Can you describe why it was horrible?
Not sure what you are referring to as far as "diploma mill". Larkin inaugural class was 62 students. 80% came for underrepresented minorities, many would not have been able to relocate to go to College of Pharmacy. Maybe you are referring to places that have campuses as far as Puerto Rico, and are graduating hundreds of pharmacists. Those are the true diploma mills.
That's pretty nasty and unprofessional. Are you really a pharmacist or still in high school?
The lead author looks real happy to be there.
Smile Arelys...life is too short to be scowling all the time.
I don't quite grasp how it "decreases" standards. Larkin could have admitted 120 students, or the allowed capacity by ACPE, like everyone else does. Instead, they chose to be selective, and really concentrated on developing a quality program. And the results are demonstrated in the extremely low attrition rate, when compared to any school in Florida.
That's great!
I think that's great that you're trying to expand your residency program though. Thank you but I am not interested at this time.
That is simply not true. He came to Larkin directly from Nevada six years ago.
Dean Levin was hired by Larkin 6 years ago. He came from Roseman in Nevada to start the College of Pharmacy at Larkin. The first 3 years he was Chief Academic Officer and worked with the Graduate Medical Education Department at Larkin until the College of Pharmacy was started. Not sure whose mouth you are quoting, but these are facts, not subject to opinion.
We are not just trying, we will. We have organized a group of P1s and we are getting together with faculty and administration at Larkin to make this happen. Stay tuned. Have a great weekend.
Ummm.. no one is talking about the dean here. I'm talking about an actual P1 student that ended up at Larkin bc UF rejected him. I mean since you keep posting "why we chose larkin". There goes one actual reason why one of the current P1 students "chose Larkin". I don't think you're going to convince the internet that Larkin was everyone's first choice.
No one is trying to convince anyone about anything. The 2 students that wrote "Why I chose Larkin" did it on their own initiative. For all I know Larkin may not have been their first choice. I was not one of the students who wrote that article, and no one coerced them into doing it. These are their own words. Maybe they chose Larkin or maybe they realized all the positives after having the opportunity. It's great that this P1 got the opportunity. We have a single mother who chose Larkin because she could not afford to relocate, because she likes being able to finish in 3 years and pay off her debt in the fourth year. Different people have different reasons.
Your comment is rude and the very definition of discrimination. "We guys" may be minorities but you cannot assume that we are all the same and that we all must have been rejected by other schools.
That takes a while, but the good news is we are expecting Candidate Status approval next month after a very successful ACPE visit.
The issue is that the role of the pharmacist needs to evolve. This requires advocacy and fresh thinking. There is Federal and State legislation currently being considered that could transform that. We also need more residency program opportunities, especially in specialties.
It's actually not a stab at any specific school, all the Florida schools have had no issues opening more branches, while being critical of new schools and I am sure those 5 spots they cut are going to resolve the glut issue, lol...come on...
Sure. We have only been around for 9 months. But we are creating a APhA-ASP Larkin University Chapter, which advocates to support new federal and state legislation to expand the role of pharmacists. We are currently in touch with our state Senator Rubio to get him to support The following Federal legislation:
My pleasure, here is the link:
Don't want to argue for the sake of arguing but please read the rest of my message.
Do you think the State of Florida schools have a valid point continuing to rely on our tax dollars to fund these large classes, funds we could be using to expand Medicaid?
LOL! Isn't that because you're not accredited yet!
@LarkinpharmD You say this - but as soon as your students are eligible for student loans are you going to refuse to accept federal dollars? If not - then this post is complete hypocrisy - you will line up to take the $$ for you and your students.
You are avoiding the issue. We are on the same pathway of accreditation as any new school. The issue is: is maintaining high class sizes in state schools the best use of our tax dollars? If in fact you are worried about a glut, That should be a greater concern than schools that are not taking tax dollars now or in the foreseeable future
Federal dollars are one thing (at least those get paid back by students), but State Schools take a lot more than Federal student loan dollars. They take millions of dollars in STATE money to support continued high enrollments that have been going on for decades and are responsible for the glut in the first place. Then they conveniently complain when a new school opens up. It's nothing more than turf protection if you ask me. Overpaid State employees with a fat State budget who have been taking State dollars for decades while contributing to the glut they are now complaining about. Government is not the solution.
you continue to talk out of both sides of your mouth and refuse to answer the question.
Fortunately time will tell. Thank God this is the United States of America and we have the freedom to start our College of Pharmacy under the current rules. If you have a bone to pick with your glut arguments maybe you should have been exercising your rights with ACPE and with CIE about limiting new schools. The podiatrists got together and stopped new schools years ago. If pharmacists have a problem with new schools the best way to address it is by getting involved and make the changes necessary to address the issue. Just complaining on a forum and harrassing students from new schools for expressing their rights for free speech about their reasons for choosing Larkin, with lies about being mills is hypocritical and lacks courage. Maybe you guys lack the leadership necessary and you should dig deep and find the courage to stand for your beliefs in real life. Being a 7 year SDN member and using it as forum to attack students from new schools is cowardice.
To answer your questions I assume our school will accept federal loans when the time comes. That's different from being fully subsidized by the State. Federal dollars are loans that are paid back by students. They are not subsidy.
No, for the reasons I already pointed out before. 60 new graduates in 2019 is not the reason for the current glut. We bring a significantly more diverse student (80% minorities) than even State schools.
