The Distance Doctor of Pharmacy program includes three on-campus immersions, with each lasting approximately one week. Immersions will serve to allow for formative and summative assessment, hands-on skills training, labs, simulations, and interdisciplinary and service learning experiences. Tentative curricular content and assessments for on-campus immersions are outlined below.
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Summer between first and second professional years
- Sterile and non-sterile instruction and assessment
- Physical assessment hands-on assessment
- APhA Immunization training hands-on assessment
- Dispensing & Community Pharmacy OSCEs
- Microbiology lab assessment
- Service learning/IPE
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Summer between first and second professional years
- Sterile and non-sterile instruction and assessment
- Physical assessment hands-on assessment
- APhA Immunization training hands-on assessment
- Dispensing & Community Pharmacy OSCEs
- Microbiology lab assessment
- Service learning/IPE
3 Total Days
Professional Year 1, Immediately prior to Fall semester
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Ground Travel* $410 |
Housing $270 |
Flights $290 |
Meals & Snacks $240 |
*Daily Transportation (airport and daily hotel to campus)
$1,150 Total for On-Campus Immersion
7 Total Days
Professional Year 1, Immediately following Spring semester
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Ground Travel* $410 |
Housing $630 |
Flights $290 |
Meals & Snacks $560 |
*Daily Transportation (airport and daily hotel to campus)
$1,830 Total for On-Campus Immersion
7 Total Days
Professional Year 2, Immediately following Spring semester
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Ground Travel* $410 |
Housing $665 |
Flights $290 |
Meals & Snacks $560 |
*Daily Transportation (airport and daily hotel to campus)
$1,865 Total for On-Campus Immersion
7 Total Days
Professional Year 3, Immediately following Spring semester
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Ground Travel* $410 |
Housing $700 |
Flights $290 |
Meals & Snacks $560 |
*Daily Transportation (airport and daily hotel to campus)
$1,900 Total for On-Campus Immersion
3 Total Days
Professional Year 4, Immediately following Spring semester
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Ground Travel* $410 |
Housing $315 |
Flights $290 |
Meals & Snacks $240 |
*Daily Transportation (airport and daily hotel to campus)
$1,195 Total for On-Campus Immersion
34 Total Days
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Ground Travel* $2,050 |
Housing $2,580 |
Flights $1,450 |
Meals & Snacks $2,160 |
*Daily Transportation (airport and daily hotel to campus)
$8,240 Total for On-Campus Immersions
- Ground travel calculated at $175/one-way taxi and $60/immersion for campus shuttle
- Housing calculated at $90/night discounted rate (including tax and fees) with Findlay Inn for those needing housing. Includes daily breakfast and an increase in cost by $5 each year.
- Flights calculated average domestic flight to Ohio, including average bag and change fee. Airports to consider include Detroit, MI, Columbus, OH, Fort Wayne, IN, and Dayton, OH.
- Meals & Snacks estimated at $80 per day, assuming the student chooses to participate in planned meals and optional evening activities.
- Costs are an estimate and will vary based on the student’s location and individual needs. Costs include anticipated incidental costs associated with the immersion(s) that may occur while participating in these on-campus activities.
Each professional year has associated experiential learning requirements embedded within it, and during the fourth professional year, student learning is scheduled in various pharmacy settings. Efforts will be made to place distance learners within one hour of their home address for their experiential learning. If this is not possible, the student could be required to complete an experiential learning rotation with the program’s Ohio-based experiential education network. Housing and transportation to and from experiential sites throughout the educational experience will be at the student’s expense.
Anticipated Immersion Dates
These dates are subject to change. We strongly recommend waiting to make travel arrangements until the month of January preceding each immersion.
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Professional Year |
Date |
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Orientation |
August 14 to 16, 2024 |
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Professional Year 1 Immersion |
May 4 to 11, 2025 |
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Professional Year 2 Immersion |
May 2026 |
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Professional Year 3 Immersion |
May 2027 |
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Graduation Week Immersion |
April/May 2028 |
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Best Four-Year Institutions in the Midwest, 2021
The Princeton Review
2022 Best National Universities1
U.S. News & World Report
1Best National Universities (2022) U.S. News and World Report. Ranked in 2022.
