Intership - In-patient hours

[Miss Nancy]

Hello friends,

I am wondering if there is a minimum requirement for inpatient hours that we need to meet?

I am presently looking for an internship in California. Please advise!

Thank you,

[3boooda]

No you do not have to.

[Miss Nancy]

We do need to do inpatient hours, correct?

[3boooda]

Correct.

[Miss Nancy]

3bouda, how can we set foot in an inpatient pharmacy, hospitals in the long beach area wouldn't take me even as a volunteer. They saay they only take pharmacy students on rotations. Please advise!

[3boooda]

Why you need to do inpatient internship? Yo do not have to. Just try small pharmacies.

[Miss Nancy]

I thought we had to do both settings. you answered my question above confirming that we needed to do both. If not, I am so happy... I just found an internship. I'll get started in two weeks.

Please confirm that we don't need inpatient pharmacy!

Thank you so much, you made my day... ouhooo

[Miss Nancy]

Hi 3booda,

I am in Long Beach California. Please go to the following link, and see below. Please advise!

http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/forms/foreign_grad_law.pdf

c. Submit proof of 1,500 hours of internship or its equivalent.
d. Submit proof of experience in institutional and community pharmacy
settings.

I am confused..

[srilak]

According to the ca board of pharmacy,you need to do both retail and hospital intern hours. But they accept your application even if u don't have hospital hours.

[Miss Nancy]

Hi guys,

You were right. I called the board, and we do not have to do inpatient hours. We just need to fulfill the 1500 hours.

Thank you so much for your input