[Rx2021] IMPORTANT - Readiness for Upcoming Rotations

[Skledar, Susan Jean]

Hello P4s,

As many of you know, we have received great news that some of the UPMC sites are beginning to open-up to student learners later in June. If that impacts you for block 2, you have already been notified, and should be completing your UPMC COVID-19 training (see link below).  All of you should have completed the Pitt Pharmacy COVID training module and CB (CastleBranch) requirements as well.

Additionally, if you are going to be at UPMC in block 2, or any future block (hopefully), please review the newly posted COVID-19 Returning Student Guidelines and PPE Plan documents that have now been posted to our eValue Home Page under the UPMC Requirements section. These documents, particularly, the Returning Student Guideline page, share key information about what procedures are involved in student learner return. Even if you are not going to UPMC, you may want to look at these documents, to get a sense of what other sites may require once you go back on-site.

We hope you had a valuable block 1, and are looking forward to a great block 2!  And…. Please complete all of your portfolio postings and eValue evaluations also for block 1!

We continue to work very hard on your behalf to rebuild/maintain your P4 year. We are proud of you for being so resilient in these challenging times.  Let us know if you need anything.

Prof. Skledar, Dr. Pschirer and Ms. Schmotzer



Sue Skledar, BS Pharm, MPH, FASHP
Director, Experiential Learning Program and Continuing Professional Development
Professor, Department of Pharmacy & Therapeutics
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
228 Salk Hall
3501 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412-648-1504
Sjs15 at pitt.edu<mailto:Sjs15 at pitt.edu>






On Jun 3, 2020, at 2:01 PM, Pschirer, James Joseph <pschirer at pitt.edu<mailto:pschirer at pitt.edu>> wrote:

Dear Students,
As more sites are beginning to accept students for on-site rotations, and other sites are extending restrictions on on-site rotations, we need to ensure that every student is ready at a moment's notice to change from remote to on-site or to change the location of a previously scheduled rotation.  This means thatEVERY student, right now, must have their Castle Branch account renewed and up to date with background checks, trainings, etc. Failure to do this could result in the loss of rotations, changes in Off blocks, and the inability to graduate on time.  The following items must be up to date in Castle Branch:

  1.
Castle Branch account has been renewed for this year
  2.
PA Child Abuse Background Check is completed and result posted
  3.
CPR card and PA Intern License are not expired and are posted
  4.
HIPAA Training, Bloodborne Pathogen Training, Infection Prevention Training, and COVID-19 Training are completed and posted
  5.
Proof of health insurance is posted
  6.
All immunizations are up to date and posted, with the exception of influenza
  7.
FBI Fingerprint Check and TB Testing may not be available yet, but be ready to get these as soon as they are available


In addition, any student scheduled for a rotation at ANY UPMC facility in ANY block must also complete the special UPMC COVID-19 training that can be accessed at this link: https://www.wolfflearningacademy.com/<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wolfflearningacademy.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce2cda1d1843f45ad6cfc08d8096a64fa%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637269699842556678&sdata=xvb7FyMRuAOQNFOjZf7EPakC8H1KAQZykcLV9FXu51Q%3D&reserved=0>.  Print the certificate when complete and be ready to present it to the UPMC site.  The link is also n the EValue home page.

Thank you for your compliance with these requirements as we work to ensure that every student has the opportunity to graduate on time with the tools you need to be successful.

James J. Pschirer, PharmD
Associate Director of Experiential Learning
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
917 Salk Hall
3501 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412-383-5229
Fax: 412-383-9996
E-mail: pschirer at pitt.edu<mailto:pschirer at pitt.edu>

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