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Preceptor Sign Up for 2026-2027 Second and Third Year IPPE Students

November 20, 2025

Preceptor Sign Up for 2026-2027 Second and Third Year IPPE Students

The UW School of Pharmacy invites you to sign up for 2026-2027 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) students. 

  • The link to the experiential portal to take the survey may be found at https://experiential.sop.pharmacy.wisc.edu/. 
  • The directions for signing up are listed below.
  • Due to an update in accreditation standards, all IPPE rotations (community, institutional, elective) are now required to be in direct patient-care settings.
  • If you have any questions about the sign up process, please contact Tina Rundle at 608-262-4842.
  • Thank you for your continued support of our experiential education program!

Survey Information

  • Please complete the online survey by January 2, 2026.
  • Only main contacts at each site are able to complete the sign up survey.  If you are a main contact and do not have the sign up survey available, please contact Tina Rundle.
  • If you are a primary contact for multiple sites, a survey must be completed for each site individually.
  • If you are a pharmacist at University Hospital and Clinics, DO NOT SIGN UP.  Ryan Seagren will be providing availability for UWHC.
  • If you have any student housing opportunities, please contact Amanda Watter at amanda.watter@wisc.edu.
  • IPPE assignments will be posted by February 26, 2026.

General Rotation Information

Courses – Students participate in three IPPE courses.  The courses are:

426 –  Preceptor sign up for first year pharmacy students will take place in July 2026.

526 – Second year pharmacy students shadow the pharmacist to learn about the practice of pharmacy.

  • 40 hours at a hospital pharmacy during a one-week period in summer 2026
  • 20 hours at a pharmacy site of their choice (elective) during a one-week period in summer 2026
  • Please refer to the “IPPE Registration Overview” found on each page of the IPPE survey for details on how to sign up.

625/6 – Third year pharmacy students will actively engage in the role of a pharmacist by performing medication histories and reconciliation, collecting patient information through electronic systems and patient interviews, assessing clinical guidelines, evaluating complex patient cases, and documenting their plan or recommendations.

  • 80 hours at a community pharmacy during the fall or spring semester for 8 hours/week for 10 weeks on Thursdays
  • 80 hours at a hospital pharmacy during summer 2026 for 8 hours/day for 2 weeks
  • 40 hours at a pharmacy site of their choice (elective)
    • Summer 2026 for 8 hours/day for 1 week OR
    • Blocks 4, 7 or 8 for 1 day/week for 5 weeks on Thursdays
  • Please refer to the “IPPE Registration Overview” found on each page of the IPPE survey for details on how to sign up.

 Additional Information

  • IPPE survey will occur over multiple pages
  • Preceptors may sign up for the “entire summer” or “weekly”


To Complete The On Line Survey

  1. Go to https://experiential.sop.pharmacy.wisc.edu/
  2. Click on:  Intranet Login
  3. Enter your Net ID and password (if you do not know your Net ID, please email Tina Rundle)
  4. Click on Experiential Portal
  5. Please Update the Site Description Information for each site you are linked to.  (Found under ‘Update Site Description’).
  6. Click on each of your sites under “2nd and 3rd Year IPPE Sign up” to complete the on-line survey.  Please complete both of the following steps:
  7. Verify your demographic information. If this is not correct it may be changed under ‘Update Preceptor Demographic Information’.
  1. Sign up for introductory clerkship students:
  • Please enter the number of DPH-2 students you would like as well as the maximum number of students you would take for the year for each rotation
  • Please enter the number of DPH-3 students you would like as well as the maximum number of students you would take for the year for each rotation
  • Please list any comments in the comment section
  • Click on ‘Submit Survey’ when you are ready.

Reminders

  • All IPPE rotations (community, institutional, elective) are now required to be in direct patient-care settings.
  • The UW School of Pharmacy recommends a one-to-one ratio for pharmacists to students.
  • Please submit this information by January 2, 2026.

Contacts

 Mara Kieser (mara.kieser@wisc.edu) or 608-262-6168


Thank you for your continued support of our experiential education program!

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