William Peppard, PharmD, BCPS, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy preceptor, is among seven individuals recognized as a master preceptor by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). The distinction is bestowed for their dedication and commitment to excellence in experiential education and professional practice.

Preceptors supervise student pharmacist-interns in a clinical setting, and play a critical role in shaping a student’s future career through teaching and mentoring. Peppard will receive an honorarium to attend additional preceptor training or a pharmacy professional meeting to continue preceptor development, a certificate of recognition, complimentary AACP membership, and national acknowledgment from AACP and other pharmacy associations.

“Our pharmacy preceptors represent an exceptionally dedicated and talented sector of the profession. It is a privilege to annually identify the best of the best in the 2016 Master Preceptor Recognition Program (MPRP),” said Dr. Lucinda L. Maine, executive vice president and CEO of AACP. “If our aim is to truly prepare team-ready clinicians upon graduation then we need to learn from these exemplars and share their approaches to patient care and teaching with all those involved in experiential learning.”

It is estimated that 82 percent of schools use faculty who are jointly-funded by practice sites, and up to 60 percent of total APPE rotations are provided by adjunct or volunteer faculty. The MPRP seeks to recognize preceptors who are not full-time employees of a pharmacy school, but who are critical in creating practice-ready pharmacists.