Pharmacy preceptors honored for dedication, commitment
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The word “preceptor” dates back to the 15th century. But its meaning has stayed the same all this time: Educator. Mentor. Teacher. Expert.
VCU School of Pharmacy preceptors – of whom there are hundreds – are all that and more. They are pharmacy professionals who have agreed to volunteer their services to help educate the next generation, to help populate their chosen vocation with the brightest and best-trained.
The School of Pharmacy’s Office of Experiential Education, helmed by Assistant Dean Phylliss Moret, is responsible for choosing preceptors and matching them with students. Each year, the OEE recognizes the most outstanding preceptors and mentors for their contributions to the school, the students and the field of pharmacy.
Fourth-year Pharm.D. students make nominations following each of their nine rotations. The winners are selected by the Outstanding Preceptor/Mentor Award Committee, which comprises the director of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience, Denise Emminger, and one P4 student from each of six regions: Charlottesville, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Roanoke, Southwest Virginia and Tidewater.
A round of applause for the 2009-10 award winners!
Preceptor of the Year is Hong Nguyen, who was recognized by Dean Victor Yanchick at the School of Pharmacy convocation in May. Congratulating Nguyen, Yanchick noted that he had served as a preceptor since 1993 and that students consider him a “walking encyclopedia.” Nguyen is assistant director of clinical services for Inova Fairfax Hospital.
One student’s comment is typical of the nominations: “Dr. Nguyen seemed to have not only a great reputation in the hospital, but also a great rapport with everyone in the hospital – doctors, nurses and pharmacists alike treated him with great respect.”
This year, OEE personnel traveled across the state (and beyond!) to deliver Outstanding Preceptor Award recipients their plaques. Outstanding preceptors’ rotations for fourth-year students are listed in parentheses, and VCU alumni are noted by degree and year.
The winners are listed in order by rotation, beginning with the first of the 2009-10 academic year:
Kelly Rea, clinical services director at Buford Road Pharmacy in Richmond (advanced community and geriatric rotations)
Daniel Swank, pharmacy manager at Sam’s Club Pharmacy in Charlottesville (community rotations)
Tanya Claiborne (Pharm.D. ’05), clinical pharmacy specialist in emergency medicine at Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton (ambulatory care rotations)
Adriane Lyles, clinical pharmacy specialist at VCU Health System in Richmond (ambulatory care rotations)
Lisa Deal, emergency medicine pharmacy specialist at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke (emergency medicine rotations)
Kristie Golden, pharmacy manager at Sam’s Club Pharmacy in Johnson City, Tenn. (community rotations)
Leigh Ann Gravatt, internal medicine clinical pharmacy specialist, VCU Health System in Richmond (acute care general medicine rotations)
Dianthia Patrick, assistant director of pharmacy at Inova Fairfax Hospital (hospital rotations)
Heather Cox Hall, clinical pharmacy specialist at University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville (acute care/infectious disease rotations)
Mentor Awards also are presented annually to one faculty member and one affiliate faculty member for their commitment to mentoring students on rotations. This year’s recipients were Casey Washington, an assistant professor at the School of Pharmacy’s Inova Campus (acute care general medicine rotations), and Donna White (B.S. ’83), a clinical pharmacy specialist for the University of Virginia Health System (ambulatory care rotations).
Finally, Outstanding Service Awards went to Ed Shibley (B.S. ’75, M.B.A. ’99) and Patricia Slattum (B.S. ’85, Pharm.D./Ph.D. ’92) of Richmond’s Imperial Plaza. Slattum is also an associate professor at VCU School of Pharmacy. The Outstanding Service Award, given at the discretion of the Office of Experiential Education, goes to preceptors who have gone above and beyond to assist the office and the school with student placements and committee service.
Educators, mentors, teachers and experts!
For additional preceptor news, take a look at the Summer/Fall 2010 issue of the OEE’s Preceptor Newsletter.
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