Personal and Professional Development
Course Series
Continuing Professional Development
Learning Portfolio
This is a template of a CPD Learning Portfolio. By completing
each exercise you will become familiar with the CPD process.
The objective is to determine what your post graduate goals
may be and identify learning opportunities to help you achieve
these goals.
NAME: ____________________________________________________
Select your year: 1PD 2PD 3PD
Edited 07/21/2022
*Reflect
What do I know? What do I want to learn?
What job position do I want in the future?
**Evaluate *Plan
Write down what you did to learn, what you Develop goals. Identify what knowledge and
learned, and whether you met the goals you skills you need, and how to learn them.
set.
**Learn & Record
Complete learning activities (co-curricular
activities, seek advisement, read articles,
expand your professional network, etc.)
Complete in the Fall Semester
Reflect Plan
Complete in the Spring Semester
Learn & Record Evaluate
Description of Annual CPD Cycle Assignments
1PD CPD Cycle 1
2PD CPD Cycle 2
3PD CPD Cycle 3
4PD Licensure Readiness Learning Plan
COMPLETE IN FALL: REFLECT & PLAN
Assignment: The purpose of this exercise is to help identify where you think your career path is heading and to identify areas in need of
improvement/enrichment and development.
Think about where you are at this time in your education/career.
Questions to get you started… 2PD and 3PD students:
- Who are you as a person and why do you want to become a pharmacist? - Did you meet your goals last year?
- How do you view yourself as a professional? - How will your new goals be different from
- What are your plans for practice setting upon graduation? last year?
- What knowledge, skills, attitudes do you need/want to develop at this time? - What new things about your interests,
- What is your learning style(s)/preference(s)? skills, etc. did you learn last year?
Write your reflection here: (minimum 500 words)
COMPLETE IN FALL: Create a Personal Learning Plan
Assignment: Create short-term and long-term learning goals (minimum 3 each).
• Short-term goals: things you will learn or accomplish this academic year. TIP: You should have new goals each year!
• Long-term goals: things you will learn or accomplish in the next 3-5 years.
These should follow the Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound (SMART) goal format (refer to your lecture on SMART goals to help you).
Work collaboratively with your Career Coach to refine your goals. Be sure to make them challenging, yet achievable and meaningful to you!
The table below has some example goals to help you get started:
SMART Goals What will you do to meet those goals? Planned
Examples: co-curricular activities, extracurricular activities, shadowing a Completion
pharmacist, volunteer experiences, etc.
It helps to be specific! Dates
Examples:
Short-term goal #1: By May of next year, I want to I will participate in at least 3 co-curricular activities sponsored by IPHO (the Industry May of next year.
understand the roles pharmacists play in pharmaceutical Pharmacists Organization).
industry and identify two companies that have internship I will identify a mentor with experience in industry.
programs.
Long-term goal #1: When I graduate, I want to obtain a I will identify and complete a research activity with a mentor. By December of
PGY1 residency. I will work with my Career Coach to develop my CV. 4PD year.
I will participate in at least 3 co-curricular activities each year that focus on skills
needed in residency, such as journal clubs.
Short-Term Goals
(things you will complete this academic year)
SMART Goal What will learning activities will you need to complete to Planned
(include at least 3) meet those goals? Completion
Examples: co-curricular activities, extracurricular activities, shadowing a pharmacist, Dates
volunteer experiences, research, etc.
Short-term goal #1 (required in SMART format)
Short-term goal #2 (required in SMART format)
Short-term goal #3 (required in SMART format)
Long-Term Goals
(things you will complete in the next 3-5 years)
SMART Goal What will you do to meet those goals? Planned
(include at least 3) Examples: co-curricular activities, extracurricular activities, shadowing a pharmacist, Completion
volunteer experiences, etc.
Dates
Long-term goal #1 (required in SMART format)
Long-term goal #2 (required in SMART format)
Long-term goal #3 (required in SMART format)
TIP: The following pages are due in the spring semester. Start filling in your completed learning activities by documenting as you do each one. Do not wait until the spring
assignment is due (you will probably forget many!).
COMPLETE IN SPRING: Learn & Record
Assignment: Use this page to document the learning activities you have completed and what you learned by completing the activity.
It is easiest to remember your completed learning activities by documenting as you do each one.
Date(s) Learning Activity Title Corresponding Goal (as identified above) What did you learn and how does it connect to your goal?
Example: Participated in IPHO session on industry Short-term goal #1 I learned which companies have internship programs and how
01/15/2020 internships former interns obtained their positions.
COMPLETE IN SPRING: Evaluate
Assignment: Evaluate your progress towards the goals you identified in the fall semester. Here are some questions to help you:
o Did you meet your short-term goals? Why or why not? (required)
o Did you make progress towards meeting your long-term goals? Why or why not? (required)
o Are there any goals you want to change? Are there any new goals you want to set for
yourself? (required)
Write your self-evaluation here (minimum 500 words):
COMPLETE IN SPRING: Evaluate
Assignment: Evaluate your progress towards the PPD focus of each year (2PD and 3PD: remember to build upon the previous years’ learning).
1PD: Self-awareness
ALL elements are required: 2PD: Leadership
o What did you do this year that enhanced your learning of the PPD focus area this year? 3PD: Innovation & entrepreneurship
o What activities did you participate in?
o How will you further build on the area(s) next year?
Write your self-evaluation here. Complete all rows that correspond to your CURRENT year (required). You can leave all other rows blank.
1PD Self-Awareness
2PD Self-Awareness
Leadership
3PD Self-Awareness
Leadership
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
