Wednesday November
9th, 2005
Minutes of Midwestern University-Glendale meeting
Professor Lynn Patton
Associate Dean & Professor of the College of Pharmacy
www.midwestern.edu
- Professor
Patton hosted the meeting and gave the students an overview of the field
of pharmacy, different career opportunities, and talked about the
admission process at Midwestern University-Glendale.
- The
field of pharmacy has a focus on people now called pharmacist care
- Oath
of a pharmacist
- Consider
the welfare of humanity & relief of human suffering
- Assure
optimal drug therapy outcomes for the patients you serve
- Safe
and effective
- Life
long learning
- Maintain
the highest principles of moral, ethics, and legal conduct
- Embrace
and advocate change in the profession in pharmacy…
- All
different parts of the pharmacy
- Community
pharmacy
- Evaluating
the appropriateness of prescription orders
- Consulting
w/physicians and patients
- Dispensing
- Counseling
o
Hospital
· Evaluating
& monitoring drug therapy for hospitalized patients
· Educating
patients and staff
· Interacting
w/ doctors, staff, nurses, and patients
· Community
or teaching- types can be private, clinical, operational, or public
· Provide
education for technicians
o Ambulatory
· Comprehensive
counseling
· Consulting
w/ providers
· Disease
state management
· Variety
of special areas
· Polypharmacy
in the elderly
o Pharmaceutical
Industry
·
Research-lab or clinical
·
Drug info
·
Medical liaison
·
Pharmaceutical representative
o Manage care
·
Insurance companies
o Government
opportunities
·
Public health services-dept of corrections and Indian
Health Services
·
Military
·
Veteran administration
·
FDA, NIH, DEA
·
State
o Academia
·
Post-grad training usually required
·
Public or private institutions
·
Experimental teaching
·
Pharmacy school statistics
o 91
pharmacy colleges Pharm D degree entry-level degree
o 3
& 4 year professional colleges
o In
2002-2003
·
64.8% females and 35.2% males
o Must
have perquisites
o Licensure
by examination
o Mandatory
continuing education
o Optional
post-grad work
·
Residencies, fellowships
·
More schooling M.S. and Ph.D
·
Applying to Midwestern-Glendale
o PharmCAS (www.pharmcas.com)
o $135.00 fee for 1st school
o 4-5 weeks to
process
o Midwestern
University-Glendale has a deadline of 1/1/2006
o 3/1/2006
deadline for supplemental application fee $50
o 2 letters of
reference
o Overall GPA =
2.5
o Science GPA =
2.5
o PCAT exam
minimum of 50%, but 75% is more competitive
o Leads and
volunteers
o Excel in math,
biology, & chemistry
o Good
communication skills
o Is a team
player
o Is empathetic
and understanding
o Desire to help
people
o Enjoys life
long learning
o Private college
w/ a teaching focus
o 3 year Pharm D curriculum
o Interdisciplinary
approach to teaching
·
Open house November 19th, 2005 from
10am-2pm
o RSVP to
623-572-3275
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