The Foundation Degree (FD) is a work-related, intermediate-level higher education qualification. Issues around its recognition can affect success in attracting students where the literature suggests that uptake should be adequate. This research represented a case study which explored for the first time, whether the above applied to the FD for…

This study indicates that most pharmacy programs utilize academic and nonacademic admission information sources and that they feel they are meeting the adopted American Council of Pharmaceutical Education Guideline 16.3 which requires that pharmacy programs use other than academic information sources in the admission process. (Author/JM)

The first six courses of this online program successfully increased participants' knowledge and perceived preparedness to provide pharmaceutical care. This success provided the stimulus for the development of the entire online Doctor of Pharmacy program. Participants felt that the online program facilitated more active and enhanced learning and…

This discusses an educational strategy designed to create a means for students to connect skills introduced in a course sequence during their second professional year with an evaluative Doctor of Pharmacy project conducted later in the curriculum. (Author)

This paper describes the structure, content and requirements of the service-learning component of first professional year pharmacy students. It also provides excerpts from student reaction logs describing their experiences. (Author)

Recent advances in biopharmaceutical research and biotechnology and their implications for drug delivery systems are discussed. (MSE)

Statistics indicate that large increases in minority enrollment in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy are required in order for Blacks and other minorities to achieve representation in the health professions equal to their proportion in the total population. (MJL)