TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR ADMISSIONS, PROGRESSION, AND COMPLETION OF THE PHARM.D. PROGRAM
American University of Health Sciences (AUHS) School of Pharmacy (SOP) program technical standards:
The AUHS SOP is an accelerated program that prepares students with the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes to enter the practice of pharmacy. The technical standards describe the Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative and Qualitative abilities, Communication, Behavioral, Ethical and Professional Attributes, Visual/Auditory, and Motor coordination and function that are required for pharmacy education and practice. These competencies are not only necessary to successfully complete the course of study, but they are also essential for ensuring the health and safety of patients, other healthcare professionals, faculty, staff and fellow students. In these policies, the term “students” will refer to students seeking admission to the school, as well as those already enrolled and progressing to graduation. In order to admit, evaluate, promote and graduate any person, it is the obligation of the graduate to meet these minimum technical standards. The Admissions committee oversees adherence to the technical standards.
Responsibilities of this committee are:
- Interpret, review, and recommend revision of the SOP Technical Standards for pharmacy education.
- Review situations where accommodations are needed for students to be able to meet the SOP Technical Standards.
- Determine whether recommended accommodations can be provided in a reasonable manner.
Students who seek reasonable accommodations for a disability, medical condition or temporary injury/condition must contact the Office of Student Affairs.
Applicants for admission to the PharmD program must possess certain abilities and skills, which are categorized below as observational, communication, sensory/motor, intellectual, conceptual, integrative, and quantitative, behavioral and social. In addition to these abilities and skills, a candidate for admission must also:
▪ Provide an up-to-date record of all required immunizations, which needs to be on file with the Office for Student Affairs and Admission in the School of Pharmacy.
▪ Have a criminal background check that raises no concerns.
▪ Have access to transportation.
▪ Provide proof of healthcare insurance.
Admitted pharmacy students: Due to the interactive and technical nature of the PharmD program and the pharmacy profession, there are additional skills and abilities that a student must possess in order to participate in the program. To successfully progress, and to be approved for graduation, students must satisfactorily perform the abilities and skills outlined below during the course of their pharmacy education. The school will make efforts to work with admitted pharmacy students who are identified as demonstrating technical skill deficiencies. Students requesting reasonable accommodations to perform the technical skills must contact the Office of Student Affairs.