Abstract
Drug information is a well-known career path for many pharmacists. To expand the educational opportunities available for pharmacy students, a drug information clerkship program in an industry setting was initiated at Searle. The goals and objectives for the pharmacy student during this rotation are clearly defined, focused on understanding the role of a pharmacist in a medical information services department within the pharmaceutical industry, understanding the regulatory constraints on the provision of medical information in the pharmaceutical industry, and formulating appropriate verbal and written responses to medical information inquiries. Student activities and logistics of the clerkship are explained. Benefits to this drug information clerkship are recognized by the student, the school, and Searle. The purpose of the paper is to communicate the experiences involved in establishing and managing a clerkship program for PharmD candidates in the pharmaceutical industry setting.
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