Objectives: To describe the process used by a pharmacy team at a community health center to coordinate and expand diabetes education services (English and Spanish) for a predominantly Hispanic, Spanish-speaking population.
Setting: The project was implemented at 2 clinics in a federally qualified community health center system based in a low-income southwest U.S.
Introduction: The new standards for pharmacy education require that pharmacy students are involved in direct and interprofessional team-based care in multiple practice settings, which include "real-time" interactions with physician prescribers and medical students.
Methods: From April 2014 to December 2015, fourth-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students at University Medical Center of El Paso, Texas were assigned to an interprofessional team that was comprised of physician prescribers, medical students, and a pharmacist faculty. They recorded their interventions that were analyzed for type, number, physician acceptance, clinical importance, and time requirements for intervention recommendation.
Objective: To describe the development and implementation of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine patient assistance program (PAP) for university students, and to acquire information on the number who accessed the program and completed the series.
Setting: University of Texas at El Paso University Student Health Clinic Pharmacy, Fall 2011-Spring 2014.
Practice Description: A community pharmacy located within the university student health clinic providing services to an underinsured student population.