2:20 p.m.

The university has a legal obligation to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access in all university settings, including the clinical/experiential education setting. This interactive session will examine common barriers to access in experiential education settings within health profession education, specifically, within the field of pharmacy. Participants will be encouraged to think critically about their own clinical/experiential environments, practices and experiences and consider ways they could implement information and/or strategies presented in the session. Participants will leave the session with a better understanding of the intersection of accessibility, technical standards, and the experiential education environment.

At the completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Identify common barriers to access that may be present in the experiential education and clinical environments.
• Describe the role of experiential education faculty and preceptors in supporting equal access, while maintaining program learning outcomes and technical standards.
• Identify at least one strategy that they could apply in their own experiential/clinical practice that promotes accessibility for students.
• Recognize how the collaboration between experiential education faculty, preceptors, and OSAA to promote equal access supports compliance, accreditation requirements, and student retention.

Presenter

Bridget Meinhardt, MA, MPH, CHES, serves as the Executive Director - Office of Student Access and Accommodations (OSAA) at MCPHS, where she leads institutional efforts to ensure equitable access for students with disabilities across all university settings, including clinical environments. She earned a Master of Arts in Higher Education from Boston College, a Master of Public Health from MCPHS, and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).

Activity Number: 0026-0000-26-013-L99-P | Knowledge-based
Topic Designator: Additional Topic Areas
Contact Hours: 1.0

2:30-3:30 p.m.

This CE presentation will cover recent Massachusetts pharmacy law topics applicable to the retail and institutional pharmacist preceptor. Attendees will learn about resources for staying current with evolving regulations, understand how law distinguishes the responsibilities of pharmacists, interns, and technicians, and explore how legal requirements impact everyday dispensing practices. The session will also offer guidance on how preceptors can incorporate law topics into their work with interns.

At the completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Identify where a pharmacy preceptor can find current and proposed laws and regulations relating to pharmacy law.
• Compare the general practice standards of pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Describe the requirements for dispensing and refilling prescriptions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• List at least five pharmacy laws related to regulations or policies that pharmacy preceptors can review with their interns.

Presenter

Frederick Frankhauser, JD, MBA, RPh, is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Business and Administrative Sciences at MCPHS University with extensive expertise in pharmacy law, regulatory affairs, and health policy. He holds a JD from Western New England University, an MBA from Fitchburg State University, and a BS in Pharmacy from MCPHS. Fred collaborates with life sciences leaders on workforce development and policy initiatives. An experienced educator, he has taught across pharmacy law, clinical research, and healthcare delivery, and co-authored the 10th edition of Abood’s Pharmacy Practice and the Law.

Activity Number: 0026-0000-26-012-L03-P | Knowledge-based
Topic Designator: Law Related to Pharmacy Practice
Contact Hours: 1.0

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the 2026 Preceptor Appreciation Day will receive 5 contact hours (0.5 CEU) of live CE, including an hour of pharmacy law.

In order to receive credit, the participant must be present for the entirety of each presentation. In addition, participants must complete the post-tests and evaluation for each session in Blackboard. Upon completion, participant credit will be reported to CPE Monitor. Transcripts may be printed from the CPE Monitor.

The optimal browsers for accessing Blackboard are Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Kara Bonaceto has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Lana Dvorkin Camiel has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Fred Frankhauser has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Jennifer Goldman holds relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. Dr. Goldman is a member of the Speaker Bureaus for Abbot Diabetes, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi Lilly, Amgen, CeQur, and Xeris. The content developed does not endorse the product lines or solutions produced or offered by Abbot Diabetes, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi Lilly, Amgen, CeQur, or Xeris. The relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Bridget Meindhart has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Brianne Morin has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Richard Silvia has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Loriel Solodokin has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Andrew Szumita has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences continuing education staff members have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

No funding from industry is provided for this event. No exhibitors will be present.

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