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FOUNDING DEAN OF SOP


Job Snapshot Location: 1600 E. Hill Street - Building 1
Signal Hill, CA 90755 (Map it! )
Loading Map... Base Pay: $185,000 - $250,000 /YearBonus: $15,000.00Other Pay: Full Medical, 401k, 4 weeks of vacation/personal leaveEmployee Type: Full-TimeIndustry: Education - Teaching - Administration
Healthcare - Health Services
Government - Civil ServiceManages Others: YesJob Type: Education
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PharmaceuticalEducation: Graduate DegreeExperience: Not SpecifiedPost Date: 4/30/2010Contact Information Contact: Pastor Gregory A. JohnsonPhone: (562) 988-2278Fax: (562) 988-1791


The American University of Health Sciences(AUHS) invites nominations and applications for the position of Founding Dean of the School of Pharmacy. The University, founded in 1994 as a postsecondary educational institution to educate and equip minority students for life careers in the field of health sciences and to produce quality health professionals for the community, the country and the world. AUHS offers the bachelor of science in nursing, masters in clinical research and several certificate programs all aimed at producing health care professionals who meet the challenges and opportunities of addressing the health disparities that face our nation. The University is rooted in a faith in God, love for mankind, and respect for all persons regardless of their beliefs, cultures, and differences. This philosophy creates the uniqueness of this institution.



AUHS seeks to start a new school of pharmacy in southern California with a strong community outreach and service mission. The four year Doctor of Pharmacy program will accept 50 students in its charter class. AUHS has acquired a 72,000 square foot state of the art building that will house its health professions programs. The Dean’s primary responsibilities will include leadership in the obtainment of pre-candidate status and ultimately full accreditation of the program by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Assembly of the school of pharmacy’s leadership team, hiring of faculty, development of the curriculum, planning and management of the operating budget, development and implementation of strategies to promote the growth and expansion of the School. The Dean will work collaboratively as a member of the University’s leadership team to advance the School and University’s mission and goals. The Dean will develop interdisciplinary health science education and research within AUHS in collaboration with the other health professions programs. The development of operating policies and procedures for the School will also be the responsibility of the Dean. The Dean shall represent the School and University in governmental, public and professional communities.



Requirements
Pharmacy - Founding Dean School Of Pharmacy











DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES




Full reporting to the Vice-President/Chief Operating Officer, the Dean of SoP is responsible for planning, organizing, supervising and ensuring near term and long term success of the School of Pharmacy (SoP). Will direct and evaluate the instructional programs assigned to the school.



JOB REQUIREMENTS



The successful candidate will be a Pharm.D. and/or Ph.D. with a proven track record of effective leadership and experience in pharmacy education. The ideal candidate should several years of pharmacy education experience with a least 5 years at the level of School of Pharmacy Administrative Department Assistant or higher. A strong background in planning and development, a proven track record of scholarly activity, and a commitment to community outreach and service learning are critical to this position. Effective grantsmanship and funding raising skills are critical for the effective Dean in this position. Prior experience working with local, state, and national elected officials is higher desirable. The ability to work with faculty and healthcare professionals in developing consensus is strongly desired. The Dean will have outstanding interpersonal skills.



Review of nominations and applications will begin on October 15, 2009, and continue until the position is filled. All candidate information will be held in the strictest confidence. Qualified applicants should forward an electronic version of their curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to the School of Pharmacy Dean Search Committee :
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i'm going to apply lol
 
The success or failure of Tri-State (trying to open for fall 2011) will indicate if trade schools wanting to open SOPs are viable.

http://administration.academickeys.com/seeker_job_display.php?dothis=pdf&job[IDX]=24747

With Marshall planning on opening in 2012, it does not look good for TIPS; West Virginia is only so big, and there are only so many rotation sites to be had among WVU, Charleston, TIPS, and Marshall. (Charleston should be nervous about Marshall too).

But if Tri-State is able to pull it off...[smashes forehead into desk repeatedly]...there will be no fewer than 200 schools of pharmacy in this country by 2020. And should that happen, all of the doomsday scenarios I read here (that I usually chuckle at) will probably come true.

It's gonna get interesting come June when the ACPE Board meets to authorize site visits for the schools hoping to open in 2011...
 
297point1 said:
The success or failure of Tri-State (trying to open for fall 2011) will indicate if trade schools wanting to open SOPs are viable.

http://administration.academickeys.com/seeker_job_display.php?dothis=pdf&job[IDX]=24747

With Marshall planning on opening in 2012, it does not look good for TIPS; West Virginia is only so big, and there are only so many rotation sites to be had among WVU, Charleston, TIPS, and Marshall. (Charleston should be nervous about Marshall too).

But if Tri-State is able to pull it off...[smashes forehead into desk repeatedly]...there will be no fewer than 200 schools of pharmacy in this country by 2020. And should that happen, all of the doomsday scenarios I read here (that I usually chuckle at) will probably come true.

It's gonna get interesting come June when the ACPE Board meets to authorize site visits for the schools hoping to open in 2011...
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Things are already interesting, thus confirming my love of a boring lifestyle.

Rotation sites have to dry up sooner or later. Sure, it's nice for pharmacies to basically get free labor, but there has to be a point forthcoming where spots for IPPEs/APPEs simply won't be offered or available.
 
ACPE does require proof that the school is able to place all its students in quality IPPE/APPE rotations
 
297point1 said:
The success or failure of Tri-State (trying to open for fall 2011) will indicate if trade schools wanting to open SOPs are viable.

http://administration.academickeys.com/seeker_job_display.php?dothis=pdf&job[IDX]=24747

With Marshall planning on opening in 2012, it does not look good for TIPS; West Virginia is only so big, and there are only so many rotation sites to be had among WVU, Charleston, TIPS, and Marshall. (Charleston should be nervous about Marshall too).

But if Tri-State is able to pull it off...[smashes forehead into desk repeatedly]...there will be no fewer than 200 schools of pharmacy in this country by 2020. And should that happen, all of the doomsday scenarios I read here (that I usually chuckle at) will probably come true.

It's gonna get interesting come June when the ACPE Board meets to authorize site visits for the schools hoping to open in 2011...
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Seriously? Two schools in Huntington alone? Forget about law schools...pharmacy might as well be a BOCES program at this point.

I'm going to get an LPN and call it a day.
 
i just have a question as to why dental/medical schools dont pop up on every corner like pharmacy schools do? are they regulated by something? why isn't it the same for pharmacy school?

thanks
 
Residency slots for MD students are limited since the funding for them comes from the govt. No point in accrediting more MD schools stateside if the govt. won't fund for more residency programs.
 
297point1 said:
The success or failure of Tri-State (trying to open for fall 2011) will indicate if trade schools wanting to open SOPs are viable.

http://administration.academickeys.com/seeker_job_display.php?dothis=pdf&job[IDX]=24747

With Marshall planning on opening in 2012, it does not look good for TIPS; West Virginia is only so big, and there are only so many rotation sites to be had among WVU, Charleston, TIPS, and Marshall. (Charleston should be nervous about Marshall too).

But if Tri-State is able to pull it off...[smashes forehead into desk repeatedly]...there will be no fewer than 200 schools of pharmacy in this country by 2020. And should that happen, all of the doomsday scenarios I read here (that I usually chuckle at) will probably come true.

It's gonna get interesting come June when the ACPE Board meets to authorize site visits for the schools hoping to open in 2011...
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JESUS!!!!

4? WV to have 4?!?!?!?! We have 1.8 million people. We only need one school, let alone 4.

WVU is already on lockdown with their rotations. Every pharmacist in the state is a WVU grad and they've been given their alumnus marching orders. WVU, good. Everyone else, go to hell.

I'm getting a job somewhere and embedding myself.
 
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socalpharm86 said:
Residency slots for MD students are limited since the funding for them comes from the govt. No point in accrediting more MD schools stateside if the govt. won't fund for more residency programs.
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thanks for the reply. what about dental schools though?
 
The Queen Mary is still there. There's an old 'Ghost Hunters' episode shot there....

Aquarium of the Pacific is great too!
 
All that talk about what pharm school you go to not mattering is going to be BS by 2020. Good, established pharmacy schools = good rotation sites.
 
rxlea said:
All that talk about what pharm school you go to not mattering is going to be BS by 2020. Good, established pharmacy schools = good rotation sites.
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my school's new and we have good rotation sites.
 
confettiflyer said:
my school's new and we have good rotation sites.
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Yeah, but you're also in a major metropolitan area with a number of teaching hospitals around...and you go to a school that has long-standing affiliations with these hospitals. You can't say the same about the majority of these vocational schools opening up.
 
WVUPharm2007 said:
JESUS!!!!

4? WV to have 4?!?!?!?! We have 1.8 million people. We only need one school, let alone 4.

WVU is already on lockdown with their rotations. Every pharmacist in the state is a WVU grad and they've been given their alumnus marching orders. WVU, good. Everyone else, go to hell.

I'm getting a job somewhere and embedding myself.
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LOL, now I know why there are University of Charleston students doing rotations here in Columbus Ohio. Poor saps, they didn't even have a choice. While we OSU students moans and bitches about not getting a Target for our retail rotations, hahaha. 🙂
 
xiphoid2010 said:
LOL, now I know why there are University of Charleston students doing rotations here in Columbus Ohio. Poor saps, they didn't even have a choice. While we OSU students moans and bitches about not getting a Target for our retail rotations, hahaha. 🙂
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I did all of my rotations in Morgantown and the surrounding area. Including 4 acute care rotations with a medical team. There isn't a new school that can provide something like that.
 
WVUPharm2007 said:
I did all of my rotations in Morgantown and the surrounding area. Including 4 acute care rotations with a medical team. There isn't a new school that can provide something like that.
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Well, I'm doing all of my rotations in the same city that my school is located in, except for the two "out of town" I chose (Board of Pharmacy and Fort Knox Ireland Army Hospital). I only have one community rotation and it's not chain pharmacy. I'd say the majority of my school's rotations are either at the academic medical center or the VAMC. We're a candidate status school.
 
I dont think you guys get it. These new schools have been taking away good rotation sites from established schools b/c they are willing to pay for them so they can look good with the acpe.
 
Filler said:
How's the situation for TJU student's in terms of internship?
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employment or IPPE? Our affiliated sites are within the TJU network (TJUH, Methodist, a few others I can't think of), and other sites. Off the top of my head, I know of Children's Hospital, University of Pennsylvania (HUP, Presby, Pennsy), Einstein, DuPont Hospital for Children (DE), etc...

don't know where most of the class is employed, but most of my friends work in hospital and a few in retail.

rxlea said:
In 2020 when the market is worse, your school will not be new anymore.
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I know, i just like arguing with you...haha. People need to uncouple "established program" with respect to how long a school has opened with "quality of rotation site." The two aren't necessarily in lock step each time.

Every site I go to, USP students are there/have been there, and they're the oldest school in the country. So, if you take a look at only my list of sites, there's no differentiating between me and a USP student.

I'd argue program too...if you only look at the faculty members that have taught me all year, you'd think I'd be a Univ. of MD or USP student.

In 2020, who knows, some new school might come along and pay its way into better rotation sites for its students.
 
I didn't know that schools could essentially "pay their way" to good rotation sites. We axed some schools from rotating at our hospital. Not sure why (maybe they couldn't pay?). But, what I do know, is that I have heard multiple times from different pharmacists where I work, that the school matters. They notice the difference between students from more established schools and those in, say, an accelerated program. Maybe it is the curriculum (I don't know), but from reading these forums and hearing what pharmacists have to say, I have concluded that not all schools were created equal.
 
rxlea said:
I didn't know that schools could essentially "pay their way" to good rotation sites. We axed some schools from rotating at our hospital. Not sure why (maybe they couldn't pay?). But, what I do know, is that I have heard multiple times from different pharmacists where I work, that the school matters. They notice the difference between students from more established schools and those in, say, an accelerated program. Maybe it is the curriculum (I don't know), but from reading these forums and hearing what pharmacists have to say, I have concluded that not all schools were created equal.
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I agree that all schools aren't created equal. But there are some established schools that have been on probation many times, had problems maintaining accreditation, etc. I'm not going to name names, but a search should turn up some threads.

I think I'm one of the few people on these forums who has actually attended both types of school. I spent my first 2 years at a "Top 10" pharmacy school that was part of a large public university. I had to withdraw after P2 year when my daughter and niece were murdered. To finish up, I transferred to a new, private school that is in my home city. I've been there a little over a year and will graduate next year.

My classmates and I are rotating in the same hospitals as students from established schools. I'm very happy with the quality of our rotations. The state school has more international and national rotations. Those are still in development at the private school. We had a few places where our spots were limited because we pick our rotation sites later in the year than other schools. We had very few spots for specialty fields like informatics and nuclear. But that's because there are only a few practitioners IN those fields in this area of the country.

As far as the capabilities of my classmates, there are very good students at BOTH schools and *******es at both schools. The private school has WAY more out of state students. The PharmD faculty members at the new school are, on average, younger than the faculty at the state school, but many of them are very accomplished in terms of residencies, etc. The private school has MUCH less pharmaceutical science research going on than the state school. The private school is a 3 year program and the state school is 4 years. I liked the 4 year school's block system better than the format we use at my current school. But the 3 year accelerated program is very efficient, and reduces the opportunity cost of going to pharmacy school.

The name value/prestige factor is way higher for the state school. 90% of the pharmacists in this state went to that school so of course they will prefer it. Graduates of the new school will have to prove themselves and may need to overcome some bias. But if we're good at what we do, that will be recognized.

I feel like I can compete with any student from any school. Some of my classmates at my current school could not. But I had slacker classmates who did the minimum at my old school too.
 
All4MyDaughter said:
I agree that all schools aren't created equal. But there are some established schools that have been on probation many times, had problems maintaining accreditation, etc. I'm not going to name names, but a search should turn up some threads.

I think I'm one of the few people on these forums who has actually attended both types of school. I spent my first 2 years at a "Top 10" pharmacy school that was part of a large public university. I had to withdraw after P2 year when my daughter and niece were murdered. To finish up, I transferred to a new, private school that is in my home city. I've been there a little over a year and will graduate next year.

My classmates and I are rotating in the same hospitals as students from established schools. I'm very happy with the quality of our rotations. The state school has more international and national rotations. Those are still in development at the private school. We had a few places where our spots were limited because we pick our rotation sites later in the year than other schools. We had very few spots for specialty fields like informatics and nuclear. But that's because there are only a few practitioners IN those fields in this area of the country.

As far as the capabilities of my classmates, there are very good students at BOTH schools and *******es at both schools. The private school has WAY more out of state students. The PharmD faculty members at the new school are, on average, younger than the faculty at the state school, but many of them are very accomplished in terms of residencies, etc. The private school has MUCH less pharmaceutical science research going on than the state school. The private school is a 3 year program and the state school is 4 years. I liked the 4 year school's block system better than the format we use at my current school. But the 3 year accelerated program is very efficient, and reduces the opportunity cost of going to pharmacy school.

The name value/prestige factor is way higher for the state school. 90% of the pharmacists in this state went to that school so of course they will prefer it. Graduates of the new school will have to prove themselves and may need to overcome some bias. But if we're good at what we do, that will be recognized.

I feel like I can compete with any student from any school. Some of my classmates at my current school could not. But I had slacker classmates who did the minimum at my old school too.
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I appreciate this post. It puts a lot of my speculation to rest.
 
WVUPharm2007 said:
Actually...there are so many Vicodin addicts in Cabell county that they might need to open 4 schools in Huntington.
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they buy most of their Vitamin H off the street anyway.

And it comes from Florida in the first place.
 
FruitFly said:
Looks like I better get cracking on my CV...:laugh:
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i have a feeling if there is a surplus of pharmacists there will be many that go into independent and just sell narcs under the counter. just bringing it up....i wouldn't do it but i know a lot of people go to pharm for financial reasons.
 
they need new people involved in the direction of this profession.

most of the people in pharmacy are a bunch of P_SSIES fill in the blank....
 
Complete bull****. I live in LA and go to western and they can't even find me sites LA... Complete mockery of our profession. They should look at the surplus of pharmacists in LA and OC. WHat a frickin joke
 
BMBiology said:
I dont think you guys get it. These new schools have been taking away good rotation sites from established schools b/c they are willing to pay for them so they can look good with the acpe.
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That is what happens unfortunately. They are able to buy their way into sites.

Did you guys read this BS? This is embarrassing.
http://web.me.com/tipswv.website/TIPS_iWEB_test/TCOP_Mission_Vision.html


I am going to work hard and get myself dug into an institution like an Alabama tick! lol
 
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PumpkinSmasher said:
That is what happens unfortunately. They are able to buy their way into sites.

Did you guys read this BS? This is embarrassing.
http://web.me.com/tipswv.website/TIPS_iWEB_test/TCOP_Mission_Vision.html


I am going to work hard and get myself dug into an institution like an Alabama tick! lol
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There's no way that can actually be a legitimate school. Someone here is playing a joke on us.

This is their founding dean...never had an appointment higher than associate professor. I think you need stronger qualifications to be the dean of a community college.
 
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Praziquantel86 said:
There's no way that can actually be a legitimate school. Someone here is playing a joke on us.
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I wish, but it is reality. University of Phoenix is up next...just wait and see.🙁

I still have high hopes for my future.🙂 Eventually PTE pharmacist and owner of a little college town brewpub! Good eats, good beer, and good drugs!😉 Maybe I can join Tri-State as faculty and brew beer in the lab...
 
For the pharmacy techs, this is going to be a complete waste of money since all you need to do is take the PTCB exam and get a job somewhere.
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Harder than it sounds now, Lea, because everyone wants experience when you're applying for jobs.

Nothing worse than a technician who just has the C.PhT license but has no actual training. I was one of those guys. We are going to have an opening for a 30+ hour technician and the RPh in charge of hiring won't take anyone with less than 6 months of actual technician experience.

So for people whose terminal goal is to be a technician (There are a lot of them...) then it could be OK.
 
Passion4Sci said:
Harder than it sounds now, Lea, because everyone wants experience when you're applying for jobs.

Nothing worse than a technician who just has the C.PhT license but has no actual training. I was one of those guys. We are going to have an opening for a 30+ hour technician and the RPh in charge of hiring won't take anyone with less than 6 months of actual technician experience.

So for people whose terminal goal is to be a technician (There are a lot of them...) then it could be OK.
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Good point....I guess the market out here is different for techs, too.

It just irks me because the tech schools are hella expensive and I just don't see why they have to be because the techs end up getting paid peanuts.
 
Well, the way I see it (And I've discussed this with the 11 Techs employed at my hospital also) is that it costs them ~9,000 bucks to do it, but they can end up earning $20/hr+... so in actuality it's not as bad as it seems. If it's only $10,000 or so, of course.

And, for someone who is going to work F/T as a technician as their career, it would be a fine investment.
 
Our community colleges offer a pharm tech program for the regular 71 bucks per credit hour. Wish they all had that choice. They can do externships, too. Honestly, I guess I just don't like for-profit schools LOL
 
rxlea said:
Our community colleges offer a pharm tech program for the regular 71 bucks per credit hour. Wish they all had that choice. They can do externships, too. Honestly, I guess I just don't like for-profit schools LOL
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I agree with you in almost all cases. For-profit schools kind of bug me.

But really, aren't all professional schools "for profit"?
 
Passion4Sci said:
I agree with you in almost all cases. For-profit schools kind of bug me.

But really, aren't all professional schools "for profit"?
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Hmmmm....true. Guess I haven't quite thought of it that way. I just don't want a University of Phoenix pharmacy school equivalent...be cause, well, that would suck.
 
rxlea said:
Hmmmm....true. Guess I haven't quite thought of it that way. I just don't want a University of Phoenix pharmacy school equivalent...be cause, well, that would suck.
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Oh, yea, that's what happened to the Psy.D doctorate program. (Also valled the Vail Model of clinical psychology programs). Started off as a legitimate venture... ended up with a lot of "stand alone" schools charging $150,000+ for a Psy.D that would end up getting you a $45,000 job.
 
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