Our preceptors
Within the Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services (LMPS), we are privileged to have a deep pool of knowledgeable and committed pharmacists to precept our residents. Some of our preceptors are experienced and have taught many students and residents over the years. Others are new to precepting resident-level learners but are excited for the challenge and will be supported along this journey.
Our Program could not run without the dedication and contributions of our preceptors = thank you!
preceptor orientation
All preceptors for the Primary Care Residency Program are required to complete an orientation which will include the following:
Attending (or reviewing a recording of) an orientation session
Reviewing the CPRB Standards for Year 1 Pharmacy Residencies
Reviewing the Resident Manual, including:
policies and procedures relating to resident assessment and expected level of resident performance
preceptor expectations
Preceptor supports and development opportunities (on this page)
Preparing for a rotation? Check out this Guide to a Great Rotation!
Resources for preceptors
General
Summary of Preceptor Roles (ASHP 2016)
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Write Effective Learning Objectives (University of Arkansas)
Preceptor Resource Guide: Supporting Clinical Learning (VCH 2006)
UBC OEE Practice Educator Resource Centre - Preceptor Resources
Precepting in Practice
The Socratic Method and Pimping: Optimizing the Use of Stress and Fear in Instruction (Oh, Reamy 2014)
Powerful Questions you can ask your learners
The One-minute Preceptor: Shaping the Teaching Conversation (Neher, Stevens 2003)
A lesson in clinical reasoning for the pharmacy preceptor (Sylvia 2019)
Constructive ways to prevent, identify and remediate deficiencies of “challenging trainees” in experiential education (Davis 2016)
Feedback and Reflection
Common models and approaches for the clinical educator to plan effective feedback encounters (Orsini 2022)
A Framework for Giving Feedback to Pharmacy Learners (Daulat, Dahri 2025)
The Integrated Reflective Cycle (University of Edinburgh)
Growth Mindset
Growth mindset in competency-based medical education (Richardson 2021)
Navigate here for additional preceptor resources (restricted to LMPS staff only). Acknowledgements to the Year 1 Inpatient Residency Program for sharing many of these resources.
