A Beneficial Partnership between Hospitals and Colleges of Pharmacy: Development and Discussion of a Joint Cooperative Endeavor Agreement

Abstract

A Joint Cooperative Endeavor Agreement is a contract between a college of pharmacy and a hospital. Through this type of agreement, colleges are providing partially or fully funded faculty a teaching and practice site within both community and university hospitals. The purpose of this article is to discuss the benefits for both the colleges of pharmacy and the hospitals that engage in a joint agreement and to provide information for those wishing to establish such an agreement. This article will include details of the terms and conditions of joint agreements from two different statefunded universities. The details provided could be considered when establishing a joint agreement to ensure adequate division of responsibilities between the two entities; however, the agreement may need to be adapted based on specific university and hospital legal counsel.

Student Pharmacists’ Clinical Interventions in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences at a Community Nonteaching Hospital

“…They serve as a resource to discuss medication therapy goals and proactively make recommendations to improve patient care. 12,13 Clinical interventions performed by students in community nonteaching hospitals can be documented using either paper or electronic documentation instruments, based on the resources available at the site. Electronic systems are more efficient than paper-based systems because they allow documentation of increased number and types of pharmacists interventions.…”

Unique Collaboration between a Private College of Pharmacy and a Private Academic Health System

“…[6][7][8][9][10] The partnership between an academic health system and college of pharmacy can be mutually benefi cial. 11 We describe our experience with a joint initiative between a private academic health system and a private college of pharmacy.…”

“…To provide pharmacy students with experiences at large teaching facilities, some colleges of pharmacy have developed formal relationships with otherwise unaffiliated hospitals and health systems. 6–10 The partnership between an academic health system and college of pharmacy can be mutually beneficial. 11 We describe our experience with a joint initiative between a private academic health system and a private college of pharmacy.…”

Collaboration between a college of pharmacy and a for-profit health system at an academic medical center

“…2 Affiliated hospitals benefit from the integration of pharmacy students, residents, and faculty into pharmacy-services programs, which advances both the scope and depth of those services and helps the institution meet Joint Commission accreditation standards and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) patient care objectives. [3][4][5] In this article we describe a successful long-term collaboration within a large academic medical center, with a specific focus on the mutually benefiAm J Health-Syst Pharm-Vol 69 Jul 1, 2012 cial relationship between a for-profit hospital system and an academic health sciences center that includes a college of pharmacy.…”