Teaching Certificate Component, Pharmacy Postgraduate Residencies

The resident is required to participate in a 12-month teaching and learning certificate program (unless such a program has been completed as part of prior training).

The resident participates in mentor-lead discussions in the following areas:

• Purpose and structure of a teaching portfolio
• Writing a teaching philosophy statement
• Educational/ learning theories
• Objective writing
• Exam question writing
• Active learning
• Team-based learning
• Classroom technology
• Course management systems
• Academic integrity and professionalism
• ACPE PharmD standards
• Peer observation of teaching

During the course of the program, the resident participates in the following teaching activities:

• Completes a teaching philosophy statement and portfolio
• Teaches at least one didactic lecture (preferably to a large lecture section)
• Teaches a small group of students in at least one section of a multi-instructor course
• Serves as a primary preceptor for a P4 PharmD student APPE
• Gives an ACPE-accredited Continuing Education Program

The Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration will award a teaching certificate after completion of the requirements.

Contact:
Danielle M. Alm
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Pediatrics
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

Address:
Office Location: Griffith Hall, Room 108D
Saint Joseph's University
University City
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495

Phone:
215-596-7246

Email:
d.alm@usciences.edu

Contact:
Nicholas Owens
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy

Address:
Office Location: Griffith Hall, Room 1104
Saint Joseph's University
University City
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495

Phone:
215-596-7233

Email:

n.owens@usciences.edu