Butler ranked among top 3 Pharmacy schools in the nation
Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 17:02 EST
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Butler was ranked among the top three pharmacy schools in the nation according to the results of the North American Pharmacy Licensing Exam, or NAPLEX.
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The NAPLEX is an exam administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. A passing mark on this exam is required to get a pharmacy license.
408 Butler pharmacy graduates have taken the NAPLEX and have achieved better than a 99 percent rate of success in the past five years, stated a recent press release.
“This shows our students are very well prepared and do take it seriously,” Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Bonnie Brown concluded about the test. Pharmacy students at Butler go through a highly acclaimed program that features a two year pre-professional course study followed by four years of professional training.
Senior pharmacy major Stephanie Reynolds, who is in her second year of professional training, stated that she is becoming well prepared to take the NAPLEX.
One thing Stephanie pointed out was Care Plans. “Care Plans implement what you learn in class to a real patient,” said Reynolds.
The Care Plans are introduced in the second year of professional training. It involves small groups of students, who evaluate a patient’s therapy and come up with their own plan of therapy. They also discuss patient counseling.
The course load is not the only thing yielding high achievement though. “We have a very well-trained faculty, very qualified,” said Brown. Brown explained the pharmacy faculty at Butler are not only well-trained and qualified, but some are currently practicing as well. This helps the students get an idea of what they will be working with in their future careers.
“They really are trying to prepare us,” Reynolds said.
With this preparation, Butler pharmacy graduates are able to maintain an above national average passing rate for the NAPLEX as well as 100 percent job placement rate.