The Palmetto Experiential Education Partnership is recognizing its 2022 recipients of the PEEP Awards for their dedication and excellence as outstanding preceptors.
PEEP is a collaborative experiential education program between the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, a partnership that capitalizes on each college’s strong network of alumni preceptor who provide experiential opportunities for students.
The program aims to provide students with the structured environment needed to develop professional judgment, technical skills, and practice skills. Preceptors encourage critical thinking to solve problems, facilitating a student’s knowledge base, as well as the ability to provide excellence in patient care.
You are living the Oath of a Pharmacist by advocating and providing education and sharing best practices for those who are joining our profession...
Julie M. Sease, Pharm.D. Interim Dean, UofSC College of Pharmacy
In announcing this year’s recipients, Julie M. Sease, Pharm.D., interim dean of the UofSC College of Pharmacy noted that one-third of the pharmacy curriculum is experiential based.
“Without you, we literally could not graduate our students,” she says. “You are living the Oath of a Pharmacist by advocating and providing education and sharing best practices for those who are joining our profession.”
Jennifer Baker, Pharm.D., director of experiential programs for the UofSC College of Pharmacy added that "our preceptors provide the opportunity for our students to identify a passion they may not have known existed.”
Phillip D. Hall, Pharm.D., dean for the MUSC College of Pharmacy noted that the preceptors “are giving back and paying it forward.”
Elizabeth Weed, Pharm.D., director of experiential education at MUSC, noted that preceptors have faced many unexpected challenges over the past two years.
“Through it all they have remained steadfast in their commitment to our pharmacy students, teaching them to provide the highest level of care to patients now and in the future,” she says.
Those selected for PEEP Awards are chosen based on student nominations and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 2016 Standards for preceptors and journal articles that identify role-modeling behaviors, attitude, facilitating behaviors, and teaching/coaching behaviors in both IPPE and APPE rotations in a variety of settings.
This year’s award winners are:
(* indicates UofSC College of Pharmacy Alumni)
Lowcountry Region:
APPE Acute / General Medicine Preceptor of the Year
Clinton Ross MUSC Institute of Psychiatry, Charleston, SC
APPE Ambulatory Care Preceptor of the Year
Jason Haney MUSC Health Ashley River Tower, Charleston, SC
APPE Community Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year
* Frances Belser ('15) CareSC Pharmacy, Georgetown, SC
APPE Elective Preceptor of the Year
* Jessica Michal ('14) McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, SC
APPE Hospital / Health System Preceptor of the Year
Nathan O'Dell MUSC Children's Hospital, Charleston, SC
IPPE Community Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year
Whitney Simerlein Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
IPPE Hospital / Health System Preceptor of the Year
Sherry Galloway Lake City Community Hospital, Lake City, SC
Midlands Region:
APPE Acute / General Medicine Preceptor of the Year
Erin Creech Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, SC
APPE Ambulatory Care Preceptor of the Year
* Reagan Barfield ('19) Prisma Health Family Medicine, Columbia, SC
APPE Community Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year
Anyanime Hale Welvista, Columbia, SC
APPE Elective Preceptor of the Year
* Valerie Kennedy Robinson ('88) Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, SC
APPE Hospital / Health System Preceptor of the Year
Amy Keitt The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC
IPPE Community Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year
* John Holladay ('92, '97) Sumter Cut Rate Drugs, Sumter, SC
IPPE Hospital / Health System Preceptor of the Year
* Steven Frazier ('06) Prisma Health Children's Hospital - Midlands, Columbia, SC
Upstate Region:
APPE Acute / General Medicine Preceptor of the Year
Sarah Desai Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC
APPE Ambulatory Care Preceptor of the Year
Suha Umina New Horizon Family Health Services, Travelers Rest, SC
APPE Elective Preceptor of the Year
James Pitts, Jr. Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital, Anderson, SC
IPPE Community Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year
* Hailey Branyon ('09) Landrum Drug Company, Landrum, SC
IPPE Hospital / Health System Preceptor of the Year
* Elizabeth Rodriguez ('19) Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Greenwood, SC
Topics: Experiential Education, Palmetto Experiential Education Partnership