Non-Clinical Rotation Information

P4 Non-Clinical Rotation with Wright Geriatric Consulting: Innovation, Leadership, and Healthcare Consulting

Welcome to Wright Geriatric Consulting, where we offer P4 students a unique opportunity to explore healthcare innovation, leadership, practice development, outcomes research, and consulting. This rotation is designed for students who are interested in understanding how pharmacists create new services, influence healthcare systems, build partnerships, evaluate outcomes, and advance the profession beyond traditional clinical roles.

Through a combination of project work, professional networking, innovation interviews, and real-world problem solving, students will gain exposure to the many ways pharmacists can shape healthcare delivery and create meaningful impact.

What to Expect During Your Rotation

Practice Development and Innovation Activities that students may participate in:

• Healthcare Innovation Projects: Explore emerging pharmacy practice models, identify unmet healthcare needs, and evaluate opportunities for pharmacist involvement in new services and programs.

• Practice Development Initiatives: Contribute to projects involving marketing, community outreach, stakeholder engagement, service development, and professional education.

• Innovation Interviews: Engage with healthcare leaders, entrepreneurs, consultants, administrators, attorneys, financial professionals, and other innovators to learn about diverse career paths and leadership experiences.

• Professional Networking: Attend networking events, association meetings, educational programs, or community initiatives when available.

Outcomes Research and Dissemination Activitiesto gain experience in the following:

• Outcomes Research: Assist with projects focused on program evaluation, survey design, data collection, quality improvement, and measuring impact.

• Dissemination Strategies: Explore the many ways healthcare professionals share ideas through publications, presentations, trade journals, blogs, social media, community education, and professional speaking opportunities.

• Implementation Science: Analyze why healthcare innovations succeed or fail, evaluate stakeholder perspectives, and identify barriers to implementation and sustainability.

• Practice Advancement: Develop recommendations designed to improve healthcare delivery, expand pharmacist services, or address unmet community needs.

Virtual/Distance Rotation Practices
When onsite participation is not feasible, virtual or distance rotation practices may be offered, subject to approval by the College of Pharmacy. These activities will align with the rotation's goals and may include:

• Virtual innovation interviews with healthcare leaders and entrepreneurs.

• Remote participation in research, quality improvement, and practice development projects.

• Online networking events, webinars, and professional development opportunities.

• Independent project work focused on innovation, implementation, and healthcare consulting.

Unique Opportunities

• Age-Friendly Care Integration: Learn to apply the 4Ms framework of Age-Friendly Health Systems: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility.

• Innovation Interview Series: Learn directly from healthcare innovators, entrepreneurs, consultants, administrators, attorneys, financial advisors, and other professionals who have created meaningful change within their fields.

• Capstone Project: Design and complete a major project aligned with your professional interests, such as practice development, outcomes research, healthcare innovation, marketing, implementation science, or community engagement.

• Innovators Book Club: Explore topics such as leadership, entrepreneurship, healthcare history, communication, negotiation, innovation, and professional growth through discussion-based reading assignments.

• Professional Development and Practice Advancement: Gain exposure to networking, mentorship, professional organizations, conference participation, LinkedIn development, personal branding, and career-building strategies.

• Real-World Problem Solving: Learn how ideas move from concept to implementation, how outcomes are measured, and how healthcare professionals create lasting impact through leadership, innovation, and collaboration.