Features & Benefits
Lifelong, Personal, Professional
You can think of RXportfolios an electronic filing cabinet. It assists the user with archiving paper records
that may be presented for employment and such. Account holders can specify one or more of the
following categories of information within their eportfolio
as “publicly viewable”. The account holder
can send a private link to another party or incorporate it in their email signature, Facebook, or other
social networking tool for access to this information.
General Biography
As the title states, the General Biography is a single cover page
containing the account holders name, title, personal/business contact information,
their Biography, and a Career Objectives statement about themselves. There is also a
link to a record of updated information the user has made within their portfolio.
Education History
Archives a chronological listing of the schools for which the
user has attended. Additional file attachments are allowed in this section.
Education Courses
Two subsections appear here, Courses Taken – where the user
can record detailed information about specific courses, and Transcripts – where the
user can upload scanned copies of various school transcripts.
Experiential Rotations
Archives detailed information about their experiential
rotation, including Rotation Level, Type, Organization, Preceptor and related dates.
Additional file attachments are allowed in this section.
Residencies / Fellowships
Historical records for both Residency
and Fellowships. Using sets of predefined lists, such as: Type of
Residency/Fellowship, Specialty, Accrediting Body, Affilated School and more, make
it easy to maintain. The user can also append comments/reflections to each record
as well as a file attachment.
Employment History
A typical employment history developed under this category.
Two primary employment types are offered: General employment, Student
internship. The user may also select from a comprehensive list of employers. This
allows for better reports for the school about where their students are obtaining
jobs. Additional file attachments are allowed in this section.
Honors & Awards
Archives scanned images of award certificates and the like with
associated dates and commenting. Additional file attachments are allowed in this section.
Professional Activities
A collection of ongoing professional activities. Detailed
below.
Association Memberships
Archived membership records defined by Type
of Association (National/International or State). A comprehensive list of
associations can be selected from, such as: AACP, AAPS, and others.
Conferences Attended
Similar to the “Association Memberships” category
but with a focus on conferences an association put together that you
attended.
Honor Societies
Records which honor society you belong to, such as:
Alpha Lambda Delta, Blue Key, and others.
Fraternities / Sororities
Records which of the 5 major organizations that
you belong to, year of induction, and comments/reflections.
Publications / Posters / Presentations / Abstracts
Getting published is an
important part of a career oriented individual. Here the user picks from 5
Types of publications, if published, related dates, if they presented, and an
overview of the published document. The user can then upload the
document with this record.
Research Experience
Archived information about past and current
research being performed. Additional file attachments are allowed in this
section.
Grants
For some faculty and career professionals sowing the ability to
secure grant funding is important. Here the user can archive those events.
Additional file attachments are allowed in this section.
Community Service
Archived records of Community Service.
Culture & Language
There are many career situations where knowledge of
additional languages and culture are beneficial. Here the user can specify up
to 3 additional secondary languages they may speak.
Committees / Boards / Consulting
Being part of a Committee, sitting on a
Board, or Professional Consultation can be beneficial to the users career
path. Here the user can archive such events. Additional file attachments are
allowed in this section.
References / Recommendations
Archived scanned document records
beneficial to exploring a users past credibility.
Reviews / Evaluations
Archived scanned document records beneficial to
exploring a users past credibility.
Pharmacists’ Oath
Confirmation the user has taken the Pharmacist Oath.
Athletics
Records pertaining to external sports interests.
Reflections Journal
A personal reflective diary space. Additional file
attachments are allowed in this section.
Technology Skill Sets
An important category for ongoing career development as it
relates to the users abilities with specific pharmacy related software/hardware
technologies. The user selects from four primary categories: Pharmacy Software,
Pharmacy Automation, General Software, Other. Each category has predefined lists
of relevant software/hardware to pick from upon which the user may also add a
comment of their experience and use of the product.
Training & Testing
Records pertaining to HIPAA and Competency training.
Standard Exams
Records pertaining to Standard exams selected from a predefined
list of exams. The user must specify the exam date, their score, and personal
comments/reflections.
Licenses & Certifications
This are is a real timesaver for the user. It’s a storage
space for uploading scans of your Licenses and Certificates. No more digging
through your desk to find these paper documents to present to your employer.
Liability Insurance
Another real timesaver for the user. They can record their
Liability Insurance information in a central place within their portfolio.
Immunization History
Due to the sensitivity and legalities regarding personal
medical information, the portfolio owner understands and acknowledges that the
immunization history data listed in this category has been entered voluntarily and
can be accessed by any portfolio viewer to which permissions have been granted by
the portfolio owner. This category may be 'Blocked' from viewing mode at any time
via the RXportfolio Administrative Tools.
CE Storage / Archive
A simply way for the user to record their Continuing
Education records and archive related documentation to the course. If the CE was
approved by the ACPE, the user may also enter the course UPN number. Doing so,
RXportfolio will map this code to the appropriate Course Provider Inforamtion.
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) ‐ Continuing professional
development (CPD) is a framework for, or
approach to, lifelong learning and is being
discussed as a potential model for
pharmacists in the United States. CPD is
not a replacement for continuing
education (CE), as quality‐assured CE is an
essential component of CPD. CPD is an
ongoing, self‐directed, structured,
outcomes focused cycle of learning and
personal improvement. See the
“Continuing professional development in
pharmacy” (8pp) supplement for a complete explanation of the process.
Teaching
The Teaching sub‐sections allow the portfolio owner to record their
experience of teaching others.
Academic / Courses
An archive of the course, title, date, and comments of a course
given.
Teaching Philosophy
The personal teaching philosophy offered by the user.
Student Development
An archive of comments and dates of their students.
Preceptor Training
An archive for postgraduate Pharmacists to record the
prerequisite training from any school of pharmacy they are affiliated with. This
archive is useful for the candidate when transferring their employment (or
preceptor skills) to another organization. A comparison of training can be
performed by that organization.
Preceptor Affiliations
Similar to Preceptor Training, this archive only records the
‘affiliation’ a preceptor may have with a school.
Other Accomplishments
A general “catch‐all” archive for recording unique or outof‐
network accomplishments.
Books I have Read
A good way to reflect on the overall interests the portfolio
owner has. The book cover will automatically appear (served by Amazon) if they
include the ISBN number of the publication.
Professional Goals
A personal goal‐tracking space. Portfolios owners can define
(or ‘state’) a personal goal they wish to achieve and a date to reach this goal. Then
reflect on the experience.
Resume (Auto Generator)
Built from information contained within the
RXportfolio, the portfolio owner can preview the resume on screen and then
download it to a Word document for further editing.
Resume & CV File Archive
Built from information contained within the RXportfolio,
the portfolio owner can preview the resume on screen and then download it to a
Word document for further editing. |
