Three students in white lab coats handle vials under a laboratory fume hood in a health sciences training environment.

Clinical Rotation

Clinical rotations are also subject to pre-approval by the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences based on the criteria listed below. These criteria are established to ensure that the clinical rotation provides students with the opportunity to carry out the entrustable professional activities (EPAs) required and to allow for a fair evaluation of student performance during these activities.

Community Rotation Selection Criteria - PHM 1901

The clinical rotation must:

  • Be a licensed pharmacy in good standing with the province’s professional order.
  • Have a pharmacist physically present.
  • Offer pharmaceutical care and services including drug dispensing.
  • Serve clients from Francophone minority communities.
  • Actively encourage and provide high quality patient-centred care and exemplary practices.
  • Guarantee a positive, inclusive, and non-discriminatory culture for students.
  • Ensure a safe learning environment including a reasonable prescription volume.
  • Have an organizational structure allowing for an appropriate degree of individual interaction between the candidate and the primary preceptor (for example, sufficient staff and resources).
  • Put adequate measures in place to support the student if the primary preceptor is absent.
  • Commit to providing the student with a general orientation on the specific policies and processes at the site.
  • Allow for an objective evaluation of student performance.
  • Have no party associated with the site who has a conflict of interest (for example, a direct or indirect family relationship, financial or commercial ties) with the candidate that could compromise the validity of the evaluation process.
  • Provide adequate learning opportunities with patients to enable the candidate to perform all required activities.