2008 AMCP/FMCP/Pfizer, Inc. Summer Internship Program (posted 10/01/2007)

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), in conjunction with the Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy, and under the auspices of Pfizer Inc, has made available twelve managed care internships for the summer of 2008.  The goal of the program is to enhance a student’s awareness of career options in managed care pharmacy practice settings or within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by direct hands-on involvement.  Ten managed care organizations and two VA medical centers will each host an intern for this program.

Each pharmacy student will participate in a preceptorship program, working at a managed care organization or at a VA medical center.  Students will complete a structured rotation, and will be required to present a poster at AMCP's Educational Conference in October 2008.

To be eligible for the AMCP/FMCP/Pfizer Managed Care Pharmacy Summer Internship Program, a student must be enrolled full-time in an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy during the 2007-2008 school year, with anticipated graduation in 2009 or 2010 with a PharmD degree.  Three letters of reference must be supplied with each application, one from the dean of the school, one from a faculty member and one from a non-relative pharmacist.  Applications and letters of reference must be postmarked by January 28, 2008.  The internship must be completed within a ten-week period between May and August 2008.

A PDF file of the application is available.

We are confident that students participating in the program will benefit from their experience, and look forward to the continued success of the summer internship program.

2008 FMCP Pharmacy Student Specialized Internship Program in Health Outcomes Pharmacy Summer Internship Program (posted 10/01/2007)

The Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy, in partnership with Allergan, Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, is pleased to offer two appointments to the Specialized Summer Internship Program in Health Outcomes for pharmacy students.  The internships will take place over a ten-week period from May to August 2008.  The goal of this program is to create awareness of career paths in health outcomes and pharmacoeconomics research, the foundation for evidence-based decision making in managed health care systems.  In addition, the interns will gain knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, managed health care systems and professional association management.

Following a competitive selection process, the two selected interns will spend eight weeks at the Allergan Global Health Outcomes Department in Irvine, California under the supervision of pharmacist preceptors and will complete a health outcomes related project.  The results will be exhibited on posters at AMCP's 2008 Educational Conference.  In addition, interns will spend one week in a managed care organization to gain a basic understanding of formulary development, implementation, maintenance, evaluation and the importance of health outcomes in the formulary decision-making process.

Interns will also spend one week at AMCP/FMCP offices in Alexandria, Virginia, where they will be introduced to the workings of professional associations and participate in a professional peer review process for the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy.

The interns will be paid a stipend, including housing, travel and other expenses, and will attend AMCP's 2008 Educational Conference in Kansas City, MO. 

A PDF file of the application is available. The application deadline is January 28, 2008. 

Should you have any questions or require additional application forms, please contact Richard Fry, FMCP Director of Programs at (800) 827-2627 ext. 645.