Roseman Pharmacy Student Experience

Here are some notes from our meeting where we had Jaimee, Carlos and Chris from Roseman University in South Jordan come and tell us what it's like to be a pharmacy student!

• On every other Friday, you are tested on the material you have learned during the block. If you pass with a 90% or better, then you get Monday off
• If not, then you get to go on Monday and have remediation. 
• If you don't pass on Monday, then you have to do summer remediation 
• You get six weeks off for the summer, which you have to do your summer remediation. If you don't have to do any summer remediation, then you get the full break!
• Classes are normally 8 to 3, but depends on the professor -- hour lunch break 
• Study time varies, depending on your skills and ability to memorize
• Take biochemistry before applying! Very helpful!
• Material is not tricky, just the pressure of getting 90% 
• There isn't any competition because it is just pass/fail
• Lends itself to collaboration 
• It's only three years, so you have to be committed because of the pace. But you are done in three years! 
• No books! 
• Need to rely on powerpoint presentations and your class notes
• Major thing to get you an interview -- your science GPA
• If you are reapplying, change things about your application! 
• When preparing for the interview, look at things that are specific to the school 
• Specific programs, emphases, other positive characteristics about the school 
• Lots of teamwork involved at this school
• Free printing! 
• Tests could be a compilation of different teaching styles
• Attendance is not required, you can learn based on your own learning style
• You do have presentations and papers!
• Many student organizations involved on campus
• Drug Abuse Awareness Team - community events teaching kids about drugs, take back old medications 
• Student Alliance
• MBA Program also involved as well
• You start this July before pharmacy school -- total of 12 classes
• Cost $1900, takes six months
• Three courses before P1, three courses after P1. Six classes during third year
• Much easier program than the pharmacy portion
• Scholarships available for individuals involved in clubs
• Also other scholarships, including Air Force
• Wednesdays, Institute teacher comes and gives a spiritual message

Auburn University

Dr. Woosley came and visited us today from Auburn University (Alabama) and shared with us information about the Harrison School of Pharmacy! Here are some notes from the meeting:

• Unique characteristics of this school:
• Only two classrooms,
• Golf tournament with employers to raise money for scholarships
• Vaccinations for university
• Health fair and lots of service
• Field games day! Competition between the classes
• Legislative Day
• Rotation Experience
• Graduation -- family affair
• 30% students go into post-doc opportunities
• 24th Highest Ranked Pharmacy School
• Average GPA of 3.4 
• Not a grade-forgiving school
• Always find out school's GPA calculation policy!
• PCAT score is less important than GPA
• Biology and Chemistry sub-section scores are most important
• Shadowing is recommended
• Number of hours isn't important, just important that you know pharmacy is the profession you want to go into 
• Personal essay
• Want it in your own words, PharmCas has software that checks for plagiarism
• Interview -- extremely important
• 16 students invited at a time, interviewed for a day getting to know you and letting you know about the school
• Look for 7 domains of character
• Communication
• Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Professional
• Ethics
• Responsibility
• Analytical Skills
• Service Oriented
• Don't know your PCAT or GPA scores before 
• Will let you know within 24 hours if you've been accepted or not
• Rolling Admissions
• Take-away message: APPLY EARLY!
• Remember PharmCas is Eastern Standard Time
• 2nd Week of School -- you are assigned a patient 
• You interview them, find out disease states, find out drug therapy
• You will keep this patient for the remainder of the year
• The P2 on your team will be your mentor throughout the year
• Class size of only 15 -- 2 professors
• Pass/Fail -- intent is to learn how to talk to patients and how to solve problems on your own relating to pharmacy
• One 2-hour lab
• Teach on a disease-based concept
• Two years 
• Third Year -- Class size goes from 125 to 8
• Focus on problem based learning, disease centered, you will be given a patient-centered case with multiple problems 
• You will teach the class about your specific disease case
• Fourth Year -- Clinical rotations, 8 five-week rotations, one five-week off
• 6 are in an independent, chain, hospital, multiple clinical settings
• 2 electives: opportunities in Kenya, Arizona, cross-cultural, CDC in Atlanta, research

Check out pharmacy.auburn.edu for more information! 

Next Meeting Info -- USN School Rep!

Hey everyone! Here is the information about our upcoming meeting on NEXT WEDNESDAY, at 8:00 p.m. We will have a presentation from Dr. Michael DeYoung, the Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs at USN-South Jordan! We will be meeting in Room 164 of the Tanner Building. Hope to see you there! 

Virtual Pharmacy School Fair

Planning to apply to a pharmacy School? Attend the Virtual Pharmacy School Fair to learn more about participating US Pharmacy Schools.

Applicants planning to apply to Pharmacy School are invited to attend this unique virtual event where you can conveniently and efficiently meet admissions representatives and interact withAACP member Pharmacy Schools in a live 2 day event

Register to attend the FREEvirtual fair to learn more about US pharmacy programs Save your valuable time by meeting school representatives in live chat sessions online Have your questions answered without ever leaving the comfort of your computer Only a One-Time Registration required to meet multiple schools All registered attendees will be entered into a drawing for one of two $100 iTunes gift cards. *Option to upload your resume prior to the event (resume upload not required to participate) Register at www.AACP.CareerEco.net

For more information: Gayle Oliver-Plath | 770.980.0088 | aacp@careereco.com

Top Pharmacy Schools

Ever wondered what the top pharmacy schools in the nation are? Well here is a list for you, straight from U.S. News and World Report rankings!

Rank/School		Score (5 = highest)
1	University of California–San Francisco San Francisco, CA	4.7
2	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	4.4
3	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	4.3
4	University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX	4.2
5	The Ohio State University Columbus, OH	4.1
5	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	4.1
5	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	4.1
5	University of Washington Seattle, WA	4.1
9	Purdue University West Lafayette, IN	4.0
9	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	4.0
9	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	4.0
9	University of Illinois--Chicago Chicago, IL	4.0
9	University of Maryland--Baltimore Baltimore, MD	4.0
9	University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI	4.0
15	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	3.9
16	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	3.8
16	University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN	3.8
16	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	3.8
19	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	3.7
19	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	3.7
21	University at Buffalo--SUNY Buffalo, NY	3.6
21	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	3.6
23	University of Colorado--Denver Aurora, CO	3.5
24	Auburn University (Harrison) Auburn, AL	3.3
24	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	3.3
24	Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick (Mario) Piscataway, NJ	3.3
24	University of Georgia Athens, GA	3.3
24	University of Mississippi University, MS	3.3