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Associate of Applied Science - Pharmacy Technician
Program Goals
The program will:
- engage students in proficiency-based, core competencies which integrate the fundamental skills, knowledge, and practice of a pharmacy technician.
- provides an overview of health care reimbursement systems, legal principles, information technology, and basic accounting practices to operate in a managerial position.
- prepare students to collaborate successfully with health care professionals to meet the various needs of consumers in a multicultural society.
- encourages active participation in continuing education activities and professional pharmacy organizations.
- individualizes student clinical experiences in a variety of real world settings through cooperative alliances with local retail, compounding, hospital, institutional, and home care pharmacy settings.
- measures key student learning outcomes continuously to identify and implement opportunities for improvement
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the program will:
- perform tasks to accurately prepare and package pharmaceutical products.
- select and precisely measure appropriate ingredients for IV admixtures, hyperalimentation fluids, and parenterals, utilizing universal precautions, laminar flow hoods, and aseptic techniques.
- integrate a fundamental knowledge of the use and side effects of prescriptions and nonprescription medications used to treat common diseases and identify potential barriers to effective pharmaceutical care.
- display an operational knowledge of billing, purchasing, and inventory management in the pharmacy.
- demonstrate the integration of a fundamental knowledge of the laws, regulations, and professional standards that govern the responsibilities of a pharmacy technician with practical experience.
- exhibit proficiency in basic information technology skills and demonstrate transferability of these skills to other software applications.
- express proactive behavior in providing pharmaceutical resources to meet diverse patient care needs.
- integrate the management skills needed to operate effectively in a professional environment.
- demonstrate interpersonal communication skills to ensure meaningful patient interactions.
- project a caring attitude toward patients while providing customer service in a multicultural society.
- recognize the importance of lifelong learning through continuing education activities and membership in professional pharmacy organizations.
- demonstrate competence as a pharmacy technician during clinical experiences to generate a number of individualized career opportunities.
- advance pharmacy technician education by contributing to an ongoing process of program assessment and improvement.
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