UK College of Pharmacy Class of 2015 Pre-Professional Day May 20, 2011

2. UK College of PharmacyClass of 2015Pre-Professional DayMay 20, 2011

3. UK College of PharmacyClass of 2015Pre-Professional Day Stephen Erena, M.S. Director, Student Services stephen.erena@uky.edu (859) 257-5266

5. UK College of PharmacyClass of 2015Pre-Professional Day Kelly M. Smith, PharmD Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs

6. Prescription for Success Kelly M. Smith, PharmD Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs

7. Pharmacy is different.

8. Office of Academic and Student Affairs • Pre-pharmacy/Recruitment • Admissions • Academic Affairs - Registration, rules, records • Student Services - Organizations, personal issues, financial aid, student events

9. Lingo • COP = College of Pharmacy • BPC = Room Prefixes • PY1 = Professional Year One • PPS = Courses taught by Pharmacy Practice and Science • PHS = Courses taught by Pharmaceutical Sciences • IPPE, APPE, PCL, APhA, KAPS…

10. Academic Rules Tuition is payment for a chance to “prove” you can “earn” a degree • Any grade less than a “C” causes your record to be reviewed by the Academic Performance Committee • Some courses do not include “D” options • Any behavior less than professional causes your actions to be reviewed by the Dean, Academic Performance Committee, and a College Behavioral Code Committee

11. Guiding Tools • UK Student Rights and Responsibilities • Health Care Colleges Behavioral Code • College of Pharmacy • Website • Student Handbook • Bulletin • Technical Standards • Criminal Background Check/Drug Screen • Honor Code

12. Academic Calendar • Different start and stop dates than rest of UK • Weekend and evening BLOCK exams • Off-campus experiential education • Weekend involvement • Housing & stipend if in AHEC Region • Out of regular hours activities • Last-minute schedule changes

13. Experiential Education • PPS928 – Summer PY1 • Community environment; 4 weeks • PPS948 – Summer PY2 • Hospital environment; 4 weeks • PPS98X – Entire PY4 year • Mixed environments; 6 weeks x 7 • Some elective areas of focus 11 semesters of study

14. Educational Approach • Self-directed • High expectations • Mutual respect • Preparation to become a healthcare professional Make decisions that affect patients’ lives

15. Curriculum • Combination of foundation knowledge and clinical skills • Heavy grounding in science • Large and small group learning approaches • Increasing rigor and complexity Produce an excellent pharmacist for today, as well as for tomorrow

16. Hi, My name is Xxx Yyy (PYx) and I was looking over my exam today and realized I had not penciled in 4 questions 28-31 on the exam, and therefore was not granted credit, even though my circled responses were on the actual exam. 3 out of the 4 of them I would have gotten correctly have i had darkened them in on the scantron. i guess my point in emailing you was to bring forth to your attention that there could be more attention focused on the grading side,

17. since errors like these do occur on side of students, and they could be neutralized by exam-graders. i feel that i have submitted to you, if not in full manner, still adequate answers that should have been noticed, since they were clearly missing on the scantron sheet as well as the summary grade sheet. I appreciate quick grading and prompt return of exams, but I would like to ask you if more thorough grading could be implemented in the future. Thanks for your time

18. Personal Tips Communicate • Seek help and ask questions • Meet with faculty • Plan ahead • Check UK email account at least daily • Suggest improvements

19. Personal Tips Be professional • Punctual, prepared, neat, organized responsible • Foster mutual respect • Wear your ID badge

20. PersonalTips • Take advantage of opportunities • Work with us to help you get the most out of your education Remove distractions

21. Personal Tips Commit to making daily deposits, rather than withdrawals, in your professional bank account.

22. Vows of a Pharmacy Student

23. I realize what an important opportunity pharmacy school is for me. I realize it is impossible to cram for exams and perform well in pharmacy school. I realize it is impossible to miss sleep and perform well in pharmacy school. I realize it is impossible to eat poorly and perform well in pharmacy school.

24. Therefore, I vow to: Study every day. Eliminate distractions. Eat healthy meals. Exercise regularly. Maintain a healthy sleep schedule. Do all these things, especially during block exams. I will remember and uphold these vows.

25. Perspective • 95% of students graduate on schedule • Highest passing rates on national licensure exam for more than a decade

27. Dual Degree Programs/GatewaysUniversity of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Frank Romanelli, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS

28. Dual Degree Programs PharmD-MPA (Masters in Public Administration) PharmD-MBA (Masters in Business Administration) PharmD-MPH (Masters in Public Health) PharmD-MSPAS (Master of Science in PA Studies)

29. Dual Degrees - Pros • “Two degrees at one time.” • Differentiation: competitive edge in employment and other post-graduate experiences • Opportunities to interact with students from other degree programs

30. Dual Degree Requirements-Vary By Program- • Good standing (3.0 GPA) in Pharmacy • Permission from the COP to pursue a dual degree • Appropriate prerequisite courses • Standardized admission test (GRE or GMAT) • 10–12 non-pharmacy courses

31. Dual Degree Requirements-Vary By Program- • Typically 2 extra classes each semester PY2, PY3, PY4 • Most courses offered after 4:30 PM • Finish both PharmD and Masters at the same time (4 years); exception: PharmD/MSPAS(adds one professional year)

32. PharmD/Masters in Public Administration

33. What is an MPA? • Professional Master’s degree • Training in policy analysis, project planning, program implementation and evaluation • Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation • FDA, DEA, KASPER, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, Board of Pharmacy • MPA: administrative focus

34. PharmD / MPA • Academic partner: Martin School of Public Policy and Administration • Preparation for careers in: • State and federal regulatory and administrative agencies • Pharmaceutical industry • Professional association leadership • Managed care organizations • Hospital leadership teams • Academia (Faculty; Research coordinators) • Not-for-profit organizations

35. PharmD / MPA • No prerequisite courses • GRE is required (best time to complete?) • 9 courses (plus Capstone) • All courses offered after 4:30 PM • Internship requirement • Component of APPE Abbott, KY Medicaid, Humana, Office of Pharmacy Affairs, UK HMO, United Health care, and others

36. PharmD / MBA

37. PharmD/MBA • Academic partner: Gatton College of Business and Economics • Preparation for careers in: • Pharmacy Benefit Management Organizations • Pharmaceutical Industry • Institutional Management • Managed Care Organizations • Academia

38. PharmD/MBA • GMAT or GRE is required • Six pre-requisite courses: can be taken at any college or by correspondence • Economics 201 • STA 291 • MA 123 • Pre-requisites ‘count’ as pharmacy electives • Once admitted to the MBA program, 10 total courses • All offered after 4:30 PM

39. PharmD/MPH

40. What is a MPH? • Professional Master’s degree • Basic training in epidemiology, biostatistics, healthcare management, environmental health and health behavior • Identifying the effects of self, society, and the environment on health • Community pharmacy is very public health centric

41. Definition Public health defined: “The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort.”

42. Public Health Tracks • Epidemiology • Health Services Management • Health Behavior • Biostatistics • Preventive Medicine and Environment Health • Gerontology (PhD)

43. PharmD/MPH • No prerequisite courses • Additional eleven courses (plus capstone) • PPS 950 counts towards the MPH elective • Most but not all courses offered after 3:00 PM • Practicum requirement • Can be coordinated with APPE

44. What Can I Do? • Pharmaceutical Industry • Health outcomes of drug products • Managed Care Organizations • Humana and other insurance companies • Prescription and outcomes research • Government • FDA • Public Health Service and global health *Indian Health Service

45. Which Option is Best for Me? • Differences are generally related to career focus, organizational culture, matches to individual background and credit hours • Each program covers similar general concepts and skills • The applications and specific career focus differ • What do you want to do in your career? • MBA : best choice for work in a corporate, for profit environment • MPA: management and finance issues in non-profit organizations and government • MPH: healthcare and social-work providers within the public health arena and public health research I want to help my I want to serve the organization be profitable mission of my organization MBA MPA MPH

46. Which Option is Best for Me? For UK PharmD dual degrees: • MBA (with prerequisites): 10 classes • MPA: 9 classes + Capstone • MPH: 11 classes + Capstone • MBA (without prerequisites): 13 classes Capstone = written research project that is presented in a public forum Requires data collection.

47. PharmD/MSPAS

48. Physician Assistants • Historical roots in the military • Mid-level, non-autonomous practitioners • Trained in the medical model of care • Entry level degree: MSPAS (97 credit hours)

49. PharmD/MSPAS • Application following completion of the second professional year • Bachelors degree or 90 h of undergraduate and professional work by end of PY2 • Cumulative professional GPA: ≥ 3.0 • Capped and competitive enrollment

50. PharmD/MSPASProcess • 97 total PA hours (29 hours satisfied by PharmD curriculum) • APPE program modified to meet both PharmD and MSPAS clerkship requirements (12h of joint coursework) • Pharmacy students enrolled in program veer into PA coursework beginning in PY4 with most APPEs/clerkships completed in ‘PY5’ • ‘Masters Project’