Portfolio Instructions (Revised 11/25/12)

Submission Deadline: January 18, 2013

Purpose of the Assignment:
To provide a documented overview of the experiences encountered during the student's professional
training, co-curricular activities (e.g., professional organization activities such as brown bags, health fairs,
attendance at professional meetings), and extra-curricular activities (e.g., work, other organization
activities).
To connect the PharmD program outcomes to the professional training process
To allow the student an opportunity for self-assessment during the professional training process
To create meaningful opportunities for the student to meet with their College of Pharmacy mentor
To provide an opportunity for the student to give feedback to the college about the curriculum, specifically
related to the outcomes expected, so that continuous improvement can occur
Overview of the Portfolio:
The primary goals of the portfolio are to provide reflection on and documentation of professional
growth as a pharmacy student, using the Outcomes Expected Document as the underlying structure. A
written reflective report will provide a self-assessment of progress using the activities accomplished under
each domain as evidence of professional growth. Students are responsible for the selection of the elements to
support the experiences related to each domain. Documentation should come from course assignments, cocurricular, extracurricular activities, and internship.
Instructions:
Portfolio Elements (in this order):

A Cover sheet, your full name, your class year, your mentors name, and date.

Table of Contents

Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Rsum

Reflective Report
I. Executive Summary / Goals / Constructive Comments for College (short term and
long term goals for gaining additional knowledge in the domains; also include
suggested areas of improvement for the college related to the curriculums
achievement of the outcomes expected
II. Domain 1: Patient Care
III. Domain 2: Professionalism and management in health-systems
IV. Domain 3: Health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention

Examples of materials that can support reflection on learning experiences and activities
include: (should not exceed 10 pages)
o Titles and course information for papers written
o Evidence of activities in which you participated documented in the CV/ Rsum and
described in the reflection. Other materials may also be provided.
o Pictures of professional activities (limited)
o Descriptions of projects completed

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I.

Please see the appropriate section of the Internal Links portion of the College of Pharmacy web site for
several documents that pertain to the Portfolio assignment, this information can be accessed in the
following the sequence from the College of Pharmacy Internal Links page: scroll down to Student Links,
from the drop down menu click on Additional Links, then click on Student Portfolio documents.

II. The instructions contained in this document provide information only for the Reflective Report and SelfAssessment, which will be completed online. Hard copies of these must be saved and submitted for
review by your mentor. The Curriculum Vitae (CV) portion of the Portfolio should also be submitted as a
hard copy along with the hard copies of the Reflective Report and Self-Assessment.
III. Instructions for online submission of Portfolio Outcomes Assessment
This year you will be filling out the Outcomes Assessment tables electronically and saving to RxPreceptor
AND printing a copy to include in your portfolio.
1. Log in to RxPreceptor as you normally would. (Contact Chase Wilson at wilson@pharmacy.arizona.edu
if you have any trouble)
2. On the grey left-hand menu, there will be a button labeled "Surveys." Select it.
3. From the drop-down menu, choose "Pending Surveys."
4. You will have a survey entitled "Portfolio Reflective Self-Assessment." Choose it, and a pop-up window
will open. If you have some trouble with this step, please make sure any pop-up blockers associated with
your web browser are disabled.
5. Complete the survey by selecting the appropriate choice (Not Exposed, Novice, Intermediate, or
Proficient) for each of the competencies listed.
6. Important: Select, print this document to include a paper copy with your portfolio. Then select the
"Save and submit" option at the bottom of the page when you are done. If save and submit is not done
you will have to enter your responses again at another sitting.
IV. The Reflective Report done online is divided into three Domains and an Executive Summary. Each of the
three Domains has a Self-Assessment table. Based on your cumulative experiences (in and out of the
classroom) to date, complete the rating column of the Self-Assessment table, according to the instructions
provided, to the best of your ability. Specific instructions for use of the table are provided just above the
list of competencies. After completing the table, write your reflective comments in the free text section.
Reflections should comprise your feelings and reactions about the experiences that apply to this Domain.
Both positive and negative comments may be made. Reflections may also include commentary and/or
critique about how certain information or experiences were presented to you. This may apply to any of
your experiences, whether in or out of didactic class work. Reflections are not simply a list of what was
done. See the instructions in the verbiage immediately following the Summary Statement section for what
to write in that section. NOTE: a copy of what is available online is provided below so that you might fill in
prior to going online if you so desire.
V. Guidance on Length: Reflections for the Executive Summary and each Domain should be approximately
350 to 500 words.
VI. Definition of terms from tables
NE = not exposed = absolutely no experience or exposure to the given competence or activity.
N = novice = minimal, but not zero, experience with the given competence.
I = intermediate = moderate experience with the given competence such that you are familiar with it, but
not so as to function in providing it on an independent basis.
P = proficient = extensive experience with the competence, such that you could function to provide it
independently (although you may not yet be licensed to do so).
Note that the percentages of novice or proficient assessments do not influence the score given for the
Reflective Report. Rather, it is the quality, insight and thought given to the content of the reflections that
determines the score for the Reflective Report. This, along with the quality of the Curriculum Vitae (CV), is
what influences the total Portfolio score. The scoring form is provided in the portfolio section of student
links for your information.

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VII. Submit the hard copy of your Reflective Report, Self-Assessment tables, and your curriculum vitae in an
appropriate binder to Estella Salgado in Room B307DD.
VIII. Submit the Reflective Report to Turn-it-in.com according to the instructions provided in the portfolio
section of internal links.
IX. Be very sure to save the three files (Reflective Report, Self-Assessment Tables, and Curriculum Vitae) on
your computer and on the colleges website in your folder. YOU are responsible for maintaining a copy.

The following are the Self-Assessment tables you will complete online and space to record your reflections if
desired. You may wish to print out the tables and fill in your ratings prior to going online. Your ratings on
these tables do not influence the grade received for the portfolio.
Domain 1: Patient Care - Dispensing medications and devices and ensuring appropriate
therapy and outcomes. The graduate will provide patient care in cooperation with patients, prescribers, and other
members of an interprofessional health care team based upon sound therapeutic principles and evidence-based data, taking into
account relevant legal, ethical, social, cultural, economic, and professional issues, emerging technologies, and evolving biomedical,
pharmaceutical social/behavioral/administrative, and clinical sciences that may impact therapeutic outcomes.

Self-Assessment: NE - Not Exposed; N Novice; I Intermediate; P - Proficient

In the column under your class year, enter the letter that best identifies your current level of skill for each competency. Note: An
appropriate comparison would be to other students rather than experienced professionals. Do not enter a rating letter in the gray
rows. Your ratings for these items do not impact the grade received on the portfolio assignment.
Competency
Rating
1.1 Collect adequate patient data to make an assessment
a. Identify and collect information from profiles, medical records, or patient (caretaker) history that will
influence optimal drug choice and dosage
b. Obtain a history (chief complaint, medical, medication management, financial, social, review of systems)
c. Conduct a physical assessment
d. Extract data from pharmacy records
1.2 Conduct a systematic review prior to dispensing or recommending any medication or medication device
a. Identify drug-related problems
b. Recognize common symptoms/complaints
c. Ascertain levels of chronic disease control
d. Prioritize identified problems
e. Communicate problem analysis to other providers
f. Collaborate with the patient to prioritize problems
1.3 Design and implement a care plan
a. Select prescription or non-prescription medications (including doses and dosage schedules) using
therapeutic and pharmacokinetic principles
b. Consider the needs for different patient populations (female vs. male, race, ethnicity, cultural, very old and
young)
c. Determine drug delivery system for the patient based upon individual patient needs and characteristics
d. Conduct patients education including verification of patient understanding of proper use of
medication/device
e. Implement interventions to improve patient compliance
f. Refer to other providers as appropriate (including specialty RPh)
1.4 Implement the dispensing process for medication-related order
a. Select container for the drug product or determine if original packaging is safe and appropriate for the
product and consumer
b. Prepare prescriptions
c. Compound individual or bulk medications

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Apply guidelines and standards of practice for preparation, storage, in-process quality control, and
administration of sterile dosage forms and enteral nutrition products in various pharmacy practice settings
Document information in a patient profile or medical record (e.g. SOAP note)
Note potential problems and their resolution
Record actions taken to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes
Note patient education activities
Communicate with other health care providers (summarize findings and recommendations)

d.
1.5
a.
b.
c.
d.

Reflection: Domain 1
If desired you may type in your reflection for domain 1 here:

Domain 2: Professionalism and management in health-systems. The graduate manages and uses
resources of the health care system, in cooperation with patients, prescribers, other health care providers, and administrative and
supportive personnel, to promote health; to provide, assess, and coordinate safe, accurate, and time-sensitive medication distribution;
and to improve therapeutic outcomes of medication use. In doing so, they provide patient care based on contemporary knowledge and
therapeutics in a compassionate, empathetic, and ethical manner. They must bring to the practice of pharmacy the necessary values,
attitudes, and behaviors to discern and manage the ethical issues of pharmacy practice. The graduate must demonstrate expertise in
informatics. Patient care, practice management, and professional renewal are dependent upon information gathering and processing in
order to make decisions. The graduate must be prepared to practice in a dynamic environment and contribute to the management of
health systems by identifying, designing, implementing, and documenting changes, policies and procedures.

Self-Assessment: NE - Not Exposed; N Novice; I Intermediate; P - Proficient

In the column under your class year, enter the letter that best identifies your current level of skill for each competency. Note: An
appropriate comparison would be to other students rather than experienced professionals. Do not enter a rating letter in the gray
rows. Your ratings for these items do not impact the grade received on the portfolio assignment.
Competency
Rating
2.1 Make and defend rational, ethical decisions within a context of personal and professional values
a. Articulate ethical principles relevant to pharmacy practice
b.
c.
2.2
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.3
a.
b.
c.
2.4
a.
b.

Maintain honesty, confidentiality, sensitivity and tolerance in professional interactions

Provide humane and compassionate patient care in a professional manner
Retrieve, evaluate, and manage professional information and literature in a critical, scientific, and effective
manner
Critically analyze published reports and apply this information and literature in a critical, scientific, and
effective manner
Evaluate the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical products and services
Communicate professional knowledge clearly to colleagues, patients, and other health professionals orally
and in writing (in-service presentations, newsletter article preparation)
Self-assess learning needs and design, implement, and evaluate strategies to promote intellectual growth
and continued professional competence
Contribute to improving the knowledge, skills, and values of the profession by advancing oneself and the
profession through leadership, service activities, and participation in professional organizations
Participate in efforts to help individuals and to improve society and the health care system
Function effectively in interactions with individuals, within group situations, and within professional
organizations and systems
Collaborate with other health care professionals
Demonstrate the skills needed to use and assess a health system's method for reporting and managing
adverse drug reactions and medication errors
Identify preventable causes of adverse drug reactions and medication errors and recommend actions to
minimize future occurrences
Evaluate information obtained from adverse drug reaction and medication errors to occurrences

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c.
2.5
a.
b.
c.
2.6
a.
b.
c.
2.7
a.
b.
c.
d.

Identify and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors to appropriate individuals and authorities
Demonstrate the skills needed to participate in a health system's process for conducting medication use
evaluations
Identify appropriate medications for review
Evaluate data collected from a medication use evaluation and recommend actions to improve medication
use
Develop appropriate criteria and outcome measures for medication use based on analysis of the literature
Demonstrate the skills needed to evaluate and modify a health system's formulary process
Use appropriate data to make and support formulary recommendations
Compile and evaluate literature necessary to review a class of medications and make a formulary
recommendation
Communicate with health care providers and patients about formulary decisions
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to the managerial aspects of pharmacy
operations using appropriate data and procedures
Comply with laws and regulations
Assess medication distribution and control systems
Employ personnel management principles used to recruit, hire, train, develop, supervise, motivate, retain,
and evaluate staff
Use sound principles of fiscal resource management

Reflection: Domain 2
If desired you may type in your reflection for domain 2 here:

Domain 3: Health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention. The graduate will promote health
improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in cooperation with patients, communities, at-risk populations, and other members of
an interprofessional team of health care providers.
Self-Assessment: NE - Not Exposed; N Novice; I Intermediate; P - Proficient
In the column under your class year, enter the letter that best identifies your current level of skill for each competency. Note: An
appropriate comparison would be to other students rather than experienced professionals. Do not enter a rating letter in the gray
rows. Your ratings for these items do not impact the grade received on the portfolio assignment.
Competency
Rating
3.1 Demonstrate the skills needed to provide preventive services
a. Participate in immunization training and immunization provision
b. Provide drug therapy evaluations (brown bags)
c. Conduct high risk behavior counseling
3.2 Demonstrate the skills needed to participate in the preventive service aspects of practice
a. Participate in public education programs (health fairs and screenings)
b. Provide empowerment strategies to control health outcomes
c. Participate in programs for health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention
d. Collaborate with other organizations (government organizations, health organizations, business groups)

Reflection: Domain 3
If desired you may type in your reflection for domain 3 here:

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Executive Summary
The Executive Summary should provide a synopsis of your reflection on your experience in learning the
competencies.

Executive Summary / Goals / Constructive Comments for College

Instructions:
I. Provide an overview of your reflective report. The overview should provide a summary of your progress toward
attaining each competency domain and your feelings and reactions to the experiences during the past year. The
summary is cumulative in that it should indicate how far you have come to this point.
II. Provide short-term and long-term goals that will guide you in gaining proficiency in areas where you rated
your skills as less than proficient on the Self-Assessment Tables.
III. Include suggested areas of improvement for the college related to the curriculums achievement of the outcomes
expected.
I. Summary
II. Short and long-term goals
III. Areas for improvement in the college related to the curriculum