Student readiness to apply pharmacotherapy concepts to institutional early practice experience - a pilot study.

Introduction: In order to gain exposure to hospital practice earlier in the education of doctor of pharmacy students, a recent curricular change by the faculty of pharmacy prioritized institutional sites for year two early practice experiences (EPE2s). The goal of this study was to assess whether year two student pharmacists were adequately equipped by the faculty to apply clinical concepts when providing direct patient care in an institutional setting.

Methods: At the study institution, four students rated the relevancy of clinical concepts covered in five pharmacotherapy courses to their EPE2 practice using a relevance score tool.