IPPE Community rotation first day

[eaglesfan1392]

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Tomorrow is my first day of my IPPE community rotation. Anyone got any tips or pointers on how I can make a good impression? My preceptor hinted that he may be hiring. Also any general tips on how I can have a good rotation would be helpful!

Thanks in advance!

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Be on time or early. Don't take a long lunch.
Dress professionally. Wear a clean, pressed white coat if you are supposed to.
Bring a small notebook to write down important things.
Be friendly and polite to everyone.

 

[bacillus1]

Nothing in particular, just don't do anything to piss the preceptor off. Also remember that they cannot make you man the register (per school policy).

Also definitely wear your white coat.

 

[lactonerx]

be very friendly to the technicians

 

[jawnly211]

dont come off too strong in the beginning

listen, be polite, be respectful

do not start talking too much about yourself and act like u run the place.....be ready and eager to learn

over time, your comfort level with the preceptor and staff will rise and you can gauge what kind of people they are.....then u can slowly loosen up with them and become "one of the team"

on the contrary.....if the place is a mess, then u will know soon enough if u would even like to work there after the rotation

 

[BenJammin]

Don't wear your white coat but carry it in front of you when you arrive. (I only say this because all three of my retail rotations, including, had a preceptor who told me not to wear it outside of the actual pharmacy area).
Be nice to the techs.
Be ready to work.
Have fun.

 

[eaglesfan1392]

Nothing in particular, just don't do anything to piss the preceptor off. Also remember that they cannot make you man the register (per school policy).

Also definitely wear your white coat.

I know for a fact that my preceptor doesn't have a tech. It is just him so when I met with him to set my hours, he implied that he would set up an account for me at the register. I know PCP's policy is that we should not use the cash register while on rotation, but there are no techs to justify me not doing it. I feel like my preceptor would think that "I think I am too good for it" if I told him about the policy. What should I do??

Thanks for the tips everyone!

 

[bacillus1]

I know for a fact that my preceptor doesn't have a tech. It is just him so when I met with him to set my hours, he implied that he would set up an account for me at the register. I know PCP's policy is that we should not use the cash register while on rotation, but there are no techs to justify me not doing it. I feel like my preceptor would think that "I think I am too good for it" if I told him about the policy. What should I do??

Thanks for the tips everyone!

Most preceptors are aware of the policy. I would imagine not to talk to him beforehand, but you can inform him if he tells you that he wants you there. I was never asked once to work the register. It's just a liability thing (you could be blamed for money loss and you're not even an employee) so you could frame it that way.

 

[Sparda29]

Don't hover around behind your preceptor breathing down their neck, it freaks some people out.

There is an IPPE student at my hospital who does this sometimes just out of eagerness to learn but she doesn't realize how annoying it is. One time I was making an IV drip and she just started talking, I didn't even know she was behind me, I ended up sticking myself, damn needle went in one side of my thumb and out the other side.

 

[Notecard]

I start mine tomorrow too and my car is stuck somewhere with my white coat and intern badge in it. She specifically told me to bring those :\

 

[Sparda29]

Never, ever, ever take a preceptor's or anyone elses food without asking. Some IPPE student did that at a pharmacy I used to intern at, just walked up to the preceptor while the preceptor was eating and grabbed a bunch of french fries out of his plate.

 

[Rockinacoustic]

Never, ever, ever take a preceptor's or anyone elses food without asking. Some IPPE did that at a pharmacy I used to intern at, just walked up to the preceptor while the preceptor was eating and grabbed a bunch of french fries out of his plate.

Shens.

 

[AngelaCL]

I always ran the cash register on my rotations... That's where the preceptors specifically wanted me, so that I could counsel patients.

Be eager to jump in and do whatever needs done, even if it's something boring, that doesn't require advanced education, etc. Always find something to do, whether it's typing orders, mopping the floor, helping customers in the OTC aisle, etc.

 

[Sparda29]

I always ran the cash register on my rotations... That's where the preceptors specifically wanted me, so that I could counsel patients.

Be eager to jump in and do whatever needs done, even if it's something boring, that doesn't require advanced education, etc. Always find something to do, whether it's typing orders, mopping the floor, helping customers in the OTC aisle, etc.

Ehh, I'd say don't go out and counsel in the OTC aisle unless you've been given the okay to do it.

 

[joetrisman]

Ehh, I'd say don't go out and counsel in the OTC aisle unless you've been given the okay to do it.

Learn to hit your quota when counseling on HIV 😉

 

[owlegrad]

Ehh, I'd say don't go out and counsel in the OTC aisle unless you've been given the okay to do it.

I agree and would go a step further to say that as an IPPE student you probably want to be given the ok to do pretty much anything. 😉

I guess the same could be said for an APPE student, except that the expectations are naturally much higher and you get quite a bit more freedom in what activities you can do without 100% oversight. 😉

 

[joetrisman]

I agree and would go a step further to say that as an IPPE student you probably want to be given the ok to do pretty much anything. 😉

I guess the same could be said for an APPE student, except that the expectations are naturally much higher and you get quite a bit more freedom in what activities you can do without 100% oversight. 😉

I find it very odd how much this differs preceptor to preceptor. I've had preceptors that wouldn't trust me to take a voicemail even after being there four weeks but the majority feel me out for the first week and then tell me to go have fun. I was most astonished when one of my IPPE rotations threw me in the IV room without any discussion, supervision, or sterile procedure test. I was good to go but I wouldn't trust half of my classmates on APPEs even without supervision.

 

[eaglesfan1392]

Thanks guys, believe it or not that was helpful on my rotation!

Now another question about IPPEs. Should I indicate I did them on my Resume? I know I put them on my CV, but I feel that putting it on a resume would be repetitive. Any thoughts?

 

[owlegrad]

Thanks guys, believe it or not that was helpful on my rotation!

Now another question about IPPEs. Should I indicate I did them on my Resume? I know I put them on my CV, but I feel that putting it on a resume would be repetitive. Any thoughts?

The question here is why do you have a resume?

 

[eaglesfan1392]

Can someone give me a legit answer please?

 

[Farcus]

Can someone give me a legit answer please?

No I think the above poster was a legit answer, why do you have a resume? In career fairs they take CV or resumes for community and hospitals. If anything when I went to a community pharmacy interview i'd say they were impress with my CV as it gives them more opportunity to look at what I did then would a resume.