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Appendix 1: College of Pharmacy Mission, Vision, and Critical Factors for Success  - 8.1

Mission

To advance societal health and wellness through leadership in pharmacy education, research, community engagement, and patient care. 

Vision 

Faculty, students, and alumni of the College of Pharmacy lead transformative advances in healthcare improving health and wellness through the discovery, translation, and application of research and scholarship. 

Critical Factors for Success 

Recruit and nurture diverse and high-achieving students, faculty, and staff to address the healthcare needs of a diverse population.  

Create professional leaders who advance societal health by building a culture of critical thinking, evidence-based decision making, and interprofessional team-based patient care.  

Create scientific leaders whose innovative ideas and strategies advance new options to improve health.  

Engage in and disseminate impactful scholarship, ranging from foundational research to applications in patient care to scholarship of teaching and learning.  

Equip students and faculty with academic, professional, and leadership skills required to compete successfully and sustain satisfaction, both personally and professionally.  

Enhance alumni relationships through a partnership that assures continuing competence, awareness of contemporary practice issues, and engages alumni with faculty and current students for reciprocal benefits.  

Establish key partnerships, collaborations and strategic alliances that will advance the mission of the College.  

Be Oregon’s pharmacy resource advancing healthcare regionally, nationally, and globally. 

Appendix 2: Oregon State University Mission, Vision and Values - 8.2 

Preamble 

Oregon State University is a comprehensive, research intensive public land-grant university. OSU is one of only two land-, sea-, space- and sun-grant universities with such designation in the country. Oregon State programs and faculty are located in every county of the state and investigate the state's greatest challenges. The state of Oregon is OSU’s campus but our mission is to serve the state, the nation and the world. The university works in partnership with the P-12 school system, Oregon community colleges and other colleges and universities to provide access to high-quality educational programs. Strong collaborations with industry and state and federal agencies drive OSU's research enterprise. 

Mission  

As a land grant institution committed to teaching, research and outreach and engagement, Oregon State University promotes economic, social, cultural and environmental progress for the people of Oregon, the nation and the world. 

This mission is achieved by producing graduates competitive in the global economy, supporting a continuous search for new knowledge and solutions and maintaining a rigorous focus on academic excellence, particularly in the three Signature Areas: Advancing the Science of Sustainable Earth Ecosystems, Improving Human Health and Wellness, and Promoting Economic Growth and Social Progress. 

Vision 

To best serve the people of Oregon, Oregon State University will be among the Top 10 land grant institutions in America. 

Values  

Oregon State University recognizes that our mission and goals must be supported by sound institutional values. As we pursue our mission and goals, we recognize that the individuals comprising our extended university community are the source of our creativity, reputation, and vitality. The following values are fundamental to our success: 

  • Accountability. We are committed stewards of the loyalty and good will of our alumni and friends, and the human, fiscal and physical resources entrusted to us.
  • Diversity. We value diversity because it enhances our education and because it provides tools to be culturally respectful, professionally competent and civically responsible.
  • Respect. We encourage respect, humanity, and integrity in our treatment of each other, and we care for the well-being and safety of others.
  • Responsibility. We have a responsibility to society to contribute to its social, cultural, political, aesthetic, ethical, and economic well-being.
  • Truth. We honor and impart principles of academic honesty, freedom, truth, and integrity. 

Appendix 3: Email - 8.3

Professional Standards for Email 

The College asks that you maintain the following professional standards when using email in all correspondence as a Pharm.D. student. 

  • Check your email daily, as you will be expected to do at any job as a professional.
  • In general, compose email exactly as you would compose a written business letter or a written assignment for a class. Devote the same attention to editing and proofreading – or perhaps greater attention! After all, no one individual class assignment will cost you a job, but a poorly written email might.
  • Use a subject line that will be understandable to the recipient – something like “Question about Immunization Requirements.” Using an extremely short subject line like “Hi” or “Question,” or leaving the subject line blank is confusing and unprofessional.
  • Use the correct salutation for the recipient – “Dear Dr. Proteau” or “Dear Ms. Austin.” Not using a salutation is unprofessional and can imply a demanding tone. Please don’t use first names until the person has told you that doing so is okay.
  • Marital status is irrelevant, so use Ms. rather than Miss or Mrs. for your email salutations.
  • Please be aware that all pharmacists are not Doctors, many are RPh. and using Dr. would be inappropriate. If you don’t know Pat McGee’s gender or credentials, then do some research. Get on the organization’s website or you can call them and ask. “I’m writing to Pat McGee. I’ve never met Pat and I want to use the correct form of address. Should I use Dr., Mr., Ms.?” You can also consider asking faculty or advisors if they are familiar with a pharmacist’s credentials.
  • Be clear and direct. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation should all be perfect.  Take the time to properly compose, proofread, and edit your emails. If you are concerned about your ability to use correct English grammar or spelling, please contact any of the advisors.
  • Use a standard font like Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman at 10 to 12 pt.
  • Email is not private and emails are forwarded all the time. Assume the president of the Board of Pharmacy, the CEO of your employer, and your grandmother will see everything you ever write in an email.
  • Inappropriate, disrespectful, or hurtful communications are considered a significant breech of professional ethics as described in the Essential Characteristics of a Student Pharmacist and will result in the referral of student behavior to the Academic and Professional Standards committee.
  • Use a signature block at the end of your emails that gives your name and contact information. An example is below. 

Benny Beaver 
Pharm.D. Candidate, 2023 
Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University
Doctor of Pharmacy Program 
Cell: 541-555-1212 

 Here are some additional resources on email etiquette: 

Appendix 4: Awards & Honors - 8.4

A variety of honors and awards are conferred to Pharm.D. students annually during either the Student Recognition Banquet or the College of Pharmacy Commencement Ceremony.   Awards presented at the Student Recognition Banquet include those for Academic Achievement, Leadership, and the Unsung Hero award which allows each class to recognize one member of their cohort for their significant contributions. 

The College of Pharmacy gives awards to graduates who exhibit: 

  • Excellence in Health Education
  • Excellence in Leadership
  • Excellence in Professional Engagement
  • Excellence in Patient Advocacy
  • Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Inquiry
  • Excellence in Mentorship
  • Excellence in Patient Care in Community Pharmacy
  • Excellence in Patient Care in Ambulatory Care
  • Excellence in Patient Care in Health-Systems Pharmacy
  • Excellence in Patient Care in Drug Information

Merck Manual Award for Academic Excellence

The Merck Award is given annually to two graduates who have displayed a very high level of academic achievement throughout their professional studies. Their awards include copies of both the Merck Manual.

APhA-ASP Senior Recognition Award

The Mortar & Pestle Professionalism Award is given to a graduate who has exhibited the ideals of patient care and has demonstrated exceptional service and commitment to the profession through involvement in professional organizations.

United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award 

This award acknowledges students who are active in developing innovative approaches to current public health challenges. This award recognizes a student who has contributed time, talent, and energy to voluntary services that promote public and global health.

Viatris Excellence in Pharmacy Award

This award recognizes a graduate who is in the top 25% of the class academically and has both high professional motivation as well as superior proficiency in the provision of drug information services. The awardee will receive a certificate, and a custom-framed lithograph entitled “Pharmacy: A Tradition of Healing”.

ASHP - American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) Plaque

ASHP is a national organization that represents pharmacists as patient care providers in acute and ambulatory care settings. ASHP honors past student officers who have served both ASHP and our local organization, OSHP.