Only clinic of its kind right here in Auburn
The glass walls allow those walking by to see the shelves stocked with various medications. From every aspect it looks like a pharmacy and a clinic, but the difference is there are no physicians. Auburn’s Pharmaceutical Care Center is the only clinic like it in the country.
Emily Mann, director of Pharmaceutical Care Center Operations, runs the clinic here in Auburn, the clinic in Birmingham and the one that will be opening in Huntsville.
The care center is different from other clinics because it is 
pharmacist driven; all services are provided by the pharmacist, not a physician.
The Care Center is run this way because it is allowing students to get experience and to show them the evolving role of the pharmacist.
“Because of the growing complexity of medications, the role of the pharmacist is becoming more hands on,� Mann said.
In school, pharmacists learn more about drugs than pre-meds do, which make pharmacists the drug expert. Auburn has realized that there is a need for pharmacists to have an overall knowledge of healthcare, so they are trying to prepare its students.
Services the Care Center offer:
Immunization shots
Cholesterol and Osteoporosis screenings
Body mass index
Glucose
Helicobacter Pylori
Disease State Management:
education and assistance with managing chronic conditions
Medication Therapy Management:
review and counseling on your medications
Wellness and Disease Prevention:
Healthy Habits program
“Take Control�: women’s health program
“Pack It Up�: smoking cessation program
Below is a podcast of Elaine Albright, an Auburn student in her fourth year of pharmacy school, who does her rotations at Auburn’s Pharmaceutical Care Center.
Click to launch pop up and have the text portion read to you.
