DIVISION OF MEDICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE 
                             BOARD OF PHARMACY 
                      4052 BALD CYPRESS WAY, BIN #C-04 
                      TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-3254 
                                  (850) 245-4292 
           
           
           
                                          
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
               FOREIGN GRADUATE REGISTERED INTERN WORK 
                               ACTIVITY MANUAL 
           
                                    July 2016 
           
          Prior to beginning the program, the foreign graduate must have an intern license.  No 
          program hours will be approved prior to the issuance date of the license and approval of 
          the Preceptor. 
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
                                           
           
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          Rule 64B16-26.2031, F.A.C. 
         
                           TABLE OF CONTENTS 
                                  
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          Foreign Graduate Registered Intern /Preceptor Responsibilities ................................................ 2 
          Foreign Graduate Registered Intern /Preceptor Assignment Information ................................. 2-3 
             Core Assignment Examples: 
          Communications ........................................................................................................................ 4 
          Management ........................................................................................................................... 4-5 
          Law Review ................................................................................................................................ 5 
          Prescription/Physician Order (Rx) Processing ............................................................................ 5 
          Drug Product Information ........................................................................................................... 6 
              Four Patient Profile Studies ........................................................................................................ 6 
                               FORMS 
          Form 1 – Foreign Graduate Registered Intern Preceptor Registration ........................................ 7 
          Form 2 – Preceptor Assignment Evaluations ......................................................................... 8-13 
          Form 3a – Work Activity Checklist (Community Practice Only) ............................................ 14-17 
          Form 3b – Work Activity Checklist (Institutional Practice Only) ........................................... 18 -21 
          Form 4 – Work Activity Statement of Completed Hours ............................................................ 22 
          Form 5 – Drug Information ....................................................................................................... 23 
          Form 6 – Master Medication Profile .......................................................................................... 24 
         
         
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                 Foreign Graduate Registered Intern and Preceptor Responsibilities 
                 The work activity program you are beginning has the following objectives as the basis for the foreign 
                 graduate registered intern’s educational experiences. 
                  
                          1)      Transfer the principles and theories of course work to practical application. 
                           
                          2)      Be proficient at prescription/physician order processing and drug distribution. 
                  
                          3)      Apply management and administrative aspects to pharmacy department operations. 
                  
                          4)      Formulate drug information data and interpret medical data from profile system. 
                  
                          5)      Develop  optimal  communication  skills  with  patients/customers  and  fellow  health 
                                  professionals. 
                  
                          6)      Enhance and develop positive attitudes toward self as a health professional and toward 
                                  the profession as a contributor to health care. 
                  
                 Please remember that you have only ONE Board of Pharmacy approved preceptor and site.  Your 
                 preceptor is responsible for your program and will review and certify all evaluation forms.  If you visit 
                 another pharmacy or health facility to complete an assignment or to gain an experience not available at 
                 your preceptor’s pharmacy, then your preceptor will complete the evaluation of the assignment after 
                 having consulted with the pharmacist at said facility.  You will be encouraged to visit other health 
                 facilities whenever possible in order to broaden your knowledge of other health facilities or pharmacy 
                 operations. 
                  
                 The foreign graduate registered Intern should request a copy of the Standards of Practice for the 
                 Profession  of  Pharmacy  from  the  Academy  of  Practice,  American  Pharmacists  Association,  2215 
                 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037. 
                  
                 Foreign Graduate Registered Intern and Preceptor Assignment Information 
                 Each foreign graduate registered intern must have a Foreign Graduate Registered Intern License, 
                 issued by the Florida Board of Pharmacy, prior to beginning employment. 
                  
                 The foreign graduate registered intern shares the responsibility with the preceptor in completing and 
                 mailing the Foreign Graduate Registered Intern Preceptor Registration form verifying the preceptor’s 
                 registration to the board office. 
                  
                 The foreign graduate registered intern has the responsibility of preparing a report on each of the six 
                 core assignments listed below: 
                  
                          1)      Communications 
                          2)      Management 
                          3)      Law Review 
                          4)      Prescription/Physician Order (Rx) Processing 
                          5)      Drug Product Information 
                          6)      Four Patient Profiles Studies 
                  
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        The foreign graduate registered intern’s report for each assignment must be two (2) pages, double-
        spaced and typed using font size 10 or 12.  These assignments will help to develop written professional 
        communication skills and will be evaluated based on style, appearance and content. 
         
        The foreign graduate registered intern will share the responsibility with the preceptor in discussing and 
        reviewing each assignment.  The preceptor should be involved in each assignment to teach the foreign 
        graduate registered intern, test the foreign graduate registered intern, by written test or oral quiz and 
        discussion, and assess the foreign graduate registered intern’s progress.  The preceptor will complete 
        the  assignment evaluation forms (Form 2, page 8-13) and attach one form to each of the foreign 
        graduate registered intern’s six completed assignments, forwarding all six completed assignments to 
        the board office.  The board office shares the responsibility of approving and disapproving assignments 
        with the preceptor.  In the event the assignment(s) are not approved, the foreign graduate registered 
        intern will be required to re-write the assignment for the board office’s re-evaluation. 
         
        Upon completion of the work activity program, the foreign graduate registered intern will share the 
        responsibility with the preceptor in assuring that the Work Activity Checklist (Form 3A and 3B, pages 
        14-21)  are  completed  and  discussed.    This  checklist  is  intended  to  assist  the  foreign  graduate 
        registered intern and preceptor in determining the foreign graduate registered intern’s efficiency level in 
        all aspects of pharmacy and confirm that the areas of deficiency may be readdressed. 
         
        Prior to beginning the program, the foreign graduate registered intern should review the work activity 
        checklist and become familiar with the information requested on these forms. 
         
        Please note that there is a separate checklist for community and institutional practice work activity.  
        The checklist is to be retained by the foreign graduate registered intern and should NOT be forwarded 
        to the board office. 
         
        The foreign graduate registered intern will share responsibility with the preceptor in completing the 
        Work Activity Statement of Completed Hours (Form 4, page 22) upon completion of the work activity 
        program.  This form shall be sent to the board office within ten (10) days of completion of the 500 hours 
        of work activity program. 
         
        The following pages explain your core assignments.  The requirements, instructions, and examples are 
        provided to assist the foreign graduate registered intern and preceptor. 
         
        Should you have any questions or problems, you may write the Florida Board of Pharmacy at 4052 
        Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-04, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3254 or Info@floridaspharmacy.gov or you may 
        reach us by telephone at (850) 245-4292. 
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