Abstract
Objective. To implement a teaching model of telepharmacy with a practice component for fourth-year doctor of pharmacy students. Design. A televideo-based system of remote dispensing that complies with Texas pharmacy law was established with the Turkey Medical Clinic in Turkey, Tex, and the Texas Tech Pharmaceutical Care and Infusion Center in Lubbock, Tex. A 6-hour didactic session with “hands on” experience was provided for the third-year doctor of pharmacy students on the Lubbock campus in June of 2002 prior to starting full-time fourth-year clerkships. During their fourth-year required rural clerkship the students on the Lubbock campus spent 1 week each with the pharmacy and rural health clinic providing telepharmacy services. Results. As of May 2003, 14 students had spent time with telepharmacy as part of their required rural clerkship. Student evaluations of the didactic course were excellent (2.82/3.0) and clerkship evaluations were fair to good (2.64–3.62/5.0), with 75% recommending the site to fut...
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