Resident Teaching and Learning Program
Program Goals
Note: Residents will choose 1 track of emphasis for the program.
RTLP Academia Track
- Obtain an understanding of the current issues in pharmacy education in preparation for a clinical faculty appointment.
- Develop and refine a philosophy of teaching statement.
- Gain experience in teaching through active, didactic, and experiential activities with multiple audiences.
- Develop a method for assessment, reflection, and modification of teaching experiences.
- Develop both a working and learning portfolio (repository) through the submission of created works, feedback on activities, and reflections hosted on the Canvas LMS (learning management system).
RTLP Preceptor Track
- Obtain an understanding of the current issues in experiential pharmacy education in preparation for a primary preceptor role.
- Develop and refine a philosophy of precepting statement.
- Gain experience in precepting through small group active learning and experiential activities with multiple audiences.
- Develop a method for assessment, reflection, and modification of teaching experiences.
- Develop both a working and learning portfolio (repository) through the submission of created works, feedback on activities, and reflections hosted on the Canvas LMS (learning management system).
Each program track is designed to achieve the following ASHP PGY-1 Residency Goals & Objectives (Competency Area E6: Teaching and Learning):
- Goal E6.1 Demonstrate foundational knowledge of teaching, learning, and assessment in healthcare education.
- Objective E6.1.1 (Understanding) Explain strategies and interventions for teaching, learning, and assessment in healthcare education.
- Objective E6.1.2 (Understanding) Explain academic roles and associated issues
- Goal E6.2 Develops and practices a philosophy of teaching
- Objective E6.2.1 (Creating) Develop a teaching philosophy statement.
- Objective E6.2.2 (Creating) Prepare a practice-based teaching activity.
- Objectives E6.2.3 (Applying) Deliver a practice-based educational activity, including didactic or experiential teaching, or facilitation.
- Objective E6.2.4 (Creating) Effectively document one’s teaching philosophy, skills, and experiences in a teaching portfolio.
Program Requirements
Residents will select 1 track of emphasis for the program year. The academic track is designed to prepare residents for a clinical faculty position at a college/school of pharmacy, while the preceptor track is designed to prepare residents for a clinical preceptor role. Canvas, an online learning management system, will be utilized to facilitate the delivery of the RTLP.
Academia Track
- Attend and actively participate in a one-day workshop session on the Auburn or Mobile campus. Additional locations in Birmingham or Huntsville may also be available.
- Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST
- Attend and actively participate in five (5) additional workshops throughout the year conducted live via Zoom on the following Fridays from 2-4 pm CST.
- Introduction to Academia: September 26, 2025
- Teaching Philosophy & Terminology: November 14, 2025
- Difficult Student Situations: January 23, 2026
- SoTL Journal Club: March 20, 2026
- How do you…? Tips from Preceptors and Teachers: TBD in May
- Complete the following precepting-specific activities:
- View AU HCOP Preceptor Orientation Modules (on-demand, asynchronous).
- Serve as a co-preceptor for an IPPE or APPE rotation for at least 2 weeks.
- Create and deliver two (2) unique classroom-style teaching activities for different audiences
- Student pharmacists in a classroom setting for a non-experiential course
- Audiences other than student pharmacists (e.g., other healthcare professional students, peers, nurses, other licensed professionals, laypersons)
- Participate as a facilitator of an HCOP course activity on at least one (1) occasion.
- Grade at least two (2) assessment activities for HCOP courses
- Complete one (1) elective activity (e.g., readings/podcasts, etc.) related to teaching and learning identified by the resident or suggested by RTLP faculty.
- Develop and revise a teaching philosophy statement considering your ideal pharmacy practice, desired teaching practice, and precepting/teaching values
- Complete requested documentation and reflections on the above activities
Preceptor Track
- Attend and actively participate in a one-day workshop session on the Auburn or Mobile campus. Additional locations in Birmingham or Huntsville may also be available.
- Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CST
- Attend and actively participate in three (3) additional workshops throughout the year conducted live via Zoom on the following Fridays from 2-4 pm CST.
- Teaching Philosophy: November 14, 2025
- Difficult Student Situations: January 23, 2026
- How do you…? Tips from Preceptors and Teachers: TBD in May
- Complete the following precepting-specific activities:
- View AU HCOP Preceptor Orientation Modules (on-demand, asynchronous).
- HCOP Preceptor CE program (webinar – live or recorded): Live date: Sunday, September 14, 2025
- Serve as a co-preceptor for an IPPE or APPE rotation for at least 4 weeks (consecutive or cumulative).
- Create a document including the core 4 syllabus components for the respective IPPE or APPE rotation (i.e., objective, calendar, activities/assignments list, activities grade distribution).
- Create and deliver one small-group precepting activity to student pharmacists (e.g., topic discussion, orientation-based topic session, etc.).
- Create and deliver one (1) teaching activity for an audience other than student pharmacists (e.g., other healthcare professional students, peers, nurses, other licensed professionals, or laypersons).
- Either grade one (1) assessment activity for HCOP courses or participate as a facilitator of an HCOP course activity on at least one (1) occasion.
- Complete one (1) elective activity (e.g., readings/podcasts, etc.) related to teaching and learning identified by the resident or suggested by RTLP faculty.
- Develop and revise a teaching/precepting philosophy statement considering your ideal pharmacy practice, desired teaching practice, and precepting/teaching values
- Complete requested documentation and reflections on the above activities.
Certificate of Completion
A certificate of achievement will be awarded after all program requirements are completed and reviewed.
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