GOAL:

The pharmacist completing this program will be able to provide leadership and professional direction in the establishment of a new health-system pharmacy program (department) or in the modernization of an existing program (department).

OBJECTIVES:

The graduate of this program will specifically be able to:

• Construct a philosophical and professional framework for the operation of  a health-system pharmacy service that reflects the highest ideals of the profession

• Develop a service mission statement, strategic plan, budget and assessment program

• Develop a practice model (or models) that is based on the mission and goals of the department, and which involves an appropriate mix of professional, administrative and technical personnel

• Utilize systems, processes, and outcomes thinking to design a comprehensive patient medication-use system

• Provide leadership at the health-system organizational level on behalf of safe, economic, and effective medication use.

• Establish effective relationships with the medical staff, other clinical  services, and health-system executives

• Manage effectively the appropriate supply chains for the health-system pharmacy department

• Assess and select technology for the health-system pharmacy department (including devices, software and systems)

• Manage all departmental resources (staff, technology and finances) effectively in pursuing the service mission of the department

• Develop and defend a budget proposal

• Monitor fiscal performance in relation to budget

• Collaborate with health-care facilities planners in the design and physical layout of a health-system pharmacy department

• Apply principles of quality improvement throughout all departmental operations and establish appropriate metrics for assessing performance

• Anticipate and manage change, using change models where appropriate