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February 9, 2012
One of the key skills a pharmacist must master is the ability to communicate the information necessary to ensure proper therapy management. If the patient can not understand the medical provider, the information is a waste. This week, a portion of the P1 students began learning how to counsel patients in an effective manner. After learning how to enter patients into software that allows medication therapy management (MTM) to be documented, the students acted as patient and pharmacist to conduct a counseling session. The "pharmacist" consulted with the "patient", explaining the proper use of their medications, the proper storage, provided information about side effects, etc. The SJC Pharm.D. program is designed to maximize the effects of MTM on the patients served. Below is "patient" Sean McDade and "pharmacist" Vanessa Assemi, Class of 2014.
January 30, 2012
Another month has passed and the students are working their way through the autonomic nervous system and cardiology. I tell them that this understanding is what makes pharmacists the unique member of the health care team. No other health care provider has this type of education.
The 2nd IPPE rotation starts next week and students are excited. Most all will be going to new sites and experiencing new areas of pharmacy practice. We thank each and every preceptor who gives of their times to train this next generation of pharmacists.
January 9, 2012
Happy New Year from the Office of Experiential Education. The first set of rotations went off without a hitch and the students were thrilled with the experience. All kinds of stories floated around the school for weeks and they are now ready to begin their 2nd series of one day a week rotations. To all the Preceptors, THANK YOU!!!!
The School is now in the process of recruiting its next class, the Class of 2015. Applications are pouring in and interviews going on almost every day. The quality of the students is really quite impressive. Most are choosing SJC because they love the block type of learning and the accelerated program. Having classes through the summer is so much more effective cost wise and also for continuity of learning.
I plan on coming around and visiting the students this rotation so I look forward to meeting you all again. My best for a happy, helathy and successful new year.
John
December 20, 2011
Our first "semester" has finished and all the students are home for a well deserved two week break. All the students have completed 40 hours of intern training either in institutional or community pharmacy practice. This is just the beginning of 1440 hours of experiential training they will participate in before graudation. This first "semester" saw classes in communication, pharmacuetical calculations, biostatistics, pharmacuetics, biochemistry, drug information, medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical lab. The students also particiapted in community activities such as The Heart of Hartford, CT Health Fair, and the Harford Marathon. Several students participated in the natrional drug take back day to remove old and unwanted medications from homes. We at the School of Pharmacy are so impressed with this Class of 2014 and look forward to getting back to work in January. Merry Christmas to all and a Happy and healthy New Year.
John Parisi Director of Experiential Education
September 28, 2011
With our first group of students out on their IPPE assignments, half of the group still on campus began their first pharmacy lab, weighing capsules and getting familiar with the math requirements. This was taken at the end of their first day.
September 6 2011
JOIN US FOR A FREE YOGA SESSION
Heart of Hartford meets Heart Healthy Yoga
According to a new study conducted by Harvard Medical School, women with very demanding jobs are 88% more likely to have a heart attack compared to those with less demanding jobs.
Additionally, women in high stress jobs or those concerned with losing their job are more likely to be physically inactive and have high cholesterol due to poor eating habits.
Are you in a High Stress Job? Female? Or at risk for a heart attack?
Come learn more about heart health and health disparities surrounding heart attacks in women; along with some simple steps to help limit the impact of work-related stress.
Saturday, September 10th
11:00 AM – 12:30PM
57 Pratt Street Suite 204
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Faculty members from Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy will briefly talk with you about heart health and health disparities surrounding heart attacks in women. Immediately following this discussion will be a 60-minute heart healthy yoga workshop lead by Rebecca Stramaitis, a yogi of 5 years, who will teach you how to nourish your body, relax your mind, and destress through self-acceptance.
The event is free for all!!
Please RSVP be emailing or calling us: emily@downtownyogastudios.com or 860.278.7088
September 1, 2011
A new project of the School of Pharmacy that will take place around the State and will be part of the IPPE rotations is described below:
Raising Awareness about Medication Adherence
Medication adherence means taking medication as prescribed by a health care professional. For many, such as those patients affected by diabetes mellitus, respiratory diseases, or cardiovascular diseases, taking medication is part of daily life. In fact, nearly half of our nation’s population has at least one chronic condition requiring drug therapy. Medication non-adherence, whether done on purpose or inadvertently, can include:
• failing to fill or refill a prescription;
• taking more or less medication than was prescribed;
• taking medication at the wrong time, or
• taking medication prescribed for someone else.
Medication non-adherence is at epidemic levels! It may surprise you to learn that one out of three patients will never fill their prescriptions, and nearly three out of four Americans don’t follow their prescribed treatment regimens. More than one-third of hospital admissions are linked to medication non-adherence. Patients may struggle with medication adherence for many reasons, and the consequences are serious – poor health outcomes for patients and increased costs for our health care system.
Raising awareness among patients and caregivers about the importance of medication adherence is a critical first step towards better health outcomes. Faculty and students at the Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy will be on hand at the NBC CT Health and Wellness Festival at the Connecticut Convention Center this October to share information and strategies to improve medication adherence. Please visit our booth on Saturday, October 1st or Sunday, October 2nd from 10am to 5pm.
Find additional tips and resources about medication adherence for yourself and your loved ones by visiting www.scriptyourfuture.org today. Take the first step. Take the pledge. Take your meds.
Maria Summa, PharmD, BCPS
Dora Wiskirchen, PharmD
Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy
Reference: "Compact Action Brief: Improving Patient Medication Adherence” New England Healthcare Institute, April 2011. Accessed August 31, 2011, http://www.nehi.net/publications/54/compact_action_brief_improving_patient_medication_adherence.
August 19, 2011
Well, I have been away for awhile but certainly very busy. Our first students have completed a week of classes and took their first assessment today. From this point on, I am going to focus more on the Experiential Education Office and our business. In just a few weeks, the first half of the students will begin their Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience of IPPE rotations. The rotations take the students to institutional or community pharmacy sites across the state one day a week for 5 weeks in the fall semester. This repeats again in the spring to complete their P1 year. The majority of the students will start out in institutional sites at hospitals and long term care pharmacies. Some of our students already have experience in the pharmacy world as technicians but now they are all Pharmacy Interns, which opens up a whole new world for them. Before as Technicians, they were told what they could not do but now the "sky is the limit" and they can experience all that pharmacy has to offer. Rotating into various sites will allow them to see where they would like to START their pharmacy careers. I have told them that my goal is to have them upon graduation totally focused on their choice or totally confused by all the choices. No matter which, it must be with passion for our profession.
May 11, 2011
CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PRECEPTORS
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Register by sending an email to Heather Dery, Administrative Assistant, Office of Experiential Education
May 9, 2011
The Take Back Drug day was a huge success with boxloads of unwanted and expired medications accepted at the West Hartford Polce Deparment. Faculty Member Dr. Annette Hood along with accepted and future School of Pharmacy students took part. Removing unwanted medications from the home in an environmentally safe way is one of best ways to prevent medicine from getting into the wrong hands.
May 3, 2011
The School of Pharmacy now is posting breaking news on Twitter. Just click on the above link to subscribe.
JP
April 25. 2011
Our practice faculty not only teaches classes at the School but also provide pharmaceutical care at facilities around the state. Dr. Annette Hood has recently begun practicing at the Veterans Hospital in West Haven. Below is her description of the work that she is doing.
As a clinical faculty member, I not only have the opportunity to teach pharmacy students in the classroom, but I have the great pleasure of working directly with patients and training students completing their 6-week Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) in ambulatory care.
Based out of the VA Hospital in West Haven, CT, I interact with female veterans in the Women's Primary Care Clinic. Patients are referred to me for medication follow-up and counseling, specifically for chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. My appointments can last anywhere from half an hour to an hour, giving me ample time to review patient medications, make medication adjustments and provide patient education.
Students completing their ambulatory care rotation with me will have the opportunity to participate in direct patient care activities. Under my supervision, students may take a patient's blood pressure, conduct a fingerstick to check a patient's blood glucose and complete a diabetic foot exam. Students will have the opportunity to educate patients about their chronic diseases and their medications, for example, showing patients how to properly mix and administer insulin. Other patient education topics include drug interactions, what time of day the patient should take each medication, and how to fill a pillbox. In addition, students will provide counseling on diet and exercise. At the end of each visit, students will write a patient encounter note, which I will review before it gets placed in the patient's chart.
Working as a clinical pharmacist, I can really make an impact on a patient's quality of care. I leave each day with a feeling of fulfillment and can't wait to start sharing my experiences with students. 
April 18, 2011
Members of the School of Pharmacy and some of the accepted students for the fall will be participating in this important community outreach and professional activity. Outdated and unneeded medicines in the home are dangerous in many ways. Outdated drugs may not work properly or become poisonous. Imagine if you were having an asthma attack and reached for an old inhaler and it did not work! Or if you decided to take those old antibiotics because you thought you had the same infection as last time and then developed a resistant infection. Or your little brother got into the pills and swallowed them or gave them to a friend?
So what do you do with these old medicines? Flushing them down the toilet was a procedure that was recommended in the past until traces of drugs began showing up in municipal water systems. Throwing in the garbage can lead to animal ingestion or diversion.
The Drug Enforcement Agency of the federal government recommends bringing unused medicines to a central location dedicated to the safe removal. On April 30th, one such location will be manned by Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy faculty and future students. Many other towns across the state are hosting similar events. Take advantage of this opportunity.
April 11, 2011
On March 7th, Associate Professor Maria Summa participated in health disparities program presented by the Saint Joseph College Department of Nursing, the Saint Joseph College Weekend Program for Adult Learners, and the Connecticut Multicultural Health Partnership. The goal of the program was to raise awareness of health disparities in Connecticut and introduce the CLAS Standards (National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) as resources for change. Participants viewed the Faces of Disparity video, a 15-minute documentary that showcases personal stories of health care consumers with the perspectives of leading experts in health care and public health. The program also included a clinical simulation to showcase the importance of cultural proficiency in the health care setting. To read more about the CLAS standards, please see: http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/assets/pdf/checked/finalreport.pdf. To view the Faces of Disparity video, please see:http://www.ctmhp.org/press/faces-of-disparity-video/.
April 5, 2011
Last week, the School of Pharmacy had visits from both Senator Joseph Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal. Below is a picture of Sen Blumentahl with Dean Joseph Ofosu, Professor Mark Swazy PhD and Professor Dalia Giedrimiene MD, PhD. More photos can be seen on the SJC Facebook page.
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April 4, 2011
Greetings from the School of Pharmacy. I just returned from the American Pharmacists Association annual meeting in Seattle Washington (convention center shown above). I served as a delegate representing Connecticut and SJC. The meeting gathers thousands of pharmacists from all different types of practice to discuss new ways of providing the best pharmacy care to patients around the world. The exciting part was to see all the different places pharmacists can practice. Usually, the general public thinks of the community pharmacist when they imagine a pharmacist. However at the meeting, I heard hospital pharmacists, oncology specialists, pediatric specialists, ambulatory care specialists, educators, diabetes specialists, psychiatry specialists, long term care specialists, intensive care specialists, and dozens more speak about how they are influencing the medical care and drug therapy of patients. Drug therapy is a challenging arena and pharmacists are the only health care professionals that get a focused education in medication management. Pharmacists are practicing medication management on a daily basis and it was exciting to see what the future holds for our new students.
March 23, 2011
Lots going on at the School this week. Not one but both of our US Senators paid a visit this week. On Monday, Senator Joseph Lieberman took a tour of the facility and thanked us all for bringing life to downtown Hartford. Senator Lieberman was responsible for obtaining funding for some of our electronic needs. On Wednesday, our new Senator Richard Blumenthal also toured our facility. We at the School of Pharmacy are proud that we are bringing attention not only to the School of Pharmacy but to the whole Saint Joseph College community. Photos will be posted soon. Monday's visit was seen on Channel 30 news with Dean Joseph Ofosu being interviewed.
Faculty members continue to work their way toward the August 1st date for orientation to begin. Dr. Annette Hood recently began working at her practice site at the Veterans Hospital in West Haven. She will be writing a blog entry when she can find a few moments. I am heading to Seattle to attend the American Pharmacist Association convention. There, I will represent SJC SOP at various meetings and serve as a Connecticut delegate to the convention. I also sit on a national Specialty Board that accredits Pharmacists in various areas including my specialty of ambulatory care. Pharmacists (including a few on our staff) will be sitting for the exam in October. This is a voluntary advanced certification and is offered in areas such as nuclear pharmacy, oncology, psychiatry and pharmacotherapy. I am assisting in the writing and reviewing of the test questions for the ambulatory care exam which is a new specialty designation.
March 11, 2011
Busy week at the School of Pharmacy as we get closer to that August date. Prospective students are touring the facility every day and interviews are an ongoing process. The new class is quickly filling up and we anticipate about 70 students will attend. New faculty candidates are making presentations and being interviewed for advertised openings. Our department, the Office of Experiential Education, is continuing to visit sites and obtain contracts. Monday and Tuesday this week, faculty members provided heart health information and took blood pressures before the BigEast basketball games. Natalie Dearing, Pharm.D. prepared information sheets which explained the warning signs of heart attack. Check back a few blog entries to find out more about the Heart of Hartford program.
March 1, 2011
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, we have some amazing people downtown at the School of Pharmacy and some interesting hobbies. Richard H. Alper, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is a home beer brewer. Below is his first installment on his hobby.
John asked me to write a paragraph or two about my hobby of home beer brewing. I am not known as the most succinct writer (or speaker) and there is no way I could do it with that constraint, so I will use multiple installments in this blog over a few weeks.
Installment 1: Why did I start brewing beer?
In the early 1990's I lived in suburban Kansas City, KS. At that time there was an influx of brewpubs; local establishments each of which had its own brew master and equipment to brew beer on site. Dave's Brew Pub in Overland Park, KS was, hands-down, my favorite. It has been closed for probably more than 10 years now. Dave's was just about a mile or so from my condo and very conveniently located in a strip mall across the street from the gym I used for squash 3-4 times each week. Dave Cattle and his wife Hui-Li had a great little place with a very homey atmosphere. If you remember the TV sit-com "Cheers", it felt a lot like that. Dave stood behind the bar with his small brew kettle which can be seen in one of the photos if you follow this link: http://www.realbeer.com/nmvbp/revdaves.htm. Yes, right there for all of us to see and smell. Ah, the wonderful aroma of the hops (more on that later). I chatted with Dave a lot and learned a fair amount about the brewing process. Being a pharmacologist I found the chemistry behind it somewhat interesting, but I had no desire to brew on my own because Dave managed to satisfy me quite well.
In July, 1996, I took a 1-year sabbatical leave from my position in the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics at the University Of Kansas School Of Medicine, to work in cutting-edge molecular pharmacology as a Visiting Scientist at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis. Although the Broad Ripple Brewpub in Indy had a very good reputation, it didn't suit my style. My sister in New Jersey heard my whining about the standard Anheuser-Busch, Miller, and other commercial products I was drinking and sent me a small, 2 ½ gallon, home beer brewer's starter kit for my birthday. Although I could brew pretty mediocre beer, it was better than the commercial brands I was buying. When I returned to Overland Park in June of 1997 I found a local beer supply store in Lenexa, KS, a neighboring town, and, as they say, the rest is history. I've been brewing batches of 5 gallons (about 32, 16 oz bottles) in my bathroom and basement ever since. To date I've not had a batch that wasn't potable (some better than others, but none BAD) nor any explosions. At my peak in 2005 while in Ledyard, CT, I had the proverbial 100 bottles of beer on the wall; actually, I recall that it was 109 bottles. As I am writing this (February 7, 2011) I have about 24 bottles of Oatmeal Stout available and just yesterday before the Super Bowl, I bottled 32 bottles of an IPA which should be ready in 2-3 weeks. Stay tuned.
In the second installment I will answer the question of "How do I brew my own beer". Trust me, it is very simple.
February 23, 2011
Last night, the faculty of the School of Pharmacy offered information about the symptoms of heart attack and empowering women to change their behaviors. It is the first part of the Heart Of Hartford campaign. The School of Pharmacy received a grant to provide this program. Free blood pressure screening were also provided and many people were told to follow up with their physicians as their pressure was elevated. The faculty will host the event again next Tuesday, March 1st, at the Big East Championship Game.\
February 18, 2011
The Heart of Hartford campaign that Natalie Dearing Pharm.D. is spearheading is beginning this coming Monday before the UConn women's basketball game. Staff and faculty will be handing out information sheets geared at educating women on the symptoms of heart attack and empower women to change their behaviors, improve their health, and call 9-1-1 to save their life. The SJC professionals will also be offering a free blood pressure reading to all interested. If you are going to the game or know someone who is, stop by at our table outside our courtyard entrance. SJC professionals will be available from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. We will also repeat this outreach on the night of the Big East Women's Championship game. In the photo below, Dr. Dearing is instructing staff and members of the SJC community about the project.
February 11, 2011
We are blessed at the School of Pharmacy by having some amazing faculty. I thought it would be interesting to present short informative posts by or about some of them.
Dr. Doreen Soldato, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, lives in a case study. With a 3 year old at home, there's no telling which microbe will be brought home next from preschool. Fortunately, Dr. Soldato
, who is
a Microbiologist, is using these childhood rites of passage to her and her students' advantage! Dr. Soldato is currently writing up several Microbiology case studies for her Anti-infectives class (using her 3 year old son Antonio as her muse, of course) and is hoping that these will be great learning opportunities for her students. The entire faculty continues to be busy at work developing case studies and learning activities in anticipation of our inaugural class of Pharmacy students.
February 4, 2011
The School of Pharmacy had a booth at the Connecticut Pharmacists Association Mid Winter meeting this past week. Faculty members Natalie Dearing Pharm.D., Annette Hood Pharm.D. Sukvir Khur PharmD. Dr. Bruce Edgren, Dr. Bert Nicholas, Dir. John Parisi RPh, and of course, Dean Joseph Ofosu were all present. We talked to pharmacists about our unique program, made some great contacts, and also learned. The program provides continuing education sessions for pharmacists that are required for licensure. Once a pharmacist has received the license to practice pharmacy, they are required to attend 15 hours of continuing education each year. This program had sessions on the new drugs of 2010, Advanced Concepts in Atrial Fibrillation, New treatment guidelines for diabetes management, the latest in drug therapy for atrial fibrillation, and the latest law updates. Over 250 pharmacists from all over Connecticut attended and were exposed to our new School and unique program.
January 26, 2011
ACCREDITATION A SUCCESS!
The Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy is proud to announce that we have received Precandidate Status from the Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) which means we are ready to officially accept students for our Class of 2014. This class will begin in late August of 2011 and begin immediately to experience what I like to call the "Saint Joseph difference." If you or someone you know has a B.S. degree in the health/sciences and meets the requirements, please contact the School of Pharmacy. The practice of pharmacy is an old and noble profession with great job potential. In three short but arduous years, a Pharm.D. will be yours. The majority of pharmacy schools require 4 years to receive a Pharm.D. degree, but our program runs year round so it is completed in 3 years. This means a year savings in tuition plus a year's jump on beginning a paying career.
January 21, 2011
SCHOOL RECEIVES FUNDING FOR "HEART ATTACK AWARENESS" CAMPAIGN
The Department of Public Health and Human Services Office of Women's Health has launched a "Heart Attack Awareness" Campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to educate women aged 50 years or older about the signs and symptoms of a heart attack while also calling upon women to act if symptoms were to occur. The Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy has been awarded a regional contract to bring this important message to the greater Hartford area.
In March, the School of Pharmacy will be launching the "Heart of Hartford" campaign. Through this outreach effort, our team will:
-Help eliminate health disparities surrounding heart attacks in women by providing health educational seminars to local healthcare providers.
-Help increase awareness of heart attack symptoms in women > 50 years of age through small group sessions and community outreach.
-Encourage health promotion, public health advocacy, and civic responsibility within our faculty and student bodies.
Natalie Dearing, Pharm.D., R.Ph, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice is the spearhead for this project and will be leading our team. The pharmacy practice faculty of the School of Pharmacy will be participating in the patient outreach.
We at the School of Pharmacy are very excited about this first of many community outreach programs that will help the members of our community achieve better health.
January /11/2011
The Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy is hosting another open house this evening at 5PM. It is a great opportunity to visit the school and get a tour. Dr. Bert Nicholas, Assistant Dean for Admissions & Student Affairs presents a complete picture of what a student at the School can expect. He also reviews the requirements for admittance which can also be found on the home page by clicking" academics" and then "School of Pharmacy". If you know a motivated person with a B.S. in science who would like to join the exciting and rewarding career of pharmacy, let them know. With the graying of our society, the need for a plentiful supply of highly trained health professionals is growing. Pharmacy is a proud and stable profession, allowing practice in dozens of different career settings. We at the School are very excited to begin preparing the next generation of pharmacists.
January 4, 2011
Everyone is back from vacation and we are all excited that this will be the year that our School will begin preparing the next generation of pharmacists. Applications are coming in from all over the country and interviews are taking place almost daily. My department continues to travel around the state contracting with top sites that will work with our students. Finding locations for our students to experience the practice of pharmacy is challenging. I first look for sites that are on the forefront of patient care. It may be a hospital with a progressive pharmacy department or a home I.V. company that utilizes pharmacists in their daily patient centered operation. It may be a community pharmacy that provides outstanding patient service in the areas of diabetes or immunization. It may be a long term care pharmacy providing consulting services to patients in nursing homes or it may be a consulting firm that provides clinical services to state mental health agencies. If you have connections with any outstanding provider of pharmacy services, have them contact our department. Our students will be grateful.
December 13, 2010
As we lead up to the Christmas and New Year break, the faculty and staff are continuing to work on curriculum projects, syllabi, visits to sites for experiential training, training programs for our adjunct faculty and numerous other projects. We have met with Saint Joseph College staff concerning outreach projects in the downtown Hartford area with those less fortunate. This group of citizens has many unmet health needs and our professional staff and students will be a much needed addition to the services already provided by other schools within the College. One of the reasons we love being in downtown Hartford is that it brings us front and center with the community. These projects create a positive image not only to the School of Pharmacy but to all of Saint Joseph College. We are proud to be part of the tradition of service to the community that the College is noted for.
December 7, 2010
Hello from the Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy Department of Experiential Education. We had a great open house last night with many perspective students learning all about our unique program. Dr. Bert Nicholas, the Director of Admissions, presented a PowerPoint slide show outlining the strengths of our program. One of the highlights of the program is a discussion of the block method of teaching. For those of you unfamiliar with this type, I thought a brief description would be of interest.
Instead of the typical schedule of taking 4 or 5 different subjects at one time, the block method involves mastering one subject at a time. For a six hour "block" each day, our students will alternate between lecture in a large group and "active learning" in small break out groups of 6 or 8 students. The break out groups will discuss the material presented, work on case studies or specific research projects the lecturer assigns, and then go back to the large group to present their findings. This cycle then repeats itself. This method reinforces the material taught, allowing the students with different learning styles, to master the material. This cycle goes on for the required number of class days until all the material on that specific topic, say "the cardiovascular system", is covered. Then the students are assessed on the material to be sure that they have mastered the subject.
Think about how you like to learn. Do you like to sit and listen; read with pen and pencil; talk and discuss; are you a visual learner; an auditory learner? This method really accommodates all types of learners. I wish I had that when I went to college. I do best when I am lectured to and then do some hands on with the material. Then I own it or as we like to say over here, "master the material". What about you?
November 29, 2010
Things are happening over here at the School of Pharmacy in downtown Hartford. Everyone enjoyed the long weekend and is back, ready to continue on the path of accepting our first class in August, 2011. Prospective students are arriving almost daily for interviews and the quality is impressive. Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemistry, Life Sciences, Biology, Nursing are all represented.
The Department of Experiential Education is continuing to add locations for our students to learn during the experiential portion of the curriculum. Students will experience community pharmacy and institutional pharmacy rotations in their first two years. Community sites range from small independent pharmacies to the largest chain pharmacies. Institutional rotations vary from large medical centers, small community hospitals, long term care pharmacies and home IV pharmacies. This will allow the students plenty of time to experience all that pharmacy has to offer. In the third year, the students will have even a larger choice of locations for a more advanced rotation.
November 19, 2010
Welcome to the new blog from the Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy Department of Experiential Education. I will be posting about happenings in the department, meeting notices, links to helpful articles, and general musings about what is going on at the newest school and the college.
Everyone is quite busy Downtown. We have just finished our site visit from the ACPE, which is the accreditation organization for schools of pharmacy. The visit was very productive and we are looking forward to the Board's response in January, 2011. All the faculty and staff have been working very hard to get curriculum finished, lesson plans written, sites for our students contracted and numerous projects that are necessary before we can welcome our inaugural class next August.
Shortly, the website for the School of Pharmacy will feature an expanded section for the Adjunct Faculty (Preceptors). The website will be home to forms, manuals, rules and regulations, general information and dates of continuing education training sessions.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me or call.
John Parisi RPh,CDE
Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy
Director of Experiential Education
