Department Overview
The Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice (CPP) teaches students
the knowledge, attitudes and skills required for contemporary
clinical pharmacy practice. Lectures, the multisensory programs
offered by the Resource Center, plus individual and group
conferences with faculty, physicians and preceptors, give students
the knowledge required to be a drug advisor on a health care team.
The professional attitude, communication techniques and skills
essential for health practitioners who wish to apply academic
knowledge to practical situations are developed by participating in
health care settings in the last professional year. This base of
knowledge is further expanded through interaction with patients,
physicians, nurses, paraprofessionals and pharmacists.
Utilization of the Community Pharmacy
Laboratory and primary health care settings, including community
pharmacies, allows students to become familiar with the legal,
administrative and clinical aspects of successful pharmacy
practice. In addition, other clinical training sites are used as
resources for student instruction in therapeutic drug monitoring –
providing drug information, patient interviewing and education.
These sites include major metropolitan area medical centers,
community hospitals and clinics, and institutions emphasizing the
care of specific patient populations (e.g., pediatric, psychiatric,
geriatric care).
On the graduate level, the objective of the Department of
Clinical Pharmacy Practice is to prepare Doctor of Pharmacy
students for leadership roles in clinical pharmacy practice.
Individual programs are designed to provide students with the
requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become an
effective practitioner in the clinical setting.
General Information
Candace Smith, Pharm.D., Chair
St. Albert Hall 114
(718) 990-5345
smithc@stjohns.edu
A complete overview of this program and others can be obtained
from the online bulletin.