pretty much what the title says. All the forms on their website are for in state preceptors only.
does anyone know how to get an out of state preceptor for the 500 hours needed in PA?
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Have you tried contacting the board directly?
have been working the hours they are open unfortunately, I will eventually but just wanted to see if anyone had a quick link here
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You shouldn't be looking for work in PA. It has one of the lowest average pay for pharmacists in the US. Do you hate money? The state is also starting to lose population en mass starting with a few years ago the state posted it's first population decline in over 50 years. PA is a dying state.
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I'm guessing because of the pharmacy law aspect, they want you to do your 500 hours in state (since you wouldn't be learning about PA law working out of state.) Best bet is to contact the board and ask them, but it sounds like you already know the answer to your question, you just don't like it.
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I've had many of my colleagues run into the hours issue. Pennsylvania does require that you complete 1500 intern hours. Your rotations in school count for up to 1000 of those hours, and those hours are pretty easy to get signed off since the school essentially fills out a form.
The remaining 500 has always been a pain for out of state applicants. They assume that you'll work as an intern at a pharmacy in PA while in pharmacy school. The board's response to out-of-staters was always "submit hours from your other state to that state's board and have them forward those hours to the PA board." The problem is that other states may not have a formal process to do this. From what I've seen, the board doesn't really care if you can't transfer out of state hours. For this reason there are a good number of people who end up working as a graduate extern to get those hours before applying for a pharmacist license.
The measure was temporarily removed based on the posted announcement, but it seems that they could reinstate the requirement at anytime. And knowing how this state board functions, I wouldn't be surprised if they do that. Quite frankly, most of the board members are old-farts who should really have retired years ago, and they are incredibly out of touch with the profession.
The remaining 500 has always been a pain for out of state applicants. They assume that you'll work as an intern at a pharmacy in PA while in pharmacy school. The board's response to out-of-staters was always "submit hours from your other state to that state's board and have them forward those hours to the PA board." The problem is that other states may not have a formal process to do this. From what I've seen, the board doesn't really care if you can't transfer out of state hours. For this reason there are a good number of people who end up working as a graduate extern to get those hours before applying for a pharmacist license.
The measure was temporarily removed based on the posted announcement, but it seems that they could reinstate the requirement at anytime. And knowing how this state board functions, I wouldn't be surprised if they do that. Quite frankly, most of the board members are old-farts who should really have retired years ago, and they are incredibly out of touch with the profession.
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