Category I Abbreviated Format

Transmittal Sheet

Establishing Academic Departments

in the

College of Pharmacy

Oregon State University

I certify that the above proposal has been reviewed and approved by the appropriate College

committees.

Wayne A. Kradjan

Dean, College of Pharmacy______________________________________ Date _____________

Category I Proposal

Establishing Academic Departments

Oregon State University

College of Pharmacy

1. Proposed Departments: Pharmaceutical Sciences (proposed CIP # 512003)

Pharmacy Practice (proposed CIP # 512001)

Establishing two departments within the College of Pharmacy (COP) is a reorganization

of the College from a structure in which faculty report directly to the Dean to a departmental

structure in which two department chairs will report to the Dean and will be responsible for

supervising faculty assigned to their departments. A College Executive Committee consisting of

the two department chairs, the assistant deans, and the Director of College Administration will

function as the main advisory body to the Dean. In addition, a College Cabinet will be created

consisting of the Executive Committee, and one faculty member elected from each of the two

departments. In most instances, the College Executive Committee and the College Cabinet will

meet together except for discussion of sensitive confidential matters related to specific faculty

members or students. Addition of the elected faculty members to the Cabinet is designed to

further inform non-administrative faculty of the functioning of the College and to allow input

from the faculty during discussions relating to allocation of resources, including, but not limited

to salary increases when they are made available. While the departments may have committees

appropriate to their missions, the Curriculum, Academic and Professional Standards, Faculty

Development and Promotions Advisory, Graduate Studies, Recruitment and Admissions, and

Research Committees will be College-wide.

This reorganization is in recognition of the increasing size and diversity of the College

faculty and is consistent with the administrative philosophy of the new Dean who assumed

leadership of the College in January 1999. Several factors contribute to this increased

complexity. First is the conversion of the professional program so that it will award only the

four-year doctor of pharmacy degree (Pharm. D) starting with the entering class of 1999.

Second, anticipated expansion of graduate education and research within the College will

necessitate a more programmatic planning process and more purposeful mentoring of young

faculty. In addition, growth of the College’s educational programs and numbers of faculty at the

Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) will require appropriate attention to assure the

scholarly development of these faculty. It is anticipated that a significant portion of the Dean’s

energies will be devoted to working with the Provosts’ and other administrators at the two

universities (OSU and OHSU) to assure fiscal stability for the College and an orderly integration

of programs. The Dean will also be required to pay increased attention to the external

development (fund raising) activities of the College. Thus, decentralization of the day-to-day

oversight of the faculty is a necessity. However, the Dean will maintain an open door policy for

any faculty to share ideas and concerns directly.

This new administrative structure has been presented to the faculty via written

notification followed by open discussion at a faculty meeting on September 21, 1999.

Subsequently, unanimous concurrence by voice vote has been obtained from both the current

Executive Committee and from the faculty.

2. Location within Organizational Structure

The College currently has three assistant deans. The Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

oversees the admission, retention, and advising of students in the professional pharmacy

program. This position will be unchanged.

The Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs was appointed in 1996 as an adviser to the

former dean on professional program and curriculum development and to represent the dean in

his absence at administrative meetings, alumni functions and interactions with the pharmacy

practice community. The individual currently serving in this capacity provides valuable

guidance to the newly appointed dean as a source of “institutional memory” of the policies and

procedures of the College. He offers insight into the workings of the University, especially in

relation to personnel management, the graduate program, and space allocation. This

administrative appointment will be retained for the present, but will likely be discontinued after

the new departmental structure is fully implemented.

The Assistant Dean for Pharmacy Practice position was created in 1988 to guide the

development of the teaching programs and to mentor the faculty on the OHSU campus. This

position is vacant, although an acting assistant dean has been appointed. The position will be

eliminated upon the appointment of the first Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice. The

Dean will assume the interface with the OHSU administration previously delegated to the

assistant dean.

Faculty in the disciplines of medicinal chemistry and natural products, pharmaceutics,

and pharmacology will report to the Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Chair of

Pharmaceutical Seriences will oversee faculty residing in both Corvallis and Portland. Faculty

within this department will represent the disciplines of general pharmacy practice,

pharmacotherapy, pharmacy administration, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology,

pharmaceutical outcomes, and health care and drug use policy.

Much of the budgetary resources of the College, including state support, external grants

and contracts management, and indirect recapture will be decentralized to the department chairs

for control and allocation. A critical element of the expectations for both of the new chairs will

be to envision a programmatic approach to both the educational offerings and scholarship within

each of the departments and to assist faculty in assuring their success within the University. The

chairs will identify course masters for courses emanating from their department and will be

responsible for assuring that those courses meet the quality standards and educational objectives

of the curriculum. The chairs will also provide assistance to the faculty in identifying sources of

research support. This will be vitally important to faculty seeking promotion and tenure.

Appendix A of this document reflects the proposed administrative organization of the

College.

3. Objectives, Functions and Activities

A. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The department objectives are to:

§ Teach pharmacy students in the professional (Pharm. D.) curriculum.

§ Contribute to the professional education of practitioners.

§ Instruct graduate students in the master’s and Ph.D. programs in

Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, Pharmacology, and

Pharmaceutics.

§ Direct research associates and post-doctoral fellows in Medicinal

Chemistry and Natural Products, Pharmacology, and

Pharmaceutics.

§ Obtain external funding, conduct research, and publish results of scientific

inquiry in the areas of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products,

Pharmacology, and Pharmaceutics.

§ Collaborate with researchers in the Colleges of Science and Veterinary

Medicine, the Linus Pauling Institute, the Center for Gene

Research and Biotechnology, the Molecular and Cellular Biology

Program, the Hatfield Marine Center, OHSU, the Vollum Institute,

and other academic departments.

§ Provide an intellectual and academic atmosphere that is conducive to

recruitment and development of qualified faculty.

The primary functions of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences are teaching, research and

service.

Research in the department addresses fundamental issues in the biomedical and

pharmaceutical sciences regarding the discovery, mechanism of action, cellular effects, and

disbursement of therapeutic agents. Medicinal and natural products chemistry is an

interdisciplinary area concerned with the discovery of new therapeutic agents and the

applications of natural products as therapeutic products. Faculty in medicinal and natural

products chemistry combine the disciplines of organic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular

biology to structurally characterize and study the biosynthesis of biologically active compounds

from natural sources; the design and synthesis of molecules able to affect specific cellular

functions; and the chemical features of enzymes and biochemical pathways that are of

therapeutic importance. The pharmaceutics discipline deals with a variety of topics pertaining to

the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs and antibiotics. Faculty in the

pharmaceutics group are involved in biochemical toxicology and drug metabolism studies; the

design and development of new drug delivery and dosage forms; and studies on the clinical

efficacy and distribution of drugs through the body as a function of dosing regimen or dosage

form. Research in pharmacology aims to provide a mechanistic understanding of drug action at

the cellular level. Members of the pharmacology faculty in the Department of Pharmaceutical

Sciences are using biochemical and molecular biological techniques to investigate signal

transduction pathways mediated by phospholipids and retinoids; electrophysiological approaches

to studying ion channel function; and the molecular biology of nuclear receptors and factors

regulating gene expression.

B. Department of Pharmacy Practice

The department objectives are:

§ Teach pharmacy students in the professional (Pharm. D.) curriculum.

§ Contribute to the professional education of practitioners.

§ Instruct graduate students in the master’s and Ph.D. programs in

Pharmacy Administration and Pharmaceutical Outcomes,

Pharmacotherapy, and the Pharmaceutical Sciences as appropriate.

§ Direct research associates, post-Pharm. D., and post-Ph.D. residents and

fellows in pharmacy administration, pharmaceutical outcomes,

pharmacotherapy, and clinical pharmacokinetics and as

appropriate.

§ Obtain external funding, conduct research, and publish results of

scientific inquiry in the areas of clinical and pharmaceutical

sciences.

§ Collaborate with researchers in the College of Health and Human

Performance (Department of Public Health) at OSU, the School of

Medicine (Departments of Medicine and Public Health) at OHSU,

the Office of Medical Assistance Program (OMAP) for the State of

Oregon, Kaiser Permanente Health Systems, Legacy Health

Systems (Portland), Providence Medical Center (Portland),

Veterans Administration Medical Center (Portland) and other

health systems to be identified.

§ Provide an intellectual and academic atmosphere that is conducive to

recruitment and development of qualified faculty.

The primary functions of the Department of Pharmacy Practice are teaching, research

and service.

Faculty in the department have specialty interests in general internal medicine, family medicine,

pediatrics, infectious diseases, kidney disorders, nutrition support and oncology. Research and

service activities include AIDs research, conducting clinical trials of investigational drugs;

clinical pharmacokinetic modeling; working with hospitals, health maintenance organizations

and insurance companies to develop drug use policy; assessing the economic impact of drug

therapy on the total cost of health care; and managing anticoagulant and lipid management

clinics. In particular, the College of Pharmacy has an interagency agreement with the Office of

Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP) to provide support and analysis for their pharmaceutical

programs. Responsibilities include coordinating the activities of the Oregon Drug Use Review

Board, providing review and analysis of drug use criteria, evaluating the potential impact of new

drug therapies, and providing health care provider education to improve the quality of drug

therapy provided to Oregon Medicaid recipients.

C. Shared Responsibilities and Objectives

The College of Pharmacy plays significant roles in meeting needs for postgraduate

professional education, serving as an educational resource for questions from practitioners, and

working with professional associations and the Oregon Board of Pharmacy to shape policy for

future pharmacy practice. These roles are an integral part of the mission of the College, as the

only college of pharmacy in the state of Oregon. College objectives inherent to these roles are

the responsibility of the entire faculty. All faculty are expected to contribute to meeting these

objectives when appropriate to their disciplines and expertise.

4. Resources Needed

A. Personnel

Existing faculty in the College will be integrated into one of the two proposed

departments. In addition, a three-year plan has been approved for transition to the entry

level Pharm. D. program that includes additional funding for the Chair of the Department

of Pharmaceutical Sciences, conversion of the assistant dean’s position in Portland to the

Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, and hiring of several new faculty in both

departments. Professional faculty and classified staff currently employed by the College

will be reorganized to best serve the needs of the Dean’s office and the two departments.

A new fiscal specialist has recently been hired to assist with grants and contracts

management.

B. Facilities and Equipment

The current Corvallis-based faculty and classified staff are adequately housed in

appropriate areas of the College. However, no unused space is available in the Pharmacy

Building. As we hire new faculty and staff for the entry level Pharm. D. program and

obtain new research funding, there will be a shortage of office, classroom and laboratory

space independent of the action to departmentalize. The most critical need is for

laboratory space and start-up funding for new faculty.

The College occupies shared office space in Gaines Hall (OHSU), the U.S.

Veterans Affairs Hospital and Medical Center, Emma Jones Hall (OHSU), and Legacy

Health System. The OHSU administration has agreed to remodel office and teaching

space to accommodate the needs of the faculty and staff in the Department of Pharmacy

Practice assigned to the Portland Campus, but research laboratory facilities are non-

existent. A business plan is being developed jointly between OSU and OHSU to further

recognize the interdependence of the College, its faculty and students on both campuses.

5. Funding Requirements and Selection of Chairs

Funding for each of the two proposed departments will come from existing resources in

the College and those approved in the new budget for the upcoming biennium. While salary

funds will likely be available to attract an external chair, identifying adequate start-up funds may

be more problematic. Therefore, the first chairs will be appointed from within the College

following the University’s affirmative action guidelines. There will be a call for nominations

(including self-nominations). A review committee will screen the applicants, arrange times for

the candidates to meet with the faculty and staff, and present recommendations for acceptable

candidates to the Dean. The Dean will make the final selection, with initial appointments for a

term of up to three years. As the departments mature and additional funding becomes available,

a national search will be initiated, with a provision to include internal candidates.

A portion of the College’s state allocation and indirect cost recapture will be retained in

the Dean’s office, with the remainder returned to the department chairs for management of the

departments. The Dean will manage development and Foundation funds. The College’s

business and accounting staff will assist the Dean and department chairs with financial

management.

6. Relationship to the Institutional Mission

The newly articulated mission of Oregon State University (proposed) states that the

institution “aspires to stimulate a lasting attitude of inquiry, openness and social responsibility.

To meet these aspirations, we are committed to providing excellent academic programs,

educational experiences and creative scholarship.“ Three strategic goals guide Oregon State

University in meeting its mission: providing a compelling learning experience, aspiring to be a

top tier university and serving Oregon as a statewide campus.

The mission and goals of the College of Pharmacy parallel those of the University. (See

appendix B) Our mission is to prepare the professional and graduate pharmacy students of today

to be the pharmacy practitioners and pharmaceutical sciences researchers of tomorrow. We

contribute to improved health by advancing patient care and the discovery and understanding of

medicines. The College's primary goals are professional and graduate instruction, research,

service, and promotion of life-long learning for its graduates. We provide quality instruction

related to professional and graduate education, conduct basic biomedical and applied clinical

research, provide service to the practicing pharmacists and citizens of the State of Oregon, and to

transfer newly-developed information to professional and consumer interest groups via

continuing education programs.

7. Long Range Goals and Plans

A. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

§ Develop a more programmatic approach to coordinating the graduate

education programs in medicinal chemistry and natural products,

pharmaceutics, and pharmacology.

§ Foster new collaborative research ties with the Department of Physiology

and Pharmacology in the School of Medicine (OHSU), and

researchers at the Vollum Institute (OHSU).

B. Department of Pharmacy Practice

§ Formalize teaching and research agreements with OHSU.

§ Expand the research productivity of faculty in the areas of

pharmacotherapy and clinical pharmacokinetics.

§ Develop a program in pharmaceutical outcomes and socioeconomics

research in collaboration with the Public Health Departments at OSU,

OHSU, and Kaiser Permanente.

§ Identify an adequate number of quality clerkship sites to

accommodate the students in the fourth year of the Pharm. D. program.

§ Develop new residency and fellowship training opportunities.

§ Foster collaborative research with its basic scientists in the

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (OSU) and the School of Medicine

(OHSU).

8. Relationship to Other Oregon University System (OUS) Institutions

This College reorganization will have minimal impact on its relationship to other

OUS institutions. The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences will continue to interact

with units in the University and the OUS, as in the past, including the College of Science,

the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Linus Pauling Institute, the Center for Gene

Research and Biotechnology, and the Molecular and Cellular Biology Program.

Research linkages are being expanded between College of Pharmacy faculty and School

of Medicine faculty at OHSU as well as with Public Health faculty at OSU, OHSU and

Kaiser Permanente. The Department of Pharmacy Practice will continue to strengthen its

ties with several hospitals, health maintenance organizations and community pharmacies

throughout the state. The OSU College of Pharmacy is the only pharmacy college in

Oregon. Therefore, there is no duplication of effort in providing quality education to

pharmacy students. Collaborative ties will be established with the University of

Washington to offer coordinated access to their external Pharm. D. degree for Oregon’s

practicing pharmacists.

Library Evaluation:

The College provides pharmacy students with library services and facilities in the

Pharmacy Building. Students also use the library services at the Valley Library and the

OHSU medical library. Much of the library searching is now done electronically from

home or remote sites. No further impact to the pharmacy library or the OHSU Library is

expected.

Liaison Documentation:

The following units that have collaborations with the College of Pharmacy have

been asked to provide letters of concurrence: the OSU Colleges of Health and Health

Performance and Science, the Center for Gene Research and Biotechnology, and the

Provost of Oregon Health Sciences University. It is not anticipated that these units will

be impacted by the change to a departmental structure in the College of Pharmacy.

Summary of Estimated Costs or Savings and Sources of Funds

There will be minimal or no cost increases or savings involved in reorganizing

the College into two departments. Existing College funds and those obtained through

future budget allocations will be reallocated to each department. Overall financial

management will be under the direction of the Dean, with decentralization to the

department chairs for day-to-day management. No additional FTE or resources other

than those approved by the Provost’s office during regular budget cycles are needed.

APPENDIX A

College of Pharmacy Division of Personnel by Department (Proposed)

Office of the DeanWayne Kradjan

Assistant Dean for Student AffairsKeith Parrott

Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs (position to be discontinued when departmental plan fully implemented)Gary DeLander

Professional FacultyEvelyn Madison (Director of College Administration)Open (Director of College External Relations and Marketing)

Staff (Corvallis)Samantha Elkinton (Student Affairs Office Support)Ika Fifita (Science Storekeeper)Denise Hoffman (Reception and Continuing Education)Connie Robertson (Student and Alumni Relations)Naomi Weidner (Word Processing Technician III and computer support)Pat Whalley (Accountant)Sharron Endicott (Grants and Contracts Technician)

Staff (Portland)Angie Mettie (Office Specialist 2)Open (Office Specialist 1)Deborah Dawson: Office Specialist 1 (Experiential Programs Support)

Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesChair (proposed): Open

Academic FacultyMedicinal Chemistry and Natural ProductsJohn BlockGeorge Constantine (until December, 1999)Bill GerwickPhil ProteauMark Zabriskie

PharmaceuticsJim AyresMark ChristensenKeith ParrottRosita Rodriguez

PharmacologyAnthony CollinsGary DeLanderTheresa FiltzJane Ishmael (January 2000)Mark Leid

Department of Pharmacy PracticeChair (proposed): OpenAcademic Faculty

PharmacotherapyTerri Bianco (OHSU and Veterans Affairs Medical Center)Nanette Bultemeier (OHSU)Sandra Earle (OHSU)Dean Haxby (Also Director of OMAP Program)(OHSU)Wayne KradjanMargaret McGuinness (OHSU and Veterans Affairs Medical Center)Myrna Munar (OHSU)Jay Mouser (OHSU and Legacy Health Systems)Diane Proteau (Drug Information, 1st professional yr experience coordinator—0.50 FTE)Susan Raber (OHSU and Providence Health System)Douglass Stennett (OHSU)Ann Zweber (Pharmaceutical Care Learning Center, Corvallis)Open: Inpatient Adult Medicine, OHSU

Pharmacy Administration, Health Care Policy, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmaceutical OutcomesLee Strandberg (Corvallis)Dan Touchette (OHSU)

Professional FacultyBill Boyce (Director, Student Health Services Pharmacy)Jennifer Danielson (Director of Experiential Programs)(OHSU)Kathy Ketchum (Coordinator, Medicaid Related Programs)(OHSU)

Pharmacists at the OSU Student Health Services PharmacyJudith ConroyPaula KwongLinda Samuels

APPENDIX B

College of Pharmacy Mission, Vision and Value Statements

MISSION STATEMENTThe College of Pharmacy prepares the professional and graduate pharmacy students of today to be the pharmacy practitioners and pharmaceutical sciences researchers of tomorrow. We contribute to improved health by advancing patient care and the discovery and understanding of medicines.

The College's primary goals are: professional and graduate instruction, research, service, and promotion of life-long learning for its graduates.

The professional program provides students with the scientific background and clinical skills necessary to enter into the profession of pharmacy. Instruction is directed toward stimulating intellectual curiosity and developing the critical thinking and problem solving skills necessary to provide rational drug therapy, promote healthy lifestyles and disease prevention, enhance patient compliance, reduce medication-related problems and improve well being and quality of life. Graduates contribute to the safe, effective and cost effective use of medications in a changing health care system.

In graduate instruction, the College seeks to impart the knowledge and provide the intellectual environment that will foster the highest level of research and critical, innovative thinking in both basic and applied research. The goal of our graduate program is to train students to become independent scientists capable of the design, execution and interpretation of scientific experiments that address problems of biomedical relevance.

The College's service mission is one of contributing to the intellectual growth of the university and partnering with the profession by providing specialized knowledge to assist in solving the problems facing pharmacy and the health care delivery system. Faculty serve as educators, role models for innovative and advanced practice, and collaborators with practitioners to develop and assess new models of pharmacy practice.

The College promotes life-long learning by instilling in its graduates the philosophy that learning must continue throughout their career and by facilitating opportunities for postgraduate and continuing education.

Vision statements¨ We will be recognized nationally as a leader in pharmacy education and research.

¨ By the year 2010, we will be recognized as one of the top 10 pharmacy research programs in the United States.

Value Statements5Example of value statements¨ The quality and completeness of our students’ education is our top priority.

¨ We pursue excellence in education and scholarship.

¨ There is community within the faculty and staff that is premised on collegiality, mutual trust and respect.

¨ The College is responsible to its students, staff, and faculty to help them grow personally and professionally.

¨ We have the responsibility to assure that our graduates will safeguard the health of the public.