Post-PharmD Industry Fellowship Opportunities and Proposed Guidelines for Uniformity |
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Authors: | Paul A. Larochelle Dan K. Giang Matthew A. Silva Marisol Kcomt Michael J. Malloy Stephen Kay Michael T. Ku |
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Affiliation: | aMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences – Worcester;bAlmac Clinical Services, Durham, North Carolina;cGenzyme Corporation, Framingham, Massachusetts |
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Abstract: | The focus of this paper is to examine the surge in the development of post-PharmD industry fellowships (ie, pharmacy fellowship programs sponsored by the biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical industry). These post-PharmD training programs do not fit the currently accepted definition of a pharmacy fellowship; therefore, the authors propose a new and distinct definition to encompass these fellowships. The authors provide program examples to showcase the establishment of the post-PharmD industry fellowship institutional centers. Finally, the authors provide recommendations to create uniformity in the programs of this relatively new category of post-PharmD training. |
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Keywords: | fellowship residency industry biopharmaceutical accreditation |
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