Curriculum

Experiential Learning

Introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs) include various real practice experiences in community, institutional, research or other health care settings. IPPEs begin in the spring semester of the first professional year and continue until the end of the third professional year. Students are afforded different learning opportunities each semester (for a total of five IPPEs). During each semester, students are given a full day off from campus and classroom activities to be at their designated experiential site. This allows the students at Regis' School of Pharmacy to learn about the practice setting and complete specific assignments that emphasize the concepts learned in concurrent curriculum course work.

Students get the opportunity to begin their Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) in the second semester of their very first year. Regis University School of Pharmacy has established a large network of preceptors from the clinical community in the Denver metro area and beyond. Our students have been welcomed and recognized by the pharmacy community as professional, skillful and principled candidates that highlight the culture and mission of Regis. In addition to practical experiences, service learning activities are an integral component of our experiential program, allowing students community outreach both locally and abroad.

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs)

Advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) are primarily direct patient care experiences that build on the introductory experiences. Following three years of classroom courses, Regis student pharmacists complete seven, six-week APPEs in their fourth and final year. Students are required to complete a community, inpatient hospital health system, inpatient general medicine and ambulatory care learning experience. The other three learning experiences are elective opportunities for the students. Each experiential opportunity includes specific learning objectives for the student to master during their experience.

Experiential Rotations

Students’ experiential rotations are imbedded throughout the curriculum at a variety of individualized, unique rotational sites. Students get to pick their rotations via personalized rankings – not just assigned proactively to students without input – and the experiential experiences are flexible to that of the students’ future career choices. In addition to ranking the local, affiliated sites, students are encouraged and can create their own rotations out of state, across the nation. With established affiliations across the nation AND internationally – students receive tailored learning experiences to that of their future. The clinical, specialty rotations at transplant, pediatric, oncology, acute care, and more opportunities are coordinated through hospitals and health systems. The dual-degree programs and certificates (health administration, informatics, and fellowship/industry certificate) offered in the curriculum have matched rotational opportunities through our corporate rotations and that of major pharmaceutical industry partners – with opportunities exclusively only available to Regis students. In accordance with accreditation standards, the individualized rotations foster student learning to be prepared for any Pharm.D. pathway after Regis. Examples below: