Program Includes:

Program Overview

The Clinical Teaching Certificate Program provides an opportunity to enhance teaching skills through practical training and actual hands on teaching experience both in the university setting as well as the clinical practice setting. A focus will be placed on both classroom and clinical practice teaching/precepting. Participants of the program will gain the skills needed to design and implement educational programs within the clinical practice environment, as well as gain adequate exposure to consider if a career in academia is desired. The Clinical Teaching Certificate is awarded to participants that successfully complete the program requirements.

Program Directors

Sara Wettergreen, PharmD, BCACP

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Toby C. Trujillo, Pharm.D., FCCP, FAHA, BCPS-AQ 

Cardiology Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Time Commitment and Requirements: 

The Clinical Teaching Certificate Program will consist of the following components:

1. Attendance at regularly scheduled workshops (live in person or remotely) in which a specific aspect of teaching is explored and participants are provided tools for success.
2. Completion of the required self-directed elective modules by May 1, 2023.
3. Participation and evaluation of each participant within a defined area of hands on teaching experiences throughout the year (see below for more information).
4. Completion of a Teaching Portfolio.

Monthly Workshops - Attendance at the first workshop on September 7th, 2022 is mandatory. Thereafter, attendance at 4 of the 5 remaining workshops is required (i.e. a total attendance requirement of 5 of 6 workshops, including the first one on Sept. 7^{th, 2022}).

View all workshop topics and dates here: Colorado Pharmacy Residency Teaching Certificate 2022-2023 Overview and Schedule 2.pdf

• All workshops will be 2 hours in length and scheduled in the early evening from 6:00-8:00 pm Mountain Time (MT).
• Pre-work will be required prior to each workshop to allow for optimal discussions during workshops. This pre-work will be available on Canvas (an online learning platform) at least 2 weeks in advance of the live session. There is no pre-work for the first session.

Elective Module Sessions:

• Participants must complete 3 of the self-directed electives from the listed options in order to complete the teaching certificate program.
• Some electives will build upon the foundational topics/skills covered in the workshops.
• Participants are encouraged to select modules that align with personal academic/teaching interests.
• Electives will generally consist of a 30 minute recording followed by an activity .

(Please note details especially for out of state participants and participants who are a health care professional in a discipline outside of pharmacy)

• Precepting of pharmacy students engaged in Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs)
  1. Regardless of state of residence, participants need to have access to precepting pharmacy students.  Opportunities for precepting will not be arranged by the Program Directors or Administrators.  If needed, please contact the Office of Experiential Education at your nearest school of pharmacy
  2. Non-pharmacy health care professionals need to arrange opportunities for precepting trainees in their discipline
• Didactic Teaching Experience
  1. Program participants need to identify and coordinate their own opportunity, typically in their practice setting, to deliver a lecture to meet program requirements.   The Program Directors cannot arrange this on the participants behalf due to limited opportunities at the school
• Small Group Teaching/Facilitating
  1. Participants living in Colorado will be offered opportunities to complete this component at either the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy or Regis University School of Pharmacy.
  2. Participants living outside Colorado will need to arrange on their own for opportunities to complete this requirement at their practice site or a school of Pharamcy near them
  3. Non-pharmacy health care professionals need to arrange on their own opportunities to facilitate trainees in their discipline
     
     

Enrollment in Clinical Teaching Certificate Program:  Enrollment in the program will be open until the first workshop on September 7, 2022. Participants will be contacted by the Program Directors prior to the start of the program with details for accessing the learning management system (Canvas).