How
will the Board deal with out-of-state interns who only work a few hours (one
summer, one externship, or one or two rotations) in Minnesota, but who then
transfer all of their out-of-state hours here to take our Board Exam?
10/16/2001
What
if the above-mentioned student wants us to transfer their Minnesota hours to
another state?
What
if a student doesn’t have all of the competencies signed off, but has all
their hours?
What
if a pharmacist, who is not a preceptor, signs off on the competencies?
Will
the Board stay with the philosophy of deducting 10% per month for each month
that the white Program Affidavits are late?
How
will the Board handle the “sign offs” for the students’ rotations?
What
if the student gets all of the competencies signed off but has not
accumulated the required number of hours?
What
deadline will be established for the submission of the manual at the
conclusion of the experience and before the Board Exam?
What
about students who don’t work in Minnesota until near the end of their
internship/school year, and don’t register as an intern or receive the
manual until most of their rotations are over?
If
a student has accomplished an objective previously, who should sign off on
that item in the manual?
How
do students get “sign offs” on some categories, like long-term care or
IV therapy, when they may not have had a rotation or any direct experience
in that area?
Can
a student have an out-of-state preceptor sign off on the competency
statements?
What
happens when a student has a pharmacist sign off on the competency
statements and that pharmacist is not registered as a preceptor?
What
if a student is only working as an intern for money and is not recording the
hours?
Can
one “official preceptor” sign off on the manual for “floater”
interns?
The Board requires
800 hours of internship of a “traditional compounding, patient counseling
and dispensing nature.”
Does the Board have a definition
of
“traditional compounding, patient counseling and dispensing nature"
4/3/2006
- How
will the Board deal with out-of-state interns who only work a few hours
(one summer, one externship, or one or two rotations) in Minnesota, but
who then transfer all of their out-of-state hours here to take our Board
Exam?
Students
must have our manual completed if more than 240 hours are worked in
Minnesota. Out-of-state preceptors can sign off on appropriate competency
statements. 10/16/2001
- What
if the above-mentioned student wants us to transfer their Minnesota hours
to another state?
We
will transfer hours regardless of whether or not the manual is completed.
The manual, completed of not, must be returned to the Board.
2/19/2003
- What
if a student doesn’t have all of the competencies signed off, but has
all their hours?
Students
must have completed the entire manual in order to sit for the Board Exam
in Minnesota
- What
if a pharmacist, who is not a preceptor, signs off on the competencies?
A
registered preceptor (or a U of M faculty “preceptor” who might not be
registered with the Board) must sign off on the manual.
- Will
the Board stay with the philosophy of deducting 10% per month for each
month that the white Program Affidavits are late?
Yes,
the Board will stay with the 10% per month deduction.
- How
will the Board handle the “sign offs” for the students’ rotations?
The Board of Pharmacy will accept a University of
Minnesota assigned Preceptor for rotations as signing off on the manual as
long as the intern specifies this on the last page of the manual.
3/24/2006
- What
if the student gets all of the competencies signed off but has not
accumulated the required number of hours?
The
student must continue to work as an intern until all of the required hours
are completed.
- What
deadline will be established for the submission of the manual at the
conclusion of the experience and before the Board Exam?
The
completed manual must be turned in to the Board at least 21 days prior to
a scheduled Board Exam.
- What
about students who don’t work in Minnesota until near the end of their
internship/school year, and don’t register as an intern or receive the
manual until most of their rotations are over?
The
Internship Competency Manual must still be completed.
-
If
a student has accomplished an objective previously, who should sign off on
that item in the manual?
The
student can have either their current preceptor, or the preceptor under
whom the objective was accomplished, sign the manual.
-
How
do students get “sign offs” on some categories, like long-term care or
IV therapy, when they may not have had a rotation or any direct experience
in that area?
The
student can work with any community pharmacist-preceptor; access the
information via the internet; work at a nursing home, served by the
pharmacy they are working for; and/or speak to the consultant pharmacist
at the nursing home served by the pharmacy.
-
Can
a student have an out-of-state preceptor sign off on the competency
statements?
Yes.
- WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN A STUDENT HAS A PHARMACIST SIGN OFF ON THE COMPETENCY
STATEMENTS AND THAT PHARMACIST IS NOT REGISTERED AS A PRECEPTOR?
The
Internship Committee recommends that the Board not recognize any hours
worked in Minnesota under a pharmacist who is not registered as a
preceptor.
- What
if a student is only working as an intern for money and is not recording
the hours?
The
intern does not need to complete the manual, but must have a preceptor
assigned to him/her.
- Can
one “official preceptor” sign off on the manual for “floater”
interns?
Yes
-
THE BOARD REQUIRES
800 hours of internship of a
“traditional compounding, patient counseling and dispensing nature."
Does the Board have a definition
of
“traditional compounding, patient counseling and dispensing nature"?
That definition can be
found here.
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