• Support the transition from the classroom to clinical practice by helping students build confidence and develop professional autonomy.
• Refresh your own practice through new perspectives while sharing your real-world expertise to complement students' strong academic foundation, built on the NAPRA and AFPC educational frameworks.
• Experience the rewards of mentorship by strengthening your own leadership skills while guiding a student’s transformation into a future colleague.
• Contribute to the sustainability of an ethical, competent pharmacy practice, while showcasing your practice site to a passionate next generation.
• Provide patients with additional attention, through the engaged presence of a student in their care.
• Contribute concretely to a bilingual mission by training pharmacists able to serve Ontario's Francophone minority communities.

• Receive formal recognition through an appointment as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa, accompanied by an official letter of recognition.

  Interested in Learning More About Becoming a Preceptor?

  For more information about the process of becoming a preceptor, consult the Become a Preceptor brochure.

• Pharmacists must meet the following requirements to serve as preceptors for the University of Ottawa Pharm.D. program's direct patient care rotations:
• Be a pharmacist in good standing with their provincial regulatory authority.
• Demonstrate ethical practice and competence across the full scope of pharmacy practice.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and non-discriminatory learning environment for students.
• Have no open reports or complaints that are currently under investigation or review by their regulatory authority.
• Have no public record of concerns related to professional misconduct, fitness to practise, quality of patient care, or financial accountability.
• Provide direct patient care and pharmacy services in a practice setting.
• Acknowledge the time commitment required to supervise students during direct patient care placements and related learning activities, and have the support of their organization.
• Have no conflicts of interest (e.g., direct or indirect family relationships, financial interests, or business relationships) with a student that could compromise the integrity of the assessment process.
• Have a minimum of one (1) year of professional practice experience.
• Complete the University of Ottawa's required preceptor training.
• Hold an appointment as an Adjunct Professor with the University of Ottawa's School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Be bilingual or provide care to patients from Ontario's Francophone minority communities.

During direct patient care rotations, preceptors are expected to:

• Create and foster a positive, inclusive, and non-discriminatory learning environment.
• Provide student orientation on the first day of the rotation (see CORE ELMS, available on the Resources page of the website).
• Be available in person for the majority, if not all, of the rotation dates.
• Involve the student in patient care decision-making processes and interprofessional collaboration.
• Serve as a mentor for the student while ensuring that rotation objectives and learning requirements are met.
• Complete student evaluations within the expected timelines.
• Ensure that legal requirements for student supervision (direct or otherwise) are met according to the activities performed by the student.

• Determine the appropriate level of supervision required for the student based on an assessment of their level of training and experience in the context of assigned tasks (e.g., the complexity of the patient's condition, the level of risk associated with clinical decision-making, etc.). 

  **More information is available on the Ontario College of Pharmacists website.

• Collaborate with internal and external placement coordinators as needed.
• Report any student actions deemed unacceptable during the rotation to the Pharm.D. experiential education coordination team, particularly if they pose a risk to patient safety, if interactions with the preceptor (or their team) are problematic, or if they may negatively impact the reputation of the profession. Accurate documentation of the incident must be completed as part of the APC-1 (General Behaviour Assessment) evaluation.