{"id":20,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/pharmacy?page_id=20"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:37:14","slug":"office-of-experiential-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/office-of-experiential-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Experiential Education (OEE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/pharmacy\/images\/college-of-pharmacy-marketing-photos.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"College of Pharmacy marketing photos taken in May 2019.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Pharmacy<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/office-of-experiential-education\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Experiential Education<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/office-of-experiential-education\/preceptor-development\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Preceptor Development<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-value.net\/login.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E*value<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <p>College of Pharmacy practical experiences are an essential part of our curriculum, and account for nearly 45% of the program. The OEE oversees these experiences, and is committed to facilitating the highest quality hands-on education and patient experiences for our student pharmacists.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:justify-center md:items-center lg:px-112\">\n      <div class=\"w-full md:w-6\/12 pl-12 pr-20\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-yellow\">\n          <div class=\"relative w-full h-256 sm:h-320 md:h-440 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:translate-x-16 overflow-hidden\">\n\n                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/pharmacy\/images\/022520-msps-huddle-campbell-02.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"College of Pharmacy Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Science Arezoo Campbell, PhD, left, leads a hudlle in the pharmacy lab with MSPS student Jenny Tran, to her right, MSMS student DaVon Marshall, CPP chemistry student Abigail Trujillo and graduate volunteer Alex Kim.\">\n                        \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 mt-40 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pb-40 md:pl-40 xl:pl-80\">\n                  \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Core Value<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Office of Experiential Education<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">Core Value: Improving patient care by optimizing the clinical training of student pharmacists.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nWesternU proudly maintains a reputation for providing quality meaningful experiential learning opportunities for its students that exceed the standards established by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <app-accordion class=\"px-24 lg:w-4\/5 mx-auto\">\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              About Experiential Education\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p><strong>Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the first two years of the professional program, student pharmacists participate in Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE), which integrate guided learning from WesternU faculty members with experiences in real practice environments. This has long been an important part of pharmacy education at WesternU, but with growing emphasis being placed on the experiential aspect of the PharmD curriculum, WesternU expanded its program to cover a broader range of practice experiences.<\/p>\n<p>WesternU student pharmacists will complete ~320 contact hours during their first two professional years, which are designed to develop the technical and professional practice skills needed to be effective in various practice environments. These experiences help ensure success in their advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE) in the third and fourth years, and in practice beyond graduation. The expansion of the program has resulted in an increased demand for preceptors for student pharmacists who are in the first two years of the program. Serving as a preceptor for early experiential students can be an excellent stepping stone for advanced practice rotations and can be an extremely rewarding experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences<\/strong><br \/>\nThe final year and a half of the professional program (P3 and P4 students) is spent completing advanced pharmacy practice experiences: three required rotations (community practice, ambulatory care, acute care), three elective rotations (specialty care or non-patient care), all six weeks in duration, and a \u201ccapstone\u201d Advanced Elective rotation, which is 16 weeks in duration. ACPE accreditation standards require 36 weeks of rotations. WesternU requires their graduates to have 52 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>WesternU supports rotation experiences across the country and around the world. An expanding international presence has provided many opportunities for students interested in better understanding global health issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advanced Electives:<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is during the APPEs that student pharmacists have the opportunity to learn and participate in a wide variety of pharmacy practice settings. Often, it is during the APPEs that student pharmacists discover the area of pharmacy practice they wish to enter upon graduation. At the end of this year, student pharmacists will have the opportunity to gain specialized skills and knowledge in an area of community pharmacy or in an area of Health-Systems based clinical pharmacy in the 16 week AE Program. This is intended to offer additional training which will provide skills above the standard entry level in the chosen area of pharmacy practice. Tracks offered include Health-Systems Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy Practice, or Community Pharmacy-Entrepreneurial Independent Ownership.<\/p>\n<p>We believe student pharmacists who successfully complete this intensive \u201ccapstone\u201d experience will be better positioned for career opportunities and have a competitive advantage when applying for residencies, pharmacist positions, or acquiring\/managing a community pharmacy. Each student pharmacist must successfully complete the didactic portion of the curriculum and the six APPE rotations prior to starting their Advanced Elective (unless specific permission is given otherwise).<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Preceptor Teaching Resources\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p>The WesternU OEE offers a variety of resources to help our preceptors become better teachers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>University library access, including access drug information resources and clinical research portals (upon appointment of an adjunct\/clinical faculty title)<\/li>\n<li>Online Preceptor Development Continuing Education<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacist Letter Preceptor News Network<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative Education Institute (accessible through\u00a0<a title=\"Follow Link to Access Collaborative Education Institute\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-value.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.e-value.net<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Ed Scholar\u2019s Experiential Education teaching module<\/li>\n<li>Live Preceptor Development Continuing Education<\/li>\n<li>The WesternU OEE holds periodic live continuing education events in the Greater Los Angeles Area, and occasionally in other areas of California.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n          <\/app-accordion>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2>CONTACTING THE OEE<\/h2>\n<p>Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy<br \/>\nOffice of Experiential Education<br \/>\n309 E. 2nd Street, HPC 203<br \/>\nPomona, CA 91766<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:oee@WesternU.edu\">OEE@WesternU.edu<\/a><br \/>\n909-706-3473 (fax)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Huan (Mark) Nguyen, PharmD, FCSHP<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Assistant Dean, Experiential Education<\/strong><br \/>\n909-706-3537<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mnguyen3@westernu.edu\">mnguyen3@westernu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patricia Carrillo<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Director of Experiential Education<\/strong><br \/>\n909-469-5601<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:carrillop@westernu.edu\">carrillop@westernu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Letty Ramirez<br \/>\nDirector of Rotations (IPPE and AE )<\/strong><br \/>\n909-469-5553<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lramirez@westernu.edu\">lramirez@westernu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jennifer Sandoval<br \/>\nExperiential Programs and Budgetary Support Associate<br \/>\n<\/strong>909-469-5517<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jsandoval@westernu.edu\">jsandoval@westernu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11323,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/11323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}