and A mbulatory Settings Who are Pharmacists in Acute and Ambulatory Settings Education and Training BS or PharmD PostGraduate Residency Fellowship Licensure NAPLEX MPJE ID: 908630
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Introduction to Careers in Acute and Ambulatory Settings
Slide2Who are Pharmacists in Acute and
Ambulatory Settings
?
Education and TrainingB.S. or Pharm.D.Post-Graduate (Residency, Fellowship) LicensureNAPLEX + MPJERegistered Pharmacist (R.Ph)Regarded as Medication Experts
Slide3Where Do T
hey Practice
?
Hospitals Ambulatory Care Clinics Home Care Long-Term Care FacilitiesHealth Maintenance OrganizationsUniversities and Academic Health CentersGovernment and Uniformed ServicesOther components of the health-system
Slide4What do Pharmacists in Acute and Ambulatory Settings Do?
Recommend safe and effective therapy
Assist in the management and prevention of medication errors
Advise physicians and other health care practitionersCounsel patients and caregivers on proper medication useSupervise medication storage, dispensing, and distributionMaintain medication supplies
Slide5Why Practice in Acute and Ambulatory Settings?
Allows for:
Collaborative approach to medication management
Hands-on decision makingDirect patient care Provides pharmacists with opportunities to meet the challenges of today’s health care environment while advancing the pharmacy profession
Slide6Pharmacy Specialty Practice Opportunities
Ambulatory Care
Cardiology
Critical CareDrug InformationEmergency MedicineGeriatricsPharmacy AdministrationInfectious DiseaseInformaticsInternal Medicine
Medication Use Safety
Nephrology
Nuclear Pharmacy
Nutrition Support
Oncology
Palliative Care
Pain Management
Pediatrics
Psychiatric Pharmacy
Slide7How do I become a Pharmacist in Acute and Ambulatory Settings?
Slide8Pharmacy Education
Pre-pharmacy education
2+ years
Basic science courses and humanitiesPharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)Doctor of Pharmacy Programs3 or 4 year graduate-level professional programs 5 or 6 year combined undergraduate/graduate programsFor more information, visit the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy at www.aacp.org
Slide9Pharmacy Education
Core Curriculum
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
PharmacokineticsPharmaceuticsGenetics and ImmunologyExperiential EducationState licensed student internPharmacologyTherapeuticsPathology
Geriatrics
Slide10Post-Graduate Training Opportunities
Residencies
PGY-1
PGY-2FellowshipsIndustryResearchMaster’s Programs Business AdministrationHospital Administration Public Health
Doctoral Programs
Ph.D.
Slide11Job Outlook
Expanding roles and evidence-based medicine
Multidisciplinary approach to patient care
Unique practice opportunitiesSpecializationAdvancementWell-rounded careerJob fulfillment and satisfactionGreat earning potential
Slide12Careers in
acute
and
ambulatory settings encompass many practice settings and specializations allowing for a collaborative approach to medication management with direct patient care.
Slide13For more information
visit
:
www.ashp.org
Email:
students@ashp.org