Immunization Training: Right or Privilege?

Evaluation of student confidence in influenza immunization administration using a multi-modal teaching approach

“…2,3 These inconsistencies may result from the lack of requirement of the topic in pharmacy curricula, differences in stateapproved vaccination training curricula, the inability of some pharmacy interns to provide vaccinations under pharmacist supervision, or other variances in state regulations regarding pharmacist-administered vaccinations, such as patient age limits and type of vaccine administered. 1,2 A 2009 statement published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education called for improvement of immunization education and training in pharmacy schools in order to produce graduates prepared to provide immunization services. 3 Increases in trained pharmacy graduates can potentially improve immunization rates in the United States to attain Healthy People immunization goals.…”

Evaluation of immunization training in the curriculum of first- and third-year pharmacy students

“…1 Regulatory practices vary from state to state regarding the utilization of a protocol or a prescription, the types of vaccines that pharmacists are allowed to administer, and the patient populations they are allowed to administer them to. Many states also differ in regulatory language allowing student pharmacists to administer vaccines.…”

Immunization Education in US Pharmacy Colleges and Schools

“…6 The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) all support educating students on the topic of immunization. [7][8][9] The manner in which and the extent to which this topic is taught at US colleges and schools of pharmacy is unknown, but based on a variety of published reports, appears to vary across the country.…”