The Red and Black

Issue date: 8/20/08 Section: News

Media Credit: LINDSEY WATSON Faculty members in the College of Pharmacy attend White Coat Day on Saturday. [Click to enlarge]

The continuing education program in the College of Pharmacy has been placed on probation until spring 2009, according to a report by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

The probation came after the council evaluated "issues related to compliance with criteria" during a visit, according to its report from a June 2008 meeting.

"I want to emphasize that it's not the full college that's on probation, only the continuing education courses such as those taught by Flynn Warren Jr.," Tom Jackson, vice president for public affairs, said in a telephone interview Tuesday.

Warren, a former University professor, was accused in August 2007 of collecting and disseminating test questions to students for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and Georgia Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination over the past few years.

Last month, The Red & Black reported U.S. District Judge Clay Land dismissed charges filed against the Board of Regents and pharmacy administrators - trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract and copyright infringement, filed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Jackson said the program still has accreditation and out of the approximate 100 courses offered, the only one not being offered is the class formerly taught by Warren.

"We are seeking to appeal," he said. "We are asking for mediation and cognizant that some of these matters are under litigation."

The 77-page evaluation form to assess accreditation status used by the ACPE includes an evaluation of a self-study report and the following standards: mission, planning and evaluation, organization and administration, curriculum, students, faculty and staff, and facilities and resources.

"Expectations are high that the college will meet the new standards and clear this accreditation probation in the coming academic year," Jackson said.

The report did not state which criteria the program failed to meet.

Efforts Tuesday to reach the accreditation council and College of Pharmacy Dean Svein Øie were unsuccessful.

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