Findings of the 1980-81 Enrollment Survey for the Professional Degree Programs in schools of pharmacy are presented, based on responses from 72 schools of pharmacy. Information is presented on: fall 1981 full-time enrollments in professional degree programs (final 3 years); fall 1981 full-time enrollments (final 3 years) contrasted with comparable…

A course in pharmacy administration principles at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy taught by Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) was found to produce generally favorable student evaluation of course and instructor. Examples of instructional unit objectives are provided. (Author/MLW)

A discussion of sterile products in pharmacy looks at recent concerns in the health care community, action by professional associations, recommendations and guidelines for professional training of pharmacists and technicians, current and proposed curricula for undergraduate, graduate, continuing, industrial, and cooperative programs and…

The proceedings are for two workshops, held in November 1972 and April 1973, in the process of establishing a structured externship in pharmacy. At the first workshop the field instructors were apprised of the goals and techniques of the project, and the policy of the program was developed. At the followup workshop the experiences of the first…

The areas of basic science pharmacy instruction and clinical pharmacy practice and their interrelationships were identified in order to help develop didactic and clinical experience alternatives. A 10-member advisory committee ranked basic pharmaceutical science topical areas in terms of their applicability to clinical practice utilizing a Delphi…

Expenses that health professions students incurred, sources of income to meet those expenditures, and indebtedness incurred by the students during the 1976-77 school year were studied. A questionnaire, which is appended, was mailed to a sample of students registered in schools of dentistry, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry,…

Enrollment statistics for 1978-79 participation in the New England Regional Student Program are presented. The program is designed to provide residents of the New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) with programs of study at out-of-state institutions for in-state tuition cost (or in some cases…

In this study of the physical facilities of the nation's health professions schools, all schools of dentistry, medicine, optometry, osteopathy, pharmacy, podiatry, public health, and veterinary medicine, and all parent institutions of the schools, were surveyed in May of 1973. The major goals of this pioneering survey were to assess the nature and…

Describes industrially important yeasts, molds, bacteria, and actinomycetes. Discussed in detail are microbial products, such as primary metabolites, secondary metabolites, enzymes, and capsular polysaccharides. Traces the historical background of human cell culture, mentioning recombinant DNA research and hybridization of normal mammalian cells…

The Internet Web Site on Virtual Clinical Applications and Disease Management is a hypermedia, case-based open learning environment that was designed to promote cognitive flexibility in college students at The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. With a key objective of pharmacy education being patient problem-solving skills, this…

This bulletin contains the lists of institutions accredited, approved, or classified by national and regional associations concerned with the progress of higher education in general and special fields. Several associations have undertaken the accrediting of colleges, junior colleges, and teacher-training institutions. While the standards which…

Proceedings of the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers which relate to graduate and professional education are summarized. Names and institutions of conference participants are included. (MSE)

Enrollment trends in professional degree programs in pharmacy as of fall 1980 are examined. Information is presented on: full-time and part-time enrollments in the final three years in professional degree programs; enrollments in other than the final three years of the curriculum; full-time enrollments of students studying for the Pharm.D. as…

Getting people back to work has become a national concern. The nation's economy lost jobs as of July 2003 for six months in a row, dealing another blow to a slow reviving labor market. According to the Labor Department, 486,000 jobs disappeared from the economy. And, the Employment Development Department in California reported a decline of 21,800…

Enrollment trends as of fall 1980 in graduate degree programs in pharmacy are examined. Information is presented on full- and part-time students, women and minority enrollments, financial support programs provided to graduate students in 1980-81, enrollments by discipline, and enrollments by schools. The trend since 1978 in graduate education in…