Pharmacy Student Clerkship Industry Rotation in Drug Information: The Searle Global Healthcare Resources Experience
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PHARMACY STUDENT CLERKSHIP INDUSTRY ROTATION IN DRUG INFORMATION: THE SEARLE GLOBAL HEALTHCARE RESOURCES EXPERIENCE SUSANE. MALECHA,PHAFWD Director, Cardiovascular Applied Therapeutics, Global Healthcare Resources, Searle, Skokie, Illinois, and Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois
AMYJ. CHA,P H w D Assistant Director, Cardiovascular Applied Therapeutics, Global Healthcare Resources, Searle, Skokie, Illinois, and, Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois
ROBERTJ. HOLT,PHARMD Vice-President. Global Healthcare Resources, Global Healthcare Resources, Searle, Skokie, Illinois, and Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois
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 mnaging a clerkship program f o r PharmD candidates in the pharmaceutical industry setting. Key Word: Pharmacy student; Clerkship; Industry; Drug information; Searle
INTRODUCTION
ceutical industry setting was initiated at Searle (1). The Global Healthcare Resources (GHR) group at Searle Pharmaceuticals develops and disseminates customer-focused informato be health care coIIII1lution and i t y and consumers worldwide. With the need for timely, consistent medical information to support simultaneous product launcountries, the GHR group has ches in many challenges before it. the GHR organizational structure, the student is in-
DRUG INFoRMATIoN Is a well-known career path for many pharmacists*To the educational Opportunities practice sites available for pharmacy students, a drug clerkship Program in a pharma-
Reprint address: Susan E. Malecha, P h m , 5200 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL 60077. E-mail:susan.e.malecha @rnonsanto.com.
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Susan E. Malechu, Amy J. Cha, and Robert J. Holt
volved in Healthcare Information Services (HIS), which provides verbal and written drug information responses to health care professionals and consumers. The HIS teams, divided into therapeutic areas, also provide literature analyses to other mem
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