School | Scientist

Interested scientists and schools of pharmacy should complete application forms available online.

Upon receipt of the application forms, AAPS will match the scientists with the school. The scientist and school will arrange a mutually agreeable schedule for the visit, which usually should last for 1-3 days. The school may request the discipline of choice and the scientist may request the school of choice. The scientists are encouraged to make at least two presentations: one for undergraduate students with special emphasis on career opportunities in the pharmaceutical companies and the second for graduate students and faculty with emphasis on pharmaceutical research. Additional lectures or interaction with the students and faculty are strongly encouraged as well.

Guidelines — Colleges

The program co-sponsors formulated the following guidelines and objectives that incorporate many of the recommendations made by past participants of the Visiting Scientist Program. We welcome any suggestions you may have for improvement.

OBJECTIVES

The program is designed to provide a solid educational resource based on the following objectives:

• Expose students to research in the pharmaceutical sciences and encourage them to consider pursuing graduate study and an advanced degree;

• Expose students to career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry;

• Provide colleges and their faculty with access to industry scientists with working expertise;

• Increase communications and foster information exchange between academia, industry scientists and students; and

• Convey to students and faculty the complexities, challenges, and costs associated with drug discovery, development, production, quality control, and marketing.

GUIDELINES

• Length of Visit — Approximately 1-2 days. Some colleges like to involve the Visiting Scientist for up to 2-3 days, depending on their needs. Please agree upon the length of the visit with the scientist ahead of time.

• Cancellation — If it is absolutely necessary to cancel a visit, please contact the scientist as soon as possible and try to reschedule. If the college and the scientist agree on a new date, the visit may be postponed to the next academic year, but we would appreciate your notifying AAPS immediately. If a scientist cancels the visit and you still wish to participate in the program, contact AAPS and we will attempt* a new match.

• Scheduling — AAPS will notify the college of the assigned Visiting Scientist when a match is made. The college is responsible for contacting the scientist within one month of receiving the assignment. Visits can occur any time during the academic year. The most successful visits are those that are well planned. Discuss scheduling, agenda, and responsibilities with the Visiting Scientist ahead of time. Make sure to provide the scientist with information about your college and its programs. Colleges may wish to request additional information about the scientist and their company.

• Presentations — AAPS advises that scientists preparing undergraduate lectures dedicate a portion of their presentation to career opportunities in the pharmaceutical sciences, in addition to any scientific material they wish to present. We further recommend that the scientists' presentations to graduate students and faculty focus more on the technical aspects of their position. We encourage additional lectures and informal meetings between the scientist, undergraduates, graduates and faculty.

• Program Promotion — We recommend the college post an announcement of the scientist's visit in the sponsor's department and student email lists (where available) in order to get the maximum attendance from students and faculty. We further encourage faculty to announce the program frequently during their classes. A system for informal meetings between the scientist and students and faculty should be established.

• Evaluation — After the college and scientist are matched, AAPS will send an evaluation form. Please complete the form and return it to AAPS. We would like to confirm that the experience has met your educational objectives.

• Costs — Unless other arrangements have been agreed upon by the scientists and school, the college acts as the host and is responsible for all local costs including meals, lodging and local transportation. The scientist's company/department gives the scientist time off and assumes all travel costs to and from the college.

• Number of Visits — There is no set number of visits. We will comply with the requests to the best of our ability, depending on the number of scientists available.

* Colleges are asked to identify their preference regarding research areas and scientists are asked to provide their areas of expertise. The scientist can request up to three colleges. Although we make every attempt to match the college and scientist based on this information, we cannot always meet each request.

Guidelines — Scientist

The program co-sponsors formulated the following guidelines and objectives that incorporate many of the recommendations made by past participants of the Visiting Scientist Program. We welcome any suggestions you may have for improvement.

OBJECTIVES

The program is specifically designed to provide a solid educational resource based on the following objectives:

• Expose students to research in the pharmaceutical sciences and encourage them to consider pursuing graduate study and an advanced degree;

• Expose students to career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry;

• Provide colleges and their faculty with access to industry scientists with working expertise;

• Increase communications and foster information exchange between academia, industry scientists and students; and

• Convey to students and faculty the complexities, challenges, and costs associated with drug discovery, development, production, quality control, and marketing.

GUIDELINES

• Notification of Visit — AAPS will notify you of your college match. The college will make initial contact with you within one month.

• Length of Visit — Approximately 1-2 days. Some colleges like to involve the scientist for up to 2-3 days, depending on their needs. Please agree upon the length of the visit with the college ahead of time.

• Cancellation — If it is absolutely necessary to cancel a visit, please contact the college as soon as possible and try to reschedule. If you and the college agree on a new date, the visit may be postponed to the next academic year, but we would appreciate your notifying AAPS immediately. If a college cancels the visit and you still wish to participate in the program, contact AAPS and we will attempt* a new match.

• Scheduling — The most successful visits are those that are well planned. Discuss scheduling, agenda, and responsibilities with the college ahead of time. Make sure to provide the college with information about yourself and your company. You may also wish to request additional information about the college and its programs.

• Presentations — We advise that you dedicate a portion of your presentation to career opportunities in the pharmaceutical sciences, in addition to any scientific material you wish to present. We further recommend that your presentations to graduate students and faculty focus more on the technical aspects of your position. We encourage additional lectures and informal meetings with undergraduates, graduates and faculty.

• Costs — Unless other arrangements have been agreed upon by the scientist and school, it is your company's and/or your personal responsibility to provide leave time for the visit and to pay your travel costs to and from the college. You will not receive honoraria for participation. The host college is responsible for on-site costs such as food, lodging, and local transportation for the duration of the visit.

• Evaluation — Please complete the evaluation form provided to you and forward it to AAPS. You may send a copy of the evaluation to the college, if you wish.

*Colleges are asked to identify preferences regarding research areas and you are asked to provide your areas of expertise. You may request up to three colleges. Although we make every attempt to match you with a college based on this information, we cannot always meet each request.

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