Luke, I Am Your Mentor

Sunday, March 24, 2024

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Orange County Convention Center, W312C

CE: 1.0

ACPE Number: 0202-0000-24-102-L99-P

Number of Hours: 1

Activity Type: Knowledge

Speaker(s)

Nancy A. Alvarez, PharmD, BCPS, CPCC, FAPhA (she/her/hers)

Associate Dean, Academic and Professional Affairs - Phoenix Campus Associate Professor of Practice, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice and Science Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy The University of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Disclosure(s):

Nancy A. Alvarez, PharmD, BCPS, CPCC, FAPhA: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona: Consultant (Ongoing); Pharmacy Leadership and Education Institute: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Walgreens Company: Shareholder (Ongoing)

Do or do not, there is no try. As a preceptor, there are countless ways you can make an impact on a future pharmacist's career or life. How do you bridge the gap from preceptor to mentor? How do you know if you are ready to become one? Where do I even begin? These questions and more will be answered in this session for new practitioners getting their first student on rotation to seasoned preceptors looking to expand their knowledge.

Learning Objectives:

Identify different attributes of advisors, preceptors, and mentors
Discuss pros and cons of formal mentoring
Identify pivotal qualities of a mentor
Discuss value of strategies for first-time mentors