College of Pharmacy Student Handbook |
South Dakota State University
College of Pharmacy Student Handbook
2007-2008
The College of Pharmacy Student Handbook was initially prepared by the Student Council of the College of Pharmacy.
A copy of the College of Pharmacy Student Handbook is provided to each student entering the professional program. Update pages are provided as appropriate.
Each student should become familiar with the contents and is expected to adhere to the policies set forth in the Handbook. Implicit in the student’s acceptance of the professional program position and beginning the PHA course work is that the student accepts these policies and procedures.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY STUDENT HANDBOOK
Table of Contents
Introduction
A . THE COLLEGE
1. A Short History of the College of Pharmacy
2. Organizational Structure of the College
3. Organizational Chart- Administrative
4. Organization Chart of the College
5. The Faculty
6. Faculty Photo Gallery
7. Mission and Goals
B. PHARMACY CURRICULUM
1. Outcomes for Pharm.D. Curriculum
2. Active Learning
3. Degree Offerings
4. P3 Year Classes
5. Pharmacy Professional Program Curriculum – P1 Class 2007
6. Pharmacy Practice Experiences
C. STUDENT SERVICES
1. Academic Advisory System
2. Getting the Most from Your Advisor
3. CAP Center Services
4. SDSU Counseling Services
5. Health Services
6. Office of Disability Services
7. Rho Chi Tutoring
8. Student Advisee Role in Academic Advising
D. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
1. Bulletin Boards
2. Dean's List
3. Internship Requirements
4. Job Opportunities
5. Loan Fund
6. Newsletter
7. Office Staff Photocopying
8. Pharmacy Resource Center
9. Pharmacy Scholarships
10. Pharmacy Major Fee
11. Student Council
12. Student's Records
E. POLICES AND PROCEDURES
1. Children in the Pharmacy Building2. Complaints by Students
3. English Oral Proficiency Requirement
4. Exam Procedures
5. Petitions
6. Physical or Learning Disabilities
7. Professional Liability Insurance
8. Pharmacy Probation and Progression Standards
9. Hepatitis B Vaccination
10. Class Standing Requirements
11. Professional Hour
12. Transfer of PHA Credits
13. Sexual Harassment Policy at SDSU
14. Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award
F. PROFESSIONALISM FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS
1. Introduction
2. Self-Report Policy
3. Examples of Professional & Unprofessional Behavior
4. Dress Code Policy
5. Adjudication of Unprofessional Conduct
6. Professional Conduct Policy
7. Pledge of Professionalism
8. Oath of a Pharmacist
9. Code of Ethics for Pharmacists
10. Other Professional Behavior-Related Policies
G. STUDENT PHARMACY ORGANIZATIONS
1. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
2. Academy of Student Pharmacists
3. Kappa Epsilon Pharmaceutical Fraternity
4. Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
5. Phi Lambda Sigma
6. Rho Chi Honor Society
H. SPECIAL EVENTS
1. Dates
2. Awards Banquet
3. Fall/Spring Convocation
4. Oath and Hooding Ceremony
5. Pharmacy Recruitment Days
6. Phonathon
7. Christmas Party
I. STUDENT PHOTO GALLERY – P1, P2 AND P3CLASS
INTRODUCTION
Dear Pharmacy Student,
This Student Handbook is intended to be a supplement to the University’s general catalog, providing you with some information related to the University’s policies and services, but also information specific to the College of Pharmacy. Much of the information concerning the College’s procedures, policies, activities, and services cannot be found elsewhere. Therefore you should read this Handbook carefully and adhere to its policies and directives. Remember that as a student, your attitudes and actions have a direct reflection on the College and the profession of pharmacy. Consequently, you will be expected to act in a professional manner at all times.
As you begin the professional program phase of your academic career, we hope that you do so with expectations of obtaining maximum benefit from your time and effort in the pharmacy program. The faculty are well prepared with diverse backgrounds to give you a broad base of information and learning experiences which will prepare you for many challenging and rewarding careers in pharmacy. There are many opportunities to participate in college and university organizations and activities which will also prepare you to be a participant and leader in your profession and community.
The College of Pharmacy has a reputation of providing a challenging, up-to-date education for its students and providing quality graduates for the profession. We are happy that you are part of our program and hope that you will make a personal commitment to demonstrate your best efforts for continuing this reputation.
A. THE COLLEGE
1. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
The State Agricultural College at Brookings opened in 1884. Pharmacy was first offered in 1887 as a branch of Chemistry under Professor Shepard. Students where warned that: "This new course requires considerable work in weighing, measuring, making decoctions, distilling, and filtering". The first class of eleven enrolled in 1888.
A Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy was offered as early as 1898, although for a number of years many selected the two-year Ph.G. (Pharmacy Graduate).
World War I brought an interest in the cultivation of medicinal plants in the upper Midwest resulting in the establishment of a Pharmaceutical Garden, which was maintained by the College for almost 70 years. This legacy continues as a portion of McCrory Gardens.
During World War II, enrollments in Pharmacy decreased as students and faculty joined the armed forces. However, after the war student numbers rose significantly, leveled off during the Korean Conflict and then increased dramatically in the late 1950's.
In 1960 an additional year was added to enhance professional training and to broaden cultural awareness. Later clinical and externship experiences were introduced.
In 1964 when South Dakota State College attained university status, the Division of Pharmacy became the College of Pharmacy.
In January 1981 the College moved into the Guilford C. Gross Pharmacy Building. Pharmacy has had six physical homes in its first century at SDSU.
The 1992 freshman class was the first class to begin the pre-pharmacy curriculum for the six-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. The following spring, Board of Regents approval was finalized for the Post-B.S. Pharm.D. program which admitted students for fall semesters 1993-1996. Also approved were the entry-level Pharm.D. and Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences programs for which the first students were admitted for the 1994-95 academic year. The Masters program was placed on inactive status in 1996 but reactivated as part of the B.S. in Biological Sciences program for fall 2000. From 1999-2001 the College offered a cooperative program with the University of Minnesota to provide a non-traditional Pharm.D. Degree to alumni of the College in South Dakota.
Throughout the College's history, the quality and enthusiasm of the students have not changed. The students have always been a strength for the College as evidenced by their outstanding achievements through their student organizations and individual efforts. The College has trained over 3325 graduates and it has a long reputation of providing quality graduates for the profession.
2. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE COLLEGE
The organizational flow charts for the College are shown on the following two pages. As illustrated by the first diagram, the College consists of two departments: Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice. Each faculty is a member of one department and reports directly to their respective department head. In general, the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department is responsible for the basic science teaching and research laboratories, stockroom and the scheduling and teaching of pharmacy courses related to basic sciences (primarily P1/P2 years). The Pharmacy Practice Department is responsible for developing, teaching and coordinating the pharmacy practice courses and experiences and the therapeutics courses (primarily P3/P4 years).
The second flow chart illustrates the administrative organization of the College. The Pharmacy Advisory Council is made up of a group of eighteen members from industry and various pharmacy practice areas. This Advisory Council meets semi-annually to discuss the overall direction of the College from an external perspective and to make recommendations to the Dean. The Student Council consists of two students from each of the professional classes, elected by their peers to serve as class representatives. The Administrative Management Team consists of the Dean, the Department Heads (Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice), and the Associate Dean. The Associate Dean is responsible for student files, distributing information concerning the curriculum, providing information to advisors, monitoring students' academic performance, transcript evaluation and the process of admission into the professional program.
The college coordinators also report to the Dean. The Coordinator of Alumni Affairs is responsible for public relations, fund raising, Pharmacy Recruitment Days and the Distinguished Alumni Award. The CE/APPEs Coordinator is responsible for scheduling the community and hospital pharmacy Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences, visiting students at these sites, and coordinating continuing education programs for pharmacists. The Assessment Coordinator is responsible for monitoring the evaluation of the curriculum relative to the College outcome statements.
The South Dakota Drug Evaluation and Education Program (DEEP) is funded by the South Dakota Department of Social Services. This program performs utilization review of drug therapy for Medicaid patients in South Dakota.
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5. THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY FACULTY
Brian L. Kaatz
Dean and Professor
B.S., Pharmacy, South Dakota State University; Pharm.D.,University of Minnesota.
Academic/Research interests: medical ethics, roles for pharmacists, health care policy
Rebecca Baer
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
B.S., Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia; B.S., Pharmacy, South Dakota State University; Pharm.D., SDSU
Academic/Research interests: institutional pharmacy practice, medication error prevention, drug information, sterile/injectable pharmaceuticals
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 310, 446, 447, 450, 467, 756, 762, 763
James R. Clem
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Sanford USD Medical Center
B.S., Pharmacy, University of Iowa; Pharm.D., University of Iowa, Adult Medicine Specialty Residency at University of Texas at Austin, Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX
Academic/Research interests: computer-aided instruction, infectious disease, cardiology, pharmacokinetics
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 415, 741, 750, 757, 758, 761, 763, 764, 772, 773
Gareth E. Davies
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Sanford School of Medicine, Director of Scientific Operations, Avera Institute of Human Behavioral Genetics
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK; Ph.D. Molecular Genetics, University of Cardiff, Wales, UK
Academic/Research interests: molecular Immunology, transcriptional control of gene expression in the immune system, cancer treatments and the molecular genetics of autoimmunity
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 323, 324
Chandradhar Dwivedi
Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.Sc., Chemistry & Biology, Gorakhpur University; M.Sc., Gorakhpur University; Ph.D., Lucknow University
Academic/Research interests: cancer prevention and treatment, drugs of abuse and addiction, and neuropharmacology
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 441, 442, 443, 752, 754, 840, 845, 847, 898
Hesham T. Y. Fahmy
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Pharmacy; M.S. Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Alexandria.
Academic/Research interests: drug discovery, design and development of compounds of medicinal interest, chemical modifications of medicinally important natural products.
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 340, 341, 441, 720
Debra K. Farver
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Avera Sacred Heart Hospital and South Dakota Human Services Center, Yankton
Pharm.D., University of Nebraska
Academic/Research interests: internal medicine, psychiatry
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 744, 757, 758, 762, 763, 764, 772, 773
Helen Beckman Fiechtner
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Sanford USD Medical Center
B.S. Pharmacy, South Dakota State University; Pharm.D. and Pediatric Residency, University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Academic/Research interests: pediatrics and neonatology
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 753, 757, 758, 761, 763, 764, 770
Janet R. Fischer
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Sanford USD Medical Center
Pharm.D., Creighton University
Academic/Research interests: internal medicine and nutrition
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 704, 742, 756, 757, 758, 761, 762, 764, 772, 773
Xiangming Guan
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., Pharmacy, Zhejiang Medical University, M.S., Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas
Academic/Research interests: development of novel antitumor agents, agents to reverse tumor resistance to chemotherapy and radiation therapy
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 340, 341, 441, 720
Dennis Hedge
Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Pharm.D., University of Kansas, Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Barnes-Jewish-Childrens Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
Academic/Research interests: clinical pharmacy practice, infectious diseases/critical care
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 757, 758, 761, 764, 784
Annie Hegg
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, VA Hospital, Fort Meade
Pharm.D., South Dakota State University, Pharmacy Practice Residency at Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview, Minneapolis, MN
Academic/Research interests: Diabetes, anticoagulation, immunizations, organ transplantation
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Ambulatory Care APPE, Pharmacotherapeutics
Jodi Heins
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, VA Hospital, Sioux Falls
Pharm.D., University of Nebraska, Pharmacy Practice Residency at Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN
Academic/Research interests: adult internal medicine
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 744, 756, 758, 761, 767, 768, 772, 773
David L. Helgeland
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Director of South Dakota Drug Evaluation & Education Program
B.S., Pharmacy, South Dakota State University; M.B.A., University of South Dakota; Ed.D., University of South Dakota
Academic/Research interests: legal and ethical areas of pharmacy practice, Medicaid therapy studies, job satisfaction, health care resource utilization
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 430, 465, 723, 729
Bernard D. Hendricks
Instructor in Pharmacy Practice
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences Coordinator, C.E. Coordinator
B.S., Pharmacy, South Dakota State University
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 703, 714, 716, 784 and coordinating the placement process for the P4 year.
Wendy S. Jensen Bender
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Rapid City Regional Hospital
B.S., Pharmacy, SDSU; Pharm.D., SDSU; Residency, Children's Health Care, St. Paul, MN.
Academic/Research interests: pediatrics and neonatology
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 750, 756, 761, 763, 764
Annette M. Johnson
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, VA Medical Center, Sioux Falls
Pharm.D., South Dakota State University; Pharmacy Practice Residency at Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN; Primary Care Residency with Emphasis in Family Medicine at East De Moines Family Care Center/University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Des Moines, IA
Academic/Research interests: internal medicine, primary care, family medicine, pharmaceutical care
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 741, 742, 757, 761, 762, 764, 774
Thomas J. Johnson
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Pharm.D., North Dakota State University; Residency, St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, ND, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Academic/Research interests: critical care, cardiology, nutrition support, infectious disease, nephrology
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 415, 750, 756, 757, 758, 762, 764
Heather Kruse
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Lewis Drug Stores
Pharm.D., South Dakota State University
Academic/Research interests: pharmaceutical care, self-care initiatives, community pharmacy practice, immunizations, medication therapy management
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 645, 714, 741, 742, 757, 758, 761, 763, 764
Eric Kutscher
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Psychiatry, Avera Behavioral Health Center, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, USD Sanford School of Medicine.
Pharm.D., University of Iowa; Residency, Psychopharmacology, Western Missouri Mental Health Center, Kansas City, MO; Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist.
Academic/Research interests: psychopharmacology, psychiatric effects of anabolic steroids, drugs of abuse in athletics, polypharmacy, schizophrenia
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 742, 758, 763, 764
Brad R. Laible
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Heath Center.
Pharm.D., South Dakota State University; Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; Critical Care Specialty Residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Academic/Research interests: critical care/internal medicine, infectious diseases, cardiology, pharmacy intervention documentation
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 757, 758, 761, 764, 772, 773
Steve Lee
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Medical Associates Clinic, Pierre, SD
B.S., Pharmacy, South Dakota State University; Pharm.D, Creighton University
Academic/Research interests: Ambulatory care pharmacy practice, collaborative practice issues, dyslipidemia management, anticoagulation management
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 756, 758, 761, 764
Michael D. Lemon
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, VA Hospital, Fort Meade
Pharm.D., University of Kansas; Residency, Pharmacy Practice, VAMC, Little Rock, AR
Academic/Research interests: internal medicine, psychiatry
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 749, 758, 761, 762, 763, 764, 772, 773, 775
Kimberly Messerschmidt
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Sanford USD Medical Center
B.S., Pharmacy, South Dakota State University; Pharm.D, SDSU
Academic/Research interests: adult internal medicine, and pulmonary medicine
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 741, 742, 757, 758, 762, 764, 772, 773
Jane R. Mort
Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Coordinator of Assessment, USDSU
Pharm.D., University of Nebraska; Residency, Univ of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Academic/Research interests: geriatrics, psychotropic medications, long-term care
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 647, 749, 756, 758, 761, 763, 764, 771
Kelley J. Oehlke
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, VA Hospital, Sioux Falls
Pharm.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Omaha, NE; Residency ,Community Pharmacy Practice, Nisha Valley Pharmacy/Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center, Shenandoah, IA
Academic/Research interests: ambulatory care
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 741, 742, 756, 761, 762, 764, 774
Srinath Palakurthi
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.Pharm., Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakaktiya University; M.Pharm., Pharmaceutical Technology; Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Technology, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Academic/Research interests: design and development of novel drug delivery systems, antibody mediated drug targeting for various cancer and dermal vaccination
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 331, 332, 415, 759
Stacy Peters
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Sanford Children’s Specialty Clinic.
Pharm.D., South Dakota State University; Pharmacy Practice Residency at Sioux Valley Hospital USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Academic/Research interests: Cystic Fibrosis, Clinical Research, Pediatric Ambulatory Care
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 741, 742, 757, 758, 774
Omathanu Perumal
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.Pharm, Dr. M.G.R. Medical University; M.Pharm, Birla Institute of Technology; Ph.D, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Academic/Research interests: transdermal drug delivery systems, nanopolymeric drug delivery systems, preformulation, solid state pharmaceutics
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 331, 332, 415, 859, 865, 890
Shafiqur Rahman
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., M.S., Pharmacology, Dhaka University, Bangladesh;
Ph.D., Neuropharmacology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Academic/Research interests: Neuropharmacology, drugs and alcohol addiction, drug discovery and development.
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 442, 443, 840
Teresa Seefeldt
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Dakota State University; Pharm.D., South Dakota State University
Academic/Research interests: drug resistance in cancer, development of novel anticancer agents
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 321
Joe Strain
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Rapid City Regional Hospital
Pharm.D., South Dakota State University; Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Utah Hospital & Clinics, Salt Lake City, UT
Academic/Research interests: adult internal medicine
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 321, 707, 756, 757, 758, 761, 762, 763, 772, 773
Deidra VanGilder
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Brown Clinic, Watertown
Pharm.D., South Dakota State University.
Academic/Research interests: anticoagulation, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, immunizations, ambulatory care
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 201, 450, 468, 714, 717, 741, 763
Dawn M. Whitehill
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, VA Hospital Sioux Falls
Pharm.D., University of Iowa; Residency, Family Practice/Primary Care Specialty, Northeast Iowa Medical Education Foundation/University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Waterloo, IA
Academic/Research interests: ambulatory care
Pharmacy teaching responsibilities: Pha 741, 742, 756, 757, 758, 762, 764, 774
| ADDITIONAL STAFF
Teresa Delfinis, Academic Development Assistant
B.S., M.S., Counseling & Human Resource Development
Pha 138
Kyrsten Zimmerman, Academic Development Assistant
B.S., M.S., Health Administration
Pha 129
Jill Vanderbush, Senior Secretary
Dean’s Office
Rita Schulz, Program Assistant I
Dean’s Office
Phil Bergum, Secretary
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, SH 309
Connie Colwill, Program Assistant I
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University Center, Sioux Falls
Karen Van Dyke, Secretary
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University Center, Sioux Falls
| 7. MISSION AND GOALS - College of Pharmacy
Mission
The mission of the South Dakota State University, College of Pharmacy is: (a) to prepare graduates to become highly qualified pharmacy practitioners with effective and diverse skills which center around the pharmacist’s role in concert with other health care professionals to provide pharmaceutical care, (b) to develop graduates who possess knowledge and skills in the area of pharmaceutical sciences, (c) to inspire life-long learners with critical thinking skills who express a caring professional attitude and seek to be agents of change within their profession, (d) to conduct and support research and scholarship in all the pharmacy disciplines, (e) to provide and encourage service to the profession, the community, and the nation, and (f) to promote the continuing development of the profession of pharmacy and its practitioners.
Goals
(1) To prepare Doctor of Pharmacy graduates who are highly qualified to enter pharmacy practice.
(2) To prepare Bachelor of Science graduates who possess the fundamental knowledge and skills to complete the Doctor of Pharmacy degree, or to pursue other related career or educational opportunities.
(3) To provide graduate courses and research experiences in medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and pharmacology for graduate degrees, in preparation for additional studies, or employment in industry, government, or academia.
(4) To foster a professional attitude in each student, an understanding of the career opportunities in pharmacy practice, and recognition of the important role pharmacists play as health care providers.
(5) To encourage students to incorporate service as an integral part of their professional practice.
(6) To advise and counsel each student to facilitate the selection of the most appropriate courses and career path.
(7) To seek funding and conduct research and other scholarly and professional activities.
(8) To support and encourage faculty in scholarly, professional practice, and in individual service activities.
(9) To promote collegiality among individuals within the College and between the College and the University and other institutions in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service.
(10) To support and encourage faculty, students, and practitioners to assume leadership roles within their professional and personal endeavors and to become enlightened citizens.
(11) To support and encourage the students, faculty and practicing professionals to internalize the concept that education is a life-long, self-directed growth process.
(12) To offer opportunities for practicing professionals to further their professional knowledge and enhance their professional practice skills.
(13) To encourage activities and attitudes that promote continued improvement in the standards of pharmacy practice.
Approved by Faculty: 12/17/1998
Modifications approved: 8/30/2000
B. PHARMACY CURRICULUM
1. OUTCOMES STATEMENTS FOR PHARMACY CURRICULUM
The general and professional outcomes are the skills and abilities which the College desires each Pharm.D. graduate to possess. The Pharm.D. program consists of specific courses and/or other experiences which are designed to provide the knowledge, training and/or experience to allow each student to successfully attain these outcomes. (Approved by the College faculty 11/18/93, modified 2/17/2000, revised 08/2005.)
GENERAL OUTCOMES
A. Critical Thinking and Decision Making Abilities
Demonstrate critical thinking skills in making informed, rational, and responsible decisions.
1. Demonstrate the use of critical thinking skills to identify problems, goals, and alternatives to assess, prioritize, and solve problems.
2. Evaluate decisions by integrating factors such as, scientific, social, cultural, economic, and ethical issues in decision making.
3. Take responsibility for the outcomes of each decision made.
B. Communication Abilities and Skills
Use appropriate and effective communication in all situations.
1. Demonstrate appropriate comprehension and interpretation in reading, listening, and use of data.
2. Demonstrate effective writing, speaking, reading, listening, and
interpersonal skills.
3. Demonstrate effective communication skills that apply aspects of cultural
competency.
C. Self-Assessment and Life-Long Learning Skills
Demonstrate the ability and take responsibility for self-assessment and learning.
1. Demonstrate the ability to accurately self-assess strengths and areas needing improvement.
2. Take responsibility for maintaining professional competency through life-long learning.
D. Appreciation and Understanding of the Social Sciences, Humanities, Aesthetics (i.e., Fine Arts) and International and Multicultural experiences
Demonstrate an understanding and the ability to effectively use ideas and skills from social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and international and multicultural experiences.
1. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts from areas such as, music, art, literature, political science, foreign cultures, psychology, religion, sociology, history, and philosophy.
2. Appreciate the impact that these areas have on society and one’s own personal and professional life.
E. Knowledge of the Principles and Application of the Scientific Method
Articulate and apply the principles of science and mathematics in experimental design, analysis of data, and evaluation of the scientific validity of investigational studies.
F. Leadership and Social Responsibility
Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of leadership and social responsibility and apply these concepts to personal and professional life.
PROFESSIONAL OUTCOMES
A. Pharmaceutical Care: Patient-centered
Apply knowledge of the biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, and pharmaceutical care principles to provide patient-centered care.
1. Demonstrate a thorough understanding and ability to use critical thought processes in the following areas:
-Biomedical Sciences
-Pharmaceutical Sciences
-Behavioral, Administrative and Social Sciences
-Clinical Sciences
2. Demonstrate professional competency in the provision of patient-centered pharmaceutical care which includes:
-Preparation, dispensing and administration of medications in multiple practice settings
-Design, implement, monitor, and evaluate safe and effective evidence-based medication therapy regimens to optimize patient outcomes
-Communicate and collaborate with other health-care professionals to provide patient-centered care
B. Pharmaceutical Care: Population-based
Apply knowledge of the biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, and pharmaceutical care principles to promote health, wellness and prevent disease with a population-based focus.
1. Develop and implement population-specific, evidence-based programs and protocols to resolve public health problems.
2. Communicate and collaborate with other health-care professionals and policy makers to promote public health and wellness.
C. Acquisition, Use and Communication of Professional Information
Obtain, evaluate, and effectively communicate information in professional settings.
1. Demonstrate the ability to effectively counsel patients regarding medication therapy and to clearly and concisely document pharmacy practice activities in the patient medical records.
2. Use current technology to retrieve, analyze, and correctly interpret the professional, lay and scientific literature to effectively communicate medical information and therapeutic recommendations to patients, families, health care providers and the community at large.
3. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate through professional writing.
4. Demonstrate effective intra- and/or inter-disciplinary skills.
D. Management Skills
Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and behaviors to effectively manage professional practices.
1. Apply the laws, regulations, and standards of pharmacy practice in professional settings.
2. Apply knowledge of behavioral dimensions of care and management concepts to effectively manage professional resources.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of U.S. health care systems and their effect on management, decision-making and operations.
E. Professional Development and Professional Contributions
Demonstrate the ability for continuous professional development and understand the importance of contributions to the profession.
1. Demonstrate the ability for continuous professional development, and contribute to the profession.
2. Understand the role and value of professional organizations, and the importance of individual participation.
F. Values, Ethical Principles, and Professionalism
Demonstrate values and ethical principles and maintain professionalism in all situations.
1. Integrate ethical principles and theories, with the thoughts and values of self and others, to make decisions in personal, societal, and professional situations.
2. Conduct personal behavior in a professional manner at all times.
2. ACTIVE LEARNING
As a means to facilitate the student’s achievement of the College’s curricular outcomes that are delineated in this Student Handbook, the faculty incorporates various teaching methods. Some methods are traditional (e.g. lecture) whereas other methods require the student’s participation as a means to enhance learning. These active learning activities include case studies, reports, active classroom participation, group activities, etc. Students should recognize that even though they may not be familiar with all of these teaching methods, the active learning exercises are a means to enhance the likelihood of learning the required information and obtaining the necessary skills (i.e. achievement of the curricular outcomes).
3. DEGREE OFFERINGS
The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree is the only entry level licensure degree offered by the College. This is a six-year degree which qualifies the graduate to take the pharmacy board exam for licensure.
A B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences will be given to students after completion of the first four years of the six-year Pharm.D. curriculum. A bachelor’s degree is a requirement to begin the P3 year. The B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences does not qualify the graduate for licensure as a pharmacist. Students are not admitted into the professional program solely for the purpose of obtaining this B.S. degree. The purpose of the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree is to give the student the advantages of graduate level status which is necessary for the P3 year.
[NOTE: Even though students are not admitted into the professional program with the intent of terminating their pharmacy education with the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree, students who wish to do so may select optional research or directed studies credits during the P2 year according the following policy:
Any P2 student with a 3.0 or higher GPA may substitute a total of three credits of Directed Studies (Pha 491) and/or Research Problems (Pha 492) for Pharmacy Practice Law (Pha 430). Students who make this substitution would not be eligible to continue into the P3 year until they have completed Pha 430.] College policy 9/14/93.
4. P3 YEAR CLASSES
All of the P3 courses are taught in Sioux Falls. Teaching of these courses in Sioux Falls will improve the educational experience of students in the P3 year of the program because of the close proximity to clinical resources. Students in the P4 year will also benefit because faculty who teach these courses will be more accessible to their students during Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences.
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| 6. PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES
NOTE: Because pharmacy practice sites are participating in the educational experience, but yet must safeguard the patients' best interests, the pharmacy practice sites have the right to examine certain educational records of students if the practice site questions whether a particular student should remain at the site. In addition, practice sites may require additional criminal record background checks, immunizations, HIPAA training, etc. as a condition of student placement at the site.
The pharmacy practice experiences are divided into Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). Students are required to complete a minimum of 300 hours of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences, beginning during the first semester of the P1 year and continuing through the P3 year. The experiences occur across a variety of settings, including but not limited to community pharmacies, long-term care facilities, hospital pharmacies, and ambulatory care clinics.
Some IPPE activities will be a component of the Pharmacy Practice course sequence (PHA 367, 368, 467, 468, 767, and 768). Students are also required to complete IPPEs during the P1-P2 Summer (PHA 310) and during the P2-P3 Summer (PHA 610). The grade for performance during these experiences is determined by the preceptor and the IPPE Coordinator based upon the level of progress/competence of the student and the satisfactory completion of assignments.
Travel arrangements for IPPEs are the responsibility of each student.
There are 40 weeks of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) in the Pharm.D. curriculum. These experiences begin during the summer following the P3 year and are located in a variety of pharmacy practice settings. The Coordinator of APPEs meets with students during their P3 year to select advanced pharmacy practice experiences and to make scheduling arrangements.
The College has arrangements with pharmacist preceptors in approximately 15 hospitals and 85 community pharmacies to provide hospital and community pharmacy experiences. Just as with the IPPEs, the grade for performance at these APPE sites is determined by the preceptor and the Coordinator based upon the level of progress/competence of the student and the satisfactory completion of assignments.
The College of Pharmacy has faculty that directly oversee Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences located in Sioux Falls (Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, Sanford USD Medical Center and the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center), Yankton (Avera Sacred Heart Hospital and the South Dakota Human Services Center), Pierre (Medical Associates Clinic), Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Hospital), Fort Meade (Black Hills VA Health Care System), Watertown (Brown Clinic), and various Lewis Drug stores in the Sioux Falls area.
Travel arrangements and room/board are the responsibilities of the student during the semesters of APPEs. There are a limited number of sites which provide either room or room and board. (These options may be explored by inquiring of the Coordinator).
Prior to beginning IPPEs and APPEs, students are required:
* to obtain a rubella titer or proof of MMR x 2 prior to beginning at SDSU (University requirement);
* to complete the series of 3 hepatitis B vaccinations prior to the P2 year (see “Policies and Procedures”);
* to complete a TB test prior to the beginning of the P4 year;
* to be licensed with the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy as a Registered Intern, which can be done on-line at www.state.sd.us/doh/pharmacy/License.htm
* to maintain a professional pharmacy liability insurance policy with individual limits of no less than $1,000,000/$3,000,000 during all pharmacy practice experiences (see “Policies and Procedures” for the College’s policy regarding liability insurance);
* to complete HIPAA training and provide documentation.
Additionally, before beginning APPEs, students must know the laws and regulations governing the practice of pharmacy and follow them during each APPE.
| C. STUDENT SERVICES
1. ACADEMIC ADVISORY SYSTEM
Every student, whether in the Pre-Pharmacy or the professional program, is assigned an advisor from the College of Pharmacy. When a student is admitted into the professional program, a new advisor is assigned who remains as that student's advisor through the P2 year unless the student's anticipated graduation date is delayed due to academic, health or other problems, or if the student requests a change. When the student begins the P3 year, the Pharmacy Practice Department Head becomes the official advisor of record. However, all pharmacy faculty are available by phone or email for career advising or to assist the student.
2. GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR ADVISOR
(Provided by CAP Center)
• Be active with your advisor and develop a relationship with him/her.
• Be ready to observe office hours. With classes, committees and other responsibilities, most advisors must follow a specific schedule. Plan appointments when you know the advisor will be available.
• Use your advisor as a resource, not a decision maker. Advisors can provide important information, but they cannot make the decisions for you.
• Be on time for scheduled appointments.
• Communicate. Your advisor cannot provide assistance unless he/she is aware of your problem or concern. It is important to ask questions and share your ideas with them.
• Read the catalog. Responsibility for academic advising lies ultimately with the student. Know the necessary requirements for graduation.
• Begin formulating career plans. Ask your advisor about current employment trends, and where graduates in your area get jobs.
• Find out about campus organizations/activities. Your advisor can be an excellent information source regarding your involvement on campus.
• Make contact with other instructors. Almost all SDSU professors are also advisors. Talk with them before or after class, or make appointments to see them.
• Contact the CAP Center for more assistance. Placement information, job trends, starting salaries and information on part-time jobs and internships are all available at the CAP Center. Use it.
3. CAP CENTER SERVICES (688-4153)
The Career and Academic Planning (CAP) Center is located on the west side of campus in Medary Commons. Some of the services which it provides that may be of assistance to pharmacy students in the professional program include:
• Job Locator program which helps students find part-time jobs on and off campus. A Job Service Representative is on staff to provide a link between students and employers in the Brookings area.
• Summer Jobs bin which provides summer employment information and applications for a variety of jobs across the country.
• Workshops on resume writing, interviewing skills and job hunting strategies.
• Credentials file which students may establish, including letters of reference, for the purpose of distribution by the CAP Center to prospective employers designated by the student.
• Computers, printers, and on-site assistance is availabe for students to develop their resumes.
• Internet resources and general assistance is available to aid students searching for employment.
• Assistance in organizing Pharmacy Recruitment Days. Students sign-up for specific interview times with prospective pharmacy employers scheduled to visit campus.
• Career and academic counseling for students who find that their first choice for a major no longer "fits" their current career goals, interests and abilities. Related resources available through the CAP Center include: interest inventories, a resource library about SDSU majors and related career opportunities, and trained professionals to assist students on an individual basis.
| 4. SDSU COUNSELING SERVICES (688-6146)
SDSU provides an on-campus counseling service offering personal, confidential assistance to students. Adjustment to college life, personal decision making, conflict resolution, self-concept issues, and goal setting are common issues which the Counseling Center staff is prepared to address. These and other services are provided by appointment through one-to-one counseling or group counseling. Special services on stress management, eating disorders, sexuality concerns, and abuse issues are available. Additional services are provided by referral when necessary.
5. HEALTH SERVICES (688-4157)
During Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs), students who have paid the Activity Fee and are enrolled in regularly scheduled off-campus classes or credit-earning field laboratory experience are eligible for partial reimbursement from the SDSU Health Service for health care costs incurred while off campus. Students on their pharmacy APPEs are included in this group. Coverage provided includes the following:
• The cost of the office visit to an M.D. will be paid up to $25.00 maximum (approximately).
• An additional fee will be paid for a tetanus booster.
• A maximum of $50.00 will be paid for suturing, and $25.00 paid for the suture tray (approximately).
• There is no coverage for X-rays or laboratory, hospitalization, or charges other than those listed above. These other charges are covered by most insurance plans.
(NOTE: Reimbursement rates are subject to change at the discretion of the Health Service. Consult Health Service staff for current rates.)
Students requesting reimbursement must forward itemized medical bills to SDSU Student Health, Box 510, West Hall, Brookings, SD 57007. A note explaining the student's off-campus status must be enclosed.
6. OFFICE OF DISABILITY SERVICES (688-4504)
Students with physical or learning disabilities who would like to discuss the need for reasonable accommodations in any class can contact the instructor, their advisor or Disability Services. Timely notification is important.
7. RHO CHI TUTORING
The pharmacy honor society of Rho Chi is pleased to provide a tutoring service for pharmacy students who desire it. The service is without charge. The volunteer tutors consist of student members of Rho Chi and, therefore, are familiar with potential course difficulties from a student's viewpoint. If tutoring is desired, the tutor should be contacted and a time schedule set up. A list of tutors is posted on the bulletin board outside Pha 131.
8. STUDENT ADVISEE ROLE IN ACADEMIC ADVISING
The overall educational objective at South Dakota State University is to guide each student in the attainment of intellectual and professional competency, growth of personal development, a sense of social and civic responsibility, and satisfactory adjustments in human relationships. Individualized attention to this objective is delivered through academic advising. Each student is assigned an academic adviser and is encouraged to meet with that adviser at least twice each semester to review plans/progress and to schedule classes. Academic advising, formal or informal is provided by teaching, research, administrative, or service appointed faculty. Academic advising may be included in teaching, may be a part of service, or can be a specified workload assignment.
PURPOSE OF ACADEMIC ADVISING: Academic advising is formal and informal guidance intended to help students investigate, identify and accomplish individual academic and career plans.
GOALS OF ACADEMIC ADVISING:
1. Inspire students to understand their freedom of choice and accept their responsibility for academic progress planning.
2. Assist students in the exploration of immediate and life-long goals.
3. Encourage students to explore and become involved in beneficial experiences that contribute to a complete University experience.
ROLE OF THE ADVISEE: The advisee role in academic planning is to be involved, responsible and committed to developing a future career, academic and employment plan.
RIGHTS OF THE ADVISEE:
1. The right to an adviser who fulfills the SDSU advising goals, role and responsibilities.
2. The right to know and have timely access to assigned adviser.
3. The right to protection and review of academic advising-related files and materials in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
4. The right to receive pertinent and accurate information as needed for career, academic and employment planning.
5. The right to request a change of academic adviser assignment and the right to clear procedures for conveying concerns relative to quality of advising help.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADVISEE:
1. Responsible for initiating and advancing timely career and academic related plans and discussions with adviser.
2. Responsible for initiating regular progress appointments and seeking adviser assistance when problems arise.
3. Responsible for fulfilling additional requirements as agreed upon during discussions
with adviser.
4. Responsible for recognizing that the ultimate responsibility for timely completion
of academic requirements rests with the advisee.
SDSU Approved – 2/13/92
| D. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
1. BULLETIN BOARDS
There are several bulletin boards in the Pharmacy building for the promotion of pharmacy organizations. Kappa Epsilon, the Academy of Student Pharmacists, Kappa Psi, Phi Lambda Sigma and Rho Chi have designated areas to post information about chapter events and upcoming activities in the hallway across from Pha room 128; the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists has bulletin board space outside of SH 309. It is the responsibility of each of these organizations to make displays that are in good professional taste.
2. DEAN'S LIST
The criteria for the College of Pharmacy Dean's List are: the student must be full time (registered for 12 or more credits) and have earned a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher.
3. INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS
South Dakota’s Board of Pharmacy currently requires 1500 hours of internship experience to be eligible to sit for the North American Pharmacy Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and Jurisprudence/Practical exam in SD. Of these 1500 hours, at least 880 must be experiences where the intern is performing traditional pharmacy functions. The 1600 hours of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) that are a part of the College of Pharmacy curriculum in the P4 year are acceptable to count toward the total internship hours, however only 480 hours of the required APPEs are currently approved as traditional pharmacy functions. Therefore, students will need 400 hours of traditional pharmacy experiences beyond the College’s required Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences to fulfill the SD Board of Pharmacy internship requirements. These additional internship hours may be acquired during the summer or during the school year (8 – 48 hours/week). Additional hours of traditional pharmacy functions for selected APPEs may be approved by the SD Board of Pharmacy upon request of the student and verification by the College. Other boards of pharmacy will have internship requirements which may vary from the SD requirements. Internship requirements for other states may be obtained by contacting the secretary of the state board of pharmacy for the state in question.
4. JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Notices of internship opportunities and other pharmacy positions that are received by the College are posted on the bulletin board by the Main Office or on the bulletin board in the Student Resource Room. (See the APPE Coordinator for further information). The opportunity to meet with potential employers is also provided during Pharmacy Recruitment Days (see Special Events).
5. LOAN FUND
The College of Pharmacy has available one major loan fund (Burroughs-Wellcome) available to students in the professional program. The Conditions are set forth below. Please pay special attention to the last two conditions.
Borrowing Conditions:
• Loans from the Burroughs-Wellcome Pharmacy Loan Fund are available to full-time pharmacy students who are in the professional program.
• All applicants for loans must be approved by the College of Pharmacy Scholarship and Awards Committee.
• Interest on loans will be computed at an annual rate of 5 percent.
• There will be a service charge of $5.00 on each loan granted.
• An approved applicant may borrow a maximum of $1,000 for a period not to exceed 12 months.
• Loans will become due and payable in full, including principle, interest and service charge upon:
-the 12-month anniversary of the loan OR
-the student's withdrawal or graduation from South Dakota State University/College of Pharmacy WHICH EVER OCCURS FIRST.
For applications, see the Chair of the College of Pharmacy Scholarships and Awards Committee or inquire in the Pharmacy Office, Room 125.
| 6. NEWSLETTER
The Pharmic Focus is a newsletter published once a month, during the school year, by the Academy of Student Pharmacists Publications Committee. The newsletter consists of articles written by the presidents of the pharmacy organizations: Academy of Student Pharmacists, Rho Chi, Phi Lambda Sigma, Kappa Epsilon, and Kappa Psi. It also includes upcoming events in the College of Pharmacy and on campus at SDSU, plus other bits of information that are of interest to students. The Pharmic Focus is available to all students and faculty in the College of Pharmacy.
7. OFFICE STAFF PHOTOCOPYING
The College of Pharmacy office personnel will do almost anything for you, but making photocopies is not one of them. If it is essential to have copies made of a resource that is not allowed to be removed from the building, talk to the faculty member who made the assignment to see if an alternative can be established.
8. PHARMACY RESOURCE CENTER
The Pharmacy Resource Center (Pha 128) contains reference books, pharmacy publications and computers for student use. Students may study or meet in the Resource Center, but are reminded that adjacent classrooms and offices require a professional atmosphere. Access to the computer is on a first come, first serve basis, with class work taking priority over personal use. Anyone who would like assistance regarding use of these computers is encouraged to contact the Pharmacy office. Students in the professional program may use the Resource Room in the evenings and on weekends by checking out the key from the Pharmacy Office.
9. PHARMACY SCHOLARSHIPS
Over $60,000 of scholarships are awarded each year by the College of Pharmacy to students in the professional program. These scholarships are designated by the sponsors specifically for pharmacy students. While a major criterion for most scholarships is scholastic achievement, a number of them are designated for students in good standing who meet criteria other than achieving the highest academic rank; e.g., professional activity, interest in retail practice, achievement in a specific area, participation in the pharmacy phonathon, etc.
To apply for a scholarship administered by the College of Pharmacy, obtain a form available in the Pharmacy Resource Room or from the College of Pharmacy Office, and return it to the office by the date indicated on the form. The forms are typically not available until November. The College of Pharmacy Scholarship and Awards Committee reviews the applications and selects the best match with the criteria set forth by the sponsor.
Scholarships are NOT awarded to students who do not apply!!!
10. PHARMACY TRACK MAJOR FEE
The Pharmacy Major Fee was instituted in Fall 1987 to enable the College to continue to provide a quality pharmacy education and assure that its graduates remain current, competent and competitive. The fee structure is assessed to students in the professional program on a semester basis for P1-P3 years, and per credit basis for each of the 44 credits (e.g. 44 weeks) of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (summer + fall + spring). The money derived from the fee is placed in a College of Pharmacy activity account and is used solely to support the pharmacy program. For example, this account may be used to purchase educational equipment and supplies, pay faculty salaries, update educational facilities, repair, recruitment processes or help cover routine operating expenses. You can be assured that the College administration will make every attempt to utilize this source of support prudently and wisely. Your College education will be the best monetary bargain that you will make during your lifetime!
11. STUDENT COUNCIL
In early September each class in the professional program selects two members as representatives on the Student Council which meets on a regular basis throughout the academic year.
The purposes of the Student Council are:
• To serve in an advisory capacity to the administration within the College of Pharmacy in order to promote an environment conducive to Pharmacy education;
• To foster new concepts toward the future growth and development of the College of Pharmacy;
• To promote professionalism and high standards of ethics in the pursuit
of Pharmacy as a career; and
• To promote communications for the purpose of improving relations
between students, faculty and administration.
12. STUDENT'S RECORDS
Student records are kept in the Registrar's Office in the Administration Building and in the office of the Dean of the College of Pharmacy. Even though these records are considered confidential, students may access their own records by contacting either the Registrar, the Dean's office, the Associate Dean or the student's advisor.
| E. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
1. CHILDREN IN THE PHARMACY BUILDING
• Children are not to be left unattended in the Pharmacy Building. The adult responsible for the child’s safety must accompany the child.
• Only students registered for a class are allowed in the classroom or at College of Pharmacy professional functions except for academic purposes by permission of the instructor or the dean.
2. COMPLAINTS BY STUDENTS
a. Students who have general complaints about any issue may voice their concerns informally to their advisor, the associate dean, the dean of the College, or through the Pharmacy Student Council.
b. Formal complaints regarding grade appeals must follow the policies outlined in section 2:02 of the SDSU Student Policy Manual (available in the College office).
c. The College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Complaints from students, faculty, or the public against the College of Pharmacy regarding policies or procedures as related to ACPE standards, including tuition and fee policies, can be directed to ACPE. These complaints shall be placed in writing in detail by the complainant and submitted to the ACPE office. The complaint shall be submitted to the SDSU College of Pharmacy for a response. Requests for confidentiality shall be respected by ACPE to the extent any such information is not necessary for the resolution of the complaint. The ACPE complaint procedure is available at www.acpe-accredit.org/students/complaints.asp.
d. Complaints submitted to the College in writing by students, faculty, or the general public will be considered by the College. A response will be sent to the complainant and a copy of the complaint and response will be retained on file in the Pharmacy office for review by ACPE.
e. Dishonesty and other unprofessional conduct is adjudicated according to the College Professional Conduct Policy as outlined elsewhere in this Student Handbook. Any faculty or student may bring a complaint in writing to the Conduct Committee regarding unprofessional conduct of a pharmacy student. Requests for confidentiality shall be respected to the extent any such information is not necessary for the resolution of the complaint.
f. Besides academic policies, the SDSU Student Policy Manual outlines the policies and procedures that must be followed regarding many other issues related to behavior of students on campus. The policy outlines a code of conduct expected of students and the complaint and adjudication procedures to help ensure the campus environment is safe and orderly for students to live, study, work, and relax. The Student Policy Manual is available in the College office or through the SDSU Student Affairs Office, Administration Building, room 318, or call 688-4493.
3. ENGLISH ORAL PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT
Because oral communication skills are of vital importance in the profession of pharmacy, the College of Pharmacy has established a minimum standard of English language proficiency. A need to evaluate a student’s English language proficiency is determined by the College Admissions Committee and is based upon conversations that the Committee and other faculty have had with the student. Students who are requested by the Admissions Committee to have their oral communication skills evaluated are required to take the English Language Teaching Association (ELTA) Oral Interview exam. Students should register for this test at the Academic Evaluation and Assessment Office (PC 201). There is a fee required for the exam.
The ELTA Oral Interview consists of a 10-15 minute, videotaped interview on one or more topics of general interest. No advanced preparation is necessary or possible. The purpose of the interview is to obtain a large enough sample of the student’s spoken English to be able to judge the extent to which he/she is prepared to function as a student and pharmacist. The interviews will be evaluated by teams of two to three trained raters from various departments at SDSU.
Interviews will be rated on a scale of 0 to 3.5. Students who score less than 3.0 will be required to take English 023, a course that focuses on improving listening and reading comprehension and on the kinds of spoken and written responses that derive from listening and reading. If after English 023 has been completed, the student’s proficiency is still in question, the student may be required to retake the ELTA exam. If a student is unable to pass the ELTA exam with a score of at least 3.0, the student will not be allowed to continue in the Pharmacy program. The student must reapply for the professional program if the student desires to be readmitted at a later date.
Students who are required to take the ELTA exam will be so informed before the end of their second semester in the professional program.
4. EXAM PROCEDURES
Policy #1: All pharmacy exams must be held in classrooms large enough to provide adequate space between students. A classroom with seating capacity of at least double that of the class size is preferred.
Policy #2: All exams must be written in ink except portions that are computer graded.
Policy #3: None of the student’s personal belongings (e.g., coats, jackets, hats, back packs, purses), except pens, pencils, erasers or other items as determined by the instructor can be at the student’s desk during the exam. All such personal items must be placed in a designated location in the room.
Policy #4: No electronic devices are allowed at the student’s desk during examination, except calculators when specifically approved by the instructor (basic scientific calculators are usually sufficient). This includes cell phones, tape recorders, and PDAs. Cell phones in the room must be turned off.
Policy #5: The following statement must be included on all exams and grades for that exam cannot be reported until all students have signed the statement or the situations regarding unsigned statements have been resolved to the instructor’s satisfaction. The exceptions are pre-pharmacy courses and courses taught in conjunction with other colleges.
“I, ___________________________, did not cheat during this exam nor am I aware of cheating by anyone else.
Student’s Signature _____________________________”
5. PETITIONS
The petition process is available to a student when he/she desires to obtain approval to deviate from the normal College of Pharmacy requirements. For example, a student who plans on pursuing graduate school may petition the Curricular Variations Committee for permission to substitute required or elective courses with other courses that would be more beneficial as preparation for graduate school. The petition process is also available to students who are on refused status (i.e., not allowed to register for Pharmacy courses due to poor academic performance). These students may petition the faculty of the College of Pharmacy in writing and may also, if desired, appear before the faculty to discuss the situation.
Students contemplating the petition process should seek advice from their advisor, the Dean of the College or the Associate Dean. All petitions should be submitted to either the Dean or the Associate Dean for presentation to either the Curricular Variations Committee or the total faculty, depending upon the nature of the request. The student will be notified as soon as possible after the final decision has been made.
6. PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES
Students with physical or learning disabilities who would like to discuss the need for reasonable accommodations in any class can contact the instructor, their advisor or the Director of Disability Services. Timely notification is important.
7. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
Students are required to carry professional liability insurance throughout the professional program. An arrangement has been made with Pharmacist Mutual to provide coverage for our students. The cost of this insurance is automatically added to the student’s tuition and fees for each fall semester and covers the student from September 1 to Sept 1 of the following year, including May to September after the P4 year.
8. PHARMACY PROBATION AND PROGRESSION STANDARDS
University probation standards appear in the General Catalog. In addition, the College of Pharmacy probation standards are:
(1) A student will be placed on "pharmacy probation" when the student's pharmacy GPA (PHA prefix courses, excluding Pha 101, 201, & 321) for a semester falls below 2.0. Each subsequent semester while on "pharmacy probation" the student must earn a pharmacy GPA of 2.0 or better or the student will be placed on "refused status". The student will be on probation for a minimum of one semester while taking pharmacy courses (PHA prefix, excluding Pha 101, 201, & 321) and will remain on "pharmacy probation" until the student's cumulative Pharmacy GPA is 2.0 or greater.
(2) For pharmacy courses (PHA prefix, excluding 101, 201, & 321) repeated at SDSU, only the repeated grade will be used to calculate the pharmacy GPA. For pharmacy courses repeated at another college of pharmacy, a grade of "C" will be used to calculate the pharmacy GPA in place of the grade received for the corresponding course at SDSU (grades of "D" or "F" for pharmacy courses from other pharmacy programs do not satisfy the course requirement).
(3) A student must earn at least two grade points for each credit hour in pharmacy courses (excluding Pha 101, 201, & 321) to qualify for graduation with a B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences or to progress to the P3 year.
(4) To progress to the P3 year a student cannot have more than 9 credits of “D” and/or “F” grades in any PHA prefix courses.
(5) The Exit Exam is a capstone activity that each student must pass for completion of the P2 year and progression into the P3 year; it is administered during the spring semester of the P2 year. The exam is intended to determine competency in the general and professional curricular outcomes that are pertinent through the P2 year (see Outcome Statements for Pharmacy Curriculum in this Student Handbook).
(6) Some pharmacy courses have prerequisites such as "P1 Year Standing", etc.
These are defined as follows (note: "completion" means a passing grade in each
pharmacy course and maintaining semester and cumulative PHA GPA requirements):
P1 Year Standing - The student must have been admitted into the professional program.
P2 Year Standing - Completion of all PHA 300 level required courses.
P3 Year Standing - Completion of all PHA 400 level required courses and a bachelor’s degree are required to begin the first semester. Completion of all required PHA courses in the first semester is required to progress to the second semester.
P4 Year Standing - completion of all PHA 700 level required, non-advanced practice courses.
(7) Students must have a C or better (or "S" where applicable) for completion of each 700 level course taken in the Doctor of Pharmacy program.
(8) If completion of an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) is not achieved by a student, the student may repeat that APPE the following summer according to availability after the next class has selected their APPEs. If completion of an elective APPE is not achieved, the student may select another elective APPE rather than repeating the same elective APPE. If a student fails completion of more than one APPE, the student will not be allowed to progress to another semester of the program.
9. HEPATITIS B VACCINATION
Prior to the start of the P2 year, students must provide verification that they have completed all 3 hepatitis B vaccinations; students will not be allowed to continue in the program without this verification. Students with legitimate medical reasons for delaying vaccination or abstaining from vaccination may do so if they provide documentation from a physician. Vaccinations are available to pharmacy students at the SDSU Student Health Service (approximately $40 each) and the Sanford Employee Health Office (approximately $25 each); no appointment is necessary at either site.
10. CLASS STANDING REQUIREMENTS
Students in the professional program who have not completed one or more requirements are out of the program. These students must re-apply for the professional program. Re-admission to the professional program will be on a competitive basis, with the selection being made by the Admissions Committee. If continuation in the program will require the student to vary the curriculum (e.g., take courses out of sequences), the student must obtain approval from the Curricular Variations Committee before being re-admitted.
11. PROFESSIONAL HOUR
The Professional Hour is a specified time set aside for the P1 and P2 classes (separately) so that the College can address each class on various topics. For example, to distribute and fill-out graduation and graduate school applications in preparation for the P3 year, discuss scholarships, complete the capstone assessment activity, discuss professional issues, discuss expectations and logistics for the P3 year, and explain changes in various policies. The Professional Hour will allow the College to handle these and other topic more adequately without asking faculty and students to give up class time. Even though there will be no homework or preparation required on the student’s part, attendance is required at these sessions except when specifically designated as optional attendance. There may be some weeks that the Professional Hour will not meet; students will be informed within a week or so of these dates so they can make other plans.
12. TRANSFER OF PHA CREDITS
• Students enrolled in the College's professional program may transfer a maximum of six (6) credits of PHA-prefixed courses. These courses will not be used to calculate pharmacy probation or refused status.
• SDSU students must obtain approval from the Dean or the Associate Dean prior to taking a PHA-prefix course at another college of pharmacy.
• English Composition I (Engl 101) and Composition II (Engl 201) must be taken at a college or university in the U.S.
13. SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY AT SDSU
Introduction
It is SDSU policy that no form of harassment of employees, students and others associated with SDSU is permitted under any circumstances. All reported incidents will be investigated promptly and acts of prohibited behavior will result in corrective action, including disciplinary action pursuant to the South Dakota Board of Regents Human Rights Complaint Procedures.
Policy Statement
Harassment on any grounds, directed against individuals, is proscribed.
• Sexual harassment in either of its recognized forms is proscribed.
A. Sexual harassment may be established by showing that an individual has been subjected to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature where:
1. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or a condition of an individual's participation or use of an institutionally sponsored or approved activity, employment or resource; or
2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for educational, employment or similar decisions affecting an individual's ability to participate in or use an institutionally sponsored or approved activity, employment or resource.
B. Sexual harassment may also be established by showing participation in the creation of an intimidating, hostile or demeaning environment established under Section II below.
• Harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability or harassment on any grounds, directed against individuals, may be established by showing:
A. Conduct toward another person that has the purpose of creating an intimidating, hostile or demeaning environment and that interferes with his or her ability to participate in or to realize the intended benefits of an institutional activity, employment or resource.
B. Conduct toward another person that has the effect of creating an intimating, hostile or demeaning environment that adversely interferes with his or her ability to participate in or to realize the intended benefits of an institutional activity, employment or resource.
1. Harassment consists, in most cases, of more than casual or isolated incidents.
2. Consideration should be given to the context, nature, scope, frequency, duration and location of the incidents, whether they are physically threatening or humiliating as opposed to merely offensive utterances, as well as to the identity, number and relationships of the persons involved.
3. Harassment shall be found where, in aggregate, the incidents are sufficiently pervasive or persistent or severe that a reasonable person with the same characteristics of the victim of the harassing conduct would be adversely affected to a degree that interferes with his or her ability to participate in or to realize the intended benefits of an institutional activity, employment or resource.
(a) The reasonable person standard includes consideration of the perspective of persons of the alleged victim's race, gender or other circumstances that relate to the purpose for which he or she has become the object of allegedly harassing conduct.
(b) If the victim does not subjectively perceive the environment to be hostile, the conduct has not actually altered the conditions of participation and there will be no violation of this policy.
(i) It is not necessary to show psychological harm to the victim to
establish that the conduct would interfere with the person's
ability to participate in or to realize the intended benefits of an
institutional activity, employment or resource.
C. Other conduct that is extreme and outrageous exceeding all bounds usually tolerated by polite society and that has the purpose or the substantial likelihood of interfering with another person's ability to participate in or to realize the intended benefits of an institutional activity, employment or resource.
Grievance Procedure
University employees are required to refer all harassment complaints they receive (formal or informal, resolved or not, to the SDSU Equal Opportunity Officer (Phone: 605/688/4128, ADM 324). Confidentiality will be maintained to the maximum extent possible in resolving the problem. If a complainant chooses to exercise his or her right to file a formal complaint, the South Dakota Board of Regents Human Rights Complaint Procedure will be used in the investigation and resolution.
Complainants, witnesses, and other persons who have assisted, testified, or participated in any manner in any phase of an investigation will be protected. This policy and applicable Board of Regents, State and Federal regulations prohibit retaliation, coercion, interference and/or intimidation, or any other adverse act. Persons committing such adverse actions will be subject to disciplinary action.
Conclusion
Every individual at SDSU is encouraged to utilize the following resource personnel on campus:
Affirmative Action Officer 688-4128
Counselors, Counseling Center 688-6146
Dean of Student Affairs 688-4493
Equal Opportunity Officer 688-4128
Sexual Assault Advocate 690-3056
14. PHARMACY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
POLICY FOR SELECTION
(Policy Established by Student Advisory Council, 12 December, 1997)
Policy: The College of Pharmacy Student Council (formerly Student Advisory Council) will coordinate the selection by pharmacy students for the College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year. The name of the faculty member selected will be forwarded to the SDSU Student Association for the Teacher of the Year Award; this faculty member will also be the Teacher of the Year reported by the College to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) for appropriate recognition by that organization. This policy shall be in effect beginning in January 1998.
Background: The Teacher of the Year Award is given by the SDSU Student Association to recognize outstanding educators selected by the students in each college. Under normal circumstances student senators have nominated faculty from each college and conducted Teacher of the Year balloting in late February or early March in conjunction with voting for Student Association officers and senators.
Faculty and students in the College of Pharmacy raised the concern that following implementation of the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy program faculty in the Department of Pharmacy Practice were not being given due consideration in this process. A basis for this
concern was that student senators representing the College of Pharmacy have usually been P1- and P2-year students, sometimes even pre-pharmacy students, and didn’t know the clinical faculty. These faculty representing about 50% of the College faculty teach P3 and P4 pharmacy courses, so the student senators representing pharmacy typically had not taken courses taught by these faculty. Another element in this concern was that P3 and P4 students
are not on campus. As a consequence, these students have found it very difficulty, if not impossible, to participate in the nominations and voting processes.
The Student Council, composed of student senators representing the College of Pharmacy and two representatives elected by each pharmacy class, studied this issue. This policy was developed by the Student Council in an effort to make the Teacher of the Year selection process more equitable for all students and faculty.
Process: Early in January each year, the Student Council will solicit nominations from each pharmacy class for the Teacher of the Year Award. Nominations from the P4 class will be solicited by mail, and nominations will be returned to the P4 class representatives on the Student Council. Each nomination must include a 3-4 sentence description of the teaching qualities that support the nomination.
The Student Council will prepare a ballot containing all nominations and deliver the ballot to each pharmacy class for voting. Ballots will be mailed to P4 students who
will return their ballots to their representatives on the Student Council. Pre-pharmacy students will not participate in voting for the College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year.
The Student Council will collect the ballots and determine the faculty nominee receiving the majority of votes for Teacher of the Year. Student Senator members of the Student Council will report the results of the voting to the Student Association and to the Dean
of the College of Pharmacy.
| F. PROFESSIONALISM FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The practice of high professional standards has long been an attribute of the pharmacy profession. The public’s view of pharmacists testifies to those standards. For many years, pharmacists have been at the top, or near the top, of public polls regarding trusted professionals. When students begin the pharmacy professional program their conduct is expected to be that of professionals. The College has several policies and sponsors various activities that help develop a culture of professionalism within the College and an attitude of professionalism within each student. The P1 orientation is part of those activities. Also during the P1 year there will be a white coat ceremony in which a white lab coat will be provided for each student. This ceremony will in part symbolize the student’s acceptance of the professional conduct expected of them as students in a pharmacy professional program.
Included in the next few pages of the Pharmacy Student Handbook are examples of professional behavior, examples of unprofessional behavior, a description of the College of Pharmacy Professional Conduct Policy, and codes of professional behavior and ethical responsibility that have been adopted by the pharmacy profession.
It is the intent of the College to maintain an environment in which good professional and ethical conduct is allowed to flourish. Professional conduct is exemplified by the conduct generally accepted as professional in most pharmacy practice settings.
2. SELF-REPORT POLICY
The hallmark of becoming a professional is that the individual is willing to accept and profess special values and codes of behavior of the profession. A professional is willing to self-regulate his or her behavior and monitor the behavior of peers in terms of these special values and codes. Like many other professions, pharmacy is largely responsible for formulating and monitoring its own ethical standards. This opportunity to govern itself is a privilege granted to the profession by society with the understanding that the profession will maintain the welfare of the public as its primary concern. In keeping with this philosophy, please note the following College policy regarding illegal conduct:
Students are required to self-report any illegal conduct (excluding minor traffic violations) to the dean or associate dean of the College within one calendar week after being arrested or cited for such conduct that occurs at any time from the beginning of the P1 year until the end of the P4 year, including summers and violations that take place off campus or out of the state.
3. EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONAL & UNPROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR
(1) Students shall not discriminate against others on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin or handicap.
(2) Students are expected to be familiar with, and adhere to the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists, the Oath of a Pharmacist, and the Pledge of Professionalism, all of which are included in this Handbook.
(3) In order to develop an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect, each student will respect intellectual and physical property and will not use such property without the owner's permission.
(4) Students are expected to take personal responsibility for their conduct. Students must be aware that the public tends to judge the College and its students by their conduct. Students also have an obligation to make it clear that they are speaking or acting as individuals (i.e. not as representatives of the College) when taking actions that might reflect on the College.
(5) Students must recognize that their primary responsibility during all patient interaction situations is the care of the patients; the patient's welfare has precedence over a student's personal objectives. Students will respect each patient's privacy and dignity and will maintain confidentiality with regard to information about patients. Students must recognize their responsibility to consult with the preceptor, house staff, or attending physician regarding each patient's management.
(6) Unprofessional conduct will not be tolerated in the classroom by any student toward anyone, faculty or fellow students. Unprofessional behavior includes cheating, violations of the dress code, and any comments or actions by students toward faculty or other students that are abrasive, confrontational, or disruptive. Generally, sleeping in class, repeatedly missing class without informing the instructor, or the appearance of purposefully inattentive behavior (e.g., reading a newspaper) in the classroom is considered unprofessional behavior and may be reported to the Conduct Committee. In general, comments or behavior that would be considered inappropriate in a pharmacy practice setting is likely to also be inappropriate in the classroom and hallways.
(7) All illegal conduct is also unprofessional behavior. This includes underage alcohol use, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, using false identification, shoplifting, and illegal possession or distribution of drugs.
(8) Academic misconduct is, of course, unacceptable behavior for pharmacy students. A violation of the standards of academic integrity is viewed as a very serious matter at SDSU. Deception for the purpose of individual gain is contrary to the high standards of personal and professional conduct expected of students. Thus, a student who engages in any form of academic dishonesty is subject to dismissal or other appropriate disciplinary action as established by the Student Conduct Committee and/or the course instructor as stated in the instructor’s course syllabus.
The following are examples of academic misconduct but is not an all inclusive list. Other actions not listed among these may also be considered violations of the minimum standards of academic integrity and thus unprofessional conduct.
• Cheating: Using unauthorized notes, study aids, or information from another student or student’s paper on an examination or written assignment. Taking, acquiring and/or using test materials without faculty permission.
• Plagiarism: Submitting a piece of work that, in part or whole, is not entirely the student’s own work without giving credit by the use of appropriate references.
• Fabrication: Presenting data in a piece of work that were not gathered in accordance with the guidelines defining the appropriate methods of collecting or generating data and failing to include a substantially accurate account of the method by which the data were gathered or collected.
• Aiding or Abetting Dishonesty: Providing material or information to another person with the knowledge that such material or information will be used improperly.
• Falsification of Records and Official Documents: Altering documents affecting academic records; forging signatures of authorization; or falsifying information on an official academic document, election form, grade report, letter of permission, petition, or any document designed to meet or exempt a student from an established College or University academic regulation.
4. DRESS CODE POLICY
An important goal of the College of Pharmacy is to prepare its students for professional practice. Professional behavior encompasses many areas, including dress and grooming. The intent of professional dress is to set a standard that would be considered professional in most pharmacy practice settings.
Professional dress is exemplified by the avoidance of extremes in dress and grooming. Examples of unacceptable dress include, but are not limited to: garish fashions and hair color; obtrusive or multiple earrings; jewelry or studs in nose, lips, tongue, eyebrows, and other visible locations; visible tattoos; slogans and offensive wording on clothing. The wearing of hats or caps indoors is generally considered unprofessional. Some clothing for women that are currently fashionable is not appropriate in most pharmacy practice settings (e.g., low-cut front or mid-section skin showing).
Personal cleanliness is an essential element in professional appearance. Hands, nails, and hair should be neat and clean. Facial hair must be neatly trimmed. Excessive use of colognes, perfumes, and after-shave lotions should be avoided.
White laboratory jackets with nametags but without commercial names or insignia are required during all Pharmacy Practice Experiences and on a case-by-case basis in laboratories. For all seminars, special programs, and Pharmacy Practice Experiences, the standard of professional dress should include dress-style shoes, dress slacks (no jeans) or skirts, clean shirts or blouses, and ties for men. Individual instructors may allow athletic shoes, depending upon the setting. Sweaters are acceptable.
Even though the current dress code policy does not specifically require adherence to the professional dress standard in the classroom, students are expected to maintain a neat, clean appearance in the classroom, such that visitors and faculty members might discern they are in the presence of students within a professional program. Therefore avoidance of extremes of dress and grooming, and adherence to personal cleanliness as described above should be maintained in the classroom.
The College recognizes there might be acceptable cultural variations to this code. Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis. At the instructor’s discretion, students who do not meet the dress code will not be permitted to attend class or Pharmacy Practice Experiences.
5. ADJUDICATION OF UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
The procedure for adjudication of alleged unprofessional conduct is handled by the Student Conduct Committee as outlined in the College’s Professional Conduct Policy (see next page). Conduct that is generally considered unprofessional or unethical in pharmacy practice settings is typically considered unprofessional conduct for students, but also includes criminal and academic misconduct. The Student Conduct Committee is comprised of four College faculty plus the associate dean as chair. The Committee considers all issues related to unprofessional, unethical, or illegal student conduct presented to the Committee. All confirmed misconduct reported to the Committee will lead to some action by the Committee. Offenses may require the student to meet with the Committee prior to a decision. The decisions of the Committee range from a letter of reprimand (with a copy placed in the student's file) to immediate expulsion from the professional program.
Specifically regarding academic dishonesty, however, the faculty member for the course may choose to first approach the student and present the concerns regarding the student’s conduct, and may take action based upon the course syllabus. The student's first action after being informed of the grievance by the faculty member, is to present his/her views to the faculty member. If the student is not satisfied with the faculty member's decision, the student then may contact the department head for a decision. If either the student or faculty member is not satisfied with the outcome at any point, the unsatisfied party may ask the College’s Conduct Committee to render a decision. Alternatively, the faculty member may initiate the complaint to the Conduct Committee according to the Professional Conduct Policy rather than approaching the student.
6. PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT POLICY
The following procedure will be used should information arise concerning the alleged participation in unethical, criminal or unprofessional conduct by a student enrolled in the professional program.
(1) Any member of the University community (complainant) may present information (complaint) in writing to any member of the Student Conduct Committee (Committee) concerning the alleged unethical, criminal or unprofessional conduct by any student (defendant) in the professional program. The Committee is charged with adjudicating all matters related to the alleged unethical, criminal or unprofessional conduct of students in the professional program. The Student Conduct Committee is comprised of four faculty plus the associate dean as chair.
(2) Procedures in Sections 1:11:03, 1:11:04 and 1:11:07 of the SDSU Student Policies Manual (available in the College of Pharmacy, office of student affairs) will be followed for all meetings of the defendant with the Committee, or meetings with the full faculty of the College (Faculty) or the Dean during the appeals process. No faculty who is personally involved in the alleged unethical, criminal or unprofessional conduct (e.g., witness against the defendant or victim of the conduct) shall participate as a Committee or Faculty member in the process.
(3) The Committee must begin to adjudicate the matter within five university work days of receipt of the complaint. Adjudication may include collection of facts, calling of witnesses and/or mediation between the complainant and defendant. Unless extenuating circumstances arise, the Committee must issue a decision in writing to the defendant within 20 university work days of the presentation of the complaint to the Committee. The complainant and defendant may attend any meeting of the committee, however, decisions of the Committee are made in private. The Committee’s decision may include, but is not limited to; a reprimand, a requirement that the student receive appropriate professional counseling, immediate expulsion from the professional program, no action against the defendant, or deferral of the decision to the Faculty.
(4) The complainant or defendant may, within five university work days of the Committee’s decision, request the Dean in writing for an appeal to be heard at a meeting of the Faculty. Said faculty meeting must be held within ten university work days of the request for an appeal. The Committee, defendant and complainant may present their arguments to the Faculty at the appeals meeting. The Faculty may vote to accept, modify or set aside the decision of the Committee. Committee members may participate in the vote of the Faculty (see item 2 for exception).
(5) The Committee, defendant, or complainant may appeal the Faculty’s decision to the Dean in writing, within five university work days of the Faculty’s decision if: a) the disciplinary action was too severe compared with disciplinary action taken in other similar situations; b) new evidence is available that was not available prior to the decision; c) evidence is presented that the defendant was denied reasonable process as described in this policy. The Dean may accept, modify or set aside the decision of the Faculty.
(6) Decisions of the Committee, Faculty or Dean against the defendant will be recorded in the defendant’s official permanent College records unless, after the process is complete, no action is taken against the defendant. In such case, no record of the allegations or process shall be placed in the defendant’s file. All records regarding meetings and actions of the Committee, Faculty or the Dean will be kept in the Dean’s office.
Approved COP faculty 12/96; modified 2/03
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Oath of a Pharmacist
At this time, I vow to devote my professional life to the service of all humankind through the profession of pharmacy.
I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of
human suffering my primary concerns.
I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the
best of my ability to assure optimal drug therapy
outcomes for the patients I serve.
I will keep abreast of developments and maintain
professional competency in my profession of
pharmacy.
I will maintain the highest principles of moral, ethical, and
legal conduct.
I will embrace and advocate change in the profession of
pharmacy that improves patient care.
I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of
the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the
public.
revised by the AACP Board of Directors
October, 1994
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A pharmacist respects the covenantal relationship
between the patient and pharmacist.
A pharmacist promotes the good of every patient in
a caring, compassionate, and confidential manner.
A pharmacist respects the autonomy and dignity of
each patient.
A pharmacist acts with honesty and integrity in professional relationships.
A pharmacist maintains professional competence.
A pharmacist respects the values and abilities of
colleagues and other health
professionals.
A pharmacist serves individual, community, and
societal needs.
A pharmacist seeks justice in the distribution of
health resources.
Adopted by the membership of the
American Pharmaceutical Association
October 27, 1994
| 10. OTHER PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR-RELATED POLICIES
• Chemical Impairment Policy
The profession of pharmacy has the ethical and legal responsibility for the safe procurement, storage, and distribution of drugs. Since all pharmacy students are considered members of this profession, they must adhere to the highest professional, ethical, and legal standards with respect to controlled substances. Society has placed a special trust in our profession and that trust must be honored to the fullest. Consequently, the Conduct Committee meets regarding reports of students' unethical or criminal behavior related to the use or distribution of drugs or alcohol (see Adjudication of Unprofessional Conduct).
Regarding chemical impairment, the objectives of the College include:
(1) Provide compassionate assistance for chemically impaired or co-dependent students and their immediate families.
(2) Provide assistance in a way that protects the right of the impaired individual to receive treatment in strict confidence.
(3) Afford recovering students who are not legally restricted and are no longer chemically-impaired the opportunity to continue their pharmacy education without stigma or penalty.
(4) Protect society from harm that impaired students may cause.
(5) Provide curricular content which addresses the impact of chemical impairment on society and the development of healthy lifestyles.
• Alcohol Use Policy
The misuse and abuse of alcohol has a negative impact on individuals, professional organizations, colleges, universities and our society.
In the hope that pharmacists will strive to live by the highest professional and moral standards, and since alcohol misuse interferes with these ideals, the following alcohol policies have been set forth:
(1) The use of alcohol by pharmacy students shall be governed by state, city, university and organizational rules and regulations.
(2) Probation or suspension from the College of Pharmacy can occur if there is repeated, flagrant disregard of these rules and regulations.
(3) If alcohol is served at a pharmacy function, non-alcoholic alternatives shall be provided for those who choose to use them and for those who are under legal drinking age.
(4) Pharmacy students are encouraged to make responsible decisions based on the impact their actions may have on their lives, the university and the profession of pharmacy.
• Assistance for Students with Drug or Alcohol Use Problems
A Student Health Professional Assistance Program (SHPAP) is available to provide confidential, compassionate help to chemically impaired students. If you have a problem with one or more substances, contact a member of the program whose name is listed below. These individuals will assist you in obtaining a professional evaluation and treatment. The disease of chemical dependency can be devastating but it is also amenable to treatment. Based upon the recommendation of the treatment professional, the chemically dependent student may be allowed to either continue the pharmacy program uninterrupted or continue after treatment. If you have a problem, please take advantage of the SHPAP by contacting:
P2 student:
P3 student: Ashley Swanson
P4 students: Danielle Cook, Shannon Cameron
Faculty: Rebecca Baer, Chandradhar Dwivedi
EARLY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DRUG/ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY:
* frequent absences or excessive tardiness from school or work
* deterioration of academic performance
* changes in sleeping or eating habits
* erratic mood swings
* withdrawal from normal activities
* deterioration in personal hygiene
* embarrassing behavior in public places
* blackouts
• Tobacco Use Policy
The use of tobacco products has proven to have a dramatic negative impact on the health of individuals and a high cost to society. Smoking tobacco products is prohibited by State regulation in State-owned buildings, including the Pharmacy building. As future health care professionals, pharmacy students should be discouraged from using any tobacco products.
| G. STUDENT PHARMACY ORGANIZATIONS
1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENTISTS
The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) is a professional organization representing scientists working in the discovery, development, and manufacture of pharmaceutical products and therapies. The objectives of the SDSU student chapter of AAPS are to increase student awareness of career opportunities in the pharmaceutical sciences, provide opportunities for professional advancement and leadership development, provide information on the latest advances and discoveries in the pharmaceutical sciences, and encourage interaction among students. The organization focuses on the development of research opportunities for pre-pharmacy and professional program students and the promotion of pharmaceutical sciences research activities at SDSU. Membership is open to undergraduate students, professional program students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows at SDSU from varying disciplines with an interest in pharmaceutical sciences and the activities of AAPS.
2. ACADEMY OF STUDENT PHARMACISTS
The Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) is a professional organization affiliated with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and designed to give students a knowledge base for APhA, a national organization for registered pharmacists. The organization encourages, in the broadest and most liberal manner, the advancement of pharmacy as a science and a profession. It especially fosters education in matters involving pharmacy in all of its branches and applications. Public health and welfare is promoted through various educational committees. Membership is open to all students who are in good standing in the College of Pharmacy including pre-pharmacy students. Students applying for office must be in good standing with the College of Pharmacy and meet the academic requirements set forth by the Chapter.
3. KAPPA EPSILON PHARMACEUTICAL FRATERNITY
Kappa Epsilon (KE) is a professional fraternity with goals to unite students in pharmacy; stimulate a desire for high scholarship; foster a professional consciousness; and provide a bond of lasting loyalty, interest, and friendship. Membership consists of collegiate, alumni, professional, associate, and honorary members. Collegiate members must be students in good standing in a College of Pharmacy where a chapter of the Fraternity is located. Pledges are instructed in fraternity matters in preparation for membership. They must pass all fraternity quizzes and meet required points set by the chapter pledge point system during the six to eighteen week pledge period.
4. KAPPA PSI PHARMACEUTICAL FRATERNITY
Kappa Psi (KY) is a fraternal organization whose objectives are to advance the profession of pharmacy, educationally, fraternally and socially; to instill industry, sobriety, fellowship and high ideals in its members; and to foster scholarship and pharmaceutical research. Membership is open to students of the College who meet Kappa Psi academic qualifications. Students in good academic standing are eligible to hold office. Pledges must pass all fraternity quizzes and meet all other requirements for membership established by the fraternity.
5. PHI LAMBDA SIGMA
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