Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.515 - Internship requirements
Rule 15.
(1) An
applicant for a pharmacist license shall acquire a minimum of 1,600 internship
hours, which may be completed through an educational program, under the
personal charge of a preceptor, through a preapproved unconventional
internship, or through an educational program outside of the United States
under subrule (2) of this rule. An internship is subject to all of the
following:
(a) Not more than 40 hours per week
may be earned.
(b) An
unconventional internship requires prior board approval and is limited to a
maximum of 400 hours, with a maximum of 16 hours earned per week, and not more
than 40 hours earned per week when the intern's pharmacy school is not in
session. As used in this subdivision, "unconventional internship" means an
educational program of professional and practical experience involving the
pharmacy or related pharmaceutical experiences which, through on-the-job
training, provides knowledge useful to the practice of the profession of
pharmacy.
(c) The licensed pharmacy
preceptor, an approved education program, or other individual previously
approved by the board shall verify internship hours.
(d) An individual participating in a
preapproved unconventional internship shall annually submit to the department
an affidavit from the internship supervisor that includes the type of
activities performed and the number of internship hours completed.
(e) The internship must provide professional
and practical experience.
(2) An individual who graduated from a
program outside the United States may petition the board for approval of a
maximum of 1,400 internship hours if an internship is not completed through an
approved educational program or under the personal charge of a preceptor
licensed in this state. The internship hours must be obtained through an
educational program experience.
(3)
An individual shall obtain an educational limited license under
R 338.513 before starting an
internship that includes the practice of pharmacy in this
state.
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