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

May 18 - May 23, 2012

A registration brochure will be available soon.  Once available, interested individuals will be able to register for the course.

Course Schedule

Friday May 18

4:00 - 4:30 PM — Introduction (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
4:30 - 8:30 PM — Therapeutics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)

Saturday May 19

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM — General & Pharmacuetical Sciences (FPGEE® students)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM — General & Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPGEE® students)

Sunday May 20

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM —Social & Administrative Sciences (FPGEE® students)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM — General & Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPGEE® students)
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - General & Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPGEE® students)

Monday May 21

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM — Therapeutics/Statistics/Kinetics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM — Therapeutics/Statistics/Kinetics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM — Calculations (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)

Tuesday May 22

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM — Therapeutics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM — Therapeutics (FPGEE® and NAPLEX® students)

Wednesday May 23

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM — Law (FPGEE®, NAPLEX®, MPJE™ students)

Location

The course is offered on the campus of Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL.

Registration Fees

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.

Faculty Coordinator

Justin Schmidt, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Professor
Chicago College of Pharmacy

Review Course Instructors

Karen Kostiuk-Bikhazi, PharmD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Weber State University

Kelly Lempicki, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Professor
Chicago College of Pharmacy

Vincent F. Mauro, PharmD, FCCP, Professor
University of Toledo

Jennifer Phillips, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Professor
Chicago College of Pharmacy

Edward Rickert, RPh, JD, Attorney
Pharmacylaw.net

Robin Zavod, PhD, 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