Co-op practice setting requirement

Requirement

Students must complete a minimum of two different practice settings over the course of three co-op work terms.

Types of practice settings

  1. Community – any community pharmacy position (independent or corporate chain) with a focus on distribution and/or direct patient care.

  2. Hospital – any hospital position. Can be further divided but are not considered unique practice settings for the purpose of this requirement.

    1. Project – positions focused on project work (e.g. formulary review, drug utilization, safety projects).

    2. Clinical – positions in specific clinical areas where students engaged in activities such as completing BPMH, med recs, interviewing patients/family, bedside rounds, discharge counselling, chart reviews, etc. within the hospital (e.g. ASP, pre-op, oncology, inpatient units, critical care).

    3. Distribution – include mainly the distribution of medications in the inpatient pharmacy.

  3. Ambulatory Care/Clinics – positions where medical services are performed on an outpatient basis without admission to a hospital or LTC facility including Family Health Teams and Community Health Centres (e.g. hospital outpatient department, specialty clinics such as dialysis or infusion)

  4. Long-Term Care – consultant or dispensing medication to predominantly nursing homes (e.g. nursing homes, dispensary for LTC).

  5. Head Office – positions within an organization’s head office.

  6. Academic/Research – positions in an academic unit or organization with a focus on research.

  7. Pharmaceutical Industry – positions in the pharmaceutical industry.

  8. Professional Association – positions with a regulatory college or professional association.

  9. Government/Military – positions within government organizations.

  10. Health Technology/Virtual Care – positions with a strong technology focus, including app development, telemedicine, and telehealth.

  11. Other – any positions that don’t fit into the categories above.

Exception: As the pharmacy profession evolves, new practice models have emerged, creating unique practice settings. If you believe your setting is not represented in the list above, please contact us at phrexper@uwaterloo.ca.