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Dean Vanderveen speaks at the 4th National Conference on Pharmacy Education in Taiwan.
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Collaborations in Asia Dean Vanderveen presented an overview of accreditation requirements at US pharmacy schools to an audience of pharmacy educators held at the University of Taiwan in Taipei at the end of June. The audience at the conference consisted of hundreds of educators, including many deans, from Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia who are looking for ways to enhance their curriculums with an eye toward the US Pharm.D. model. Of particular interest to many educators throughout Asia are the clinical pharmacy programs that American students follow as part of their training to become pharmacists. Vanderveen gave the audience an overview of how pharmacists are educated generally in the US and specifically at the USC School of Pharmacy. “This was a unique opportunity to share what we’ve learned in the US about accreditation and the value of clinical training in pharmacy education. They were very interested in the USC School of Pharmacy because of our 50 years of experience with offering the Pharm.D.,” says Vanderveen. Also, while in Taiwan, Vanderveen spoke to the faculty and administration of the Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science. Chia Nan is the largest private pharmacy school in Taiwan counting over 40% of all practicing pharmacists in the country among the school’s alumni. Vanderveen signed an affiliation agreement with the president of Chia Nan University, Chao-Hsiun Wang. The agreement specifies that the USC School of Pharmacy will work with Chia Nan as they move toward a more clinical curriculum and that the
Professor Clay Wang (left) looks on as Dean R. Pete Vanderveen (right) confirms an affiliation agreement with Chia Nan University President Chao-Hsiun Wang.
two schools will engage in both faculty and student exchange programs. President Wang is the father of School of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Clay C. C. Wang. Vanderveen’s Asian visit also included meetings at Bejing Pharmaceuticals Group Ltd., National Taiwan University and the School of Pharmacy dean at Peking University.
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