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col-lg-4"> <h3 tabindex="0" style="color: #6EA400">Curriculum</h3> <h4 tabindex="0">Experience Pharmacy Practice</h4> <div class="player-slide-container"> <div class="slide in" tabindex="0"> <p>  </p> <ul> <li>UCSF PharmD students get real-world, hands-on pharmacy experiences from day one.</li> <li>Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences introduce students to pharmacy practice in community and hospital settings – and develop the expertise to practice upon graduation.</li> <li>Students choose elective experiences among a diverse array of options to customize their experience aligned with their career and professional goals.</li> </ul> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p></p> </div> <div class="transcript" tabindex="0"> <p><span m='944'>[MUSIC PLAYING]</span> </p><p></p><p><span m='5670'>Students</span> <span m='6090'>at</span> <span m='6330'>the</span> <span m='6510'>UCSF's</span> <span m='6960'>of</span> <span m='7080'>School</span> <span m='7380'>of</span> <span m='7440'>Pharmacy</span> <span m='7960'>are</span> <span m='8039'>very</span> <span m='8400'>fortunate</span> <span m='9570'>that</span> <span m='9750'>we</span> <span m='10260'>are</span> <span m='11220'>partnered</span> <span m='11730'>with</span> <span m='11880'>the</span> <span m='12000'>UCSF</span> <span m='12780'>Medical</span> <span m='13200'>Center</span> <span m='13830'>and</span> <span m='14070'>the</span> <span m='14170'>Department</span> <span m='14580'>of</span> <span m='14640'>Pharmaceutical</span> <span m='15400'>Services--</span> <span m='16980'>and</span> <span m='17160'>from</span> <span m='17400'>day</span> <span m='17730'>one</span> <span m='18480'>are</span> <span m='18600'>getting</span> <span m='18960'>hands-on,</span> <span m='20100'>real-world</span> <span m='21150'>experiences.</span> </p><p><span m='22530'>So</span> <span m='22650'>the</span> <span m='22770'>clinical</span> <span m='23190'>experience</span> <span m='23730'>at</span> <span m='23820'>UCSF</span> <span m='24490'>will</span> <span m='24620'>really</span> <span m='24870'>be</span> <span m='25110'>two</span> <span m='25440'>phases--</span> <span m='26310'>the</span> <span m='26520'>early</span> <span m='27120'>introductory</span> <span m='27930'>pharmacy</span> <span m='28380'>practice</span> <span m='28830'>experiences</span> <span m='29790'>in</span> <span m='29910'>the</span> <span m='30000'>first</span> <span m='30330'>two</span> <span m='30630'>years,</span> <span m='31110'>where</span> <span m='31230'>students</span> <span m='32070'>will</span> <span m='32159'>be</span> <span m='32280'>spending</span> <span m='32610'>time</span> <span m='33120'>in</span> <span m='33780'>primarily</span> <span m='34230'>community</span> <span m='34740'>pharmacy</span> <span m='35250'>settings,</span> <span m='36080'>as</span> <span m='36240'>well</span> <span m='36480'>as</span> <span m='36920'>health</span> <span m='37300'>care</span> <span m='37600'>systems</span> <span m='38150'>or</span> <span m='38280'>hospital-type</span> <span m='39060'>settings.</span> <span m='40080'>And</span> <span m='40170'>then</span> <span m='40320'>we</span> <span m='40440'>have</span> <span m='40590'>the</span> <span m='41040'>APPEs,</span> <span m='41880'>which</span> <span m='42060'>are</span> <span m='42180'>the</span> <span m='42300'>Advanced</span> <span m='42780'>Pharmacy</span> <span m='43350'>Practice</span> <span m='43860'>Experiences.</span> </p><p><span m='44940'>The</span> <span m='45300'>APPEs</span> <span m='46680'>are</span> <span m='46950'>preparing</span> <span m='47550'>the</span> <span m='47640'>students</span> <span m='48270'>for</span> <span m='48420'>graduation,</span> <span m='49680'>to</span> <span m='49860'>achieve</span> <span m='50430'>certain</span> <span m='50850'>competencies</span> <span m='52080'>in</span> <span m='52200'>terms</span> <span m='52560'>of</span> <span m='52830'>providing</span> <span m='53370'>direct</span> <span m='53850'>patient</span> <span m='54300'>care,</span> <span m='55410'>and</span> <span m='55740'>prepare</span> <span m='56220'>students</span> <span m='56820'>for</span> <span m='56940'>the</span> <span m='57030'>next</span> <span m='57240'>step.</span> </p><p><span m='58140'>But in</span> <span m='58230'>addition</span> <span m='58560'>to</span> <span m='58650'>that,</span> <span m='58950'>students</span> <span m='59280'>will</span> <span m='59430'>also</span> <span m='59820'>have</span> <span m='60000'>the</span> <span m='60120'>opportunity</span> <span m='60870'>to</span> <span m='61200'>choose</span> <span m='61560'>electives</span> <span m='62130'>of</span> <span m='62310'>their</span> <span m='62610'>interest,</span> <span m='63360'>from</span> <span m='63570'>veterinary</span> <span m='64110'>medicine,</span> <span m='65250'>pharmaceutical</span> <span m='65910'>industry,</span> <span m='67160'>managed</span> <span m='67550'>care,</span> <span 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