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Parents and Mentors May Be Gone but They Are Never Forgotten
Author(s) -
DeVane C. Lindsay
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1002/phar.1541
Subject(s) - south carolina , citation , library science , commission , pharmacy , medicine , history , family medicine , law , political science , computer science , public administration
C. Lindsay DeVaneMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South CarolinaKey Words: clinical pharmacy, pharmaceutical scientists, mentors, profes-sional development(Pharmacotherapy 2015;35(1):1–3) doi: 10.1002/phar.1541Buffalo, New York, in the fall of 1977 was awonderful place to be a pharmacy resident orpostdoctoral trainee. I felt I had arrived thereduring a golden age for advancement of clinicalpharmacy practice, and I was part of a revolu-tion. All around me were superstars who werecelebrities of the biomedical literature. I wasparticipating in a drama that was progressing ata rapid pace. Allow me to set the stage with ahistorical backdrop before introducing a few ofthe players.The nation’s first Pharm.D.-granting programwas established at the University of SouthernCalifornia in 1950, but it was not until 1968 thatthe first clinical pharmacy program was initiatedthere, with clinical clerkships becoming availablein 1970.