title: Pharmacy Student and Preceptor Impressions of Faculty Liaison Visits to Experiential Training Sites.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize preceptor and student views about and experiences with faculty liaison visits to practice sites during clinical internships.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was administered at the conclusion of each of the first 3 academic years of a new postbaccalaureate doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Preceptors were satisfied overall with faculty liaison visits, while students initially were not; however, their perception increased in subsequent years. Students felt development of their patient care skills benefited, but less so their interpersonal communication skills. Each year, almost all preceptors indicated faculty liaison visits were helpful in developing and refining their mentorship skills.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Faculty liaison visits provided a valuable opportunity to interact and support preceptors and students during advanced pharmacy internships in a nascent PharmD program.
authors.affiliation: Qatar University College of Pharmacy, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilbur
authors.affiliation: Sidra Medical & Research Center, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.affiliation: Qatar University College of Pharmacy, Doha, Qatar; Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D011231:Preceptorship; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: clinical internship; faculty support; pharmacy; preceptor
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