Pharmaceutical services in long-term care facilities: a certificate approach to teaching skills.

The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy has developed a certificate program for Pharmaceutical Services in Long-Term Care Facilities. Pharmacists who are required to provide such services generally have had minimal experience in doing so. The certificate is composed of six home-study courses, a researched paper, and an on-site clerkship experience. Each pharmacist is evaluated for his or her mastery of the material at regular intervals. The program is designed to be completed in 6 months.