Associate Degree , Pharmacy

The Pharmacy Management program, at Burnett International College, is designed to prepare students for employment as a senior or lead pharmacy technician or coordinator, pharmacy manager, or pharmacy technician supervisor/trainee in hospitals, nursing care facilities, private or public retail drug stores, drug manufacturing facilities, and wholesale drug houses. Students are taught how to identify and understand drug nomenclature, dosage forms, routes of administration, and abbreviations used in pharmacy. Additionally, students are taught how to identify medications by their trade and generic

names, as well as understanding basic pharmacology. Graduates of the program will be well equipped with the necessary critical thinking,knowledge, and communication skills to enter into the health care industry and succeed in this field.

This program offers a sequence of courses that include, but are not limited to, medical terminology, pharmaceutical compounding, sterile techniques, IV preparation, preparing purchase orders, receiving and checking supplies purchased, printing labels, typing prescription labels, delivering medications, control records, data processing, computer application, human relation skills, and health and safety.

Burnett International College was founded by Burnett International University, Inc., and Chartered on April 27, 2010, in the State of Florida.

The College was licensed by the Florida Department of Education through the Commission for Independent Education (CIE) as a proprietary, postsecondary college on January 27, 2011. It was established in the same month; four days after getting the license.

Burnett International College began its first class on January 31st, 2011, with 24 students. At the end of the 2010-2011 academic year, there were 56 students enrolled in the following programs: 49 Associate of Nursing, 5 Practical Nursing, and 2 Physical Therapy Assistant.