title: Post-PharmD industry fellowship opportunities and proposed guidelines for uniformity.
abstract: The focus of this paper is to examine the surge in the development of post-PharmD industry fellowships (ie, pharmacy fellowship programs sponsored by the biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical industry). These post-PharmD training programs do not fit the currently accepted definition of a pharmacy fellowship; therefore, the authors propose a new and distinct definition to encompass these fellowships. The authors provide program examples to showcase the establishment of the post-PharmD industry fellowship institutional centers. Finally, the authors provide recommendations to create uniformity in the programs of this relatively new category of post-PharmD training.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Worcester, USA.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Larochelle
authors.forename: Dan K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Giang
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Marisol
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kcomt
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ku
mesh_terms: D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics; D004514:Education, Pharmacy, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014146:Training Support; D014481:United States