Challenges and Lessons Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic at One College of Pharmacy

JoLaine R Draugalis; Eric J Johnson; D Rex Urice

doi:10.5688/ajpe8157

Challenges and Lessons Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic at One College of Pharmacy

Am J Pharm Educ. 2020 Jun;84(6):ajpe8157. doi: 10.5688/ajpe8157.

Authors

JoLaine R Draugalis^{1

2}, Eric J Johnson¹, D Rex Urice¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Oklahoma, College of Pharmacy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
² Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Arlington, Virginia.

Abstract

The administrative response to the coronavirus identified in 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for a variety of units housed in the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy is described. Continuity of operations, essential vs nonessential personnel, distance learning, online testing procedures for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program, and the impact on development are discussed.

Keywords: Covid-19; continuity of operations; emergency operations.

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Education, Distance / organization & administration
Education, Pharmacy / organization & administration*
Faculty, Pharmacy / organization & administration
Humans
Pandemics
Pharmaceutical Services / economics
Pharmaceutical Services / organization & administration*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2
Schools, Pharmacy / economics
Schools, Pharmacy / organization & administration*