Long-Term Care Service
MPCHS Student Training
An MCPHS clinical rotation site — mentoring the next generation in long-term care pharmacy.
Hosting MCPHS pharmacy students for long-term care rotations and mentorship.
What this looks like in practice
Auburn Pharmacy is a clinical rotation site for the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS). We host PharmD candidates for community and long-term care rotations, and pharmacy technician students for their externships. Our pharmacists serve as preceptors, providing structured clinical mentoring across both retail and LTC operations.
Students rotate through every part of our practice: prescription verification, patient counseling, immunization administration, MTM consultations, LTC consultant pharmacist work, MAP training delivery, and more. They see how an independent pharmacy combining retail and LTC actually operates — not just textbook concepts.
It's a meaningful way for us to give back to the profession, but it also brings something to our daily practice: fresh clinical perspectives, current evidence-based thinking, and energy. Students often spot opportunities our team has stopped seeing.
What's included
- MCPHS PharmD rotation site
- Pharmacy tech student placements
- Preceptor-led clinical mentoring
- Long-term care exposure built in
5 weeks
Standard APPE rotation length
2
Pharmacists serving as preceptors
Both
Retail and LTC exposure
What You Get
The benefits in detail.
Structured Rotations
5-week APPE rotations for PharmD candidates, with defined learning objectives and competency assessments.
Pharmacist Preceptors
Vrushank Patel and Thao Nguyen serve as primary preceptors. Daily mentoring, weekly debriefs.
Retail + LTC Exposure
Students see both sides — retail pharmacy operations AND LTC consultant work — under one roof.
Active Clinical Learning
Patient counseling, MTM, immunizations, drug-info questions, consultant reviews — students do the work, not just observe.
Who It's For
This is especially helpful for…
- MCPHS PharmD candidates (APPE rotations)
- MCPHS pharmacy technician program students
- Visiting students from other accredited programs
- Pre-pharmacy undergrads exploring the field
How It Works
Three simple steps.
Onboarding (Week 1)
Site orientation, EMR/pharmacy software training, HIPAA training, and shadow shifts with each pharmacist.
Active practice (Weeks 2–4)
Student takes on counseling, MTM, immunizations, and LTC review work under preceptor supervision.
Capstone (Week 5)
Student-led project — drug class review, patient case study, or quality improvement proposal.
Common Questions
Frequently asked questions.
What rotations do you host?
MCPHS APPE Community Pharmacy and APPE Long-Term Care rotations primarily. We've also hosted IPPE rotations and pharmacy technician externships.
Are you affiliated with other schools?
Primarily MCPHS, but we've hosted students from Northeastern's pharmacy track and from out-of-state schools doing visiting rotations in Massachusetts.
Are students directly involved in patient care?
Yes, under direct preceptor supervision per the rotation type. Students counsel, administer immunizations (after appropriate certification), conduct MTMs, and contribute to LTC consultant reviews.
I'm a current student — how do I apply for a rotation?
MCPHS students apply through your APPE coordinator with Auburn Pharmacy as your site preference. For non-MCPHS or non-traditional programs, contact us directly.
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