Guidelines for Pharm.D internship as per pci
1. In the Final year of academic program, each student will be posted to at least four different specialties during the internship period (12 months)on roaster basis.
2. Out of the total internship duration of 12 months, 6 months training in General Medicine, two months training each in Paediatrics and O&G shall be made compulsory and evaluation of the training should be done through maintenance of a log book.
3. During internship each intern is expected to provide the following services in the ward independently.
· Ward round participation
· Treatment chart review
· Medication history interview
· Drugs and poison information
· Detection and management of Adverse drug reactions
· Patient counselling
· Therapeutic interventions
4. Each student is required to maintain the log book of services provided on daily basis.
5. The internship work log book should be signed by a preceptor (Teacher – Practitioner) on weekly basis and provide feedback to the intern.
6. The internship work of the student should be assessed by testing the knowledge, skills and attitude during and also at the end of internship.
7. The evaluation of satisfactory completion of the internship is done based on
· Proficiency of knowledge
· Competency
· Responsibility and punctuality
· Involvement in patient care.
· Team behaviour
· Initiative and participation in active discussions and research.
8. Evaluation Criterion
Intern’s performance is evaluated using the following scoring system
Poor | Fair | Below Average | Average | Above average | Excellent |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
A score of 3 and above represents satisfactory completion of internship for the issue of internship completion certificate.
9. However, if the candidates work is not satisfactory & the scoring is less than 3 he/she has to continue the internship to the satisfaction of the Preceptors.
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