Describes an elective six-week advanced practice experience for PharmD students and a required module for graduate students designed to prepare students for teaching roles. Course and rotation evaluations have been positive. Also includes perspectives of two students who tell how they applied the principles learned in roles of graduate teaching…

The issue of quality in graduate programs is discussed generally, so that programs in the pharmaceutical sciences can be viewed in the broad context of science, rather than in the narrower confines of the profession of pharmacy. Consideration is given to goals, faculty characteristics, student quality, and development procedures. (LBH)

The structure, components, and anticipated outcomes of a University of Kentucky doctoral program in pharmacology are described. The program is designed to develop pharmacy-trained specialists who are interested in rigorous, intensive clinical experience, state-of-the-art coursework, and integrated laboratory-based and clinical dissertation…

Analysis of the first- and fifth-week clerkship activities of six doctoral pharmacy students focused on student-instructor contact time and the significance of student contributions to patient care. Results indicate both costs and benefits to clerkship instruction and provide a framework for future studies evaluating such instruction. (Author/MSE)

A survey of 71 schools of pharmacy and 22 post-entry-level doctoral pharmacy programs revealed that most have at least one course containing nutrition information in the curriculum, with varying course content and emphasis. Instructors prefer more formalized lecture to therapeutic and nutrition of health topics. (MSE)

An examination of the comparability of existing pharmacy home study courses and coursework required for the master's degrees in pharmacy administration and hospital pharmacy and the doctor of pharmacy degree revealed that about 70 percent of those studied covered material similar to some covered in 16 of the 75 degree courses. (MSE)

The impact of practice-based programs on graduate education in pharmaceutical science is discussed. It is suggested that graduate programs remain flexible in order to accommodate the role of the pharmacist-scientist and to help in attracting qualified students. (SF)

The Task Force's review of the current "Guidelines" and "Standards," used for the evaluation of Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs, states that they are inadequate to assure quality programs, and urges the development of criteria that can be used to determine a minimally acceptable program. (JMD)

Described is an integrated pathology-pharmacotherapeutics course, designed to correlate specific disease entities with current drug therapy. The course was developed by the College of Pharmacy and Department of Pathology, College of Medicine of the University of Kentucky. Lecture topics are appended. (JMD)

Graduate programs are reported at 55 of the 72 accredited pharmacy schools in the U.S. for the 1976-77 academic year. Tables show the distribution of students in these programs. (LBH)

Graduate education in the pharmaceutical sciences is examined. It is suggested that greater flexibility and quality of masters and PhD programs in pharmacy could increase enrollment levels in the graduate pharmaceutical studies. (SF)

Issues concerning graduate programs in the pharmaceutical sciences are discussed, including: recent trends, recruitment, clinical instruction, doctoral programs, graduate faculty, master's programs, competition, supply and demand, and professional education of professionals. (SF)

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy's Department of Pharmacology offers masters and doctoral programs in toxicology. Its programs and toxicology courses are described, and the administration of these interdisciplinary programs within one department is discussed. (JMD)

A program in which first-year pharmacy students "shadowed" fourth-year students in clerkships for a day found the shadowing experienced did not significantly improve students' ability to master course objectives, but the introduction of younger students to practice areas of pharmacy was seen as very beneficial. (Author/MSE)

A national survey of graduate-program chairs (n=28) and graduate students (n=131) in social and administrative sciences gathered information on research-methods courses and other curricular data, including core/required courses; subject area emphasis; where and how students gain knowledge in specific areas; importance of level of preparation in…