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About Our Externship Rotations
The Medco Health Externship Program is a unique learning opportunity
that allows you to learn more about the practice of pharmacy in a managed
care environment, specifically a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM). During
an externship rotation at Medco Health, students may participate in the
following activities:
- Research, interpret and be able to participate in or lead discussions
on current events relevant to managed care through the critique of journal
articles and presentation of summary and impact assessment on PBM and
managed care.
- Participate in clinical drug information activities, providing health
and drug-related information to health care professionals and patients.
- Learn about the history and evolution of managed care in the United
States, focusing on the impact of pharmacy management as a growing component
of the health care dollar expenditure, and the evolution of PBMs.
- Work closely with Medco Health pharmacists and assist/participate
in their daily activities and projects, attending appropriate meetings
and training sessions.
Please note that externship activities may vary depending on
the pharmacy location and preceptor availability. Here is a
brief overview of all three corporately-based
rotation opportunities:
- E-Commerce Technology – Based in our E-commerce department,
this rotation provides an overall understanding of the different audiences
that use the internet, and of the importance and uses of the internet
in providing healthcare information.
- Clinical Practices and Education – Based in the Clinical
Practices and Education department, this rotation provides pharmacy
students with an introduction to the various career opportunities available
to pharmacists in a managed care organization. There is focus on demonstrating
the ability to make rational, patient-specific therapeutic decisions
based upon critical evaluation of the literature and clinical experience.
- Electronic Prescription Technology – Based in our Client
Support division, this rotation provides an understanding of physician
and office staff interactions with the PBM industry, especially
physician and office staff use of prescription and other healthcare
technology in the outpatient setting today.
If you are interested in an externship at Medco Health, contact the Experiential
Learning/Educational Director at your College of Pharmacy to see if an
agreement offering an externship rotation at one of Medco Health's pharmacies
currently exists. If there is no such agreement, then proceed by completing
the following steps:
- With the help of your Experiential Director, review state and college
specific requirements for preceptor status and externship site, including
required registration with your State Board of Pharmacy
- Work with your Experiential Director to develop a draft of the goals
and objectives to be completed during your externship at Medco Health.
- Contact Becky A. Nagle (below) to discuss the details of your
externship including goals and objectives, potential projects, pharmacy
locations, and preceptor availability.
Becky A. Nagle, Pharm.D., BCPS
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Senior Director, Clinical Practice & Education
Director, Residency Programs
100 Parsons Pond Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
tel: (201) 269-6272
fax: (201) 269-5935
email: becky_nagle@medco.com
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