The precepting skills rotation is a mandatory four-week rotation in the Island Health Pharmacy Residency Program. The rotation usually takes place on a general medicine or surgical ward where a resident has previously completed a rotation.

During the rotation, the resident will be responsible for precepting a University of British Columbia Entry-to-Practice (E2P) PharmD pharmacy student, in addition to providing clinical pharmacy services within a designated patient care area under the supervision of the primary preceptor. The E2P student is a fourth year pharmacy student who will be completing their eight-week hospital rotation (PHRM 472 or PHRM 473). The resident is required to precept four weeks of this four to eight week rotation.

This rotation will follow the tiered model of precepting. This means that the resident will act as the primary preceptor for the E2P student during their rotation. The resident will, in turn, be precepted by a designated Clinical Pharmacist, who will act as a resource for the resident during this rotation. During this rotation, the resident will have the opportunity to develop skills in the four roles of practice-based teaching (direct instruction, modeling, coaching, and facilitation), while at the same time continuing to build on existing skills in the provision of direct patient care.