[Rx2021] Pharmacy Internship Hours Reporting/Adding a Preceptor

[Skledar, Susan Jean]

Hello Classes of 2021, 2022, and 2023!

Hope you all are staying safe and are well.  Please review this email for guidance on reporting your work (internship) hours and adding/changing a preceptor. We've gotten a few questions.

Again this year, for the Class of 2020 who just recently graduated, the internship hours reporting requirement was WAIVED by the PA State Board of Pharmacy (SBOP). This waiver,  however, is not yet permanent. We have received questions about whether students need to continue to have their internship preceptors registered with the PA SBOP, and whether internship hours still need to be reported to the PA SBOP.

The answer to both of these questions is YES.

The waiver is not yet permanent, so you would not want to get caught at the end of P4 year without having any of your worked internship hours reported to the PA SBOP, if you have worked in PA and/or wish to be licensed in PA. Additionally, there are 5-6 other states that still require internship hours to be reported for licensure examinations, so please continue to report hours to the PA SBOP, or your home state, if intern hours reporting is required there. A “FAQ” (frequently asked question) slide deck is on the Home Page of eValue under “Forms and Reference Tools” that guides you on how to report your PA hours, and how to add/change a PA preceptor. Remember that you must have a registered preceptor from your internship associated with you in PALS before your work hours can be reported to the SBOP. If you have listed me as your preceptor, please leave me listed there, and add your work preceptor onto your account as soon as you can. The State Board is currently working remotely, so you may be able to email forms to them (versus mailing them). Check the SBOP website to see the most current processing procedure.

Also, if you are working in a state that does not require hours reporting, we strongly recommend that you track your hours worked on a spreadsheet and get those signed at the end of each summer by your preceptor there. You may need to provide this documentation when you apply for your licensure exams at the end of P4 year.

We will provide updates if anything changes permanently. For now, please keep reporting…..

Prof. Skledar

Sue Skledar, RPh, MPH, FASHP
Director of Experiential Learning 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>

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