FDA Preceptor Program

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FDA Preceptor Program

• 1998 2004

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FDA Student Website

• Team members
• LCDR Chhabra,
• LT Derbis
• LCDR Yu
• CDR Kremzner
• Created website in 2003-2004 to consolidate
  efforts between offices

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2004 Student Applications Using the Website

• 126 student applicants
• 60 selected
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• 48 acceptance rate

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Benefits of Consolidated Application Process

• Offers more rotation sites to more schools and
  more students
• Improves efficiency for scheduling
• Reduces correspondence time with each school
• Improved planning for students throughout the
  year
• One email address for inquiries

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Program Promotion

• Each year FDAs Office of Special Health Issues
  sends letters to all the Deans of pharmacy
  schools reminding them of the program ( 90
  schools).
• The letter refers to the FDA website.
• Created a business card
• on one side the link to the student website
• The other side is a link to the jobs website

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Limitations to the Student Program

• Preceptors operating individually with pharmacy
  schools.
• Not enough preceptors

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Metrics 2001 - 2004
Note These numbers reflect the responses of
only 24 preceptors at FDA, and is not
comprehensive as 59 preceptors were surveyed
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Metrics 2001 - 2004
Note These numbers reflect the responses of
only 24 preceptors at FDA, and is not
comprehensive as 59 preceptors were surveyed
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Metrics 2001 - 2004
Note These numbers reflect the responses of
only 24 preceptors at FDA, and is not
comprehensive as 59 preceptors were surveyed
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Limitations to Hiring PHS applicants

• FDA is currently having a hiring freeze.
• The sign-on bonus is a hindrance to some office
  budgets.
• No formal mechanism for assisting applicants in
  finding jobs other than circulating emails and
  word-of-mouth.

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Program Considerations

• Lead officer for contact/coordination
• Distribution list of all participating
  pharmacists
• Devote space and hardware to students
• Create a welcome packet
• Create systems to integrate the students quickly
  (e.g., ID badge, network access)
• Create a monthly scheduled program for
  orientations other OPDIVS and local related sites

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Future Growth

• Expand the website to include other agencies or
  links to their website
• Expand the number of participating schools
• Expand the monthly meeting schedule

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Questions