Senior Care Clerkships

Objectives

The general objectives and activities of each of the senior care pharmacy clerkships are similar; the specific activities and objectives vary with the practice settings. Major responsibilities are to assess patient needs and to make recommendations on complex drug therapies for elderly and aged adults. All clerkships feature interdisciplinary care and follow-up and ongoing patient monitoring. Students are expected to present (either alone or as a member of a team) an in-service for professional staff and/or a talk for residents of a retirement home or clients of a senior center. Generally, preceptors for senior care clerkships require that students have a general medicine clerkship prior to the senior care clerkship.

General Information

Clerkship Length

• A minimum of 5 credits is required for clerkships to fulfill the Certificate Program Requirements. Students are encouraged to take additional clerkships in order to prepare for providing care to seniors
• 30 practicum hours are required for each credit. 
• Clerkships may be four, eight, or twelve weeks in length. 
• 8-12 week clerkships are encouraged because of the advantages of following patient care recommendations over a longer interval.
• Many senior care clerkships are offered part-time (less than 40 hours per week). The combination of two part-time clerkships is allowed if days and times are compatible. As an example, a student could take a nursing home or continuing care clerkship on a two days per week schedule (20 hours), plus an outpatient clinic two or three days per week (20 hours) for a total of 40 hours on-site per week for eight weeks (320 hours), which would earn 10 credits. 

Clerkship Sites

Descriptions of the Clerkship Sites

Registration Information

PharmD students should register using one of the appropriate course numbers listed with the specific clerkship: 

• PHARM 579 (Advanced Elective Practicum, variable credits 1-10)

Evaluation Information

Geriatric Certificate students can complete clerkship evaluations here.

Preceptors can complete student evaluations here.

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