Handbooks & Policies
PharmD Student Handbook 2009-2010
- Introduction
- Educational Goals of the Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum
- Disclaimer
- Curriculum
- The Drake Curriculum
- Adjunct Faculty
- Course Registration
- Requirements
- Policies
- Student Services
- Academic Advising
- Pharmacy Scholarships
- Career Development
- Board of Pharmacy Internship Requirements
- Student Organizations
This handbook has been compiled in an effort to answer some of the questions frequently asked by pharmacy students. In many instances, this handbook will be useful only as a starting point. Additional information may be found in the General Catalog of the University or in the University Student Handbook. To the extent that the provisions of this handbook conflict with the General Catalog or the University Handbook, this handbook shall prevail with regard to all students registered in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. This handbook is not meant to discourage students from utilizing more personal sources of information; namely, faculty advisors, the Academic and Student Affairs Office, or other members of the faculty. The pharmacy program of the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education and is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
Mission Statement
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences provides an intellectually stimulating learning environment with collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff. Graduates are liberally educated professionals who are dedicated to serving their patients, their profession and their community. The College emphasizes excellence and leadership in professional education, service, and scholarship.
Vision
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will continue to be recognized for its innovation, demonstrating continuous quality improvement in teaching, scholarship and service, while boldly pursuing opportunities for breakthrough achievements within those same arenas. The College will uphold its tradition of preparing individuals to meet the expectations and challenges of health care practices, providing a balance between foundational scientific, socioeconomic, and practice theories along with meaningful, exemplary practice opportunities. Further, the College will fulfill its obligation to advance the level of health care knowledge and practice through scholarly endeavors, incorporating the efforts of all who define its learning communities and embracing the scholarly functions of discovery, innovation, application, and teaching.
Educational Goals and Objectives of the Professional Program in Pharmacy
The purpose of the pharmacy professional program is to provide the graduate with the relevant knowledge base, skills, attitudes, ethics and values to engage in the entry-level practice of pharmacy. The curriculum is designed to provide the graduate with competence in these areas:
- Problem solving and decision making - In order to provide pharmaceutical care, the pharmacist must have the skills of inquiry, abstract logical thinking and critical analysis to identify problems, make judgments and decisions based on available data, or identify additional needed data.
- Management - Pharmaceutical care entails managing drug therapy, including developing and implementing care plans and measuring therapeutic outcomes. In addition, pharmacists manage personnel, supplies, practices, and departments. The effective and efficient delivery of pharmaceutical care requires the effective and efficient management of a pharmacy practice.
- Life-long learning - Practice is a learning experience. The pharmacist must be able to learn from problem-solving experiences. Pharmacists must acquire a continuing flow of new knowledge. Life-long learning is dependent on the development of self-learning abilities and habits.
- Communicating and educating -The pharmacist must communicate with colleagues, other professionals, and patients. Pharmacists, as members of society, communicate with other citizens about health. Pharmacists must have the basic knowledge, confidence, attitudes, and skills to read, write, listen, and speak effectively. Pharmacists must be able to deal effectively with dissent, being able to disagree articulately and persuasively about patients' therapies.
- Policy formulation and professional governance - Pharmacists must be able to take active roles in shaping policies, practices, and future directions for the profession. Pharmacists must look beyond their immediate practice settings to the environment of pharmacy and the health care system. Pharmacists must be prepared to deal with issues of organization, financing, delivery, payment, access, quality, and regulation of drugs and pharmacy services. Pharmacists must be aware of methods of shaping change in the profession though policy formation in the public and private sectors.
- Professionalism - Pharmacists must understand and accept their duties and responsibilities to patients, health care professionals, and their profession. Pharmacists are expected to have developed value systems and ethical standards that guide their behavior. Pharmacists must have a sense of the obligation they owe their patients and their duty to ensure that obligation is fulfilled.
For each of these areas, objectives - which can be measured or assessed- have been developed for purposes of evaluation. These are:
Solving Problems and Making Decisions
1. Given information about an individual patient, the graduate can gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data and information pertinent to drug therapy.
2. Given information about an individual patient, the graduate can identify drug-related problems as well as offer and justify alternative solutions.
3. Given information about a group or population, the graduate can analyze drug policies (formulary decisions, practice guidelines) and assess the implications for the group's health status and use of resources (e.g., costs).
4. The graduate can evaluate clinical studies and analyze epidemiologic and demographic data to reach appropriate conclusions regarding a variety of issues ranging from the effectiveness of therapies to identifying areas of practice needs.
5. The graduate can compare and contrast various scientific methods and can explain the significance of their use in the discovery of knowledge.
Management
6. The graduate can develop, justify, and monitor pharmaceutical care plans.
7. Given a problem in managing (organizing, planning, directing and controlling) a pharmaceutical care system or and in using resources (human and financial), the graduate can develop and justify alternative solutions.
Life-long learning
8. Given a scientific question, the graduate can identify, analyze, and evaluate health-related, professional and disciplinary information resources.
9. Given a current issue facing the pharmacy profession, the graduate can outline a plan which would promote necessary changes in the profession and explain how this would affect the management of his/her career.
10. The graduate can explain the need for and benefits derived from systematic, cumulative research on problems of theory and practice.
Communicating and Educating
11. The graduate can demonstrate effective communication of ideas, information, and the results of problem-solving activities (i.e., decisions) to colleagues, other health professionals and patients.
12. The graduate can, as a responsible member of society, demonstrate effective communication of health issues to other citizens.
13. Upon being placed in a conflict situation, the graduate can respond appropriately to dissent.
14. The graduate can recognize and integrate into his/her practice issues related to communicating with patients and others whose culture is not Western and whose native language is not English.
Policy Formulation and Professional Governance
15. Given a health policy issue, the graduate can assess its implications for access, quality, and cost of health care and pharmacy services.
16. The graduate can explain the effects of societal and environmental factors on the provision and receipt of pharmaceutical care services.
17. The graduate can explain the roles that pharmacists play in the health care system, justify the value of their contributions and develop solutions for overcoming barriers facing pharmacy practice.
18. The graduate can explain the benefits of advancing the knowledge, skills and values of the profession and the role that the individual pharmacist can play in that advancement.
19. The graduate demonstrates the ability to assume leadership roles as appropriate in the college, the profession and in society.
Professionalism
20. The graduate can explain the duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist to his/her patients and apply these in every-day practice.
21. The graduate can articulate a personal value system and ethical standards that will guide their professional behavior and can ethically justify decisions or actions incongruent with the APhA Code of Ethics for Pharmacists.
Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. The Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the pharmacy program accreditation agency, is required by the U.S. Secretary of Education to require its pharmacy programs to record and handle student complaints regarding a school's adherence to the ACPE Standards. This link will provide additional information about the ACPE Standards as well as a comment form for students to file a complaint about Drake's College of Pharmacy's actions regarding those standards.
Disclaimer None of the information provided here or else whereby the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences constitutes a contract between the University and the student. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences reserves the right to make changes in curricula, admission policies, procedures, tuition and financial aid, academic standards and guidelines, student services and other regulations or policies without giving prior notice.
The pre-pharmacy and pharmacy curriculum is responsive to changes within the profession and therefore course requirements may vary according to the year of graduation.
Admission to the Professional Program
Please see the following Admission page for more information on Admission into the Professional Program
Curricular Options
A combined degree program for a Doctor of Pharmacy and a Master of Business Administration is offered jointly by the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and College of Business and Public Administration.The objective of the program is to prepare individuals who have extensive training in both pharmacy and business for management positions in various segments of pharmacy practice. The combined degree program may decrease the time required to obtain the two degrees independently by up to 18 months through careful selection of MBA courses during the pharmacy program.
It is recommended that students anticipating entering the joint program take accounting (41/42), economics (002) during their first few years of pre-pharmacy course work, and take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) at an early date (semester prior to applying to the MBA program). The GMAT is required for admission to the MBA program and admission to the program is required before any graduate level (200+) courses may be taken. Students may apply for admission early enough to begin graduate level (200+) courses following the completion of 90 credit hours.
Once admitted, students may count MBA credits as their professional elective requirements (6 credits). In addition, once students are admitted to the MBA program, students begin to earn graduate level credits and as such, have two grade point averages on their transcript: PharmD and Graduate.
For information about the combining a Pharm D with an MBA, see the Program of Study by following the above link and contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Pharmacy or the Director of Graduate Programs in the College of Business..
Another combined degree program offered jointly with the Business School is the Doctor of Pharmacy and Masters in Public Administration.The objective of the program is to prepare individuals for management and administration position in the non-profit sector. The MPA program does not require an entrance examination, nor are there any specific course prerequisites.
Once admitted, students may count MPA credits as their professional elective requirements (6 credits). In addition, once students are admitted to the MPA program, students begin to earn graduate level credits and as such, have two grade point averages on their transcript: PharmD and Graduate.
For information, see the Program of Study by following the above link and contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs in theCollege of Pharmacy or the Director of Graduate Programs in the College of Business.
A joint degree program is offered in cooperation with the Drake University Law School. Students may elect to earn both a Pharm D and a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree. Students who follow such a curriculum must first be admitted to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and after three years (P1 year) obtain admission to the Law School. A student pursuing this program should plan to take the LSAT and formally apply to the Law School during Fall semester of the first professional year. The benefit of the joint degree program is a potential shortening of the program to eight years instead of the usual six for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree plus three years of law school. Students may use six credits of law course work toward the professional electives and six credits of Pharm D courses toward six credits of law electives. The curriculum guide as well as additional information for this program is available at the above link. Questions may be directed to the Office of Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Pharmacy or the joint degree advisor in the Law School.
Drake University has established departmental requirements for academic minors. Students who earn academic minors will have these credentials recorded on their diplomas and on their transcripts. Pharmacy students, based on catalog regulations, should be able to earn minors in many different disciplines without expanding the hours required for graduation. For information regarding the requirements for minors, seethe departmental web sites and the Drake University General Catalog posted at www.drake.edu.
Students interested in pursuing an academic minor should coordinate their course work with the appropriate department chair. Academic minor forms must be completed by students pursuing a minor and filed with the appropriate offices for a minor to be entered onto the student records system (blueView).
Concentrations combine didactic course work with experiential or field study experiences. The current concentration available to pharmacy students is in Diabetes Care. Students wishing to declare a concentration should do so by completing the Declaration of Concentration form.
Bachelor of Science in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
This program is a non-licensure program and intended for students who decide during their first two years that they are interested in research rather than pharmacy practice. Students who wish to apply for transfer into this program should do so via the Change of Major form. This option is only available to students who plan to have a graduation date of 2011 or before.
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
This program is a non-licensure program and intended for students who decide during their first two years that they are interested in careers in Health Sciences rather than pharmacy practice. Students who wish to apply for transfer into this program should do so via the Change of Major form. This option is only available to students who plan to graduate after 2011.
Elective requirements include the following: Drake Curriculum, general electives, and professional electives. The Drake Curriculum plus general electives must comprise 27 credit hours of the 209 total credits needed for graduation. Six credits of professional electives are required.
All students will complete the Drake Curriculum Areas of Inquiry (AOI). The following table lists the AOIs that are completed by pharmacy requirements and those that will be fulfilled by various electives. Note that one course may only fit into one area.
|
Area of Inquiry |
Required Pharmacy Course |
| Written Communications | Elective |
| Information Literacy | PHAR 145 (Prior to 2007 P1's IS 44 or PHAR 102) |
| Critical Thinking | PHAR 169 or 172 or STAT 060 |
| International and Multicultural | Elective |
| Historical Consciousness | 2 Electives (1 breadth/depth) |
| Artistic Experience | Elective |
| Science: Physical | CHEM 1 |
| Science: Life | BIO 12 |
| Quantitative | MATH 50 |
| Values and Ethics | PHAR 161 or 162 |
| The Engaged Citizen | Elective (Prior to Fall 2007 RHET 73) |
SENIOR CAPSTONE
A senior capstone experience in which a student demonstrates the culmination of his or her Drake education is required. The student is expected to demonstrate the capacity to bring information, skills, and ideas to bear on one project. This will be designed by each major to fit with the circumstances of that area but will also ask the student to demonstrate skills acquired throughout the Drake curriculum. For pharmacy students, the advanced practice rotations (PHAR 285) completed during the P4 year fulfills this requirement.
Special Problems Courses-Research Opportunities
Students may elect to enroll in Special Problems in Pharmacy courses (Pharmacy 164-166) in the professional program. These are one to three credit hour courses which must be prearranged and approved by a specific faculty member. Many students will enroll in these courses as an opportunity to participate in undergraduate research in a specific area in pharmacy. These courses may be used towards the general and professional elective requirements in the curriculum. To enroll in a special problems course, an independent study form must be completed by the student and the instructor overseeing the program.
Adjunct faculty are utilized primarily in the experiential program. These are established and respected practitioners who participate in the program on a volunteer basis. Adjunct faculty members are evaluated and appointed by the University after approval by the pharmacy faculty. Adjunct faculty are pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals with whom the students interact at the various sites.
Registration is completed on-line through the blueView system. Students may access student information as well as complete registration on the blueView webpages, located at www.drake.edu - Current Students.
Once registration is complete the billing process will begin. Therefore, any student not returning to Drake who is registered for classes needs to officially withdraw to avoid receiving billing statements. To withdraw a student should complete the on-line form contained in blueView or contact the College Office.
In the blueView system, students may elect to be placed on wait lists when the enrollment capacity of a course has been reached if the course offers that option. When this occurs the student must take some action in order to set their schedule. That action may include one of the following:
- obtain the instructor's signature on a drop/add slip, approving the student's enrollment in the course
- drop the course and add an alternative course in its place
- add oneself to the course's wait list (if one exists in the blueView system)
Students are not automatically moved from a wait list into a course as space becomes available. Thus, it is important that some action betaken since wait lists are dissolved prior to the start of each term.
Students may withdraw from any course in which they are enrolled prior to the midpoint of the semester. This date is determined and published by the Records Office for each semester. The mark of "W" will be recorded for students who drop after the second week and before the midpoint of the course. Students will receive a letter grade which is assigned by the instructor for any course in which they are still enrolled after the semester midpoint. A student may add a course, following a similar procedure, through the end of the first full week of each semester.
Degree Audits
Students are responsible for reviewing their degree audits on a periodic basis to assure that transfer credits are received, and that curricular requirements are being met. For directions on reviewing one's degree audit, please see the information in the pharmacy students Success Kit.
Students are admitted to the professional degree program in pharmacy with specific class standing. To be advanced in class standing, each student must have completed specific course and credit hour requirements as follows:
- To achieve P1 standing, the student must be admitted to the professional pharmacy program.
- To be advanced from P1 to P2 standing, the student must have passed Physiology (Bio 128), Biochemistry (PHAR 130), Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences (PHAR 131), Pathophysiology (PHAR 132), Basic Pharmacy Skills and Applications 1 and 2 (PHAR 144/145), Pharmaceutics I (PHAR 140), Introduction to Pharmaceutical Care (PHAR 161), and Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health Care (Phar 171).
- To be advanced from P2 to P3 standing, the student must have passed Principles of Drug Action I, II, III (PHAR 133, 134, 135), Pharmaceutics II (PHAR 141), Kinetics I and II (PHAR 142/143),Intermediate Pharmacy Skills and Applications I and II (PHAR 154/155),Basic Quantitative Methods for Pharmaceutical Care (PHAR 172), Non-prescription Therapies (PHAR 169) and Therapeutics I (PHAR 190).
- To be advanced from P3 to P4 standing, the student must have successfully completed 169 credit hours and passed all courses in the pre-pharmacy curriculum and the first three years of the professional curriculum. Students must have obtained a C or better in all required professional pharmacy course work to enter rotations.
Students who do not progress in standing will follow the curriculum and academic policies required of other students with that same classification. Students may also be required to repeat previous course work in the event of significant content changes.
Many pharmacy courses have prerequisite requirements. Admission to a course is denied if prerequisite courses have not been successfully completed. Therefore, deviations from the curriculum as it is structured requires careful consideration. Course prerequisites may be found in the course descriptions, as listed in blueView, located at my.drake.edu.
College of Pharmacy & Health Science Requirements
Candidates for graduation must have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point average.
The standard grading scale for students enrolled in pharmacy labeled didactic course work is ABCDF with the percentage (or competency/ability) defining each grade to be set by the course instructor.
Students are required to obtain a C or better (CR in 'credit/no credit') in all required courses in the professional program. Pharmacy students are permitted to repeat a required course one time only. Students who fail to receive a C or higher (CRin 'credit/no credit') in the repeated course will be dropped from the pharmacy program.
During the experiential rotation course work, students who do not achieve and maintain a minimal proficiency score of four as defined in the Experiential Program Handbook will be required to complete a remediation rotation. If enrolled in a remediation rotation, students who receive a failing grade (NC) will be dropped from the pharmacy program.
Once a student enters the professional program, all didactic coursework must be completed in four years. Students who are unable to complete the didactic course work in this time period will be dropped from the program
Acceptance of transfer credits is subject to the discretion of the Office of Student and Academic Affairs. Transfer students from community and junior colleges who have earned a total of 66 semester hours of credit from two-year institutions cannot transfer any further credit from a two-year community or junior college to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. A maximum of 178 semester hours of credit, or the equivalent, will be accepted on transfer from four-year collegiate institutions. Students who desire to enroll in coursework at other institutions during the summer should complete the Transfer Credit Request Form to assure that the course will fulfill the intended requirement.
Once the course is completed, students should have the transcript sent to the Records Office (2507 University Ave, Des Moines, Iowa 50311) where it will be officially evaluated. Students who do not believe that their course work has been equated appropriately should contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
Pharmacy students may apply a maximum of 9 hours of course work on a credit/no credit basis toward graduation. These courses may only count as elective credits. Courses regularly graded on a credit/no credit basis are not included within the 9 hours maximum. The student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 before registering on a credit/no credit basis in a course.
Students may repeat a course without additional credit. The highest grade earned will be used in computing the grade point average. The Drake GPA will only take into account courses taken at Drake.
A student is required to be in residence in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for at least the last 30 semester hours to be eligible for graduation.
Credit By Examination/Advanced Placement
Students may earn college credit by examination through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Advanced Placement (AP) Tests, special credit examinations, and the MLA Testing program administered by the foreign language department. Students are ineligible to earn credit by examination in a lower level course in a sequence of courses after they have completed a higher level course in the sequence. Credits may not be earned through CLEP or other examinations which duplicate credit previously earned. Students are not eligible to earn credit through an examination if they have withdrawn from an equivalent course after the midpoint of the semester. Credit earned by examination does not apply to the last 30 hours, which must be earned at Drake. More information is available atchoose.drake.edu/admissions/apply/credit.asp
The Dean's and President's Lists are announced after each semester of the academic year. The Dean's List includes students who have completed 12 or more semester hours with a grade point average of 3.5 and above at Drake and earned 'CR' in credit/no credit courses. The President's List includes students who have completed 12 or more semester hours with a grade point average of 4.0 at Drake and earned a 'CR' in any credit/no credit courses. Students with incomplete or no report grades will not be eligible for these recognitions. Part-time students qualify for these honors at the end of the spring semester if they earned 12 or more hours during the previous academic year.
Those students who have attained academic excellence and high scholastic achievements on the basis of their cumulative grade point average at Drake shall be recognized in the graduation program and at graduation ceremonies by the following academic honors:
Cum Laude...........................................GPA from 3.50 - 3.69
Magna Cum Laude.................................GPA from 3.70 - 3.89
Summa Cum Laude................................GPA from 3.90 - 4.00
Attendance
Attendance is the responsibility of students and is essential for ideal learning to take place. Faculty members appreciate the courtesy of knowing when commitments cannot be met. Attendance policies are determined for each course by the instructor(s) and will be presented to the students at the beginning of that course. Noncompliance with attendance policies may affect the final grade in a course.
Academic Probation/Suspension/Dropped Status
Definitions
Probation: A student may be placed on probation when his/herperformance fails to meet the criteria defined in this handbook, the University catalog, or other applicable policy or procedure. If performance does not improve, the student may be suspended or dropped from the College.
Suspension: The student is removed from the College for a length of time. He/she cannot graduate or progress toward the earning of a degree at the College. Suspensions are in effect for at least one academic year although they may be longer. Suspended students are NOT automatically readmitted to the College. They may reapply for admission as any other eligible student and may or may not be readmitted.
Dropped: The student is removed from the pre-pharmacy and professional program at the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. This can occur when a student fails to meet the criteria in the standard grading policy. The student may request to remain at Drake to pursue a degree in another major. This action is permanent and the student may not be readmitted to the College.
A student may face administrative action from the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences or the University* for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, academic integrity violations, failure to progress through the program in a timely manner, and professional conduct violations. Specific probation and suspension criteria may be found in the Honor Code, the General University Catalog, and the University Student Handbook. In general, suspension from the program may result from failure to adhere to any of the following policies:
- Academic Probation/Suspension Policy
- Honor Code Policy
- Chemical Dependency Policy
- Sexual Harassment Policy
- Student Immunization Policy
*Pharmacy students who have been suspended by the University must seek reenrollment through the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. These students must adhere to the same reenrollment application procedure as described below for pharmacy students suspended by the College.
Suspension procedure
The University Dean of Student's office will notify a pharmacy student in writing of their suspension following a violation of a University-wide policy. With the exception of suspension due to Honor Code violations. The Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Pharmacy will notify a pharmacy student of his/her suspension in writing following a violation of any College policy. In accordance with University policy, a suspended student has the right to appeal his/her suspension. The student has seven (7) calendar days to appeal the suspension. If the appeal is granted, the student may continue with coursework at Drake University and progress in the program. If the student does not appeal or if his/her appeal is denied, the student must apply for reenrollment into the College before being allowed to resume taking coursework. If a suspended student plans to reenroll in the College at any time, he/she must contact the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs of the College prior to the beginning of the next academic semester following the suspension to develop an action plan and time frame for completion of the plan. It is the student's responsibility to make contact with the Associate Dean and this step must occur regardless of the source of the suspension (University versus College). The action plan will be developed with the intent of preparing the student to be successful if they are allowed to return to the program. The clarity of the action plan will be approved by the admissions committee prior to final approval. The admissions committee will only serve to clarify points of ambiguity; it will not alter or amend the nature of the criteria. The student will sign the approved document to indicate acceptance of the terms of the plan and copies will be supplied to the student, the student's file and the Dean's Office. Once approved, no extensions, changes and/or waivers to the plan will be allowed.
The action plan may include certain remediation/tasks relevant to the reason for suspension. Tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Academic Probation/Suspension Policy - retaking specific courses to improve knowledge base, retaking written or verbal communication courses, etc.
- Honor Code - taking additional coursework or training in ethics/professionalism, etc.
- Chemical Dependency Policy - completing a substance abuse evaluation program, seeking specific medical or psychological care, participating in relevant help groups, etc.
- Sexual Harassment Policy - completing a sexual harassment training program, participating in relevant help groups, etc.
- Student Immunization Policy - receiving required immunizations
Reenrollment Policy
Pharmacy students who have been suspended for a non-specified period of time may apply to the College for reenrollment after one academic year. Pharmacy students who have been suspended for a specified period of time may petition the College for reenrollment only at the conclusion of the suspension time period. Students suspended for the first time may apply for reenrollment; students suspended twice, regardless of the reasons, are ineligible for reenrollment. The College Admissions Committee will review the suspended student's application for reenrollment and the student will be held to the same academic and professional standards as all other students in the program. These standards include the student's academic performance, communications skills, emotional maturity, leadership ability, involvement in the community, and professional attitude/behavior.
Application for Reenrollment Procedure
The procedure for reenrollment to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences following any suspension includes:
- Completion of a reenrollment form that is available on the Drake University web site:http://www.drake.edu/cgi-bin/reenrollment.cgi
- Submission of a written personal statement to the Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs asserting the student's ability to successfully pursue the pharmacy curriculum after having been suspended. This statement must address, in detail, how the student has successfully met the action plan established at the time of suspension. The student must also submit documentation that the factor(s) or condition(s) responsible for the original suspension have been remedied or significantly improved.
- Official transcripts of any course work completed at another institution since the time of suspension from Drake University.
Suspended students will be eligible for reenrollment only after satisfactorily completing the action plan within the time frame set forth at the time of suspension. Members of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Admissions Committee will decide, by a majority vote whether a suspended student can reenroll in the College. The student will be notified in writing regarding the status of his/her reenrollment request. The Admissions Committee decision will be final; no appeals to this decision will be heard.
Deadlines and Criteria for Reenrollment
Pre-pharmacy students
Suspended pre-pharmacy students must submit their reenrollment application material to the Admissions Committee by February 1st to be eligible for reenrollment in the Fall semester. Reenrollment for pre-pharmacy students will only be allowed for the start of the Fall semester in each academic year. Approval of reenrollment does not guarantee acceptance into the professional program. Students must also apply to the Pharm.D professional program through PharmCAS(www.pharmcas.org) as a transfer student; the guaranteed consideration policy will no longer apply to that student. The deadline to apply to the professional program through PharmCAS is December 1. The student's application for the professional program will be considered relative to the academic performance and professionalism of all other transfer students applying to the Pharm.D program in that cycle. A pre-pharmacy student returning to the University following a suspension may apply for enrollment into another major at Drake University.
Professional program students
Suspended Pharm.D students must submit their re enrollment application material to the Admissions Committee by April 1st to be eligible for reenrollment in the Fall semester or by Oct. 1st to be eligible for reenrollment in the Spring semester. Pharm.D candidates reenrolled following a suspension will return on a probationary status. In order to remain at Drake, the student must earn a semester grade point average of 2.0 or above during their first semester of reenrollment as well as meet all other College criteria and policies or he/she will be suspended again. Any Pharm.D student, suspended for a second time for the same or different violation, will not be eligible for reenrollment in the pharmacy program at Drake University.
Questions and requests for re enrollment should be directed to the Office of Academic and Student Affairs in the College of Pharmacy &Health Sciences.
Students in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences represent the College as well as the profession of pharmacy. As such they are expected to maintain a professional manner and conduct in practice settings and on campus. Inappropriate or disruptive behavior or communication demonstrated to peers, faculty, students, college staff, preceptors, or patients is not acceptable and will not be tolerated. Students shall strive to exemplify the ethical behavior described in the "Pledge of Professionalism" taken upon entrance into the college. Faculty have the authority to impose sanctions in cases of disruptive behavior or communication per the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Honor Code. This includes behavior which demonstrates a lack of respect for instructors, students, or others in the classroom or on rotation. Such sanctions may include, but are not limited to, asking the student to meet to discuss the nonprofessional behavior or communication, or removal of the student from the learning situation. Honor Code violations can occur both in didactic course work as well as during rotations. They will be dealt with in the same manner and through the same processes.
The college has implemented a chemical dependency policy for pharmacy students. If a student is suspected or known to have a problem, it should be brought to the attention of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.
Criminal Background Check/Drug Screens
Criminal Background Checks
All pharmacy students will submit to a background check prior to admission and prior to entering rotations. Because many early and advanced experiential sites require background checks, information obtained may inhibit students from progression into the professional program or into their rotation experiences. The background check will include social security number validation, address history for past 10 years, felony and misdemeanor criminal history search for all counties identified by the address history for the last seven years, national criminal history database, sex offender registries, child/elder abuse registries, motor vehicle driving record, and governmental agencies such as the Office of Inspector General. Results of the backgrounds checks will be kept in a locked cabinet in the office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs. Routine access to the information will be limited to one staff person, the Associate Dean, and the Director of Experiential Education. The College will notify students of findings as required by the Fair Credit and Reporting Act. Students will be assessed a fee to cover the cost of the background check.
Chemical Drug Screens
All pharmacy students will be required to complete a Chemical Drug Screen prior to admission as well as before entering the rotation experience year. Because many early and advanced experiential sites require drug screens, information obtained may inhibit students from progressing into the professional program or into rotations. The College will determine the vendor and location of the drug screen. Drug screens completed for employment or independently by the student will not be accepted. Students will be assessed a fee to cover the cost of the drug screen. The drug screen will include a 10-panel drug screen with point of custody through an outside vendor. The Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, the Director of Experiential Education, and one staff member will have access to the results of the drug test. Initial positive screens will undergo medical review by the vendor. Any confirmed positive findings, will be handled under the Chemical Dependency Policy of the College.
Electronic Communications Policy
Increasingly College faculty and administrators are using electronic means to disseminate information to and communicate with students. This information may be important and/ortime-sensitive. Thus, the expectations of the College are that:
All pharmacy students are connected to email and check it frequently
Mail from the College is sent to Drake addresses
If this poses a problem for a student, the student should contact the Academic and Student Affairs Office to work out a solution for college mail
Electronic communication (e.g., email or the World Wide Web) maybe required as part of courses and rotations. The requirements are to be specified in the course syllabus. If these requirements pose a problem for a student, the student must contact the instructor/coordinator to work out a solution. "System problems, "however, are not the responsibility of the student.
In short, the lack of access to electronic communication is not a valid excuse for the failure to respond to a request, perform an assignment, or meet a deadline.
It is the policy of Drake University that any behavior by any administrator, faculty or staff member, or student which constitutes sexual harassment of any employee or student shall not be tolerated.For the purpose of this policy, sexual harassment is defined as:
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
- submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment or a condition for academic rewards and penalties;
- submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual issued as the basis for employment decisions or as a basis for academic decisions; or
- such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or academic performance or creating an intimidating or hostile work or educational environment.
Anyone who feels that he or she has been sexually harassed should follow the appropriate grievance procedure for her or his job category. Students should follow the student grievance procedure of the college in which they are enrolled. Students in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences should report all concerns to the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.
Students in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences represent the College as well as the profession of pharmacy. As such they are expected to maintain a professional manner and conduct in practice settings and on campus. Inappropriate or disruptive behavior or communication demonstrated to peers, faculty, students, college staff, preceptors, or patients is not acceptable and will not be tolerated. Students shall strive to exemplify the ethical behavior described in the "Pledge of Professionalism" taken upon entrance into the college. Faculty have the authority to impose sanctions in cases of disruptive behavior or communication. This includes behavior which demonstrates a lack of respect for instructors, students, or others in the classroom or on rotation. Such sanctions may include, but are not limited to, asking the student to meet to discuss the nonprofessional behavior or communication or removal of the student from the learning situation.
As part of the pharmacy curriculum, students are required to participate in the College's experiential education program. This experiential education program provides students with various opportunities to apply their emerging knowledge and skills in pharmacy in real world health care environments. As future healthcare professionals, students will be working with patients in a variety of settings such as long term care facilities, hospitals, clinics, and community pharmacies. While participating in the experiential education program, students are registered as pharmacy interns and participate as vital members of the healthcare team.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the federal government has provided recommendations for the immunization of healthcare workers. These guidelines are designed to protect healthcare workers from diseases that they may be exposed to in the course of their professional work. Since pharmacy students are working as healthcare professionals in training and are exposed to patients through their experiential education activities, the College and its affiliated healthcare facilities have adopted the OSHA immunization guidelines as a requirement for all students entering the Pharmacy program.
Requirements
All students are required to provide documentation to the College of current immunizations prior to starting classes:
Measles/Mumps/Rubella Measles - Two doses of measles vaccination are required. The first must be after the first birthday and after December 31,1967. The second must be after December 31, 1979.
- Mumps - Immunization must be after 12 months of age.
- Rubella - Immunization must be given after 15 months of age and after December 31, 1967
- Other forms of documentation of immunity include: 1) physician -diagnosed illness with certified data including month and year (except for rubella); 2) being born before 1957, and presumed to have had the disease (except for rubella); or 3) reports of an immune titer providing immunity.
Tetanus/Diphtheria - must show documentation of immunization within the last 10 years
Tuberculosis (PPD) Test - must show documentation of recent (within 3 months) negative skin test using the Mantoux method. Students who have been vaccinated with BCG should also have a PPD test unless a documentation of a prior positive skin test exists. Students with a positive PPD skin test will need to provide documentation of a negative chest x-ray. This test will need to be repeated annually.
Hepatitis B - must show documentation of all three immunizations in series; subsequent positive titer recommended. A minimum of one immunization must be completed prior to arrival at Drake. The complete series must be completed by the end of the first professional year of the program.
Varicella - required for students who have not had chickenpox.
Current documentation of all of the above listed immunizations should be on file. Any immunizations completed since enrolling at Drake should be marked First Year Pharmacy Student and be sent to the Drake Health Center, 32nd and Carpenter, before the first day of classes.
Fax number of Student Health 515-271-1855
In an effort to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all academic, financial aid, and student loan records maintained by Drake University and the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the Notification of Change of Name form has been implemented.
- To take Advantage of this service, please access the Notification of Change of Name form located under the: "Forms" link on the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences web site at www.drake.edu/cphs OR use the following link: http://pharmacy.drake.edu:8080/userdocs/formsandresources/ChangeName.htm
- It is important to note, as stated on the electronic form, that you are responsible for notifying the Social Security Administration of you name change. If you are a pharmacy student, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners must also be notified of your name change information. Only Drake University offices will be notified upon receipt of this electronic form by the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
- Please direct any questions related to the on-line Change of Name process to the Office of Academic and Student Affairs at: 271-3018
Students must meet the following requirements to graduate with a professional degree from the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences:
- Successfully complete all academic requirements and be in good standing with the University.
- To the extent that such information is brought to the attention of the Dean, exhibit the requisite professionalism, character, and professional promise in the judgment of the Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
- Satisfactorily resolve all financial obligations owed to the University.
- Successfully complete the Intent to Progress form.
The final responsibility for the completion of graduation requirements is the student's and accordingly, each student should become familiar not only with the curriculum but also with the academic regulations of the College.
Technical Standards for the PharmD Program
Technical Standards
The holder of a Pharm.D. degree must have the knowledge and skills to function in a broad variety of clinical situations and to render a wide spectrum of patient care. In order to carry out the activities described below, candidates for the Pharm.D. degree must be able to consistently, quickly, and accurately integrate all information received, and must have the ability to learn, integrate, analyze, and synthesize data.
A candidate for the Pharm.D. degree must have the abilities and skills of five varieties, including: observation; communication; motor; intellectual, conceptual, integrative, and quantitative; and behavioral and social. Depending on the circumstances, some reasonable accommodation may be possible and made available to disabled candidates in some of these areas, but a candidate must be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner.
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will attempt to develop creative ways of opening the college curriculum to competitive, qualified disabled individuals. In doing so, however, the College must maintain the integrity of its curriculum and preserve those elements deemed essential to educating a pharmacist. Candidates or students who have concerns about meeting the technical standards should contact the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.
1. Observation: Candidates and students must have sufficient vision to be able to observe demonstrations, experiments, and laboratory exercises in the basic sciences. They must be able to observe a patient accurately at a distance and close at hand.
2. Communication: Candidates and students should be able to speak, hear, and observe patients in order to elicit information and perceive nonverbal communication. They must be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients. Communication includes not only speech but also reading and writing. They must also be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in oral and written English with all members of the health care team.
3. Motor: Candidates and students should have sufficient motor function to execute movements reasonably required to provide care. Such actions require coordination of both gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium and functional use of the senses of touch and vision.
4. Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative Abilities: Candidates and students must be able to concentrate, analyze, and interpret data and make decisions within areas in which there is a reasonable amount of visual and auditory distraction. They must also perform these functions in a timely manner and under a reasonable amount of stress since pharmacists are expected to be able to perform such duties in diverse clinical settings where others may be present and where there is a certain degree of noise. Candidates and students must be able to perform basic mathematical functions and accurately and quickly read prescriptions with minimal error in areas where there may be distractions. The practice of pharmacy demands the ability to integrate and process information promptly and accurately in a time-sensitive environment.
5. Behavioral and Social Attributes: Candidates and students must possess the emotional health required for full utilization of their intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment, the prompt completion of all responsibilities, and the development of mature, sensitive and effective relationships with patients. Candidates and students must be able to tolerate taxing workloads, adapt to changing environments, display flexibility and learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical problems of many patients. Compassion, integrity, concern for others, interpersonal skills, and interest and motivation are all personal qualities that will be assessed during the admission and educational processes.
The applicant should evaluate him or herself for compliance with these technical standards. Submission of the application will serve as testimony of compliance with these standards.
A number of special services are available to Drake University students. Some of these services include the following:
- Academic Computing and Media Services , Carnegie Hall, 271-2762
- Academic Achievement Office, 107 Old Main, 271-3752
- Professional Development and Career Center : Old Main, 271-3721
- Counseling Center: 32nd and Carpenter, 271-3864
- Disability Resource Center , 107 Old Main, 271-3100
- Health Center: 32nd and Carpenter, 271-3731
- Residence Life, Olmsted Center, 271-3781
- Student Record's Office , 105 Old Main, 271-3901
Pharmacy students are assigned a pharmacy faculty member as their academic advisor.
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF ADVISING PROGRAM
The CPHS pharmacy advising program seeks to support the missio nof Drake University and the pharmacy program in the provision of a student-centered learning environment. The pharmacy advising program personnel includes the faculty advisor and the Student Services Office. Through this team, students have multiple sources of information to address the Drake general education and pharmacy program curricular objectives. The mechanics of these curricula will be addressed through the individual education plan. This plan will be developed by the student with input from the faculty advisor and college's student service personnel. The plan will seek to achieve the following:
- confirmation of the student's major within the pharmacy program,
- discussion of professional life goals including career paths and post-graduate work,
- satisfactory completion of requirements of the program,
- completion of annual requirements for progression within the program,
- development of skills necessary for succeeding in the program that they have chosen, and
- referral of the student to the resources and services on campus if needed.
The educational plan will be used to form the student advising portfolio, resume, marketing portfolio, and other future information pieces that provide evidence of the student's development of skills, knowledge, and abilities.
Students are encouraged to view the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) regarding advising.
- coordinate registration process, verifying appropriate registration of courses
- approve educational plan waivers and transfer credit requests
- update degree audits with regard to substitutions, waivers, and transfer courses
- answer student questions regarding registration, credit completion, course transfer process, and study abroad opportunities
- serve as a resource for students in combined degree programs (MBA, Law)
- coordinate and communicate opportunities for internship, study abroad, research and post-graduate study
- help students adapt to the college environment
- assist in the development of the the student's education plan by providing input and feedback.
- encourage discussions about the appropriateness of their chosen career track and the career options within the profession.
- assist students in identifying opportunities for professional skill development
- make appropriate referrals to university student service offices when academic or personal difficulties arise
- initiate conversations with advisor
- access degree audit on the web to verify correct records
- be familiar with policies/procedures and take responsibility for deadlines and if unsure, ask
- take an active role in the development of the advising process
- maintain and update the individual educational plan
Pharmacy Tuition/Fees and Scholarships
To view the tuition and fees for pharmacy students, please visit http://www.drake.edu/finaid/tuition/. Refund policy information is also available at this site.
Each year pharmacy students may apply for a number of pharmacy scholarships. Application forms for these scholarships are available on-line by December 1 and are due on February 1 of the following year. Pharmacy students may apply for these scholarships for every year of enrollment in the College. Many scholarships include criteria that specify P3 and P4 students recipients, however students are eligible to apply during the first year of the professional program.
Career Development
Career Connection Opportunities
Only students can chart their own destinies, but the College tries to help in this endeavor by providing opportunities throughout the pharmacy curriculum. Academic advisors are also a helpful resource, as well as the professional organizations who often hold sessions to assist in career planning and internship seeking.
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YEAR |
CAREER CONNECTIONS |
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FR-SO |
PHAR 11, 31, 51, 71 Introduces students to career options through guest speakers and shadowing activities. Includes an internship seminar where students can learn the best methods to seeding internships. |
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FR-P2 |
INTERNSHIPS At the end of one semester enrolled in the college students may begin earning internship hours in Iowa. A number of positions are listed in the Resources Opportunities area at www.drake.edu/cphs of the pharmacy website, as well as distributed through the CPHS Pharmacy Student Weekly Announcements. Networking with students, professors, and organizations is highly effective. |
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SO-P2 |
PATHWAYS PROGRAM Students are able to determine their interests and how they match with various pharmacy careers. |
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P1-P4 |
EMPLOYER JOB CAREER FAIR Recruiters and pharmacy employers discuss their career options in seminar and display formats. |
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P4 |
GRADUATE SEMINAR Graduating students have the opportunity to hear employers discuss appropriate interview attire, mannerisms, and actions. Students also receive the opportunity to sign up for interview days at this time. |
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P4 |
PHARMACY INTERVIEW DAYS - FALL Recruiters and pharmacy employers come from throughout the U.S. to interview P4 students. |
Board of Pharmacy Internship Requirements
The College reserves the right to deny internship opportunities to those who do not obtain the appropriate intern licensure. The State of Iowa Board of Pharmacy requires that all students are licensed as interns following the completion of their first semester in college. Internship forms are available on the Iowa Board of Pharmacy website. The request for preparation of the college's verification of enrollment is automatically sent to the Iowa Board of Pharmacy following the completion of the student's first semester in the College. Students should notify their employer should they change their major from pharmacy to another program.
Internship hour requirements vary from state to state, therefore it is important to contact the Board of Pharmacy of the state in which a student plans to practice and/or take the board exam for details. Hours may not count toward internship requirements until after two years of college in many states. In order to receive credit for hours, students must register as an intern or apprentice with the appropriate Board of Pharmacy as soon as they begin employment in a pharmacy. A student who resides and works as an intern in one state, but plans to practice in another state after graduation, must be registered as an intern with the Board of Pharmacy in both states.
The State of Iowa requires completion of 1500 internship hours, 1250 of which are provided in conjunction with academic credit through the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The remaining 250 hours must be completed outside the pharmacy curriculum, and up to 10 hours per week may be earned during the academic year. Questions regarding Iowa internship and licensure requirements should be directed to:
State of Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners
400 SW Eighth Street, Suite E
Des Moines, IA 50309-4688
(515) 281-5944
Fax (515) 281-4609
The state of Illinois requires completion of 400 internship hours, all of which are provided in College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences curriculum. Questions regarding Illinois internship and licensure requirements should be directed to:
Stephen F. Selcke, Director
Board of Pharmacy
Dept. Registration & Education
Unit IV 320 W.
Washington St., 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786 (217) 785-0800
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy web page includes links and address information for other state board of pharmacies.
Research Opportunities
Opportunities for students to experience research include:
- Independent Study - PHAR 164-166 may satisfy professional elective requirements. During the professional program, independent study may meet professional elective requirements.
- Internships at research intensive corporations.
- Volunteer work with one of the Drake University pharmacy faculty.
Student Pharmacy Organizations/Committees
A number of pharmacy student organizations exist within the college for students to join and participate in. In addition, a number of college committees have student members. Please follow the link above for a listing of these organizations.
A standard meeting time will be implemented for both Fall and Spring Semesters starting the academic year '07-'08. A specific time for each academic year will be determined based on course schedules. This standard meeting time will provide a block of time for student professional organizations and college committees to meet with reduced incidence of scheduling conflicts Experiential education that requires students to be off-campus is exempt from this policy.
Updated: August 28, 2007
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