title: An introductory pharmacy practice experience providing pharmaceutical care to elderly patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop, integrate, and assess an introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) in providing pharmaceutical care to patients at senior centers (Silver Scripts).
  
  
  METHODS
  First-year pharmacy students learned and practiced the pharmaceutical care process in the classroom to prepare for participation in the Silver Scripts program, in which the students, under faculty mentorship, conducted comprehensive medication reviews for senior citizens attending senior centers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students, preceptors, and senior center staff members indicated the experience was positive. Specifically, first-year students felt they gained benefit both from an educational standpoint and in their own personal growth and development, while staff contacts indicated the patients appreciated the interaction with the students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Silver Scripts experience is a model for linking classroom experiences and experiential learning. The cycle of experiencing, reflecting, and learning has provided not only a meaningful experience for our P1 students but also a worthwhile focused review of seniors' medication use. This experience could be used as a model for other colleges and schools of pharmacy and their communities.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, PA 15261, USA. somma@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Melissa Somma
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: McGivney
authors.forename: Deanne L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Gary P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Stoehr
authors.forename: Teresa E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Donegan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000639:trends; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D013339:Students, Pharmacy
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