Building a Hospital Internship Program:

Are you trying to develop a hospital internship program, but are not sure where to begin?  The MSHP Executive Board recently approved (February 23, 2009) Building a Hospital Internship Program, a toolkit designed to guide institutions in the creation or advancement of internship programs.  The toolkit addresses intern capabilities, preceptor requirements, creating a budget, recruitment, and progression/evaluation.  To access the toolkit, please click here. 

If you have any questions, please contact:

Rachel Root
Student Pharmacist, Class of 2009
University of Minnesota
rosh0021@umn.edu

Pharmacy Technician Education, Training & Competency

Lance Swearingen, Craig Else and JoAnne Myhre have been working on the topic of Pharmacy Technician Certification.  The need has been identified over many years and requests have been made from members of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy to develop a proposal.  The goal of the task force is to assure the profession's vision of providing more direct patient care while maintaining the integritiy and improving the quality of the dispensing process.  Click here to review a final copy of the MSHP Pharmacy Technician White Paper.

Task Force Contacts:

• Lance Swearingen - lsweari1@fairview.org
• Craig Else - celse1@fairview.org
• JoAnne Myhre - joanne.myhre@allina.com

Click here for the ASHP Technician Training Program Accreditation.

Pharmacy Technician Initiative:

On December 7, 2008, representatives of 12 state affiliates signed agreements to join ASHP's Pharmacy Technician Initiative.  Through the Initiative, ASHP and affiliates push for state laws that require, as a prerequisite for registration with the state board of pharmacy, completion of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy technician training and certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).

"Signing of the Pharmacy Technician Initiative Memorandum of Understanding between the Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists"
Pictured from left to right:  Henri R. Manasse Jr., ASHP Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer; Kevin Berg, MSHP President-Elect; Marcy Peterson, MSHP Executive Director and Kevin Colgan, ASHP President.

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB):  www.ptcb.org

PTCB is the industry leader in pharmacy technician certification.  The PTCB certification program is the only one endorsed by the Association of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and other professional pharmacy organizations.

PTCB will launch continuous testing on April 1, 2009.  Applications will be accepted and test appointments will be offered year-round at over 200 Pearson VUE test centers throughout the United States.

PTCB Recertification Requirements and Guidelines for 2009     

PTCB 2009 Test Centers   

PTCB Ad:  Click here.

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