2023 NWSRC Preceptor Development Sessions
8:00 - 9:00 AM PDT
A Journey to a Resilient and Thriving Pharmacy Workforce
 Presented by Dr. Paul Walker, PharmD, FASHP, FMPA
This presentation will discuss the importance of well-being and resilience for the pharmacy workforce. Strategies to enhance well-being and resilience will be explored.
About the Presenter:
Paul C. Walker, PharmD, FASHP, FMPA is Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean of Experiential Education and Community Engagement, College of Pharmacy, and Manager, Department of Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine, at the University of Michigan. He previously served in clinical practice and pharmacy leadership roles at the Detroit Medical Center, the Lafayette Clinic, and Henry Ford Health System, and held faculty appointments at Wayne State University. Walker received his BS in Pharmacy and PharmD from Wayne State University. He completed an ASHP‐accredited residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and specialty residency in pediatric pharmacy practice at the University of Tennessee and LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, Memphis, TN. He served a three‐year term on the American Society of Health‐System Pharmacists (ASHP) Board of Directors and was recently elected as President‐elect of the organization. His ASHP service includes Chair, Committee on Nominations; Commission on Affiliate Relations; ASHP Foundation Donor Retention Subcommittee; and Michigan Delegate to the House of Delegates. He recently served as Chair of and Board Liaison to the ASHP Task Force on Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Walker has served in leadership positions in the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA), and Michigan Society of Health‐System Pharmacists (MSHP). He received several awards from MSHP, including the 2008 MSHP Professional Practice Award, the 2010 MSHP Pharmacist of the Year Award, the 2017 MSHP Joseph A. Odis Leadership Award, and the 2022 MPA Pharmacist of the Year Award. He has been inducted into the MPA Hall of Honor and is recognized as a Fellow of both ASHP and MPA. His interests include pharmacy practice model development; assessment of the impact of pharmacists on patient outcomes; transitions of care; pediatric pharmacotherapy; experiential education and interprofessional education. He has authored numerous peer‐reviewed articles and book chapters, with publications appearing in American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, and Archives of Internal Medicine, Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning and other journals. He is passionate about advancing pharmacy practice by innovating pharmacist services, evaluating pharmacists’ impact on patient care, and especially by integrating student pharmacists into practice models and interprofessional teams through work in experiential education.
12:00 - 1:00 PM PDT
Short and Sweet: How to Use Microlearning Techniques to Facilitate Teaching
Presented by Dr. Michael Wolcott, PharmD, PhD, BCIDPS
Do you often feel overloaded by the amount of content you need to share with learners (or your team)? Microlearning techniques may offer a strategy to distill information into more digestible, just-in-time content to support longitudinal learning. In this session, we will discuss examples of microlearning and develop ideas about how microlearning may be applicable in your teaching.
About the Presenter:
Michael D. Wolcott, PharmD, PhD, BCIDPS, is the Dean for Education and associate professor at the High Point University Workman School of Dental Medicine. He leads an active research agenda on creative problem-solving techniques, curriculum change management, and inclusive teaching practices. Previously, he served as the Director of Educational Resources and Scholarship at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry. He completed his PhD at the UNC School of Education specializing in the learning sciences. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and completed pharmacy residency at Duke University Hospital.
3:50 – 5:00 pm PDT
Changing the Way We've Always Done It: Addressing Implicit Bias and Cultural Alignment in Residency Program Recruitment Efforts
Presented by Dr. Todd Walroth, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM
This session will allow audience members to develop strategies for reducing implicit bias and increasing cultural alignment throughout the recruitment
and selection processes for incoming residents within their own residency programs. Interactive activities will be utilized to encourage application of ideas presented as well as shared-learning among attendees, utilizing videos and examples. Attendees will receive interactive materials that can be applied to developing their own, program-specific rubrics and training materials. The presenter will share experiences, including barriers encountered, feedback from staff, strategies employed, and perceived benefits resulting from these changes.
About the presenter:
Todd A. Walroth, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM is Pharmacy Manager for Clinical Services and a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Critical Care at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. A graduate of Purdue University, he completed a PGY1 residency with IU Health and a PGY2 residency in Critical Care with IU Health/Eskenazi Health. Todd serves as adjunct faculty for Purdue and Butler Universities. Professional interests include serving as a member of the Specialty Council on Critical Care Pharmacy with the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, volunteer site surveyor for ASHP, Chair of the Smart Pump Safety Workgroup with the Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety, and Past Chair of the Pharmacy Special Interest Group within the American Burn Association, as well as a certified Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt. Todd has received precepting and mentoring awards from Purdue and Butler Universities and College Mentors for Kids, patient safety awards from the Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety, Indiana Pharmacists Alliance, and Indiana University School of Medicine, and research awards from the Society of Hospital Medicine, Southern Medical Association, and American Burn Association. Clinical research interests include medication use in critically ill populations such as burn and trauma, medication safety, nutrition, and developing clinical services.
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