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PHPR 4780: Internship in Pharmacy Practice/Pharmacy Administration, 2018"College of pharmacy and pharmaceutual sciences"

Course Description

This course/experience is an integral component of the BSPS program within the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Students will acquire practical knowledge and hands-on experience in Pharmacy Administration by working in pharmacies, the pharmaceutical industry or with health care systems. The experience will provide to the student an opportunity to work with leaders and leading institutions in pharmacy practice and/or the pharmaceutical industry in order to gain a contemporary perspective of the principles and concepts described and studied through classroom instruction.

Section 1 Background:

Question 1: Identify a project that was completed/worked on during internship (for example Development of a 90-Day Prescription Drug Program)
Question 2: Students should search relevant research databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, etc.) to gain a better understanding (background information) about their assigned project topic area

Question 3: Summarize information found in the first section of paper

Question 4: Critically comment on the need for this project in the current health care system (ex. Need for a 90-day prescription drug plan at an independent pharmacy)

Section 2 Project Development:

Question 1: Record steps to project execution.

Question 2: Summarize aspects of work carried out. Details to be recorded include: date of work; contacts made; materials and methods used (ex. Researched & compared competitors' drug formulary for their store discount program)

Section 3 Results/Outcome:

Question 1: Summarize aspects of data collected (ex. Did you create an Excel document?), and raw outcomes assessments (if applicable), OR summarize the outcome of your project.

Question 2: Students may choose to attach any copies of presentations or posters.

Section 4 Challenges & Lessons Learned:

Question 1: Summarize any challenges and lessons learned from working on your project (ex. It was difficult to determine which drugs an independent pharmacy should use in their plans). Include areas of improvement (ex. My methods for organizing and interpreting data was
initially confusing and I had to work on my knowledge of Excel) and how you would have done things differently.

Section 5 Project Implications:

Question 1: Discuss how your project would be helpful to your internship site