CDCES vs. BCACP

[Pharmadork]

I am a PharmD jumping ship from retail to a clinical position in a doctor's office. I want to start working on some credentials and I'm willing to put in as much work as it takes. So.... coming out of retail, would it be best for me to start with the CDCES or to skip that and go right for the BCACP? I just can't decide, TYIA!

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[deleted562805]

I am a PharmD jumping ship from retail to a clinical position in a doctor's office. I want to start working on some credentials and I'm willing to put in as much work as it takes. So.... coming out of retail, would it be best for me to start with the CDCES or to skip that and go right for the BCACP? I just can't decide, TYIA!

I would do the CDCES. Physicians are more likely to recognize that credential than a BCACP. Let me guess, this a primary care Family medicine clinic. I would get the CDCES first and then get BCACP.

Many physicians are not aware that pharmacists can get board certified and let alone residency.
During my primary care rotations, I have spoken with many medical residents and many of the medical residents find it strange that you need a residency for a hospital pharmacy job or even a primary care clinic job.

 

[PharmDBro2017]

I don't see how a CDCES would benefit you in that population personally. And I doubt physicians would recognize anything related to pharmacy credentials.

 

[Alexis_pharmD]

Usually nurses are the ones who go for CDCES credential. BCACP will help you in future too. And as mentioned in above comment, Drs really don't care about credentials. And ofcourse as you know, you can easily manage diabetes without any special certification.

 

[Rockinacoustic]

I don't know about CDCES but will you even be able to sit for BCACP with just retail experience?

 

[rxkrafted]

I don't know about CDCES but will you even be able to sit for BCACP with just retail experience?

as long as OP is able to get an attestation letter from employer that says he/she meets eligibility criteria.

 

[Pharmadork]

I've got an attestation letter from my employer so I can sit for the BCACP but I was figuring that docs actually cared about credentials. Plus, both of these would help me as a clinical pharmacist anyway. If I did they CDCES I would just do the BCACP later on. I know that nurses typically do the CDCES but there are a few clinical services that you can only bill for if you have some type of certified diabetes training like the CDCES. However, if I did the BCACP, it would also qualify.

I appreciate everyone's feedback and I think I'll do the CDCES and go from there. That way I can bill for a few extra services and it will obviously be a gazillion times easier that the BCACP. Thank You!!!!!

 

[Pharmadork]

I don't see how a CDCES would benefit you in that population personally. And I doubt physicians would recognize anything related to pharmacy credentials.

Well, I thought it would be good for chronic care management because I guarantee every one of those patients is going to have type 2 DM and it will allow me to bill for more services.

 

[Pharmadork]

as long as OP is able to get an attestation letter from employer that says he/she meets eligibility criteria.

Yes, I made sure to get this letter from my employer before I turned in my two weeks. <<evil laugh>>