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  • 1.  Early Assurance Policy

    Posted 07-06-2021 10:22 AM
    Hello Colleagues, 

    We are in the process of building out some preferred partnership pathways and articulation agreements with outside institutions to build a stronger pipeline of PharmD applicants. I am curious to see which other PharmD institutions have an Early Assurance agreement with outside institutions and whether you have waived the interview requirement altogether or simply a created a less rigorous and more seamless interview process for those who qualify for Early Assurance. Please feel free to reply here or reach out to me directly at mruggiero@regis.edu with any further feedback or insight you might have.

    Thank you,

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    Melissa Ruggiero
    Associate Director of Admissions
    Regis University
    Denver CO
    303-458-4341
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  • 2.  RE: Early Assurance Policy

    Posted 07-06-2021 11:20 AM
    I'm also interested in learning more about this process. We have an EA pathways and are trying to identify ways to increase our applicant pool for hte P1 entrance.​​

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    Jenny Van Amburgh
    Clinical Professor/Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
    Northeastern University
    Weymouth MA
    617-373-7444
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  • 3.  RE: Early Assurance Policy

    Posted 07-06-2021 01:02 PM
    Hi Jenny, I will pass along what I find out! Through your EA Pathways, what is still required as part of the admissions process? Have you eliminated the interview component? If not, are interviews conducted in the same manner for EA students as they are for all applicants?

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    Melissa Ruggiero
    Assistant Director of Admissions
    Regis University
    Denver CO
    303-458-4341
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  • 4.  RE: Early Assurance Policy

    Posted 07-19-2021 01:37 PM

    Yes, here at U of Houston College of Pharmacy, we have early assurance programs with three institutions:
    Lamar University (Beaumont, TX)-East TX

    Stephen F. Austin State U (Nacogdoches, TX) Northeast TX

    South Texas College (McAllen, TX) South Texas

    Here's the link for more detail:
    https://uh.edu/pharmacy/prospective-students/pharmd/co-ops/

    Regards,



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    Morgan Ely
    Director of Pharmacy Admissions
    University of Houston College of Pharmacy
    Pharm. D. program
    (713) 743-1291
    morgan@uh.edu

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  • 5.  RE: Early Assurance Policy

    Posted 07-27-2021 12:38 PM
    Edited by Jason Hartfield 07-27-2021 12:45 PM
    I just wanted to add a note that Candidate interviews are required as part of the ACPE Accreditation Standards. Something to keep in mind when you are designing your Early Assurance pathways.

    Standard 16: Admissions
    https://www.acpe-accredit.org//pdf/Standards2016FINAL.pdf

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    Jason Hartfield, MA
    Associate Director of Admissions
    KGI School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    Claremont, CA
    909-607-9227
    jason_hartfield@kgi.edu
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