© 2011 Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Published by Wiley-Blackwell. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Experiential placements: whatcompetencies do preceptors expectfourth year pharmacy students todisplay?, International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol.19(s2), 2011, pp.65–105, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-7174.2011.00147_2.x.