2024 Preceptor Continuing Education Conference

2024 Preceptor Continuing Education Conference

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Experiential Education

Saturday, August 3, 2024

THANK YOU

For a great 2024 Preceptor Conference!

Recordings will be available for on-demand learning soon.

About

The Preceptor Continuing Education Conference’s goal is to introduce, update, reinforce and enhance the precepting skills of UT preceptor faculty so they may serve as effective teachers, mentors and supervisors of UT Pharmacy students and residents.

Target Audience - UT Austin Pharmacy Preceptors

This conference is open ONLY to pharmacists who currently serve as or are currently applying to become preceptor faculty at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and UT PGY1 & PGY2 residents.

The content of this program focuses on UT preceptors and may not be useful for non-UT Austin preceptors. For additional information regarding eligibility, please email Experiential Education via email at pharmexperiential@austin.utexas.edu.

Not a UT Austin Pharmacy Preceptor?

If you are not a UT preceptor or applying to become one, you are not eligible to attend this event. We apologize for the inconvenience. Non-UT preceptors may take preceptor courses listed on our LMS site.

Attendance Options

UT preceptors can attend our live sessions in person in Austin, Texas, or via live virtual broadcast. Registration includes additional on-demand content.

The live presentations will be recorded and be available for on-demand viewing after the conference, allowing UT Pharmacy preceptors to register and complete sessions on-demand throughout the year.

For those joining us in person, visit our location page on the Preceptor Continuing Education website for more information.

Registering and Accessing the Content

Preceptors will access all seminar content on this page. Be sure to bookmark this page for accessing session content, live broadcast Zoom feeds and on-demand sessions. You are required to log into your account to access seminar content, so we recommend you keep your login email and password handy.

Register for the Preceptor Conference

NOTE: If you have previously registered for the live event, skip down to Log Back In (orange box).
First, you must register for the activity using the GREEN button at the bottom of the page.
- (Note: If you have never claimed CE credit through this University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy CE site before, you will also be prompted to create a CE profile before you can register for this program).
Once you are registered & logged in, save your email & password for easier access when you return to complete additional sessions.
Click one of the sessions listed below and follow the instructions listed in that module.
If you wish to return to the program later, do so by following the instructions in the orange box below.

Log Back In

Bookmark this page!
Enter your email/password.
Click one of the sessions listed below and follow the instructions in that module.

Additional Event Information

Bookmark this page: Bookmark this page and remember the login information you used to register. This is the site where both in-person and live online broadcast attendees will access content.
Session content: The tabs below contain content. PDF copies of the presentation slides will be added to each session tab.
Zoom links for live broadcast: As we approach the event, Zoom links will be available below. The program will broadcast a constant stream that you can leave and return to as you can. You will need to log into Zoom, but you can use a free Zoom account for this broadcast.
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All content will be recorded: All content will be recorded for viewing online after the event – so if you miss a session, no worries. You will be able to see sessions over the next year (please allow 4 to 6 weeks for recordings to appear).
On-demand sessions: You can open the links below to find the on-demand videos embedded in the system. Recordings of the live sessions will be placed in the tabs in the same way.
Evaluations: You will be able to access and complete evaluations at the scheduled time the live session ends. If the speaker is to finish early, just know the evaluation will eventually become live at the originally scheduled time.
CPE credit: Upon completing the online evaluations following each session, the credit for that session will be automatically uploaded to the NAPB profile you entered in this system. You can double-check that profile number by looking under the My Profile tab linked at the top right of this page.

Continuing Education Credit

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity has been approved for CE credit as outlined here.

Questions?

At any time, please email us at UTpharmacyCE@austin.utexas.edu – we monitor this email daily and will be monitoring it all day during the live event.

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Always return to this program page to access the on-demand sessions.

Date: Aug 3, 2024 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

Fee

$0.00

CE Hours

8.00

CE Units

0.800

Sat, Aug 03, 2024

Preceptor Continuing Education Conference

Welcome to the Preceptor Continuing Education Conference

Saturday, August 3, 2024

The Preceptor Continuing Education Conference is held as both an in-person and live broadcast event.

All content will be recorded for on-demand video learning 6-8 weeks after the event.

Please note the icons in the session tabs below.

The "in-person" icon lets you know the session is for in-person attendance at the J.J. Pickle Commons Conference Center.

The "live broadcast" icon indicates that the session is available via Zoom webinar.

The "on-demand" icon indicates the session contains a video for viewing the content at any time.

Access presentation slides, evaluations, and eventually, on-demand videos in the tabs below.

Please note that the evaluations will become live at the scheduled time the session ends. If it ends early, please wait for the scheduled time for it to become open.

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 09:30 AM - 05:00 PM

On-site Check-in: Commons Conference Center at JJ Pickle Campus in Austin

In-person Check-in

In-person attendees can pick up their name badge and program in the registration area.

The specific meeting rooms will be announced closer to the event.

Coffee and pastries will be available for early arrivers.
After the optional orientation session, a full brunch will be available at 11 a.m.

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Preceptor Orientation: Preceptor 101 — For new preceptors (optional session)

Preceptor Orientation: Preceptor 101

For new preceptors (optional session)

Accessing the Live Broadcast:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85474066296

Webinar ID: 854 7406 6296

This same Zoom link provides access to all content throughout the day.

Learning Objectives

Describe the experiential education process and expectations for each type of rotation
Discuss how to structure a rotation to best help student success
Design an orientation and syllabus that will foster a meaningful preceptor-student relationship.
Describe guidelines for providing feedback and evaluation to students

About the Speaker

Rucha Bond, Pharm.D., Ed.D.

Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice Division

Assistant Dean for Experiential Education

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Rucha Bond earned her Pharm.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Doctor of Education degree from Virginia Commonwealth University after earning a B.S. from Mississippi State University. She completed a PGY1 residency at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and worked as a clinical pharmacist in anticoagulation and managed care. In 2007, she joined the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy as an Assistant Professor where in addition to her ambulatory care practice and teaching in both the didactic and experiential curriculum, she served as Interim Director of Experiential Education. She joined the faculty and administrative team at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2018 as the Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science. Dr. Bond is a graduate of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Fellows Program. As Assistant Dean for Experiential Education, Dr. Bond provides leadership, coordination, and oversight of all the college’s IPPE and APPEs, works with regional personnel in five Texas internship regions and supervises staff team members in the Office of Experiential Education.

Disclosure: Dr. Bond has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Activity Number

0067-0000-24-069-L04-P

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

CE Hours

1.00

Brunch! Brought to you by Development and Alumni Relations Office

Brunch

In-person attendees: Join us for brunch as we prepare to launch the afternoon program and awards.

Virtual attendees: Please enjoy your break, and plan to join the live broadcast starting at Noon

With a special announcement from:

Antonio Burns, MBA

Chief Development Officer

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Travis Henry

Senior Alumni Relations Program Coordinator

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Alumni and Friends, help us change the world!

We need help from our Alumni and Friends to serve in a variety of ways, please check our website for ways to serve!

https://pharmacy.utexas.edu/alumni

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Welcome and Preceptor of the Year Awards

Welcome and Preceptor of the Year Awards

Accessing the Live Broadcast:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85474066296

Webinar ID: 854 7406 6296

This same Zoom link provides access to all content throughout the day.

Speakers

W. Renée Acosta, R.Ph., M.S.

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Abbott Centennial Fellow in Pharmacy

Provost’s Teaching Fellow

Health IPE Fellow

Rucha Bond, Pharm.D., Ed.D.

Assistant Dean for Experiential Education

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Live Session I: Failure is not Failure, it’s a Great Learning Opportunity

Failure is not Failure, it’s a Great Learning Opportunity

Accessing the Live Broadcast:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85474066296

Webinar ID: 854 7406 6296

This same Zoom link provides access to all content throughout the day.

Learning Objectives

Explain the definition of failure to fail and potential implications for the student, the preceptor, the school/college of pharmacy, and the profession.
Identify 2 key barriers and 2 key facilitators that affect preceptor decision-making when assigning a final grade for an underperforming rotation student.
Describe an approach to shifting the narrative of failing to an opportunity for growth and as a motivation tool.

About the Speakers

Kathryn Litten, Pharm.D., BCACP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice Division
Clinical Pharmacist at CommUnityCare Health Center

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Dr. Kathryn Litten is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy (UT-COP) and a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist with a practice site at CommUnityCare Health Center’s Southeast Health and Wellness Center in Austin, TX. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Belmont University College of Pharmacy. She then completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC and a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at CommUnityCare Health Centers. As a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, she serves as an Ambulatory Care IPPE/APPE preceptor and coordinates the Ambulatory IPPEs. She teaches in the Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Practice courses and several clinical electives, including Patient-Centered Diabetes Care, Herbals and Botanical Supplements, and Ambulatory Care. Within her clinical practice she provides comprehensive therapy management for chronic disease states via a collaborative practice agreement, with interests including diabetes and cardiology. She is engaged in multiple professional organizations, including AACP, ACCP, and APhA. She is the President of the Austin-Area SHP chapter, and APhA’s faculty advisor for the UTCOP chapter.

Disclosure: Dr Litten does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Morgan P. Stewart, Pharm.D., BCACP, BC-ADM
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Morgan Stewart is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. Dr. Stewart received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. She completed a Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency at Ohio State University, followed by a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at the University of Colorado. Dr. Stewart is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist (BCACP) and practices as a clinical pharmacist at CommUnityCare Federally Qualified Health Centers in Austin, Texas. Her clinical pharmacy services include chronic disease state management via collaborative drug therapy management protocols, comprehensive medication reviews, medication and disease state education for patients, as well as pharmacotherapy education for health care providers and clinical staff. Dr. Stewart coordinates and teaches in the Pharmacotherapy of the Endocrine System module as well as co-coordinates the Patient-Centered Diabetes Care elective. Additionally, she teaches in various pharmacotherapy modules on ambulatory care topics and precepts pharmacy students for both introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences at her clinic. She is involved in many professional organizations including APhA and AACP.

Disclosure: Dr. Stewart does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Activity Number

0067-0000-24-082-L04-P

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Refreshment Break

Refreshment Break

In-person attendees: Join us for a refreshment break.

Virtual attendees: Please enjoy a quick break.

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Live Session II: Crafting Connections – A Guide for Preceptors on Cultivating Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Pharmacy Students

Crafting Connections – A Guide for Preceptors on Cultivating Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Pharmacy Students

Accessing the Live Broadcast:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85474066296

Webinar ID: 854 7406 6296

This same Zoom link provides access to all content throughout the day.

Learning Objectives

Define patient communication and interpersonal skills in pharmacy practice
Discuss the role of the preceptor in helping develop soft skills such as communication, collaborations, empathetic support, etc.
Demonstrate successful instructional interactions between preceptors and students in modeling and building communication and interpersonal skills

About the Speakers

Rucha Bond, Pharm.D., Ed.D.

Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice Division

Assistant Dean for Experiential Education

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Disclosure: Dr. Bond has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Kristin Janzen, Pharm.D., BCPS

Clinical Associate Professor and Division Head of Pharmacy Practice

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist, Dell Seton Medical Center

Kristin Janzen is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. After graduating from UT College of Pharmacy, she completed a combined PGY1 & 2 Pharmacotherapy residency at Butler University and Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, IN. She currently practices at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas in Internal Medicine, where she precepts fourth-year PharmD students and pharmacy residents on academic internal medicine rotations. She teaches throughout the didactic curriculum at the UT College of Pharmacy, focusing on pharmacotherapeutics, clinical pharmacokinetics, and application-based pharmacy practice labs. She has been recognized for both didactic and experiential teaching and has been awarded the UT Austin College of Pharmacy Educator of the Year, the Austin-Temple-Waco Region Preceptor of the Year, and Wm. Arlyn Koesel Preceptor of the Year Awards. She has also been recognized by the UT Center of Health Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) as a Health IPE Fellow. Her research and teaching interests focus on student preparedness for residency, interprofessional education, and core medicine disease states, such as pulmonology, cardiology, and diabetes.

Disclosure: Dr. Janzen does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Joined by Panel of Preceptors and Students/Alumni

Heather Payton Blacksmith, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Geriatrics/CLC

Residency Program Director, PGY2 Geriatrics

South Texas Veterans Health Care System

Ryan Bloesser, PharmD

PGY1 Pharmacist Resident

Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services

University Health, San Antonio, TX

David Gutierrez, PharmD

PGY1 Resident

University Health

Darlene P. Nguyen, PharmD, CSP

Registered Manager Local Specialty

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy

Activity Number

0067-0000-24-083-L04-P

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Live Session III: Beyond The Syllabus: The Role of Preceptors in Helping Students Develop Lifelong Career Skills

Beyond The Syllabus: The Role of Preceptors in Helping Students Develop Lifelong Career Skills

Accessing the Live Broadcast:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85474066296

Webinar ID: 854 7406 6296

This same Zoom link provides access to all content throughout the day.

Learning Objectives

Describe the role of the preceptor in cultivating and teaching lifelong career skills with a focus on professionalism and critical thinking skills
Discuss managing workplace expectations for the student pharmacist, and the development of career goals
Describe career path and preparation options for students

About the Speaker

Rannon Ching, Pharm.D.

Pharmacist in Charge

Tarrytown Pharmacy

Rannon is the Pharmacist-In-Charge at Tarrytown Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy that’s been serving the community of Austin Texas since 1941. He was born in Honolulu Hawaii, living there until his family moved to Lake Travis in Austin, Texas in 2000. Rannon completed his undergraduate pre-requisites and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. Rannon manages and operates Tarrytown Pharmacy, an Austin-based independent pharmacy, and their numerous advanced clinical services; including their PGY-1 community pharmacy residency, immunization and point-of-care testing program, 3rd and 4th year IPPE and APPE UT College of Pharmacy students, and health-care facility relations. The Texas Pharmacy Association awarded him with the 2019 Excellence in Innovation award, which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated innovative pharmacy practice resulting in improved patient care and/or advancement of the profession of pharmacy. Rannon was also honored with the 2019 Distinguished Young Alumnus Award from the UT Austin College of Pharmacy Alumni Association. He currently serves as the Speaker for the Texas Pharmacy Association’s House of Delegates. He works closely with the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, and is involved with teaching third and fourth-year pharmacy students, developing research projects, and is a member of the college’s Experiential and Admissions committee. In addition, he equips and encourages his pharmacy team to pursue new and innovative advanced clinical services for the pharmacy.

Disclosure: Rannon Ching does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Joined by Panel of Preceptors and Students/Alumni

Heather Payton Blacksmith, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Geriatrics/CLC

Residency Program Director, PGY2 Geriatrics

South Texas Veterans Health Care System

Ryan Bloesser, PharmD

PGY1 Pharmacist Resident

Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services

University Health, San Antonio, TX

David Gutierrez, PharmD

PGY1 Resident

University Health

Darlene P. Nguyen, PharmD, CSP

Registered Manager Local Specialty

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy

Activity Number

0067-0000-24-084-L04-P

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM

CE Hours

1.00

Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks

Speaker

Rucha Bond, Pharm.D., Ed.D.

Assistant Dean for Experiential Education

Clinical Associate Professor

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Date: 08/03/24

Time: 03:45 AM - 03:50 AM

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On-demand sessions are available for viewing in the tabs below.

On-Demand content will be available on August 5, 2023

To access after the opening date, click on the tabs of the sessions you wish to complete below, watch the full video, then complete the post-test and evaluation for CE credit.

On-Demand: First Day on Site: Welcoming Process

On-Demand: First Day on Site: Welcoming Process

Learning Objectives

Discuss the site orientation process and best practices in welcoming students
Review student perspectives of first-day experiences
Discuss the use of various tools and processes to enhance first-day and first-week experiences
Discuss the importance of a syllabus in setting expectations and providing students with an understanding of the rotation

About the Speaker

Kristin Janzen, Pharm.D., BCPS

Clinical Associate Professor and Division Head of Pharmacy Practice

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist, Dell Seton Medical Center

Disclosure: Dr. Janzen does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Activity Number

0067-0000-23-083-H04-P

Release Date: Aug 5, 2023

Credit Expiration Date: Aug 5, 2026

CE Hours

1.00

On-Demand: Precepting Generation Z: Understanding Cultural and Generational Differences

On-Demand: Precepting Generation Z: Understanding Cultural and Generational Differences in the Workplace

Learning Objectives

Describe different generational groups and characteristics that influence the behaviors of Gen Z
Identify effective teaching, engagement, and communication strategies for Gen Z
Integrate strategies to best facilitate learning for Gen Z

About the Speakers

Justina S. Amie-Lipscomb, Pharm.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist Pharmacist
University Health, San Antonio, TX

Dr. Amie-Lipscomb is a Clinical Assistant Professor at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin - College of Pharmacy, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at The UT Health San Antonio School of Medicine, and an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. She graduated from Roseman University – College of Pharmacy located in Henderson, NV in 2012. She then went on to complete a PGY-1 pharmacy residency at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC and PGY-2 internal medicine pharmacy residency at the South Texas Veteran Health Care System in San Antonio, TX. She practices primarily in adult acute medicine and is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. Her research focuses primarily on diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI), interprofessional education, and cardiology.

Disclosure: Dr. Amie-Lipscomb does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Sarah Kubes, Pharm.D., BDPPS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

General Pediatric Clinical Specialist Pharmacist
University Health, San Antonio, TX

Dr. Kubes was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University in 2006 with a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences, then attended the University of Houston College of Pharmacy and graduated in 2011. Dr. Kubes continued her post-graduate education as a PGY1 resident at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Houston Medical Center and then a PGY2 pediatrics residency at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. Following residency, she accepted a position as a Pediatric Critical Care Clinical Specialist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. In 2014, she relocated to San Antonio and took on the role of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist at The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Dr. Kubes joined the UT group in 2018 as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Pharmacotherapy Division of the College of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, as well as an Adjoint Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine and The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. In addition to her teaching and research responsibilities within the college, Dr. Kubes is also responsible for clinical pharmacy services and caring for pediatric patients within the University Health System in San Antonio. Dr. Kubes also sits on the CTSHP board as a senior board member, has been appointed by the Texas Attorney General’s office and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission as a Texas Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board Member, serves as the Chair for the UT-affiliated Residency Programs and vice chair for the general pediatrics special interest group for the Pediatric Pharmacy Association national organization. Her primary areas of research include quality improvement in pediatrics, cystic fibrosis and infectious diseases. Her clinical interests include pediatrics, infectious diseases and maternal health. In her spare time, she is a mom to 3 children, an avid gardener, baker, reader and chicken/turkey/pheasant/duck/quail/bunny/piggy tender.

Disclosure: Dr. Kubes does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Activity Number

0067-0000-23-084-H04-P

Release Date: Aug 5, 2023

Credit Expiration Date: Aug 5, 2026

CE Hours

1.00

On-Demand: Recognizing Mental Health Challenges and Burnout with Students

Recognizing Mental Health Challenges and Burnout with Students

Learning Objectives

Discuss statistics and known drivers of burnout that impact pharmacy learners and the pharmacy field
Discuss well-being practices preceptors might suggest or take part in to help students experiencing burnout and stress
Identify College, University, and other resources to support preceptors in their coaching of students experiencing burnout and stress

About the Speaker

Samantha Catanzano, Pharm.D., BCPP

Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

After graduating with her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Catanzano completed a pharmacy practice residency (2016-2017) and a psychiatric pharmacy practice residency (2017-2018) at Seton Healthcare Family and The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. Following her residency training, she gained experience as a clinical and staff pharmacist at the Austin State Hospital. Currently, she serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor for The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy where she provides didactic lectures and lab facilitation to Pharm.D. students. In addition to her academic appointment, she is a Behavioral Health Pharmacist at UT Health Austin within the Integrated Behavioral Health Department where she practices in the Primary Care Integrated Practice Units (IPUs) as well as serving the entire UTHA enterprise. In this role, she functions as part of a multidisciplinary team to address complex pharmacology and mental health needs in the community setting. Additionally, Dr. Catanzano provides academic lectures to first- and second-year psychiatry residents through Dell Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry. She is a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor and serves on the Resident and New Practitioner committee within the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) organization.

Disclosure: Dr. Catanzano does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Activity Number

0067-0000-23-085-H04-P

Release Date: Aug 5, 2023

Credit Expiration Date: Aug 5, 2026

CE Hours

1.00

On Demand: Writing Letters – Recommendations, Application and Other Professional Writing

Writing Letters – Recommendations, Application and Other Professional Writing

Learning Objectives

Describe the key components of professional letters including letters of interest, recommendation letters, and job applications
Review pharmacy-specific professional letters such as scholarship, pharmacy school entry, promotion, residency, and application letters.
Discuss the impact of artificial intelligence in professional letter-writing

This activity may be counted as one hour of CPE for preceptor credit

About the Speakers

Jenna Summerlin, Pharm.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Dr. Jenna Summerlin received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Union University College of. Pharmacy in Jackson, Tennessee in 2020. She completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, followed by a PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. In July 2022, she joined the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Pharmacy Practice. Dr. Summerlin is a board-certified pediatric pharmacist and maintains a clinical practice site at Dell Children’s Medical Center in pediatric internal medicine where she serves as a clinical pharmacy specialist and precepts residents and fourth-year Pharm.D. students. At the college, she provides didactic lectures, lab facilitation, and structured mentoring throughout the Pharm.D. curriculum.

Disclosure: Dr. Summerlin does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Glen Baumgart, Ph.D.

Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Development

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

Dr. Baumgart is the Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Development at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin and joined the college after serving as the Executive Director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Volunteer and Service Learning Center.

Disclosure: Dr. Baumgart does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).

Activity Number

0067-0000-24-116-H04-P

Release Date: Jun 21, 2024

Credit Expiration Date: Jun 20, 2027

CE Hours

1.00