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Showing posts with label Pharmacy. Show all posts

Pharmcas Pharmacy Schools That Do Require the PCAT & 3 Tips to Increasing Your Average PCAT Score Friday, November 12, 2010

Imagine this! You are entering your final pre-pharmacy year and you are about to apply however, you bypass one minor (or big) fact. Some pharmacy schools in the US require the PCAT (Pharmacy College Admissions Test). Not knowing what school requires or doesn't require the PCAT can delay your application and make things worst for you therefore denying your acceptance to pharmacy school. So below are the Pharmcas pharmacy schools in the USA that requires the PCAT.

1) University of Appalachia

2) University of Auburn

3) University of Buffalo

4) Butler University

5) Campbell University

6) University of Charleston

7) University of Cincinnati

8) University of Colorado

9) Creighton University

10) Drake University

11) East Tennessee State University

12) University of Florida

13) University of Harding

14) University of Hawaii at Hilo

15) Howard University

16) University of Chicago at Illinois

17) University of Iowa

18) University of Kentucky

19) LECOM Bradenton School of Pharmacy

20) LECOM Erie School of Pharmacy

21) Long Island University

22) University of Louisiana at Monroe

23) University of Maryland

24) Mercer University

25) Midwestern University at Downers Grove

26) Midwestern University at Glendale

27) University of Minnesota

28) Northeastern Ohio Universities - College of Pharmacy NEOUCOP

29) University of New Mexico

30) North Carolina at Chapel Hill

31) Nova Southeastern University

32) Ohio State University

33) University of Oklahoma

34) Palm Beach Atlantic University

35) University of Pittsburgh

36) Samford University

37) Shenandoah University

38) South University

39) St. John Fisher College

40) St. Louis College of Pharmacy

41) Temple University

42) University of Tennessee

43) Thomas Jefferson University

44) Virginia Commonwealth University

45) University of Washington

46) Wayne State University

47) West Virginia University

48) Wingate University

49) University of Wyoming

The 3 Big Tips In Increasing your Average PCAT score are:

1) Study from study guides, not from textbooks.

2) Take as many PCAT tests as possible UNDER testing conditions.

3) Prepare early. Do not wait until 1 week before the PCAT to start studying for it.

For more advice, tips and insiders secrets and a FREE PCAT Study Guide please visit http://www.GetIntoPharmacySchool.com




Charlie Thai is a pharmacy student and author of the "How To Get Into Pharmacy School" Ebook.

Pharmacy Technician Continuing Education Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Although currently only a minority of states actually require pharmacy technician continuing education, more and more states have been adding this requirement. Regardless of state requirements, any pharmacy technician that is certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) needs to complete 20 hours of continuing education every two years in order to get recertified. There are many options available for pharmacy technicians to complete their continuing education requirements.

The National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) has accredited continuing education programs for pharmacy technicians available in a variety of different formats including online options, in print options, in person options, and recorded options. These pharmacy technician continuing education programs have been accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Once you have selected one of the pharmacy technician CE options available, you either read or watch the course material, and then you return to the website to take the course test. You need to score at least 70% in order to get credit for the course. If you receive a passing score you can print your certificate showing you have completed that pharmacy tech continuing education course. If you do not receive a high enough score to pass the course the first time, you can go over the materials again and try the test once more at no additional cost.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) also has pharmacy tech CE courses available. They can be taken through online courses, reading printed matter, or podcasts. Like the pharmacy technician continuing education courses of the NPTA, once you have finished studying the material you must take a test and get a passing score in order to get the continuing education credits.

Other organizations the provide pharmacy technician CE courses include JER Group, Inc. (through online workshops), American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, The California Pharmacists Association, Drug Information Association, Drug Store News, DrugTopics.com, Free CE, George Washington University Medical Center, The Iowa Pharmacists Association, MediCom Worldwide, Inc., Medscape.com, the Meniscus Educational Institute, National Community Pharmacists Association, Oregon State Pharmacists Association, PharmaCE, Pharmacy Connects, Pharmacy Times, Power-Pak C.E., Professional CEU, P*ceutics Institute, QuickTestPrep.com, RxSchool, RxSuccess Pharmacy Technician Training Programs, RXTechSchool.com, Serono Symposia USA, State University of New York at Buffalo, Temple University School of Pharmacy, U.S. Pharmacist, and the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

With all the options available for pharmacy technician continuing education it shouldn't be a problem for pharmacy techs to find courses of interest to them that they can take in order to complete their continuing education requirements. Louis Zhang, Certpharmacytechnician dot com




For more on pharmacy technician continuing education and accredited pharmacy tech programs go to Certpharmacytechnician dot com

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