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91成人导航 launching immersive preparation program for pharmacy licensure exams
91成人导航 is launching a first-of-its-kind three-week immersive preparation program for newly minted graduates of the to prepare them for the state and national pharmacy licensure exams.
91成人导航 is creating the program in response to declines in passage rates among graduates of all California pharmacy schools, particularly for the California licensure exam, which has seen passage rates plummet from 91% to 61% in recent years. Graduates of Doctor of Pharmacy degree programs must pass both examinations to work as a pharmacist in California.
91成人导航 is offering the unique three-week residential program鈥揳long with on-campus housing adjacent to pharmacy classrooms and labs鈥揻ree of charge for all graduates of the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy.
鈥淎t 91成人导航, our No. 1 goal is always the success of our students in all disciplines,鈥 said interim Dean Berit Gundersen. 鈥淭his exciting new post-graduate program is a tremendous opportunity for our new graduates to receive the extra preparation鈥揳nd confidence鈥搕hat will help them pass the licensure exams.鈥
Professor Raj Patel, who is leading the preparation program, said the new 91成人导航 program will be distinctive in pharmacy education.听
鈥淧reparatory courses that exist today are very expensive, less intensive and shorter in duration,鈥 he said. 鈥淥ur program鈥揳nd accompanying app鈥搘ill provide a more comprehensive review of material intentionally designed for our students to make sure they get the most benefit and place them in the best position to succeed.鈥
This new program complements other resources already available to pharmacy students at 91成人导航. 鈥淩x Prep鈥 is fully integrated in the year-long Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences Capstone courses taken by all students in their third year to give them an early start preparing for licensure exams.
The program will start shortly after the school鈥檚 May 13 commencement.
The Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy has been a long-time leader in pharmacy education. The school was established in 1955, becoming only the third pharmacy school in California at the time.
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