Prescription for a healthy service-learning course: a focus on the partnership

This manuscript on program design is intended to provide readers with tips and lessons learned during the development of a course that incorporates service learning into a college of pharmacy curriculum. The focus of the article is on the partnership aspects of service learning. A description of the process involved for Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy to incorporate the service-learning method of instruction into their pharmacy curriculum is presented. Also, the partnership NSU established with the Cooperative Feeding Program of Fort Lauderdale, Fla, is described. Tips and lessons learned are provided by both an NSU faculty member and a community member/ preceptor involved in the program. Appendices with additional resources to use when incorporating service-learning methodology are provided.