Thomas Jefferson University
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| ID | 92 |
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| Name | Thomas Jefferson University |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Contact | Office of Admissions Jefferson College of Health Professions 130 S. 9th St, Suite 100 Philadelphia, PA 19107 877-533-3247 or 215-503-8890 www.jefferson.edu/jchp/pharmacy |
| Pharmacy School Name | Jefferson School of Pharmacy |
| Accreditation Status | Candidate |
| Institution Type | Private |
| Main Campus | Philadelphia, PA |
| Branch Campuses | None |
| Curriculum | The Jefferson School of Pharmacy offers a four year professional Pharm.D. curriculum which must be preceded by a pre-pharmacy undergraduate curriculum prior to enrollment. After enrollment in the Pharm.D. program students will complete 140 semester credits of didactic and experiential coursework. JSP students engage in classroom discussion and learn through integration and application of the basic, clinical and administrative sciences. The curriculum is designed to help students effectively collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure that patients receive safe and effective drug therapy and to understand how pharmacists can influence the healthcare system and positively impact public health. In developing students into professionals and creating the foundation for their life-long learning, the didactic component of the Pharm.D. curriculum includes active learning techniques, simulated patient care environments, online learning, and problem-based learning. Experiential learning is a key component of the JSP curriculum. Students participate in Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) every semester during the first 3 years of the program. IPPEs include community and hospital pharmacy, inpatient care, ambulatory care and healthcare service learning. During the final year, students participate in 6 full-time advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) in a variety of settings including community pharmacy, hospital or health system pharmacy, ambulatory care, and inpatient or acute care. The remaining APPEs are elective experiences which students can choose according to their interests. At Thomas Jefferson University, JSP is part of a community of professionals and scholars whose members learn with and from one another, embrace each other’s contributions, and collaborate to provide the finest care possible. JSP students learn side-by-side with medical, nursing and other healthcare students in classes and simulations. One example of this collaboration is the JEFF Health Mentors program, facilitated by the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Education. The program pairs individuals who have chronic illness(es) with teams of three or more first year students from different disciplines including couple and family therapy, public health, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, and physical therapy. The students and patient meet four times a year for two years, discussing themes ranging from obtaining the Health Mentor’s health history to exploring the barriers the Health Mentor may have encountered with insurance and other healthcare systems. The program is intended to facilitate a better appreciation of the role that each discipline contributes to patient care as well as to allow the students to better empathize with the patients in their struggles while maneuvering the healthcare system. |
| Additional Requirements | JSP requires that all applications be submitted through the Pharmacy Centralized Application Service (www.pharmcas.org). Prospective students must complete the online PharmCAS application and submit their college transcripts, Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) scores, and at least 2 letters of reference through PharmCAS. A Supplemental Application and $25 fee are also required to be submitted to JSP (see http://www.jefferson.edu/jchp/pharmacy/ index.cfm ). JSP suggests that letters of recommendations should be from pharmacists, supervisors, or science faculty and does not accept recommendations from politicians, friends, family members, co-workers, or clergy unless they served in a supervisory role to the applicant. The required 68 semester credits of prepharmacy must be completed prior to enrollment at any regionally accredited community college, college or university. All science and math courses must be completed within 5 years of admission to JSP. All science courses must include both lecture and laboratory. To be considered for admission, it is desirable that the applicant have at least a cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale. Scores at or above the 70th percentile in each subtest of the PCAT as well as in the composite score are considered competitive. In addition, it is desirable that the applicant have achieved scores of 3 or greater on the PCAT writing subtest. Applicants are highly encouraged to demonstrate interest and understanding of the pharmacy profession through volunteer or work experience in a pharmacy prior to application. Demonstrated leadership skills, community service and other volunteer activities are also considered favorably in the application process, especially healthcare related activities. Applicants selected from an initial screening will be invited to JSP for a required interview. JSP uses a rolling admissions process and will admit cohorts of applicants from late fall through early spring. Prospective students are encouraged to complete all required elements of the applications as early as possible. |
| Prerequisite Courses | Biology with labs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Anatomy and Physiology with labs. . . . . . . . . . 8 Microbiology with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Chemistry with labs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Organic Chemistry with labs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Physics with labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Calculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 English Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Humanities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Social Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 |
| Enter Class Stat | Number interviewed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 Number accepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Estimated entering class size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Estimated male (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46% Estimated female (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54% Estimated out-of-state (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67% |
| Application Process Requirements | Participates in PharmCAS: Yes Deadline for receipt of applications: March 1 Supplemental application required: Yes Supplemental application fee: $25 Expected GPA: 3.0 Minimum overall GPA considered: 2.7 Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 2.7 PCAT required: Yes Minimum PCAT scores considered: 70th percentile Oldest PCAT scores considered: 2 years Interview required: Yes |