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203Pharmacy
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Collegeol Phannacy
August18,2009
To: Walt Loveland,
Chairof the OSUGraduateCouncil
DearDr. Loveland,
I am writingto you regarding
the relationship
betweenthe professional
Pharm.D.
programand graduateprogramsat OSU.We are currentlyworkingwith the Graduate
Schoolon a student-specific
issue,but believethere is a broaderissuethat will require
clarification
by GraduateCouncil.Specifically,
we advocatea changeto the languagein
the GraduateCatalogregardingtransfercoursesand the potentialuse of graduateapprovedprofessional
Pharm.D.courseson a PhDprogramof study.A detailed
explanation
of our requestis attached.
I am happyto providemore information,includingsampleprogramsof studyin the
PharmacyPhDprogramand exampleswhereother universities
havemade
accommodations
for PharmDstudentsseekinga PhDdegree.Pleaselet me know if you
believethat this can be includedon the GraduateCouncilagendafor earlythis fall.
Thankyou for considering
our request.
Sincerely,
J4,&
TheresaM. Filtz,Ph.D.
Chair,GraduateStudiesCommittee
Sciences
OSUCollegeof Pharmacy
203 PharmacyBuilding
Corvallis,
OR97331
Phone:54L-737-5802
Fax:541-737-3999
Email: [email protected]
1{z+GaryE.Delander,Ph.D,
Chair,Departmentof Pharmaceutical
OSUCollegeof Pharmacy
203 PharmacyBuilding
Corvallis,OR97331
Phone:54L-737-5802
Fax:541-737-3999
Email: [email protected]
u
Obiective:
our primaryinterestis to confirmthat Pharm.D.
graduatescantransferand usecourses
completedas part of their professional
degreeinto a Ph.D.program,with the approval
of their Ph.D.committee.
Background:
Studentsthat havecompleteda Mastersprogramor GraduateCertificateare currently
allowedto transfercourseworkto Ph.D.programsthat they subsequently
pursue.
Quotingthe currentGraduatecatalog:
Graduate coursesto be transferred to o doctorol degreeprogrom con be coursesthat
were used to satisfy the groduate courserequirementsfor a groduate certificote or a
master's degree (or equivalent). Selected700-level coursesthat hove been deemed
equivolent to graduate-level learning moy be used on doctoral progroms of study upon
approval of the student's groduote committee. Thereis no limit on transfer credit toward
the doctoral degree os long as the doctorol residencerequirement is sotisfied.
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Creditseorned in fulfillment of o graduate certificote progrom moy be applied to o
graduote degree, so long os they meet the oppropriate standordsfor usein the degree
and the criteria to transfer credit as defined herein. Coursescompletedfor a degree
program may likewise be opplied toword o certificate progrom.
Graduote coursestoken at OS|Jwhile the student wos o graduate nondegree-seeking
student, o postboccalaureatestudent, or a professionaldegreeseeking student (pharmD
or DVM), ond coursesreservedfor graduote credit while the student wds on
undergroduate or postboccalaureatestudent ore consideredtronsfer courses.
The cataloglanguageis currentlyconfusingin that, in paragraphone,it discusses
the
useof 700 levelcourseswithin a broaderdiscussionof allowingthe transferof courses
to Ph.D.programs.However,the text doesnot specificallyincludeprofessionalcourses
in the first sentencethat allowsfor the useof 'coursesthat wereusedto satisfythe
graduate course requirementsfor a groduate certificate or o master's degree (or
equivolent)'onPh.D.programsof study. As currentlyinterpreted,graduatesof the
professional
programare penalizedby their achievement
of a Pharm.D.
degree.Had
they enteredthe graduateprogramwithout havingcompletedadvancededucationin
pharmacyand pharmaceutical
sciences,
the coursesin questionwould be allowedin the
Ph.D.program.
Rationaleand lmpetus:
The impetusfor seekingclarification
relatesto our interestin attractingoutstanding
professional
studentsto seekgraduateeducation.Demandfor Pharm.D./Ph.D.
dual
degreeholdersis extremelyhigh. Nationalacademicorganizations
havenotedthe
paucityof scientiststhat can bringthe perspectives
of pharmacyto educationand
research,and haveadvocatedfor the developmentof dual degreeprogramsin Colleges
and Schoolsof Pharmacy
acrossthe nation. The Pharm.D.
/Ph.D.is considered
equivalentto earningan MD/PhDdegreein termsof opportunities
for translatingbasic
researchinto clinicalpractice.Thereis a specialNIHfundingmechanism
for students
seekingboth degreesin responseto an identifiednationalneed.
Convincing
studentsto pursueboth Pharm.D.
and Ph.D.degreesis extremely
challenging.Thereis a clearneedfor dualdegreeeducatedindividuals,
but professional
graduatesoften facesignificant
debt and a lucrativejob marketimmediatelyupon
graduation.An additionalfive yearsof study is a significantdeterrentto student
choosingto further developtheir talents. Qualifiedpotentialgraduatesstudentsoften
chooseto pursueinterestsfor advancededucationin shorterspecialized
clinicallyfocusedprograms,suchas residencies
or clinicalfellowships,
or simplychoosenot to
developtheir talentsfurther; ratherthan pursuegraduatestudy.
programsacrossthe country,it is commonfor professional
In dualPharm.D/Ph.D.
studentsto utilizeprofessionalprogramcourseworkto partiallysatisfygraduate
courseworkrequirements.In addition,studentsare often allowedto enroll in graduate
levelcourseworkand researchexperiences
as electivesin the professionalprogramsor
duringsummerswhile enrolledas a professional
studentthat will transferto their
graduateprogram.Theseopportunities
allowstudentsto shortentheir graduate
programsby one or two yearsand significantlylessena perceivedbarrierto their
pursuitof a Ph.D.degree.In an idealworld,wherethe Collegehasworkedcloselywith
a prospectivegraduatestudentduringthe professionalprogram,a studentwill have
completedthe bulkof their didacticand preparativeresearchexperiences
while a
professionalstudentand be preparedfor the preliminaryexamwithin a year of
cornpletingtheir professionaldegree.
We want to be clearthat our proposalasksthat professionalstudentsbe allowedto use
graduate-levelapprovedprofessionalcourseson their doctoralprograms.The
appropriateness
of thesecourseswould be determinedby the programcommitteeas
for any graduateprogram. The only changeis that the studentsbe allowedto complete
programand then transferthem to the
the courseswhile enrolledin the professional
doctoralprogram.
Proposal:
We propose
that language
in the graduate
catalog
be amended
from:
Groduatecoursesto be tronsferredto a doctoroldegreeprogramcanbe coursesthot
wereusedto satisfythe groduotecourserequirements
for a groduotecertificoteor o
master'sdegree(or equivalent).
To read:
Groduatecoursesto be transferredto a doctoroldegreeprogromcanbe coursesthot
wereusedto sotisfythe groduatecourserequirements
for o groduotecertificate,o
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Addendum:
We do not want to confuseor delaythe currentproposal,but the GraduateCouncilmay
want to considerbroaderimplications
in the future. We havehad promisingdiscussions
with representatives
from the Collegeof Businessand Collegeof Healthand Human
Sciencesin the past regardingthe appropriateness
of somecoursesin the professional
pharmacycurriculumfor use in partialfulfillmentof Certificate,Mastersor Ph.D.
programswithin their colleges.lt may be appropriateto allowstudentsto utilize
professionalcoursesthat are graduate-level
approved,for any graduateleveleducation.
FW:^ :GraduateCouncil request
Subject: FW: GraduateCouncilrequest
From: "Kradjan,Wayne"<[email protected]>
Date: Thu,20Aug 2009I3:lI:47 -0700
uFiltz,Theresa"
To: "Loveland,WalterD - ONID" <[email protected]>,
<theresa.fi ltz@oregonstate.
edu>
CC : "Delander,Gary"<gary.delan
der@orcgonstate.
edu>,"Bray,Tammy"
<[email protected]>,
"Harvey,Marie" <[email protected]),
"Eversole,Tom
- HHS" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>
"Clarke,Cyril"
Theresa
and Walt
My thanks to Theresa and Gary for the excellent
summary and
recommendations regarding
the dual PharmD-PhD degree.
There are even
broader implications
that came to light
during other conversations
this
morning.
There is a strong desire on the part of the Colleges of
Pharmacy, Veterinary
Medicine,
and Healt.h and Human Sciences to develop
dual PharmD-MPH and DVM-MPHdegree options.
Many of the barriers
that.
Theresa presents pertain
to those dual degree options as we1l.
Thus, we
should include
representatives
from Vet Med and ttUS in future
discussions.
Deans Bray and Clarke
the College of Health
We look forward
discussions.
to
as well as Drs. Marie Harvey
and Human Science are copied
expanded graduate
options
and Tom Eversole
on this message.
as a result
of
from
these
Walme
, ********************************
Wayne A. Kradjan, Pharm. D., BCPS
Dean and Professor
Oregon State University,/
Oregon Health
College of Pharmacy
203 Pharmacy Building
Corvallis,
OR 9733L-3507
54L-737-3424 Phone
54]--737-3999 Fax
5 0 3- 4 9 4 - 5 7 7 8 P o r t l a n d .
wayne. krad j an@oregonstate. edu
& Science
-----Original
Message----From: Filtz,
Theresa
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 lI:56
AM
To: Loveland, Walter D - ONID
Cc: Delander, Gary; Kradjan, Wayne; Peters,
Subject:
Graduate Council request
University
Debra
Dear Dr. Loveland,
Please see the attached d.ocument in which the the College of Pharmacy is
requesting
a change to the Graduate Catalog.
I am submitting
this
request to you as Chair of the Graduate Council
for the upcoming
academic year.
I would be more than happy to meeL to discuss this issue
further
or provid.e other information
if that would be helpful.
Sincerely,
Theresa
lTheresa M. Fi1tz, Ph.D.
'' Chair,
Graduate Studies Committee
Department of Pharmaceutical
Sc:-ences
Oregon State University
L of2
8/21/200911:17
AM
FW: Graduate Council request
i
203 Pharmacy Building
Corvallis,
OR 97331Phone : 54L-737 -5802
Fax: 54L-737-3999
Email : theresa. filtz@oregonstate.
edu--
8/21/200911:17
AM
RE: FW: GraduateCouncilrequest
Subject; RE: FW: GraduateCouncilrequest
From: "Delander,Gary"<[email protected]>
Date: Sat,22Aug 200909:04:08-0700
To: "WalterLoveland"<[email protected]>
cc: "Filtz, Theresa"<[email protected]>,
"Tornquist,Susan',
<[email protected]>,
Tom - HHS" <[email protected]>
"Eversoleo
Hi Walt,
Thanks for being wirling
to pick this up.
fhe proposat that rheresa and r sent was
a twork aroundt attempting
to accommodate concelns voiced by the Graduate Schoot
fuhr:a
f qu u
a nrr rr r iu rrru
r as
d lldl
u
degree programs would require Category I proposals
(which I
dontt agree with, maybe Becky Warner could weiqh in)
The more direct
and I think better
solutj-on is to rnove on the raddendumr, making it
possible
to have true dual degree tracks and to a large extent. trusting
the
Colleges (and in the case of a Ph.D., the student,s committee) to define
the
courses they will
accept for the didactic
portion
of a graduate degree.
rdeally,
this trust
would include deleting
any lirni-t on the nurnber of crediis
that can oi'
used for both programs.
We will
meet with representatives
from vet. Med and HHS to make cert.ain we are al.l_
on the same page, but in order to respond to concerns rai-sed in discussions
we have
had with the Graduate school r think the following
are issues that probably need to
be addressed.
- students would need to be aLlowed
to co-enroll- in the Graduate schooL and
professional
school.
we envisi-on that students would still
be expected to meet
admj-ssion reguirernents for each program independently.
(rrm uncertain
whether
Banner currently
supports concurrent
enrollment
in two degrree programs, but this
would likely
invol-ve very few student.s and tracking
it on-paper should not be
burdensome)
- Should we continue to request approval
for graduate credit
for specific
professional
courses or give a blanket appro-ril for all professional
courses?
rn
Pharmacy, we currently
use the former and it. would actually
work fine to continue
with this'
if it makes the most sense to the Council.
{For pharmacy, we essentialJ_y
oversee the credential
and already flexibility
already as to whether we allow
specific
courses from a graduate program as meetinq on. of our professional
requirements.
Our Academic and Professional
Requirements commiitee makes these
types of decisions
routinely)
- The Graduate Council,
and perhaps the Curriculum commit.tee, would need to be
wi]ling
to allow the use of professional
and graduate courseis)
to concurrentl-y
sati-sfy the degree requirements of both the piofessj-onaI
degree and the graduaie
degree. (rn earlier
discussions,
wi-th Busineis and Public Health we have identified
professional
courses that could meet program requirements for Masters degrees and
vice versus. )
- rf only specific
professional
courses are al-lowed for graduate credit.
the
graduate school would have to accept enrollment
in the piofessional
program as
satisfying
the continuous enrolrment policy
of the grad.uate school. ltr,6t"
may be
terms during the students progression
in the profeslional
program in which no
tgraduate approvedr courses
are being taken)
?hanks again for looking at this.
Dual degree options,
such as a M.D. /ph.D,
(and
increasingly
Pharm.D./Ph.D. or M.Ph.), have long been availabl-e at medicaL schools.
For this
reason'
I would adnit that we were a bit nai.ve in our expectations
that
this would not be a slgnificant
concern at OSU,
Again' wefll
get together and make certain
we understand the needs and i"nterests of
Pharmacy, vet Med and HHS. rf there are questions or concerns you would like
us to
address prior
to the Graduate Council taking up this discussion,
please let me
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8n2/20099:13AM
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COLLEGEOF VETERINARYMEDICINEOffice of lhe Dean
OregonStateUniversity,200 MagruderHall,Corvallis,Oregon97331-4802
T 541-737-2058 | F 541-7374245 | http://oregonstate.edu/Vetmed
OreoonState
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September
10,2009
Walt Loveland,PhD
Chair OSU GraduateStudentCouncil
OregonStateUniversity
Corvallis,OR 97331
DearDr. Loveland:
t"
This letteris in supportof the August18memoto you from Drs. TheresaFiltz
and Gary Delanderconcerningthe relationshipbetweenprofessionalprograms
andgraduateprogramsat OSU. The issuesraisedfor suchprogramsin Pharmacy
apply to programsin VeterinaryMedicineand Public Health.We areengagedin
effortsto respondto the increasingneedin Oregon'sPublicHealthworkforcefor
duallytrainedprofessionallgra&ntn
students.Currentpoliciesregardingthis
more comprehensiveapproachmay soonbecomea liability to the university both
in its efforts to remaincompetitiveandto achieveits strategicplan.
Specifically,w€ too advocatea changein policy regardingthe transferof courses
andthe potentialuseof graduateapprovedprofessionalcoursesin a MPH and
PhD courseof studyin public health.Similarly, we advocatethat certain
approvedcoursework andpracticumexperiences(intemships)be allowedto
satisfuappropriaterequirementsin public health,veterinarymedicineand
pharmacyfor studentsseekingdual degrees.We recommendthat this policy
issuebe addressedby the GraduateCouncil early this fall.
The attacheddocumentprovidesbackgroundinformationrelativeto our
concerns.We would be pleasedto providemore informationif that would be
helpful. Thankyou for consideringthis importantrequest.
-lrr^€r^u*,1\
Tom Eversole,DVM, MS,
MS
AssociateDeanfor Student
A{fairs
Collegeof VeterinaryMedicine
OSU/CHHS
Director of Strategic
DevelopmentandAcademic
for a Collegeof Public Healthand
HumanSciences.
541-737-2098
Susan.
Tornquist@ore
gonstate.edu
Tom.Eversole@ore
gonstate.
edu
541-737-3827
cc: GraduateCouncil Representatives
BeckyDonatelle,PhD,Collegeof HealthandHumanSciences
Kathy O'Reilly, Collegeof VeterinaryMedicine
Overviewof fssuesRelatedto ProfessionaVGraduate
Education
in Public Health and Veterinary Medicine
September
11,2009
Objective
Our primary interestis to confirm that veterinarystudentsand graduatesmay
transferanduseprofessionalcoursescompletedaspart of their graduatedegree
in public health(MPH.) Secondly,we wish to confirm that certainapproved
practicum/internshipexperiencecreditsmay apply to both DVM andMPH
degrees.Third, we would like to confirm that approvedMPH or DVM courses
successfiily completedmay seryeaselectivecredit in the other@VM or MPH)
progftlm.
Background
The issueunderconsideration
hasramificationsfor OSU'sinvolvementin
severalshategicinitiatives, specifically:(a) the OSU StrategicPlan,(b)
establishingan accreditedschoolof public health,(c) the nationalfocuson
veterinarypublic healthworkforceand (d) increasingemphasison the "One
Health" movement.
As part of its strategicplan, OregonStateUniversity hasidentified Improving
HumanHealthand Wellnessasoneof threesignatureareasfor investmentand
development.The Collegeof Pharmacy,Collegeof VeterinaryMedicine and
Collegeof HealthandHumanSciences(CHHS) comprisethat signatureareaof
excellence.The CHHS hasundertakento becomean accreditedcollegeof public
health in20141advancingit to the statureof the othertwo professionalschoolsin
its areaof excellence.Oregoncurrentlyhasno accreditedschoolof public
health.
The landscapefor professionalandgraduateeducationhaschanged.Since9/1I
andthe anthraxattackstherehasbeenan increasingawarenessof the role of
veterinarypublic healthin emergencypreparedness
andbioterrorismresponse.
The threatsof avianflu and swineflu underscorethe importanceof surveillance
for animal-to-human(zoonotic)diseases.OregonSenatorKurt Schraderis a co'
sponsorof the VeterinaryPublic HealthWorkforceEnhancement
Act, slatedto
provide resourcesto universitiesthat train veterinariansin public health.If
passed,the bill would provide scholarships,faculty salary,laboratoriesand
teachingfacilities for schoolsof public healthandveterinarycollegesoffering
dualdegree(DVM-MPF[)programs.As part of the proposedcollegeof public
healthwe havea preliminary plan for sucha programaswell as a Pharm.D.MPH option. (SeeAtcachment1, Draft ProposedDVM-MPH/Epidemiology
Curiculum.) CHHSis activatingMPH tracksin epidemiologyandbiostatistics
in supportof this option.
The World Health Organrzationaswell asthe AmericanVeterinaryMedical
Association(AVMA), the AmericanMedical Association(AMA) andthe
AmericanPublic HealthAssociationascribeto the "One Health" approachto
world healthproblems. OneHealthpositsthat humanandanimalhealthin a
- asevidencedby pandemicsof AIDS,
sharedenvironmentcannotbe separated
swineflu andMRSA or epidemicssuchas SARSandEbola. Increasingly,
healtheducationwill be transdisciplinary,involving pharmacy,public healthand
veterinarymedicinein dual degreeprogramsto solvenew and emergingglobal
healthproblems. OSU is positionedto be a key playerin that future.
ImpetusandRationale
The workforcethat Oregonneedsnow andfor tomorrowrequiresdual degree
optionscombiningprofessionaltraining andgraduateeducation.We needthe
provisionsoutlinedin this requestin orderto offer dual degreeprogmmsin ways
that are an efficient investmentfor students.A numberof DVM-MPH progftrms
alreadyrecognizethatbenefit.(Seetable 1.)To be competitive,OSU should
assessits existingpolicy to ensurethat it athactsoutstandingstudents,who wish
to completecombineddegreeprogramsin a timely fashion.
The trendto offer combinedDVM - MPH degreeshasexpandedrapidly in the
last few years.About half of the 28 veterinarycollegesin the US offer public
healthdegreeoptionsfor veterinarystudents.OSU doesnot. [Seepatial list
attached.]OSU is oneof the few land grantuniversitieswith a co-located
accreditedcollegeof veterinarymedicineandpublic healthprogmm. OSU is
well positionedto be competitiveasan academicinstitution,to contributeto
global healthresearchandto producetomorrow's work force if it fully supports
dual degreeprogftrms.
The benefit of dual degreeoptionsis not limited to public health,pharmacyand
veterinarymedicine.Policy makersalsoshouldbe awareof the premiumplaced
on MSW-MPH andMBA - MPH combinations.Now is an opportunetime to
reconsideremergingworkforceneedsandto ensurethat our academicpolicies
are contemporaryenoughto meetthem.
Proposal
We proposethat languagein the graduatecataloguebe amendedto read:
o Graduatecoursesto be transferredto a mastersor doctoraldegree
progfirmmay be coursesthat areusedto satisfr the graduatecourse
requirementsfor a graduatecertificate,a mastersdegree(or equivalent),
or aprofessionaldegree(Pharm.D.or DVM.)
Earnedcredit for approvedcoursesin Public Healthmay be appliedto
satisfuthe graduationrequirementsfor the DVM degree.
Earnedcredit for approvedinternshipcoursesmay be appliedto the
graduationrequirementsfor both the DVM andMPH degrees.