Spring/Summer 2011 - Purdue College of Pharmacy - Purdue ...

PRECEPTOR PERCEPTIONS
On April 29, 2011, the College of Pharmacy recognized outstanding
preceptors at the Graduation Banquet. Mr. Raja Hanania received
the Preceptor of the Year Award for his dedication to the teaching
and mentoring of our pharmacy students. Dr. Kellie Jones received
the Faculty Preceptor of the Year Award. Congratulations to these
fine individuals for their dedication to serving our students.
(L to R) Dr. Patti Darbishire, Mr. Raja Hanania,
Dean Craig Svensson, and Dr. Christy Nash
Preceptor of the Year Award
Mr. Raja Hanania received his BS in Pharmacy from the
University of Iowa. He is a certified disease manager in
diabetes and a certified diabetes educator. He is truly
honored to have had the opportunity to be a guest lecturer
for the elective Diabetes Pharmacy Class at Purdue in 2010
and to be a preceptor for Purdue and Butler PharmD students
for the last 12 years. It should come as no surprise that he is
passionate about the pharmacy profession and diabetes care.
Mr. Hanania is the clinical pharmacy specialist in critical care
and diabetes care at Indiana University Health, Bloomington
Hospital. He manages all drug therapy of patients in critical
care and is the co-chair of the glycemic control improvement
team and the surgical care improvement team. He also teaches
newly diagnosed diabetics at the outpatient diabetes care
center. Prior to this, he was the clinical coordinator of
pharmacy services at the same hospital.
What do you like most about serving as a preceptor?
I enjoy interacting with my students and the friendship we
build based upon mutual respect. I love seeing my students
excited about learning new things and also applying what
they learned in theory into practice.
What is unique about your practice?
Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital offers preceptorship
to several rotations including general medicine, intensive
care, anticoagulation, medication safety, management,
primary care, hematology/oncology, surgery, and emergency
medicine, and we are among the very few sites in Indiana that
also offer preceptorship to diabetes care rotation students.
How do you utilize students serving rotations to advance
patient care services?
I always engage my students in projects to advance patient
care services such as writing patient information brochures,
coordinating support groups, and often working on projects
that end up being my students’ PharmD projects. I have
presented posters with my students at ASHP which I believe
is a great experience for everyone.
What advice do you give students entering practice? What
aspects of professionalism do you impress upon students?
I always remind my students that patients, physicians, nurses
and many other health care professionals depend on pharmacists
who are considered among the most trusted professionals.
I advise my students to work hard and enjoy the
satisfaction that patient care offers to them. Pharmacists play
a very critical role within the health care team. We as pharmacists
and pharmacy students owe it to our patients to do whatever
we possibly can to make a difference in their lives. This is our
mission and we should always work hard to achieve it!
Outstanding Faculty Preceptor Award
Dean Craig Svensson
with Dr. Kellie Jones
Dr. Kellie Jones,
Clinical Associate
Professor in the
Department of
Pharmacy Practice,
works with the
inpatient oncology and
gynecologic oncology
services at IU Simon
Cancer Center. There,
she rounds daily with
the oncology team and serves as
their drug resource and content
expert. “Specifically, I help with pain management, side effect
management from chemotherapy or other treatments, and
patient education,” she says. She assists with the preparation
and verification of chemotherapy orders to ensure that
appropriate premedications and intravenous fluids are given
and the appropriate monitoring is ordered based on the
chemotherapy used. She also spends time with patients
and family members educating them on their treatments,
side effects, and any new medications that might be started.
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