RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 An Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience in Community Engagement JF American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education JO Am J Pharm Educ FD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy SP 90 DO 10.5688/ajpe76590 VO 76 IS 5 A1 Ann M. Ryan Haddad A1 Kelli L. Coover A1 Kimberley J. Begley A1 Jennifer A. Tilleman YR 2012 UL http://www.ajpe.org/content/76/5/90.abstract AB Objective. To implement a 5-week advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) in community engagement and assess the impact of the APPE on students’ confidence and ability to provide community-based services.Design. Working with community partners, students provided medication reconciliation, attended interprofessional healthcare meetings, developed health-promotion activities, and conducted medication-therapy reviews.Assessment. Responses to pre- and post-APPE 10-item surveys, preceptor and practice-experience evaluations, and the documented number of pharmacy student recommendations were determined. Conclusion. This APPE provides students opportunities in nontraditional community settings to increase their confidence and enhance their skills in health-promotion activities, medication-therapy management, and interprofessional care of patients, all of which are essential to the practice of pharmacy.