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Pharmacy Exam Review Courses
Pharmacy in Downers Grove
The Chicago College of Pharmacy at Midwestern University offers a live Pharmacy Exam Review Course that is designed to:
- Prepare US-educated students to be successful on the NAPLEX® and MPJE™ exams; and
- Prepare foreign-educated pharmacists to successfully pass the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Exam (FPGEE®), the NAPLEX®, and the MPJE™ exams.
The Pharmacy Review Course provides you with:
- Detailed course outline and study materials.
- Practice questions and answers at the end of each module.
- Live, in-depth course review by clinicians at the cutting edge of practice
- Proven success!
What students say about this course
- Very good review!
- This review course was very helpful and the instructors were all very good. Thanks!
The program is open to all individuals preparing to take the FPGEE®, MPJE™, and/or the NAPLEX® exams.
Course Objectives
- Discuss the economic, social, and administrative influences on drug development and delivery of health care (FPGEE®).
- Review key concepts in the basic sciences, including concepts in biology, microbiology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry (FPGEE®).
- Discuss the implications of federal law and the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act and Rules for Administration of the Act on the practice of pharmacy (MPJE™).
- Demonstrate application of pharmaceutical calculations, pharmacokinetics, and basic statistics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX®).
- Describe the pathophysiology of and identify presenting signs and symptoms of common diseases, recommend appropriate drug therapy, identify goals of treatment and monitoring parameters, and summarize key patient counseling issues (FPGEE® and NAPLEX®).
Pharmacy Exam Review Course Dates
February 26 - March 3, 2010
Download the registration brochure to register for the course.
Course Schedule
Friday February 26
4:00 - 4:30 PM — Introduction (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
4:30 - 8:30 PM — Therapeutics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
Saturday February 27
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM — General & Pharmacuetical Sciences (FPGEE® students)
1:00 - 5:00 PM — General & Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPGEE® students)
Sunday February 28
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM —Social & Administrative Sciences (FPGEE® students)
2:00 - 5:00 PM — General & Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPGEE® students)
6:00 - 9:00 PM - General & Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPGEE® students)
Monday March 1
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM — Therapeutics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
1:00 - 4:00 PM — Therapeutics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
Tuesday March 2
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM — Statistics, Kinetics, and Therapeutics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
1:00 - 5:00 PM — Statistics, Kinetics, and Therapeutics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
6:00 - 8:00 PM — Calculations (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
Wednesday March 3
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM — Law (FPGEE®, NAPLEX®, MPJE™ students)
| DAY | FPGEE® | NAPLEX® | MPJE™ |
| Friday | X | X | |
| Saturday | X | ||
| Sunday | X | ||
| Monday | X | X | |
| Tuesday | X | X | |
| Wednesday |
X | X | X |
Location
The course is offered on the campus of Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL.
Registration Fees
| SUBJECT | Early Registration Fee |
Late Registration Fee |
| FPGEE® | $649 | $749 |
| NAPLEX® | $299 | $399 |
| NAPLEX®/MPJE™ | $399 | $499 |
| MPJE™ only | $100 | $125 |
Early registration deadline is 2 weeks prior to the first day of the course.
Upon receipt of registration materials, the College will send each participant a confirmation of registration, directions to the campus, and local hotel information.
Refund Policy: Refunds, less a $50.00 cancellation fee, will be issued for written requests received by the college one week prior to the class. No refund will be issued after this date for non-attendance.
Faculty
Collectively, members of the faculty team have many years of experience teaching pharmacy students and preparing students for successful practice.
Meghana Aruru, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Chicago College of Pharmacy
Karen Kostiuk-Bikhazi, Pharm.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor
Weber State University
Vincent F. Mauro, Pharm.D., FCCP, Professor
University of Toledo
Shaunte Pohl, Pharm.D., BCPS, Assistant Professor
Chicago College of Pharmacy
Edward Rickert, R.Ph., J.D., Attorney
Smith, Rickert and Smith
Robin Zavod, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Chicago College of Pharmacy
Contact
Jacob P. Gettig, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS
Assistant Dean for Postgraduate Education
Chicago College of Pharmacy
Midwestern University
555 31st Street
Downers Grove, IL 60515
630/971-6417 phone
630/971-6097 fax
jgetti@midwestern.edu
