The Palmetto Experiential Education Partnership has announced its 2023 recipients of the PEEP Awards for their dedication and excellence as outstanding preceptors.
PEEP is a collaborative experiential education program between the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, a partnership that capitalizes on each college’s strong network of alumni preceptors who provide experiential opportunities for students.
The program provides students with the structured environment needed to develop professional judgment, technical skills, and practice skills. Preceptors encourage critical thinking to solve problems, facilitating a student’s knowledge base, and providing excellence in patient care.
“In the Oath of a Pharmacist, we pledge to prepare the next generation of pharmacists,” says Jennifer Baker, Pharm.D., director of experiential programs for the USC College of Pharmacy. “We are so grateful for all of our preceptors who embody this principle to ensure the future of our profession.”
“We are incredibly lucky to have highly esteemed preceptors who focus on the whole student, developing their clinical skills and expertise while also nurturing their professional and personal development,” says Elizabeth Weed, Pharm.D., director of experiential education at MUSC.
PEEP Award recipients are chosen based on student nominations and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education 2016 Standards for preceptors and journal articles that identify role-modeling behaviors, attitude, facilitating behaviors, and teaching/coaching behaviors in both Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) rotations in a variety of settings.
This year’s award winners are:
Lowcountry Region:
APPE Acute / General Medicine Preceptor of the Year
Jill Thompson Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC
APPE Ambulatory Care Preceptor of the Year
Emily Heubel Ralph H. Johnson Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, SC
APPE Elective Preceptor of the Year
Anthony DeClue Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
IPPE Community Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year
Katherine Kinlaw Dottie’s Specialty Pharmacy, Charleston, SC
Midlands Region:
APPE Acute / General Medicine Preceptor of the Year
Kyle Weant Prisma Health Midlands, Columbia, SC
APPE Ambulatory Care Preceptor of the Year
Betsy Blake Prisma Health Midlands, Saluda Ridge, West Columbia, SC
APPE Community Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year
Brian Clark Riley’s Drugs, Lexington, SC
APPE Elective Preceptor of the Year
Brandon Bookstaver University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, SC *
Upstate Region:
APPE Acute / General Medicine Preceptor of the Year
Stefanie Sarratt Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, SC
IPPE Community Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year
Danielle King Publix, Duncan, SC
* indicates USC College of Pharmacy Alumni
Topics: Experiential Education, Palmetto Experiential Education Partnership