June 29, 2023

Students and licensed pharmacists benefit from APhA Medication Therapy Management training session in Applebaum Building

On June 22, the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences presented American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services training. This live, in-person, daylong training translated into 21.0 contact hours of CPE credit for licensed pharmacists who met all course requirements.

The training was hosted by Dr. Joseph Fava (pictured below, left), Dr. Brittany Stewart (below, right) and Carol Bugdalski-Stutrud (center), a 1986 pharmacy program alumna who was a faculty member from 2001-13. She now serves as a pharmacist and health care consultant, strengthening partnerships between primary care and community pharmacy.

Wayne State preceptors were invited to register for the $425 course for free, and the first cohort of students in the WSU Applebaum Ambulatory Care Concentration (pictured below) participated alongside the licensed pharmacists.

The APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services course presented a systematic approach for developing, implementing, delivering and sustaining MTM services. It included an overview of the marketplace for delivering MTM services, guidance for implementing MTM services in pharmacy practice, a review of the essential skills and knowledge needed for performing MTM successfully, and an organized process for identifying medication-related problems. The purpose of this certificate training program was to prepare pharmacists to improve medication use through the delivery of MTM services in a variety of practice settings.

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The Doctor of Pharmacy program at Wayne State University is a four-year curriculum in the heart of Detroit. Approximately 100 students are enrolled in each year of the program. WSU Applebaum information meetings for prospective students take place at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. The application process for the Doctor of Pharmacy program begins each July.

An anchor in urban health care

The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is built on more than 100 years of tradition and innovation in the heart of Detroit. We have grown deep roots in our city, harnessing its powerhouse hospital systems and community service organizations as vibrant, real-world training grounds for students, with an ongoing focus on social justice in health care. And our research at all levels – from undergraduates to veteran faculty members – translates into creative solutions for healthier communities.

Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering approximately 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 24,000 students.

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