Become a Pharmacy Preceptor from FutureLearn

Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course has been designed for those working in healthcare looking to become pharmacy preceptors. In addition to the Taiwan Society of Health-System Pharmacists , this course is also accredited by the Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations and the Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations Foundation as credit towards your Continuing Professional Development. You can use the hashtag #FLpreceptor to talk about this course on social media.

Topics Covered

How to be a super preceptor
Principles of experiential learning in pharmacy and basketball
GPS precepting: assessment, feedback, and grading
Designing a structured, well-organized learning experience
Strategies for bringing out the best in every student
Traits of great preceptors and characteristics of great rotations
Optimal outcome precepting: putting everything together

Reviews summary

Practical course for pharmacy preceptors

According to learners, the "Become a Pharmacy Preceptor" course is an excellent and very useful program, particularly valued for providing a solid foundation and practical tips for supervising pharmacy students. Reviewers consistently highlight the relevance of the content to their work and appreciate the clear structure. While the course is seen as a good starter for new preceptors, even experienced preceptors found useful tips. However, a few reviewers in the past noted that some quizzes were confusing or didn't effectively test understanding, and the discussion aspect could be improved. Overall, it is considered highly valuable for enhancing preceptoring skills.

Offers a strong foundation and overview.

"provided an introduction to the concept of preceptoring"

"The information is very good for learning how to effectively provide feedback and structure learning sessions."

"provide a foundation for new preceptors."

"provides a comprehensive review of the foundational aspects of precepting"

"Good course to provide a good overview of precepting."

Good for both new and experienced preceptors.

"Good starter for new preceptors."

"Useful content to improve on existing skills, as well as provide a foundation for new preceptors."

"I am an experienced preceptor and still found useful tips to improve my practice."

"Good for someone who is new to precepting or someone with experience that wants to improve their skills."

Provides actionable tips for preceptors.

"This was an excellent course... practical skills."

"I will use elements from the course to improve my supervision of others."

"Very useful course which provided an introduction..."

"The information is very good for learning how to effectively provide feedback..."

"Great overview and practical tips for anyone looking to develop preceptoring skills."

"I am an experienced preceptor and still found useful tips to improve my practice."

"Overall, a great course with practical tips."

Discussion feature could be improved.

"the use of Padlet was quite limited so the discussion aspect could be improved."

Mixed feedback on quizzes and activities.

"the quizzes at the end of each week were an excellent resource for consolidating information..."

"some of the quizzes were confusing and I did not feel they tested understanding appropriately."

"quizzes weren't the best and didn't always seem to be measuring what I thought they were."

"didn't understand the purpose of some of the activities."

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Learners who complete Become a Pharmacy Preceptor will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

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