NYS Intern Hours Verification

[Sparda29]

So how exactly does this thing work? Our school is letting some people take the Part III exam this June even though we are graduating in 2012. So some people already have the 1040 hours that are needed.

I've done some estimated counting, so I have about 800 hours that I did at CVS in between the time I got my intern permit and the time that I quit, and I have about 300 hours that I've done at the nursing home that I've been working at since last summer.

From what I understand, I gotta find the dude who was my PIC at CVS, take him with me to the notary and just sign the form there that I worked the 800 hours? Or is the state going to want that in addition to my pay stubs?

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[TemSirolimus]

As long as the PIC signs in the presence of a notary, you are fine. Its is only in the event of an audit that they would require payroll information.

 

[Ackj]

Do hours count during the school year? I thought I'd heard before that only hours during the summer and winter semester breaks counted toward the total. Would be a huge relief to get part III out of the way early. Or in the worst case, at least get more than one crack at it before graduation.

 

[ttopping]

Do hours count during the school year? I thought I'd heard before that only hours during the summer and winter semester breaks counted toward the total. Would be a huge relief to get part III out of the way early. Or in the worst case, at least get more than one crack at it before graduation.

As long as it's paid intern hours, it doesn't matter when they're done. The only thing that doesn't count are IPPE's (unpaid stuff)

 

[WhYMee]

Years ago, i called CVS HR and got an employment/hours verification from them faxed to me and to the State Board. Hopefully they can still do that

 

[Sparda29]

Do hours count during the school year? I thought I'd heard before that only hours during the summer and winter semester breaks counted toward the total. Would be a huge relief to get part III out of the way early. Or in the worst case, at least get more than one crack at it before graduation.

Yep, school year hours count.

 

[clutzyshell]

Firstly, looking at the date you posted this question, the deadline passed for the June 2011 compounding exams application. But I guess this is just a general question.

Basically, yeah, you need to get the PIC or a pharmacist that worked with you there (granted, they've practiced for more than a year) to sign the paper work. As for the notary, in the perfect world, all precepting pharmacist will take their time out of their day off to go with their intern to get it notarized. But off the record, it really doesn't happen. You need to get the notary from a chill person, because you need both parties to be present to get the notary. What I did was get the notary from a bank on the same block of the pharmacy without my pharmacist. And the next few days, my pharmacist went another day and the notary person finalized it.

I'm just going to let you know, getting the hours from your old job is difficult, depending on the relationship you have with them. A few fellow classmates were screwed over because the pharmacists at their old job exhausted the maximum hours to be signed per pharmacist (only allowed to sign 40 hours/week=e.g.: only 2 intern with max 20 hours/week) for interns that actually still work for their pharmacy. Just a heads up.

As for the accumulating the hours from different places, yes, Just file form 4 for each site you've worked for. As for the nursing home, make sure that it meets the criteria of what is considered an actual interning environment (e.g.: script counts on a weekly/monthly basis).

Anyways, in general, the forms were really annoying, especially the way 5th years need to fill out the form. The documentation of internships were super annoying. But I wish you the best of luck with this.



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All hours (if equal or less than 40 hours/week) count towards internship hours. It doesn't matter how many credits you're taking or if you're on rotations etc etc. I think that was a common misconception but I contacted the state board last year about this. ALSO, rotations do NOT count towards internship hours. A friend from Touro told me someone at the admin office at school told him it could count towards your hours, which is wrong...

 

[Sparda29]

Firstly, looking at the date you posted this question, the deadline passed for the June 2011 compounding exams application. But I guess this is just a general question.

Basically, yeah, you need to get the PIC or a pharmacist that worked with you there (granted, they've practiced for more than a year) to sign the paper work. As for the notary, in the perfect world, all precepting pharmacist will take their time out of their day off to go with their intern to get it notarized. But off the record, it really doesn't happen. You need to get the notary from a chill person, because you need both parties to be present to get the notary. What I did was get the notary from a bank on the same block of the pharmacy without my pharmacist. And the next few days, my pharmacist went another day and the notary person finalized it.

I'm just going to let you know, getting the hours from your old job is difficult, depending on the relationship you have with them. A few fellow classmates were screwed over because the pharmacists at their old job exhausted the maximum hours to be signed per pharmacist (only allowed to sign 40 hours/week=e.g.: only 2 intern with max 20 hours/week) for interns that actually still work for their pharmacy. Just a heads up.

As for the accumulating the hours from different places, yes, Just file form 4 for each site you've worked for. As for the nursing home, make sure that it meets the criteria of what is considered an actual interning environment (e.g.: script counts on a weekly/monthly basis).

Anyways, in general, the forms were really annoying, especially the way 5th years need to fill out the form. The documentation of internships were super annoying. But I wish you the best of luck with this.



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All hours (if equal or less than 40 hours/week) count towards internship hours. It doesn't matter how many credits you're taking or if you're on rotations etc etc. I think that was a common misconception but I contacted the state board last year about this. ALSO, rotations do NOT count towards internship hours. A friend from Touro told me someone at the admin office at school told him it could count towards your hours, which is wrong...

Yeah, I know rotations do not count towards the overall intern hours.

 

[4Pharm]

So how exactly does this thing work? Our school is letting some people take the Part III exam this June even though we are graduating in 2012. So some people already have the 1040 hours that are needed.

I've done some estimated counting, so I have about 800 hours that I did at CVS in between the time I got my intern permit and the time that I quit, and I have about 300 hours that I've done at the nursing home that I've been working at since last summer.

From what I understand, I gotta find the dude who was my PIC at CVS, take him with me to the notary and just sign the form there that I worked the 800 hours? Or is the state going to want that in addition to my pay stubs?

I got interview at LECOM, I thought it went well. I am seeking info about intership or banking the hours. Could you give me more information and/or the link so I can refer? The Pharmacy can be a independent retail Pharmacy? Hour many hours a day would be considered if I go to school fulltime? Any thing I need to know? concept? Any comment and answer would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Ackj]

I got interview at LECOM, I thought it went well. I am seeking info about intership or banking the hours. Could you give me more information and/or the link so I can refer? The Pharmacy can be a independent retail Pharmacy? Hour many hours a day would be considered if I go to school fulltime? Any thing I need to know? concept? Any comment and answer would be appreciated. Thanks.

If all you have is an interview at lecom, your hours worked aren't counting towards anything besides a paycheck. You need to have your intern permit to get intern hours, which means you've completed your P1 year.

 

[whywhywhy]

Anyone knows if volunteering in a hospital pharmacy counted as intern hours? I was told in class that could be counted, but I'm still not sure. Actually I'm volunteering in a hospital pharmacy. The pharmacy supervisor isn't sure, either.

 

[AndyShick]

whywhywhy: The pharmacy law professor at my school (D'Youville) says that volunteer intern hours do count, but they must be performed in a non-profit setting. He said that most hospitals upstate are non-profit, but he can't say the same about most of them downstate.