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The traineeship is open to pharmacists from all practice settings. There will be two traineeship sessions in 2012: August 6-10 and November 5-9. Submission of an application indicates an ability to attend either session. An applicant's preference will be taken into consideration, but cannot be guaranteed. Four pharmacists will be selected for each session.
The traineeship is four and a half days in length, Monday through Friday. There is a mandatory orientation meeting on Sunday evening. The traineeship will be conducted at the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
The August Parkinson's Disease Pharmacotherapy Traineeship is supported by an educational grant from UCB.
DEADLINE
FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS MAY 11.
Please read this information and the Policies and Guidelines carefully so you have a clear understanding of the traineeship
goals, structure, and content, and the application procedure.
Trainees are responsible for all expenses related to travel, accommodations, meals, and incidentals. Trainees must make their own travel arrangements to the traineeship site. The ASCP Foundation will coordinate hotel accommodations, but trainees are responsible for payment. Trainees should plan to arrive no later than 3:00 p.m. Sunday
preceding the traineeship for an evening orientation session;
departure
is after 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
PLEASE
NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- The Parkinson's Disease Pharmacotherapy Traineeship
is an in-depth program requiring familiarity with pre-traineeship
reading materials and interaction with patients and the interdisciplinary
team at the traineeship sites.
- The primary focus of
the traineeship is Parkinson's
disease, although other movement disorders and conditions
will be encountered.
- After the traineeship,
participants are expected to prepare two case consults for
which they made recommendations for
treatment or interventions to improve care of patients with
Parkinson's disease.
The
application form and required exhibits must be received by the
ASCP Foundation no later than May 11. All applications must be submitted electronically by completing the application form online and emailing it along with the "Additional
Application Documents Required" (Exhibits) to jfeinberg@ascp.com.
In the subject line of the email, please type "Parkinson's Traineeship Application."
Applications
for the traineeship will be evaluated, and applicants
will be notified of the outcome on or about May 31.
If you have any questions or concerns about the traineeship or about submitting an application, we encourage you to speak with a colleague who has participated in this traineeship. A list of previous Parkinson's Disease Pharmacotherapy Traineeship participants who have volunteered to serve as mentors to new applicants is available at the Mentor link above. If you have any additional questions about the program or the application process, you may also contact Janice Feinberg at jfeinberg@ascp.com.
We
look forward to receiving your application.
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