Monday November 21st, 2005

 

University of Arizona meeting minutes

 

  • The ASU Prepharmacy Club will be going to UA to their prepharmacy club meeting and getting a tour of the school on December 5th.  We will be leaving around 2pm and will have a carpool.  If you’re interested email Mark at hubhome@juno.com
  • Application deadline for UA is December 15th, 2005
  • New admissions process, everything is done online!!!
  • The dean, Dr. Tong talked about the pharmacist shortage and this is the time to think about pharmacy school.  He also talked about the pharmacist needing to be on the “front line” with the new Medicare D and the Flu shortage.
  • The UA school of pharmacy said they want to teach their student pharmacists to have the best skills, competence, and knowledge so that when they are pharmacist, they can “do the right thing.”
  • Talked about controversial issues like emergency contraceptive and assisted suicide and how a pharmacist needs to “do the right thing.”
  • Statistics for admissions
    • PCAT needs to range from 70-99
    • Competitive GPA 3.64 and science 3.61
    • The minimum is a 3.0 to be considered and possibly accepted
    • Calculus grade is very important
    • Letters of evaluation: Should be someone that knows you really well, that can evaluate what you’ve done.  A professor, pharmacist, pre-health advisor, and community service/church advisor are the best choices to have write letters.
    • It is preferred that you have some health related job experience and exposure to working with patients.  It doesn’t necessarily have to be work in the pharmacy, and volunteer experience is good as well.
  • Interviews

o         Written essay will be required when at the school, it is a general theme. You are graded for your ability to communicate.

o       Recommend practicing interviewing (mock interview)

o       The purpose of the interview is to assess the type of person you are and how you solve problems and the steps you take.

o       Recommend listening to the question very carefully

  • 1/3 of the applicants this year are re-applicants, so don’t be discouraged if you don’t get in your first time around.
  • The school of pharmacy refers to their students as student pharmacist rather than pharmacy students.
  • Contact information

o       Kevin Boeson

kevin.boesen@pharmacy.arizona.edu
(520) 307-0635

Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Science
Coordinator, Experiential Education

o       Dr. Tong

Dean of College of Pharmacy

tong@pharmacy.arizona.edu
(520) 626-1587