• Harold L Kirschenbaum and Tina Zerilli.
• LIU Pharmacy, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. Harold.kirschenbaum@liu.edu
• Am J Pharm Educ. 2012 Oct 12; 76 (8): 148.

ObjectiveTo identify the manner in which colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States and Puerto Rico assess full-time faculty preceptors.MethodsDirectors of pharmacy practice (or equivalent title) were invited to complete an online, self-administered questionnaire.ResultsSeventy of the 75 respondents (93.3%) confirmed that their college or school assessed full-time pharmacy faculty members based on activities related to precepting students at a practice site. The most commonly reported assessment components were summative student evaluations (98.5%), type of professional service provided (92.3%), scholarly accomplishments (86.2%), and community service (72.3%). Approximately 42% of respondents indicated that a letter of evaluation provided by a site-based supervisor was included in their assessment process. Some colleges and schools also conducted onsite assessment of faculty members.ConclusionsMost colleges and schools of pharmacy assess full-time faculty-member preceptors via summative student assessments, although other strategies are used. Given the important role of preceptors in ensuring students are prepared for pharmacy practice, colleges and schools of pharmacy should review their assessment strategies for full-time faculty preceptors, keeping in mind the methodologies used by other institutions.

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