Fellowship Application

The primary objectives of the program are for the fellow to:

• Examine career options within academic, pharmaceutical industry, medical, and regulatory environments.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the key elements of an academic environment and faculty roles within it.
• Explore various medical and regulatory components of pharmaceutical development and innovation.
• Develop an understanding of regulations and patient safety considerations regarding medication use.
• Construct expertise in patient and medication safety, focusing on tools and methods to make healthcare safer.
• Demonstrate personal, interpersonal, and teamwork skills critical for effective leadership.
• Focus on regulatory approaches in addressing risk management and medication error related issues associated with currently marketed drug and biologic products.
• Contribute to advancing the science of risk management and medication error prevention and analysis by applying training, learning and experience gained at Academia, Industry and FDA.
• Develop and understanding of pharmaceutical risk management tools available to assess and mitigate the risks of drug and biologic products.
• Enhance medical writing skills.
• Gain expertise in promotional review and literature retrieval and analysis.
• Engage at scientific conferences to provide support for Medical Affairs.

Proposed activities completed as part of this program include:

• Lecturing in courses at Butler University including “Approval to Administration: How Drugs get to Patients” and “Evidence-Based Medicine.”
• Designing new patient safety lectures and related content,
• Completing the Indiana Pharmacy Teaching Certificate Program (IPTeC).
• Participating in the Butler University Pharmacy Leadership Program (certificate program).
• Conducting Research and exploring publication opportunities.
• Completing Individualized faculty rotations in interest areas.
• Taking advantage of professional development resources.
• Personalized mentorship and career planning activities.
• Practice-based experience in the pharmaceutical industry and USFDA.
• Providing a final report describing the findings of the research project.
• Presenting the findings internally and externally to stakeholders as appropriate.

Medication Error and Pharmacovigilance: Fellows will begin with the academic sector at Butler University from July 2025–October 2025. They will then move into the industry sector, working with one of a variety of partners in the pharmaceutical industry, from November 2025–October 2026. Finally, fellows will learn from the regulatory sector, partnering with the Food and Drug Administration from November 2026–June 2027.

Medical Information and Medical Affairs: Not actively recruiting for the 2025-2026 cycle.

Interested applicants must submit the following:

1. Letter of intent uploaded to application portal
2. Curriculum vitae uploaded to application portal
3. Two letters of reference emailed to rxfellowships@butler.edu
4. Unofficial transcripts uploaded to application portal. Official transcripts emailed to rxfellowships@butler.edu.

Applications are open for the 2025-2027 cycle for the Medication Error and Pharmacovigilance programs. The Medical Information and Medical Affairs program is not recruiting for the 2025-2026 cycle.  Please email rxfellowships@butler.edu with any questions you have.

Fellowship Program Director Contact:

John B. Hertig, PharmD, MS, CPPS, FASHP, FFIP
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Director, Pharmaceutical Fellowship Program
Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Indianapolis, IN, USA
jhertig@butler.edu
317-940-6249