Experiential Education

is 30% of the Pharm.D. curriculum and is divided into two components, Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE).  The Experiential Education Office is responsible for recruiting and maintaining rotation sites, assigning rotations to students, delivering orientations/training for students and preceptors, developing rotation sites to be suitable experiential “classrooms”, and providing guidance and support for students and preceptors during rotations. These non-paid pharmacy internships experiences are in true practice sites and are supervised by licensed pharmacists and, in some cases, in conjunction with other healthcare professionals such as physicians and nurses who are all passionate about teaching and mentoring students. In aggregate, the IPPE and APPE rotation sequence are designed and coordinated to develop and transform students into confident and competent pharmacists who will be able to deliver pharmaceutical care in a variety of settings to a diverse array of people.   

2023-2024 APPE Block Schedule
Block 1:  May 15, 2023 Block 2:  June 26, 2023 Block 3:  August 7, 2023
Block 4:  September 18, 2023 Block 5:  October 30, 2023 Block 6:  January 1, 2024
Block 7:  February 12, 2024 Block 8:  March 25, 2024 Block 9:  May 6, 2024
2024-2025 APPE Block Schedule
Block 1:  May 13, 2024 Block 2:  June 24, 2024 Block 3:  August 5, 2024
Block 4:  September 16, 2024 Block 5:  October 28, 2024 Block 6: December 30, 2024
Block 7:  February 10, 2025 Block 8:  March 24, 2025 Block 9:  May 5, 2025


Juancho Ramirez, PharmD

Associate Dean of Student Success

ramireju@ohsu.edu

541-974-2421

 
Shannon Starwalt, PharmD

 Director of Experiential Education & Student Outreach

shannon.starwalt@oregonstate.edu

541-737-8035

 
Stacey Olstad, PharmD

Coordinator of Co-Curricular Engagement

stacey.olstad@oregonstate.edu

541-767-5770

 
Katie Chavez, PharmD, BCPS

Student Education Supervisor

fostekat@ohsu.edu

 

Nancy Baker

Experiential Education Program Specialist APPE

nancy.baker@oregonstate.edu

541-737-6745

 

Experiential Education Program Specialist IPPE

541-737-2336