Central New Mexico Community College | CNM



New Mexico Higher Education Departmentcenter000Michelle Lujan Grisham Kate M. O’Neill, ED.ernor Cabinet Secretary (designee)New Undergraduate Program ApplicationGeneral Information.InstitutionCentral New Mexico Community CollegeName and Title of Contact PersonErin Johnson-Kruft; Associate Dean, Health Wellness and Public SafetyEmail of Contact Personejohnsonkruft@cnm.eduName of Proposed ProgramAdvanced-level Pharmacy TechnicianName of Sponsoring Department, School, and/or CollegeCentral New Mexico Community College School of Health, Wellness, and Public Safety: PharmacyLevel of Proposed Program (Associate’s or Bachelor’s)Associate of Applied ScienceEstimated Time to Complete Proposed ProgramTime to degree is six (6) semesters. We understand that six (6) semesters to complete an A.A.S. may seem extraordinary; however, our pharmaceutical accrediting bodies now require separate theory and laboratory courses in addition to requisite core science, communications, mathematics, and social science courses.Campuses to offer this degree programWest Side, AlbuquerqueAll Program Format(s) (standard, distance education, evening, weekend and/or other)StandardAnticipated Start DateFall 2019Proposed CIP code51.0805 Pharmacy Technician/AssistantProgram Curriculum. Background & DescriptionThe Pharmacy Technician Advanced Level Associate of Applied Science is designed to prepare students for a career as an advanced pharmacy technician in a variety of contemporary settings such as hospital, community, mail-order pharmacies and other pharmacy related industries. Students will receive classroom, laboratory and practical experience covering additional knowledge, skills, behaviors, and abilities needed for advanced practice. Included within the didactic and simulated portions of the program are content-specific blocks of instruction dealing with Medication Therapy Management, Point of Care testing processes, Medication Reconciliation processes, Pharmacy Informatics, Medication Safety and other advanced pharmacy technician roles. The Central New Mexico Community College Pharmacy Technician Program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).Program Curriculum (indicate new courses)Prerequisites & General Education Core Requirements:CHEM 1120 Introduction to Chemistry (non majors)CHEM 1120L Introduction to Chemistry (non majors) LaboratoryBIOL 1130 Introduction Anatomy & Physiology (non majors)ENGL 1110 or 1110P Composition I COMM 1130 Public Speaking or COMM 2120 Interpersonal Communication Studies orCOMM 2140 Small-Group Communication Studies orCOMM 2180 Business and Professional Communication StudiesAAS Math requirement (MATH 1350 Introduction to Statistics (Recommended))AAS Social Behavioral Science Requirement (ECON 2120 Microeconomic Principles (Recommended))HLTH 1010 Medical Ethics and LawHLTH 1001 Clinical Preparation or HLTH 1003 CPR, First Aid & SafetyPT1011 Pharmacy Technician IntroductionPT1192 Pharmacy Technician Processes LabPT1316 Pharmacy Technician Pharmacology IPT1710 Intermediate Pharmacy TechnicianPT1716 - Pharmacy Technician Pharmacology II PT1792 - Non-sterile USP Compounding Lab – Hazardous & Non-Hazardous Preparations PT2010 - Pharmacy Technician Professionalism PT2016 - Pharmacy Technician Pharmacology III PT2090 - Pharmacy Technician Clinical PT2092 - Sterile USP Compounding Lab – Hazardous & Non-Hazardous Preparations PT2510 - Advanced Pharmacy Technician PT2515 - Advanced Pharmacy Technician Medication and Patient Safety PT2520 - Advanced Pharmacy Technician Informatics PT2592 - Advanced Pharmacy Technician Laboratory PT2690 - Advanced Pharmacy Technician Clinical PT2999 - Advanced Pharmacy Technician Capstone Number of Credits Required65Program Learning OutcomesUpon program completion, students will:Accurately recall, demonstrate and apply professional practice standards necessary to assist the pharmacist in monitoring continuous quality improvement and control processes in the practice site.?Advanced-Level Exit Competency 1?Perform appropriate patient point of care testing according to established standard operating protocols.Advanced-Level Exit Competency 2Demonstrate proficient management of workflow in assisting the pharmacist with the patient care process, patient and medication safety, and departmental management.?Advanced-Level Competency 3Demonstrate and appropriately apply the skills needed to take personal responsibility for the role and responsibilities required in assisting the pharmacist with the advancement of pharmaceutical care.Advanced-Level Competency 4Is there a certificate embedded in the degree program? If so, list certificates and courses required.Yes, the embedded certificate is the Pharmacy Technician Entry-Level Certificate of CompletionPrerequisites & General Education Core Requirements:CHEM 1120 Introduction to Chemistry (non majors)CHEM 1120L Introduction to Chemistry (non majors) LaboratoryBIOL 1130 Introduction Anatomy & Physiology (non majors)ENGL 1110 or 1110P Composition I COMM 1130 Public Speaking or COMM 2120 Interpersonal Communication Studies orCOMM 2140 Small-Group Communication Studies orCOMM 2180 Business and Professional Communication StudiesHLTH 1010 Medical Ethics and LawHLTH 1001 Clinical Preparation orHLTH 1003 CPR, First Aid & SafetyPT1011 Pharmacy Technician IntroductionPT1192 Pharmacy Technician Processes LabPT1316 Pharmacy Technician Pharmacology IPT1710 Intermediate Pharmacy TechnicianPT1716 - Pharmacy Technician Pharmacology II PT1792 - Non-sterile USP Compounding Lab – Hazardous & Non-Hazardous Preparations PT2010 - Pharmacy Technician Professionalism PT2016 - Pharmacy Technician Pharmacology III PT2090 - Pharmacy Technician Clinical PT2092 - Sterile USP Compounding Lab – Hazardous & Non-Hazardous Preparations If this is an associate’s degree, does it articulate to a bachelor’s degree program? Explain.Yes. While we do not yet have a formal transfer and articulation agreement, the general education core courses have equivalents to the UNM core/general education core and HLTH courses have equivalent courses in RADS and HMHV in the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Studies program at the University of New Mexico. All PT courses currently transfer as OLIT Organizational learning and Instructional Technology electives and will fulfill elective credit hours required for the degree. We are currently working with the faculty at UNM Main Campus in the B.S. Pharmacy program to establish a more comprehensive transfer and articulation agreement.AssessmentDescribe your institution’s plan for periodic evaluation of program effectiveness. Include criteria that will be used to determine effectiveness.Program review will begin in year four after implementation and reviewed thereafter on a 3-year cycle. Program effectiveness is defined as meeting or exceeding all of the following Target Goals:Annual academic-year average class fill rate at least 60% capacityAnnual academic-year c-pass rate for coursework is at least 60%Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10Assessment report submitted to CNM’s internal Student Academic Assessment Committee (SAAC) each year.In the event that we find we are not meeting all target goals, we will follow the appropriate steps as outlined in the CNM Academic Affairs Program Review Process Moreover, in addition to our program review target goals, we will annually assess the following metrics: class fill rate, c-pass rate, retention rate, number of declared majors, graduate career outcomes and graduate employment salary range. Annually tracking the metrics listed above will provide the necessary information for the school of Health Wellness and Public Safety to modify the program as-needed to meet student, community, and industry need.Need. The proposed program must meet one or more specified needs within the state or region. Clear and convincing evidence must be provided of the reality and extent of such need. Evidence of need might include results of employer surveys, current labor market analyses and projections, or long-term need projections prepared by a relevant professional organization. Summaries of student interest also are appropriate but will not by themselves be considered sufficient evidence of need.Although academic and research interests of institutional faculty may be met through implementation of the proposed program, such interests by themselves are unlikely to persuade the NMHED of need for the program.??However, institutions of higher education may build?programs?around their areas of excellence.??A clear demonstration of such excellence is expected in the proposal.Recent advances in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) industry standards will require existing pharmacy technicians as well as new pharmacy technician graduates to hold credentials that ensure all pharmacy technicians are qualified at the “Entry-level” or newly established “Advanced-level” (PTAC, 2018). Our embedded certificate will meet the industry’s requirements/competencies/skills for “Entry-level”, and the A.A.S. degree will meet the industry’s requirements/competencies/skills for “Advanced-level”. Zellmer and colleagues (2017) note that pharmacy executives from CVS Health and Walgreens fully support the industry’s move toward requiring advanced technician standards and credentials for Pharmacy Technicians; Al Carter, (CVS) and Dan Luce (Walgreens) both emphasize that as Pharmacists’ roles expand further into health-care roles, technicians must be consistently trained and qualified to practice and complete tasks that were previously limited only to Pharmacists (Zellmer et al., 2017).Nationally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that pharmacy technician opportunities are projected to increase 12% from 2016-2026 with median pay in 2017 equal to $31,750. New Mexico workforce solutions projects a 24% increase (2014-2024) in the healthcare support industry, which includes pharmacy technician occupations. In 2017, there were a reported 2,776 certified pharmacy technicians in New Mexico (PTCB, 2017). The existing certified pharmacy technician population provides a pool of potential students who will desire, or need as a requirement of continued employment, the advanced-level pharmacy technician credentials If the program fills a regional workforce need, describe collaboration between your institution and regional employers in program development.In preparation for the change in industry-required advanced credentials, Presbyterian Hospitals across New Mexico have pro-actively re-structured their employment needs/requirements in pharmacies to include pharmacy technicians with entry-level and advanced-level credentials. Further, Walgreens pharmacies requires the relevant PTCB certification for senior technicians (advanced-level certification), as does CVS Health. Moreover, current pharmacy technicians may desire/need to obtain advanced-level credentials to advance in their current career and/or maintain employment. CNM will be in a position to grant relevant Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) to the existing pharmacy technicians across NM who will need to return to higher education for the advanced-credentials; CPL can prevent current pharmacy technicians who have extensive workplace training/experience from taking lower-level pharmacy courses thus shortening time to degree and encouraging persistence to graduation.Duplication.Identify where similar degree programs are offered by other public higher education institutions in New Mexico in the box below.Course catalogs for Carrington College and Pima Medical Institute (in New Mexico) currently include only the education needed for entry-level pharmacy technicians. At this time, CNM will be the first and only accredited public institution in New Mexico with Pharmacy Technician training at both the entry and advanced-levels. Moreover, as a public institution with CPL options, and online offerings for most core courses, CNM offers high quality instruction that is affordable and convenient for future, current, new, transfer-in/out, and returning students in central New Mexico.If similar programs are offered at other public higher education institutions in New Mexico, provide a rationale for offering an additional program in the box below.N/AEnrollment and Graduation Projections. Establish realistic enrollment, retention, and graduation targets for this program.Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5New Students2020404040Continuing Students016294940Graduates06101220Annual Retention Rate Target (%)Target 100% Graduation Rate (%)Target Job Placement Rate (%)80%90%70%Institutional Readiness. Faculty. Identify the specific faculty members that will be responsible for setting the curricular objectives, teaching program courses, advising students, and determining the means by which program and course objectives are measured. Identify the program director.Note: Faculty curricula vitae or resumes should not be attached to this application and should only be provided if specifically requested by the Department.Program Director, William Havins, is responsible for setting curricular objectives, advising students, and, guided by accrediting body requirements as well as the CNM Student Academic Assessment Committee (SAAC) and Director of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, determines how program and course objectives are defined, measured, and assessed. The table below presents the current faculty roster, courses generally taught by each faculty as well as their credentials.Faculty Member Name, Title, and RankCourses to be taught Full-time or Part-time; if Full-time identify % of time to the program Highest Earned Degree, Discipline, Higher Education InstitutionAdditional qualifications specific to program. William Havins; Program DirectorFull-time Established FacultyPT2510, PT2515, PT2592, PT1316, PT1716, PT2092, PT1003, PT2016, PT2099Full-time, 100%Bachelor Degree, University Studies, University of New MexicoCertified Pharmacy Technician, NMBOP Registered Pharmacy Technician, Sterile Compounding Certified, Tableting Technology Certified, Teaching Sterile Compounding to Pharm Techs Certified, Medication Therapy Management Certified, Sterile Product Manufacturing, Medication Safety Certified, and Pharmacy Regulatory SpecialistCynthia Sanchez; Clinical CoordinatorFull-time Established FacultyPT1011, PT2520, PT2592, PT2999, PT2690, PT1710, PT1792, PT2010, PT2090Full-time, 100%Bachelor of Science, Business Management, University of PhoenixCertified Pharmacy Technician, NMBOP Registered Pharmacy Technician, Sterile Compounding Certified, Pharmacy Informatics Certificate, and Certificate in Chemotherapy CompoundingStephanie Montoya, Teaching FacultyPT1192, PT1792Part-Time, 100%Master of Business Administration: Healthcare Administration, National American UniversityCertified Pharmacy Technician, NMBOP Registered Pharmacy Technician, Sterile Compounding Certified, Certificate in Chemotherapy Compounding, and Certificate in Veterinary CompoundingCoryann Senteno,Teaching FacultyPT1192, PT1792, PT1003Part-Time, 100%Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts, Central New Mexico Community CollegeCertified Pharmacy Technician, NMBOP Registered Pharmacy Technician, Advanced Sterile Compounding CertificateMi Jung Kim, Teaching FacultyPT1316, PT1716, PT2016Part-Time, 100%PharmD., Campbell University, NCNMBOP Registered PharmacistBased on enrollment projections and changing industry needs across New Mexico, we anticipate that by year three we will need to offer courses and lab instruction for up to two additional cohorts of students. Therefore, by year three, we expect to add at least one full-time faculty position and two part-time faculty positions to the part-time pool.Describe the academic support resources that are needed to initiate the program. What, if any, additional resources will be needed?N/ADescribe the physical facilities of the institution that will be used for the first five years of the program. Will additional space or modifications of existing space be required within the first five years of program operation?CNM’s Westside campus currently houses the Pharmacy Tech. Certificate Program. We have a large, dedicated classroom that can accommodate roughly twenty students; attached to the classroom instructional space is a dedicated, realistic laboratory space that mirrors a full-service pharmacy. The current laboratory space is used for general lab instruction and is also equipped for compounding instruction; as the program grows, we plan to move the compounding equipment into the space currently used for classroom instruction to create a second laboratory space. This move will allow us to teach two different labs simultaneously and cause minimal displacement on the campus. Classroom theory instruction will be conducted in another, different, available classroom.Describe the institution's equipment and technological resources needed for the first five years of the program? What, if any, additional equipment will be needed?Currently we have the tables, cabinetry, compounding equipment, vent hoods, and electronic equipment for one full mock pharmacy and clean room. A relocation of existing lab equipment into existing classroom space for a second lab will allow us to offer two, different, laboratory sections simultaneously without requiring additional equipment or adding instructional room(s) for a second lab space.Describe any other operating resources needed to initiate the program. The increased enrollment and additional cohort(s) by year three in tandem with increasing faculty lines will require additional allocated IT expenses, contract services, telephone and actual copy use.Are there existing external facilities that will be used? Have agreements been established to ensure use of those facilities? For example, if you are offering a nursing or allied health program have you established a partnership with local hospital(s) and other clinical settings?The current certificate program has established clinical agreements with hospital, community, and specialty pharmacies in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metropolitan areas. The A.A.S. program will continue to utilize theses affiliation agreements and seek additional partnerships as required. Discussions with clinical preceptors outlining the SLOs of the advanced clinical experience course are currently being conducted. Advisory Committee Members (largely composed of preceptors) are supportive of the initiative to offer the A.A.S. Pharmacy Technician program at CNM.Projected Budget. CNM’s advantage in having an already developed and successful Pharmacy Technician Certificate program will allow the institution to use the following existing resources:Existing full and part-time facultyWe currently have 2 full-time faculty and 4 part-time faculty for our Pharmacy Technician Certificate program who are qualified and prepared to teach the advanced courses for the Pharmacy Technician A.A.S.Existing facilitiesCNM’s Westside Campus has a designated Pharmacy Technician Lab and Classroom space. The lab and classroom are equipped for the instruction of 20 students per course section. Needed ResourcesBy year 3 of the Pharmacy Technician A.A.S. program, as demand in New Mexico increases for professional pharmacy technicians with advanced-level qualifications, we will require 1 additional full-time faculty member, and 2 part-time faculty members added to the part-time faculty pool. In addition to the faculty and staff lines, we anticipate needing additional consumable lab supplies as well as a minimal remodel to the existing CNM Pharmacy classroom to expand dedicated pharmacy technician lab space. As student enrollment increases, there will be increased demand for pseudo-medication and chemical supplies, compounding tools, etc. The Dean of Health, Wellness and Public Safety has already committed to adding one part-time faculty member to the part-time Pharmacy Technician pool. CNM is currently in an optimal position to offer the Advanced Pharmacy Technician training, and we expect to use our established resources (facilities, laboratory equipment) as the program expands over the next five years. For all other costs (i.e. IT needs, consumable supplies), we will seek to acquire funding from external sources such as Perkins grants and industry partners. As a Career Technical program that is expanding due to the changing and increasing demands of the pharmaceutical/medical industries, this A.A.S. program qualifies for federal funding; therefore, we do not anticipate requesting any state funds during the program’s first five years.Projected Costs, First Five YearsCosts for the needed resources, listed above, are presented in Table 1.Table 1: Projected Costs for Pharmacy Technician Associate of Applied Science Year 1Year 2 Year 3Year 4Year 5Faculty Lines Full and part time mid-point$185,023.00$188,723.00$192,498.00Consumable Supplies$13,000.00$13,000.00$26,000.00$18,000.00$13,000.00Other Operating Expenses$3,950.00$4,800$20,050$5,450$4,500Total Expenses per Academic Year$16,950.00$17,800.00$231,073.00$212,173.00$209,998.00Projected Revenue, First Five YearsRevenue generated by programs are the result of student enrollment and tuition. The projected tuition revenue to CNM from the Pharmacy Technician Associate of Applied Science degree is presented in Table 2. The tuition revenue presented is calculated using 2018-2019 tuition per credit hour and enrollment projections presented in Section F of this document.Table 2: Projected Revenue for Pharmacy Technician Associate of Applied ScienceYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Tuition Revenue$71,500.00$57,200.00$103,675.00$175,175.00$286,000.00Projected Financial Impact to InstitutionWe anticipate that the Pharmacy Technician Associate of Applied Science program will have little cumulative financial impact on the institution. Table 3 presents the projected impact of the program to CNM across its first five years. In years three and four, we expect to operate at a loss due to the addition of faculty lines, increase in consumable supplies, operating expenses and minimal facility renovations; however, the ability to teach multiple cohorts simultaneously will, essentially, result in no negative impact to the institution overall by year five. Moreover, the ability to meet New Mexico pharmacy industry needs by providing the instruction, and graduates, required for filling advanced-level pharmacy technician positions outweighs the small, two-year negative balances necessary for quickly returning to a program with positive balances and growth potential. Table 3: Five-year Financial Impact Projected EstimatesYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Tuition Revenues$71,500.00$57,200.00$103,675.00$175,175.00$286,000.00Total Costs$16,950.00$17,800.00$231,073.00$212,173.00$209,998.00Total Impact$54,550$39,400.00($127,398.00)($36,998)$76002.00 ................
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