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Outlook Good for Female Pharmacists
APhA Members Seek Political Office Jacob W. Miller, the pharmacist-attorney who serves as speaker of the APhA House of Delegates, has announced that he will 'seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. House of Representatives from the Kansas Second District. In his first try for public office, Miller pledged an "intensive personal campaign" both in the primary, which will be held August 6, and the general election in November. He believes, "People are rightly concerned about the future, and they have lost confidence in the responsiveness of their government to their workaday problems. Today more than ever before, we need people in Washington who can identify with the needs of the people at home." For the past eight years, Miller has been consultant pharmacist to the Kansas Department of Social Welfare and its fiscal agent, Kansas Blue Cross-Blue Shield. There he oversees the expenditure of nearly $8 million annually in the Kansas Medicaid Program. He was recently appointed by Governor Robert Docking to the Kansas Pharmacy Board. Jake Miller graduated from the University of Kentucky college of pharmacy in 1951 and the Washburn School of Law in Topeka in 1964. He served in the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps during World War II and attained the rank Pharmacist Mate Third Class while stationed at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Industrial Research & Development
PHARMACIST Aggressive research and product development has positioned Abbott in the forefront of the health care field; an exceptional opportu n ity now exists for a Product Development Pharmacist. ~esponsibilities include preparation of dosage forms and clinical materials; accumulation of formulation data (properties and stability) for NDA's, pilot plant scale-up and establishing production formulas. This position is unique ... combining total project coordination with individual bench development. Requires an M.S. or Ph.D., or a B.S. with applicable product development experience. Abbott is located in a pleasant Northern Chicago suburb and offers a stimulating professional environment, excellent compensation, profit sharing and substantial fringe benefits. Send resume including salary history, in ~on fidence, to: J. B. Gaddis Professional Employment
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In addition to his APhA activities, Miller is a consultant to the Kansas Heart Association and the Kansas Department of Health, where he is concerned with the maintenance and upgrading of pharmaceutical services in hospitals, extended care facilities, community pharmacies and nursing homes. Miller owns and operates two community pharmacies in Topeka and is a past president of the Kansas Pharmaceutical Association. Miller and his wife Mary have three children. Their oldest son is a fourth-year pharmacy student at the University of Kansas. Also in the midwest, another pharmacist has announced his candidacy for public office. Larry Slater, a community pharmacist from North Kansas City, Missouri,. has filed for a Missouri House of Representatives seat as a Democratic candidate from the 21st District. Like Miller, Slater is a member of APhA's House of Delegates. In addition to being president of the University of Missouri School of Pharmacy Alumni Association, Slater is active in APhA's Academy of General Practice of Pharmacy, American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, the International Pharmaceutical Federation and the Missouri and Greater Kansas City Pharmaceutical Associations. Slater believes that his interaction with the public as a pharmacist enables him to understand the misgivings people have in today's political leaders, as well as the hopes and aspirations they have for government in the future. Missouri's primary election will also take place August 6.
Outlook Good/or Female Pharmacists More women are entering the health professions-but how are they accepted by a public whose traditional image of the ideal practitioner is a "Marcus Welby"-type male? Reasonably well-at least for female pharmacists-according to two University of Utah researchers, who recently surveyed some 800 mothers and 1,100 college students in Utah about their attitudes toward involvement of women in pharmacy. Robert M. Gray, professor of sociology and director of the medical sociology program at the university, says the project was launched to provide leaders in pharmacy and other medical specialities with information on public attitudes "that will help them ensure that women continue to enter these fields smoothly and efficiently." Currently, eight percent of the active pharmacists in the country are females-"a figure that reflects the recent influx of women into the medical profession as a whole," says Gray. In addition to the obvious changes in societal attitudes toward the role of women, the increase in the number of females entering the health professions is being caused by the fact that "the demand for such services is increasing at accelerated rates and new positions are becoming available to women," he points out. Gray, along with graduate assistant Herbert L. Gleason, asked 800 women with at least one child under age five whether or
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not they "were favorable toward being served by male and female pharmacists," and obtained the following results• Ninety-four percent were positive in their attitudes toward male pharmacists, while 70 percent were favorable toward females. "This was a positive response for females considering their recent entrance into the pharmacy profession," explains Gray. • Married women under 30 were slightly more favorable toward female pharmacists (73 percent) than older women (66 percent). "These findings suggest the possibility that attitudes toward female pharmacists will, in aU likelihood, become more favorable as more young persons move into adult roles."
Further insights into the acceptance of females in the pharmacist role were provided by the survey of students enrolled in introductory sociology classes at the university. "An impressive 77 percent of the University males and 90 percent of the females appreciated being served by a female pharmacist," says Gray. Furthermore, approximately 25 percent of the men and 50 percent of the women said they "sometimes prefer the services of a female to a male pharmacist." Their reasons ranged from "their being more comfortable in talking about intimate matters, to appreciation for the 'special concern' that the female pharmacist expressed in her service role," he adds. There is to be further research conducted in this area.
Industrial Research & Development
PHARMACIST Aggressive research and product development has positioned Abbott in the forefront of the health care field; an exceptional opportu n ity now exists for a Product Development Pharmacist. ~esponsibilities include preparation of dosage forms and clinical materials; accumulation of formulation data (properties and stability) for NDA's, pilot plant scale-up and establishing production formulas. This position is unique ... combining total project coordination with individual bench development. Requires an M.S. or Ph.D., or a B.S. with applicable product development experience. Abbott is located in a pleasant Northern Chicago suburb and offers a stimulating professional environment, excellent compensation, profit sharing and substantial fringe benefits. Send resume including salary history, in ~on fidence, to: J. B. Gaddis Professional Employment
An Equal Opportunity Employer MjF
382
In addition to his APhA activities, Miller is a consultant to the Kansas Heart Association and the Kansas Department of Health, where he is concerned with the maintenance and upgrading of pharmaceutical services in hospitals, extended care facilities, community pharmacies and nursing homes. Miller owns and operates two community pharmacies in Topeka and is a past president of the Kansas Pharmaceutical Association. Miller and his wife Mary have three children. Their oldest son is a fourth-year pharmacy student at the University of Kansas. Also in the midwest, another pharmacist has announced his candidacy for public office. Larry Slater, a community pharmacist from North Kansas City, Missouri,. has filed for a Missouri House of Representatives seat as a Democratic candidate from the 21st District. Like Miller, Slater is a member of APhA's House of Delegates. In addition to being president of the University of Missouri School of Pharmacy Alumni Association, Slater is active in APhA's Academy of General Practice of Pharmacy, American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, the International Pharmaceutical Federation and the Missouri and Greater Kansas City Pharmaceutical Associations. Slater believes that his interaction with the public as a pharmacist enables him to understand the misgivings people have in today's political leaders, as well as the hopes and aspirations they have for government in the future. Missouri's primary election will also take place August 6.
Outlook Good/or Female Pharmacists More women are entering the health professions-but how are they accepted by a public whose traditional image of the ideal practitioner is a "Marcus Welby"-type male? Reasonably well-at least for female pharmacists-according to two University of Utah researchers, who recently surveyed some 800 mothers and 1,100 college students in Utah about their attitudes toward involvement of women in pharmacy. Robert M. Gray, professor of sociology and director of the medical sociology program at the university, says the project was launched to provide leaders in pharmacy and other medical specialities with information on public attitudes "that will help them ensure that women continue to enter these fields smoothly and efficiently." Currently, eight percent of the active pharmacists in the country are females-"a figure that reflects the recent influx of women into the medical profession as a whole," says Gray. In addition to the obvious changes in societal attitudes toward the role of women, the increase in the number of females entering the health professions is being caused by the fact that "the demand for such services is increasing at accelerated rates and new positions are becoming available to women," he points out. Gray, along with graduate assistant Herbert L. Gleason, asked 800 women with at least one child under age five whether or
Journal of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
not they "were favorable toward being served by male and female pharmacists," and obtained the following results• Ninety-four percent were positive in their attitudes toward male pharmacists, while 70 percent were favorable toward females. "This was a positive response for females considering their recent entrance into the pharmacy profession," explains Gray. • Married women under 30 were slightly more favorable toward female pharmacists (73 percent) than older women (66 percent). "These findings suggest the possibility that attitudes toward female pharmacists will, in aU likelihood, become more favorable as more young persons move into adult roles."
Further insights into the acceptance of females in the pharmacist role were provided by the survey of students enrolled in introductory sociology classes at the university. "An impressive 77 percent of the University males and 90 percent of the females appreciated being served by a female pharmacist," says Gray. Furthermore, approximately 25 percent of the men and 50 percent of the women said they "sometimes prefer the services of a female to a male pharmacist." Their reasons ranged from "their being more comfortable in talking about intimate matters, to appreciation for the 'special concern' that the female pharmacist expressed in her service role," he adds. There is to be further research conducted in this area.