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All data gathered by PharmCAS in the process of providing
its centralized application service become, at the close of
each processing year, the property of the American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Data gathered by PharmCAS
are classified as "Restricted". Restricted data
are reported/released only in aggregate form so as not to
divulge student-specific demographic information. Student
data are reported in aggregate only by school and region.
To maintain confidentiality, it is the policy of the AACP
to not report any average unless more than four values are
used to calculate that average.
DATA COLLECTION, PROCESSING, AND DISSEMINATION - PRINCIPLES
AND POLICIES
PharmCAS has developed policies to prevent the exposure of
truly confidential personal data without the permission of
the individual involved, to limit the distribution of sensitive
data to those situations which require it, and to permit distribution
of non-sensitive, directory information wherever a useful
purpose can be served.
Except for directory information and communications with
the schools as a part of the application and record keeping
process, information about individual students is not shared
with anyone in a way which would permit individual identification.
Any personally identifiable data submitted by an applicant
will be made available to that applicant upon written request.
Information about applicants and students is, of course,
disclosed to the colleges/schools to which a student applies
and/or matriculates. With the exception of monitoring reports
related to late multiple acceptances, information submitted
to PharmCAS by a pharmacy college/school is available only
to that institution.
PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY
AND RELEASE OF DATA
In the application, PharmCAS asks its PharmD degree applicants
to consider and authorize the following release of data to
its participating colleges and schools and appropriate pre-health
professions advisors.
PharmCAS will only discuss an application with the applicant
and the applicant's designated pharmacy schools. Staff will
not discuss an application with a parent, spouse, relative,
friend, or employer.
RELEASE TO COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
To complete and submit the PharmCAS application, you must
certify the following statement:
“I certify, as required in the application, that
I have read and understand all application instructions,
including the provisions which note that I am responsible
for monitoring and ensuring the progress of my application
process. I certify that all the information and statements
I have provided in this application are current, correct,
and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that
withholding information requested on the PharmCAS application,
or giving false information, may be grounds for denial of
admission to a pharmacy institution participating in PharmCAS
or may be grounds for expulsion from the institution after
I have been admitted. I give permission to PharmCAS to release
any information related to my PharmCAS application to my
designated pharmacy institutions. I acknowledge and agree
that my sole remedy in the event of any proven errors or
omissions related to the handling or processing of my application
by PharmCAS is to obtain a refund of my PharmCAS application
fee.”
Your certification of this statement serves the same purpose
as a legal signature, and is binding.
RELEASE TO ADVISORS
"I hereby authorize PharmCAS to release selected information
regarding my pharmacy admission status, as derived from the
submission of my application through PharmCAS, to the chief
health professions advisor and the health professions advisory
committee of the post-secondary institution(s) that I have
attended." |
