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Pharmacists: Who Are We And What Do We Do?

Pharmacists: Who Are We And What Do We Do?. Steven Player, PharmD, MBA Inpatient Pharmacy Manager. Can You Pick The Pharmacist?. Can You Pick The Pharmacist?. All of these individuals are pharmacists. Ever Wonder What Pharmacists Do?.

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Pharmacists: Who Are We And What Do We Do?

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  1. Pharmacists: Who Are We And What Do We Do? Steven Player, PharmD, MBA Inpatient Pharmacy Manager

  2. Can You Pick The Pharmacist?

  3. Can You Pick The Pharmacist? All of these individuals are pharmacists

  4. Ever Wonder What Pharmacists Do? • Educate patients about prescription & over-the-counter medications • Advise other health care professionals on drug decisions for patients • Provide expertise about the use and side effects of medications • Ensure drugs do not interact in a harmful way

  5. So, where do pharmacists work?

  6. Pharmacy Degree The Pharm.D. degree program requires... At Least2-Yearsof Pre-pharmacy + 4-Yearsof Pharmacy School Students have the option of continuing their clinical training through pharmacy residency programs 2001 AACP Pharmacy School Admission Requirements

  7. Organic Chemistry (with lab) General Chemistry (with lab) General Biology (with lab) Microbiology Physics Human Anatomy / Physiology Calculus English Composition / Literature Social Sciences / Humanities Electives Required College Courses

  8. Pharmacy Fun Facts Approximately 196,000 1 Approximately 115 2 ( 3 - Including Southern Illinois) $93,000 - $118,0002 1 US Department of Health and Human Services “National Center for Health Workforce Analysis: U.S. Health Workforce Personnel Factbook” 2001 2 U.S. News & World Report “Best Careers 2009: Pharmacist” December 11, 2008

  9. Preparing to be a Pharmacist • Create good study habits • Build a strong foundation in math & science • Make each school year count • Participate in summer programs/internships • Shadow a pharmacist for a day • Ask questions

  10. Student Opportunities Dr. Steven Player, Co-Director www.Bestpharmacysummerinsititue.org

  11. Defining BESt Mission: To educate, train and prepare talented multicultural high school students for a career in pharmacy • Program Inception: June 2008 • Target Audience: St. Louis & East St. Louis Public High Schools • Long-Term Objectives: • Provide a pipeline of pharmacists equipped to serve the growing  population • Increase diversity within the pharmacy profession • Develop future leaders for the Saint Louis community • Sponsors: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Express Scripts, St. Louis College of Pharmacy

  12. The BESt Model Executing the Mission Through the Model of BESt

  13. Program Activity • 6 week program held in the summer on the St. Louis College of Pharmacy • 3 cohorts of students • BESt I (Freshmen); BESt II (Sophomores); BESt III (Juniors) • Academic Enrichment • Advanced Chemistry, Pharmacy 101 • College level Algebra, Trigonometry, and PreCalculus • Communication Arts, English Composition 101 • ACT Preparation • Professional Development • Classes taught by college instructors • Practice site visits, pharmacy presentations, college tours

  14. Roll Call: Are You Represented? Maplewood Richmond Heights High School McCluer High School McCluer South Berkeley High School Mckinley Classical Leadership High School Metro High School Normandy Senior High School Oakville High School Parkway Central High School Parkway North High School Parkway South High School Parkway West High School Pattonville High School Ritenour High School Riverview Gardens Senior High School Rockwood Summit Soldan International Studies St. Elizabeth Academy University City High School Webster Groves High School Beaumont High School Belleville East High School Belleville West High School Cardinal Ritter Central Visual Performing Arts High School Clayton High School Cleveland JROTC Clyde C. Miller Career Academy Collinsville High School East St. Louis High School Gateway Institute of Technology Hazelwood Central High School Hazelwood East High School Imagine College Prep High School Kirkwood High School Ladue Horton Watkins High School Lafayette Senior High Lift for Life Academy High School Lutheran North High School

  15. Program Highlights August 2011 BJC TODAY Article April 28-May 4, 2011 St. Louis American Article 2011 St. Louis American Health Care Advocacy Organization of the Year: http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/article_db212a6e-6b9a-11e0-b710-001cc4c002e0.html http://www.stlamerican.com/video/youtube_fa888edc-7735-11e0-be6b-001cc4c03286.html 2010 KSDK News Channel 5: Kay Quinn's story on BESt (June):  http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=205207&catid=4

  16. BESt Pharmacy Summer Institute I, II & III June 16-July 25, 2014 Application Deadline: April 1, 2014 For more information, visit: BestPharmacyInstitute.org

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