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C O L L E G E P R O G R A M S IDAHO DRUG INFORMATION SERVICE Catherine Heyneman, Pharm.D., Director Idaho Drug Information Service and Assistant Director Nontraditional Pharm.D. Program The Idaho Drug Information Service, directed by Jan Beckwith, Pharm.D. and Catherine Heyneman, Pharm.D., MS, is located on the top floor of Idaho State University’s Oboler Library in Pocatello. This service provides pharmaceutical care consults and drug information to physicians, pharmacists, and laypersons throughout the state of Idaho. Additionally, the Drug Information Service provides instruction and training in drug information to first- and fourthprofessional year ISU College of Pharmacy students. The Drug Information Service maintains up-to-date electronic information through the purchase of Micromedex Ò and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts and by utilizing other medical databases available through Oboler Library and on the Internet. Nine fourth-professional year Doctor of Pharmacy candidates completed clinical clerkships in drug information in 1999- 2000. Two of these students wrote drug consults which have been published in the Micromedex Ò system - a database considered essential in almost all hospital pharmacy settings. Dr. Heyneman has utilized the resources available at the Idaho Drug Information Service to publish a review article on infliximab in Pharmacotherapy, a drug information rounds article on the use of calcitonin for phantom limb pain in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, two book chapters in the Pharmacotherapy Casebook, two WebStudies cases, and several drug consults in Micromedex Ò . The Idaho Drug Information Service offers a one-year residency in drug information. This training program is designed for recent graduates who want to pursue publication in the biomedical literature, develop mastery of skills, and attain an expert level of competency in drug information. Residents gain experience in teaching drug information and case studies to traditional and nontraditional Pharm.D. students; preparing and publishing drug consults; reviewing articles, and WebStudies cases; as well as administration of an academic drug information service. 1999 ISU PHARMACY CLASS SCORES BIG The Idaho State University Doctor of Pharmacy class of 1999 had a pass rate of 100 percent on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam (NAPLEX), the national licensure exam for pharmacists, announced Dr. Barbara G. Wells, dean of the ISU College of Pharmacy. Fifty-one ISU Pharm.D. students took the exam last summer. “The ISU College of Pharmacy has had a passing rate of 98 percent for several years, but our goal has been a 100 percent pass rate,” said Wells. “I couldn’t be more proud of our students and faculty.” 16
C O L L E G E P R O G R A M S NONTRADITIONAL PHARM.D. PROGRAM The nontraditional doctor of pharmacy (Non- T) program is designed to provide practitioners holding a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and a valid U.S. or Canadian pharmacy license the opportunity to earn a Pharm.D. degree without returning full time to a college campus. During the 1999-2000 fiscal year, the program was coordinated by Drs. Vaughn Culbertson and Catherine Heyneman. ADMISSION PROCEDURE Candidates for the Non-T Pharm.D. program must complete an admissions procedure that includes submitting documented evidence of a strong academic record, clinical experience, and past achievements as a pharmacy practitioner. Priority is given to residents of Idaho; however, pharmacists are encouraged to apply regardless of their state of residence. Prior to admission to the program, candidates must travel to Pocatello to complete an assessment process, which includes interviews and baseline evaluation of clinical skills. THE PROGRAM The Non-T curriculum includes 28 credits of didactic course work that are taught utilizing a combination of videotapes, interactive web-based case studies, detailed syllabi, and textbooks. Each course is completely self-paced, with an assigned instructor who is available to students via telephone or e-mail for questions or assistance. It is recommended that the didactic course work be completed within a 3-year time frame. Upon completion of the didactic portion of the Non-T program, students must perform 28 weeks of clerkship training in various clinical pharmacy disciplines. These 28 weeks need not be completed consecutively. Over 300 clerkship sites have been established throughout the United States and Canada. ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATES As of May 2000 the Non-T program has graduated 153 students. Currently, there are over 170 active students enrolled throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our graduates continue to excel in the pharmacy arena; some publish in the pharmacy/ medical literature and two recent graduates have accepted faculty appointments at other colleges of pharmacy. PROGRAM CHANGES The Non-T program has begun to attract a significant number of applicants from Canada. Only two Canadian colleges of pharmacy offer the Doctor of Pharmacy degree, making our program a desirable alternative for pharmacists in rural Canada. Clerkship sites are being developed in British Columbia, and discussion of a joint Non-T program has been initiated with the University of British Columbia. Additionally, the Non-T program has entered into a collaborative clinical training agreement with the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. The intent of this agreement is to allow licensed pharmacists who are residents of and practicing in the state of Utah access to our Non-T program at a reduced tuition rate. Utah-based students will first complete the standard 28 semester credit hours of didactic course work through ISU. Once complete, the experiential portion of the program will be continued under the auspices of the University of Utah’s College of Pharmacy at their approved clinical training sites. Upon completion of the joint program, the Doctor of Pharmacy degree will be conferred by Idaho State University. Everyone benefits from this agreement. ISU benefits by bringing more Utah pharmacists into our existing didactic curriculum. The University of Utah benefits by avoiding the high start-up and maintenance costs of repackaging their curriculum into a distance learning format. Most importantly, Utah pharmacists benefit by having access to ISU’s well-established, high quality Non-T program. We hope to pursue similar collaborative training agreements with other colleges of pharmacy in the near future. Vaughn Culbertson, Pharm.D., Chair Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Science & Director of the Nontraditional Pharm.D. Program 17
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