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Overview
Seventy-five BOP facilities in thirty-six states offer pharmacy students extern
rotations as a part of their school curriculum. Most of the rotations involve
ambulatory sites, while a few are hospital based, and two emphasize
mental health. BOP pharmacists fill medication orders directly from the
patient's medical record, thereby having access to patient history, laboratory
values, consultant recommendations, and the prescriber's notes.
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Opportunities and Experiences
A review of the comments of recent students shows that they are almost always
surprised at the extent of the clinical experiences they are exposed to. After
two students from a Midwestern university spent four weeks at USP Florence,
Colorado, the dean called the pharmacist some weeks later to say that over 50
percent of the Junior class had selected USP Florence as their first or second
choice for an ambulatory rotation. To get things started for your next rotation,
contact the Extern Program Director at your college of pharmacy.
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