08-09 Graduate Catalog/w pics - University of Louisiana at Monroe

188 THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE
commercial excess general and medical malpractice liability insurance administered
through the State of Louisiana Office of Risk Management for itself, its agents, officers,
employees and students. This coverage can be viewed from the web site located at:
http://doa.louisiana.gov/orm/pdf/uwsumm.pdf Primary Commercial General Liability
coverage is underwritten by the Louisiana Self-Insurance Fund (Self insured by the office
of Risk Management) and provides $5,000,000 per occurrence (no aggregate).
Miscellaneous Tort Liability coverage is underwritten by the Louisiana Self-Insurance Fund
and provides comprehensive umbrella excess of $5,000,000 per occurrence. The student
professional liability insurance does not cover students when employed outside the
curriculum.
PHARMACY INTERN PERMITS
Students admitted to the professional program must apply for an active pharmacy
intern permit during the first semester following enrollment into the professional program
and maintain the intern permit continually throughout enrollment in the professional
program. Students found to be in violation of the regulations of the Louisiana Board of
Pharmacy may be required to resign their enrollment.
RANDOM DRUG SCREENING REQUIREMENTS
In the interest of public health and safety, all students enrolling in the professional
program of the College of Pharmacy are subject to random drug screening. Such tests are
conducted by independent laboratories and test results are reported directly to the College
of Pharmacy. Results of random drug screenings will also be reported to Louisiana State
Board of Pharmacy.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
The goal of the College of Pharmacy is to broadly prepare students to practice
pharmacy with special emphasis on practicing in primary care settings. Regardless of the
eventual type of practice (i.e., community, clinic, or health care system), students must
demonstrate competence in intellectual, physical and social tasks that together represent
the fundamentals of being able to provide contemporary pharmaceutical care. Students
will be judged by their respective program faculty not only on their scholastic achievement
and ability, but also on their intellectual, physical and emotional capacities to meet the full
requirements of the college’s curriculum. As an advisory committee to the Dean, the
Admissions Committee is instructed to exercise judgment on behalf of the faculty to
recommend the entering class, and to consider character, extracurricular achievement,
and overall suitability for the pharmacy profession based upon information in the
application and personal interviews.
The American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, the accrediting body for colleges
and schools of pharmacy, requires that the curriculum provide a general professional
education, enabling each student to eventually practice as a pharmacy generalist. This
requires the development of broad knowledge, skills, behaviors, ongoing self-directed
learning, and the eventual ability to deliver competent pharmaceutical care within a
reasonable time frame and within the context of the legal and ethical framework of the
profession. The basic science curriculum includes the study of biochemistry, medicinal
chemistry, molecular biology, immunology, physiology, pharmaceutics, pathology and
pharmacology; all within the context of application to solving clinical problems. The
practice skill curriculum includes the behavioral, administrative, supervisory, economic,
legal, ethical, analytical, integrative, historical and contextual aspects of practice. The
basic sciences and practice skills curricula are interwoven and are designed to establish a
core of knowledge necessary for understanding pharmacotherapeutics and undergoing
advanced clinical training. The clinical curriculum includes diverse experience in primary
care, in ambulatory and inpatient setting, and in specialized environments such as long
term care and managed care or home infusion practices. The basic science, practice skills