Experiential Education

Office of Experiential Education

The experiential education program at the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy consists of a series of directed pharmacy practice experiences or rotations that occur outside of the traditional classroom setting. These important experiences provide students with an opportunity to apply and practice the knowledge, skills, attitudes behaviors developed from previous and concurrent coursework in a variety of pharmacy practice environments. The experiential education program consists of two components: 1) Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) and 2) Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs).

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Students in the class of 2026 were the first to participate in a novel Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) activity between pharmacy students in Wyoming and Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales, UK.

COIL is an inclusive way of allowing all students in a class to have an intercultural experience without having to travel. Over two months, students engaged with one another via online discussions to learn about and compare healthcare, pharmacy education and pharmacy practice in each country. A culminating activity was having small groups of students from each country working together to solve a patient case in the online Wales Virtual Hospital platform. Students were able to learn about another culture, how pharmacy and medical terminology may differ in the UK, and practice teamwork and clinical decision-making through a digital case.

Future plans include continuing the COIL activity and developing student exchanges between our two locations. These international collaborations can enhance students’ educational experiences and prepare them for a globalized healthcare environment.

introductory(IPPE) and Advanced(Appe) Pharmacy Practice Experiences

Throughout your 4 years in the PharmD program your structured experiences will be:

Students complete 3 shadowing visits with a current P4 at rotation sites.

Students complete a 4 week rotation in a Community practice (160 hours) and a 4 week rotation in a Hospital setting (160 hours).

Working in pairs, P2 students will participate in a geriatric-focuses IPPE that culminates with a SOAP note and patient case presentation.

Students will connect with peers at Cardiff University's School of Pharmacy to complare pharmacy practices and work on a patient case together.

P3 students will prepare for APPE rotations and have a solo, structure experience at a clinical faculty site. Activities will include working up a patient, creating a SOAP note and presenting a patient case.

APPE rotations consist of 9- 4 week rotations (1440 Hours).