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EXPERIENCE

Students as catalysts to increase


community pharmacy–led direct patient
care services
Jennifer L. Rodis, Timothy R. Ulbrich, Brandon T. Jennings, Betsy M. Elswick, and Rebekah Jackowski
McKinley

Jennifer L. Rodis, PharmD, BCPS, FA-


Abstract PhA, Associate Professor of Clinical Phar-
macy and Assistant Dean for Outreach and
Engagement, College of Pharmacy, Ohio
State University, Columbus, OH
Objective: To describe the impact on community pharmacy service devel-
opment of a faculty–student–pharmacist collaborative program offered by Timothy R. Ulbrich, PharmD, Associate
five U.S. colleges. Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Asso-
ciate Dean for Workforce Development and
Practice Advancement, College of Phar-
Setting: Colleges of pharmacy and community pharmacies in Arizona, Il- macy, Northeast Ohio Medical University,
Rootstown, OH
linois, Ohio, Utah, and West Virginia.
Brandon T. Jennings, PharmD, BCACP,
Practice description: Partner for Promotion (PFP) is an elective, longitu- Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy,
College of Pharmacy, University of Utah,
dinal advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) focused on enhance- Salt Lake City, UT
ment of community pharmacy management skills, specifically the develop-
Betsy M. Elswick, PharmD, Clinical Asso-
ment and implementation of direct patient care services. This faculty–stu- ciate Professor, School of Pharmacy, West
dent–pharmacist collaborative model has been implemented in five U.S. Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
colleges of pharmacy beyond the originating institution. Rebekah Jackowski McKinley, PharmD,
Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy–
Evaluation: Data on pharmacy demographics and the impact of PFP on ser- Glendale, Midwestern University, Glendale,
AZ
vice creation and longevity at these partnering schools were reported via
annual online surveys completed by faculty directors at each partnering col- Correspondence: Jennifer L. Rodis,
PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA, Ohio State
lege of pharmacy. University College of Pharmacy, Parks Hall
Rm. 129B, 500 W. 12th Ave., Columbus,
Results: Over a 3-year period, 19 pharmacy teams across five states worked OH 43210; rodis.2@osu.edu
to create a total of 15 direct patient care services, 12 of which were still being Disclosure: Jennifer L. Rodis is the creator
offered to patients at the time of data collection (80% longevity). The PFP of the licensed Partner for Promotion
program described in this article. The
program guided 38 students through the process of developing and imple- authors declare no other relevant conflicts
menting a sustainable service at a community pharmacy. All participating of interest or financial relationships.
faculty from partnering colleges of pharmacy (100%) indicated that PFP
Funding: Community Pharmacy Foundation
model materials were “very useful” (4-point Likert scale; 1, not useful, to grant.
4, very useful), and all five colleges plan to continue offering the program
Previous presentation: Poster (research
moving forward. in progress) at the American Pharmacists
Association Annual Meeting &  Exposition,
Conclusion: The PFP model of training and service development can have March 25–28, 2011, Seattle, WA.
a positive impact on the pharmacy profession, serve as an avenue for train- Acknowledgments:  The authors thank 
ing students in the development of clinical services, and be a catalyst for Yolanda Hardy, PharmD; Donald Brower,
BSPharm; Charisse Johnson, MS,
establishing the growth of community pharmacy as a patient-centered, ser- PharmD; and Gretchen Garofoli, PharmD,
vice-oriented partner in the health care system. for their contributions to this project and
data reporting.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2015;55:642–648. Received November 25, 2014. Accepted for
doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2015.14261 publication June 18, 2015. Published online
in advance of print October 9, 2015.

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A s the U.S. health care landscape continues to


evolve, both practicing pharmacists and student
pharmacists have great opportunities to be involved
While student pharmacists may learn some man-
agement concepts in didactic environments, they are
not often given the opportunity to apply these concepts
with shaping reform in this area. Legislative changes to an actual pharmacy setting. Further, student phar-
have expanded the role of the pharmacist in all prac- macists are most often placed into experiential educa-
tice settings.1,2 This is especially true in community tion practice sites with well-functioning clinical phar-
pharmacies, where medication therapy management macy services, precluding them from obtaining the
(MTM) has altered the way pharmacies do business necessary business and service development knowl-
and pharmacists approach their jobs and has allowed edge for application to future practice opportunities.
pharmacists to push the boundaries of their practices In the provision of patient care, student pharma-
to include more patient-centered pharmacy services.3–5 cists can serve as pharmacist extenders to help mini-
However, while many pharmacists are already mize the amount of time required for pharmacists to
involved in offering these types of services, a large provide clinical services. Several published examples
population of pharmacists and pharmacies has yet to have shown how student pharmacists can assist in pro-
engage in such activities. Pharmacist surveys have re- viding such advanced patient care services as face-to-
vealed that common barriers to involvement in patient- face or telephonic MTM.7,8 However, while such an ap-
centered pharmacy services include the time required proach is quite successful in developing the next gen-
and the need to understand management or business eration of patient care providers, it often lacks the in-
elements of service initiation and provision.3,4,6 These struction needed to help college of pharmacy graduates
findings may be influenced by the fact that pharmacy create a sustainable business model for future clinical
school education has primarily focused on training practice. Similarly, student business planning competi-
pharmacists to provide effective patient care. tions sponsored through national and state pharmacy
organizations can provide students with valuable
Key Points learning opportunities, but such experiences may also
lack real-world applicability.
Background: While there is evidence describing the contribution
❚❚ Opportunities exist for pharmacists to engage of student pharmacists to the provision of patient care
in medication therapy management (MTM), services and a need exists for hands-on student train-
but many pharmacists lack the time and ing in sustainable business planning related to service
business and management skills needed to development, evidence is lacking in the pharmacy
integrate such services into community phar- literature describing how students might engage in
macies. and have an impact on service creation and/or expan-
❚❚ Student pharmacists need service develop- sion.
ment experience as an adjunct to clinical train-
ing, and they can serve as pharmacist extend- Objective
ers to assist with service expansion and care. The purpose of this project was to describe the impact
❚❚ A need exists for new models to facilitate the on community pharmacy service development of a
expansion of MTM services in the community faculty–student–pharmacist collaborative program
pharmacy setting. offered by five U.S. colleges. While previous papers
Findings: have described the impact of the Partner for Promotion
❚❚ The Partner for Promotion (PFP) program pro- (PFP) program offered at Ohio State University College
vides a development model for direct patient of Pharmacy, the purpose of this paper is to describe
care services via collaboration between com- direct patient care service development through PFP at
munity pharmacy preceptors and college of colleges of pharmacy beyond the originating institu-
pharmacy faculty and students. tion and in pharmacies across the United States.
❚❚ PFP was adopted by five U.S. colleges of phar-
macy and used to facilitate service develop- Methods
ment between 2009 and 2013, with 80% of ser- Practice description
vices developed through the model continu- Partner for Promotion (PFP) is an elective, longitudi-
ing beyond the first program year. nal advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE)
❚❚ Participating college of pharmacy faculty were that connects college of pharmacy faculty and students
satisfied with the PFP program and continue with community preceptors for a year-long commu-
to foster community practice advancement nity pharmacy management program, with a specific
through offering PFP to students and commu- focus on direct patient care service development and
nity pharmacy preceptors. implementation.
At Ohio State University College of Pharmacy,

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where PFP has been offered since 2005, there has been member within each institution was responsible for
evidence of program impact on student business and championing integration of PFP into the curriculum.
management skill development.9,10 Between 2009 and Institutional administrative approval was then at-
2013, the PFP model was expanded to five other U.S. col- tained, legal contracts were signed, and faculty part-
leges of pharmacy, with the aim of evaluating broadly ners received training on the PFP model. This expan-
the impact on community pharmacy service develop- sion project was funded by a Community Pharmacy
ment of a program bringing together community phar- Foundation grant and deemed exempt by the Ohio
macists, pharmacy school faculty, and students to fos- State University Institutional Review Board.
ter student-led service development.
Study procedures
Study setting and population To encourage sustainability of the PFP program at these
Adoption of the PFP model at five U.S. colleges of phar- participating institutions, the model was shared with-
macy occurred through a recruitment process aimed out directives on use. Faculty were trained via an in-
at identifying a lead community pharmacy faculty person meeting during which they were provided hard
member within each academic institution. A list of po- copy and electronic versions of the program model and
tential faculty and college partners was compiled by guided through case studies to consider various sce-
networking through the Community Pharmacy Resi- narios and lessons learned. The intent was for all par-
dency Program forums associated with the American ticipating faculty to work as a network to enhance edu-
Pharmacists Association and via discussions with na- cation and practice development related to advanced
tional leaders in academic community pharmacy and patient care services in community pharmacies, with
national pharmacy organizations. the PFP program functioning as the framework and
Faculty and colleges were invited to participate the students as catalysts. This was facilitated by each
with the goal of including colleges of pharmacy with institution individually offering its own version of the
varying demographics in terms of geography, funding program based on the PFP model, with ownership at
source, size, and years in existence. Once a college in- the local college of pharmacy.
dicated interest, the identified lead community faculty Following training, faculty champions established

Table 1. Characteristics of pharmacies adopting Partner for Promotion program model of direct patient care service development in collaboration with
college of pharmacy faculty and students
No. prescriptions Clinical services No. years pharmacist
College of pharmacy Pharmacy type per weeka offered prior to PFPb in practicec
Independent 1,200 No 34
Independent 2,000 No 4
Clinic n/ad No 5
Chain 2,800 No 12
Chicago State University Chain 3,500 No 10
Midwestern University–Glendale Regional chain 1,200 Yes 13
Independent 960 Yes 28
Regional chain 350 Yes 36
Regional chain 525 No 20
Northeast Ohio Medical University Regional chain 525 No 39
Independent 2,000 No 14
Independent 1,000 No 17
Independent 1,000 No 18
Independent 1,500 No 3
Yes
Chain 2,000 (employees only) 26
Health-System
University of Utahe Retail 700 No 14
West Virginia University Independent 1,500 Yes 32
a
Prescription amounts are approximate.
b
Patient care services provided beyond Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA ‘90) counseling.
c
Pharmacist preceptor working in collaboration with participating pharmacies and college faculty/students.
d
Site was a clinic/nondispensing pharmacy.
e
Initiated community pharmacy residency after Partner for Promotion built infrastructure over a 2-year period.

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their own timelines for rollout of PFP at their institu- Results


tions, with all but one school allowing for a year of Between 2010 and 2013, five colleges of pharmacy be-
planning in advance of rollout (the exception rolled out yond the originating institution offered their own
the program during the first year). Participating faculty version of the PFP program. The partnering institu-
recruited pharmacy sites and students based on exist- tions included Chicago State University; Midwestern
ing relationships, evidence of successful student train- University–Glendale in Glendale, AZ; Northeast Ohio
ing, potential for growth of sites, and the availability of Medical University in Rootstown, OH; University of
college-specific screening and interview processes for Utah in Salt Lake City; and West Virginia University in
students. Students and preceptors at each participat- Morgantown, WV.
ing school followed the PFP model timeline for service Each college offered the program to between one
development and were required to complete the same and three pharmacy sites partnered with two students
training modules and develop associated business per site annually. Demographics of participating phar-
planning materials (see Supplemental Table 1 at japha. macy sites are included in Table 1. The PFP program
org). Assessment of and feedback on materials were was completed by 19 different faculty–student–phar-
guided by rubrics included with the PFP model, in- macist teams at pharmacies affiliated with the partner-
creasing consistency in the mentoring provided at the ing institutions between 2010 and 2013. A total of 38
different schools of pharmacy. students were engaged in these collaborative teams,
which also included participation from pharmacy
Evaluations practice residents. A community pharmacy service
Program impact was evaluated through annual survey was developed at each site annually, with a total of 15
reports submitted by a faculty member at each of the services implemented. Of those 15 services created
five partnering colleges via Qualtrics (www.qualtrics. through PFP, 12 were still being offered at the time of
com). Metrics used for program evaluation included data collection—an 80% rate of longevity.
pharmacy site and preceptor demographics, number Various direct patient care services were created by
of participating community pharmacy sites, number students and community partners engaged in the PFP
of students participating, number and type of patient- program with these institutions, including MTM, im-
centered services developed, service longevity, and fac- munizations, wellness screenings, and prevention ser-
ulty satisfaction. vices, as well as disease-focused and education servic-
Quarterly online meetings were conducted to en- es (Table 2). Those services implemented successfully
sure that lead community faculty were supported were provided within the workflow of the pharmacy
throughout the project, with individual consults and following graduation of student participants. Depend-
communication encouraged. In addition, the lead fac- ing on the type of service created and the workflow pat-
ulty group convened once a year at the American Phar- tern and staffing model of the individual pharmacy, the
macists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition in services were provided by existing pharmacists, added
the spring of 2011, 2012, and 2013. positions, and/or a team of experiential students, resi-

Table 2. Number of community pharmacies engaged in the Partner for Promotion program model, direct patient care services developed, and
services continued following project completion
No. pharmacies engaged Number of services
College of pharmacy in program (2009–2013) No./type of services developeda continuingb post-project
2 immunization (2012, 2013) 2c
Chicago State University 6 1 blood pressure (2013)
Midwestern University–Glendale 1 None 0
2 MTM (2012, 2013)
Northeast Ohio Medical 1 veterinary compounding (2012)
University 4 1 diabetes education (2013) 4
2 immunization (2010, 2011)
2 education (2012)
1 compounding (2012)
University 1 preventative health screening
of Utah 6 (2013) 4d
1 medical nutrition (2012)
West Virginia University 2 1 tobacco cessation (2013) 2
a
Includes only those pharmacies that successfully implemented a service during their program year.
b
Continuing is defined as actively recruiting and providing care to patients at the time of data collection.
c
Continuation of blood pressure service unknown due to college faculty’s loss of communication with pharmacy site.
d
The two services not continuing were the 2011 immunization service and one of the 2012 education programs.

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dents, and/or technicians. The teams that developed students to participate in the program, the exact traits
services that were not implemented faced challenges of successful students have not been evaluated.
related to financial feasibility, workflow, and/or staff- According to participating pharmacy faculty, the
ing limitations. characteristics of pharmacy sites that were most suc-
All five colleges planned to continue offering the cessful in service implementation and longevity dur-
PFP program as part of their curriculum and/or restart ing the project included corporate or management buy-
the program with current or new faculty or depart- in and supporting infrastructure, clinical support via
mental oversight, as applicable. Those three colleges dedicated coordinators, and corporate vision of com-
experiencing faculty shifts in 2012 allocated resources munity pharmacy growth in the provision of direct
to the program so that it would be continued moving patient care services. Other factors contributing to posi-
forward. Participating faculty from partnering schools tive outcomes included a fully staffed pharmacy site, a
of pharmacy were universally satisfied with the PFP willingness of technicians and pharmacists to embrace
model, with 100% indicating via survey that the PFP collaboration, and an organized and efficient workflow.
materials were “very useful” (4-point Likert scale; 1, Operating a pharmacy that ran well prior to new ser-
not useful, to 4, very useful). vice integration was also identified as a factor of suc-
cessful implementation and longevity. In addition, fac-
Discussion ulty felt that achieving an effective service was affected
This project demonstrated successful community by the drive, passion, and accountability of pharmacy
pharmacy service development via the PFP model at preceptors who ingrained the new service into a phar-
five U.S. colleges of pharmacy beyond the originating macy’s existing workflow and culture and who were
institution. A total of 19 faculty–student–pharmacist committed to continuing it beyond the PFP year.
teams were engaged in the project, with 12 of the 15 ser-
vices created through the program still being offered Service provision and the future of patient care
to patients at the time of data collection. The program With major shifts occurring in the U.S. health care sys-
ultimately guided 38 students through the process of tem, community pharmacy must be an engaged part-
developing and implementing a sustainable service ner in health care delivery beyond the dispensing of
in a community pharmacy. All participating faculty medication.2,12–16 Pay-for-performance initiatives such
from partnering colleges of pharmacy were satisfied as those associated with accountable care organizations
with the program model materials, and all five colleges (ACOs), patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs), and
planned to continue offering the PFP program moving Medicare’s star ratings program are changing the focus
forward. of health care from visit-based to outcomes-based com-
pensation.2,17,18
Markers of program success Through this demonstration project, PFP provid-
Faculty and investigators identified key elements for ed a tool for expanding health and wellness services
success of this project, including integrity of program in community pharmacy settings in a variety of geo-
materials, easy online access to the materials, regular graphic areas throughout the United States. The servic-
communication among the faculty network, and own- es created through these faculty–student–pharmacist
ership of the materials to be used at each institution at teams have the potential to impact key quality markers
the discretion of the faculty partner. that are becoming the foundation for health care pay-
Success of PFP was also dependent on the high ment structures. Community pharmacy services de-
quality of pharmacy sites and preceptors established signed to provide MTM, and immunization’s, as well as
by the participating colleges of pharmacy and their chronic disease management and education may have
engaged students. According to the American Society a positive impact on such issues as medication adher-
of Health-System Pharmacists, attributes of successful ence, older adults’ high-risk use of medication, and vac-
pharmacy preceptors include excellent communica- cine rates, thus securing the indispensable role of the
tion skills; interpersonal traits such as warmth, inter- pharmacist in improving health outcomes.18
est, and compassion; and excellence in teaching and As practice sites work to advance their patient-cen-
leadership.11A personality trait inventory was not com- tered offerings, subsequent students on APPE rotation
pleted for PFP preceptors participating in this program, can benefit from contributing to the provision of these
but the faculty at each college selected experienced and value-added community pharmacy services. While
motivated preceptors dedicated to improving the qual- fostering skill development of future pharmacists, this
ity and quantity of community pharmacy services. Spe- also builds up the personnel infrastructure for com-
cific characteristics of participating students may also munity pharmacy to provide such services to patients.
help determine the success and sustainability of clini- Evidence shows that students involved in clinical
cal services at experiential sites. However, while each service provision exhibit increased competence and
college used individual screening processes to identify confidence in their patient care skills. A study by Had-

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dad et al. evaluated the change in students’ confidence vices, and be a catalyst for the growth of community
level regarding health promotion, MTM, and inter- pharmacy as a patient-centered, service-oriented part-
professional care following participation in a 5-week ner in the health care system.
APPE focused on community engagement, with a com-
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