Section 657.4.7. Foreign pharmacy graduates.

Foreign pharmacy graduates who are candidates for licensure in Iowa will be required to obtain a minimum of 1500 hours of internship in a licensed pharmacy or other board-approved location.

         4.7(1) Registration. Candidates shall register with the board as provided in rule 657—4.6(155A). Internship credit will not be granted until the candidate has been issued an intern registration. Applications for registration shall be accompanied by certification from the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) as provided in 657—subrule 2.10(1).

         4.7(2) Certification of hours. Following completion of any period of internship, internship hours shall be certified to the board by submission of notarized affidavits of experience as provided in paragraph 4.6(4)“c.”

         4.7(3) Credit for foreign pharmacy practice. The board may grant credit to a foreign pharmacy graduate, based on the candidate’s experience in the practice of pharmacy, for all or any portion of the required 1500 hours of internship training. The candidate shall provide detailed information regarding the candidate’s experience in the practice of pharmacy. The board shall determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether and to what extent the candidate’s experience meets the goals and objectives established in rule 657—4.2(155A).

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