Establishing an Industry-Based Drug Information Pharmacy Student Rotation

Abstract

Pharmacy students are not traditionally exposed through the standard curriculum to opportunities available for pharmacists specializing in drug information within the pharmaceutical industry setting. A medical information company is in a unique position to provide such exposure to pharmacy students on clerkship rotations. In addition, with the growing number of pharmacy schools as well as the expanding class sizes of pharmacy schools, the need for clerkship practice sites is increasing. An industry-based drug information rotation was developed at a medical information company, in affiliation with a major college of pharmacy, in response to these needs. Rotation objectives, goals, student activities, and evaluation criteria were established and are described in the present article.