WGU hiring PharmDs in dozens of cities

WGU is hiring PharmDs to be visiting instructors all over the U.S. Does anyone know what's going on?

 

The job postings I'm seeing on on LinkedIn state that they're for a "Short-term project," that preferred (not required) qualifications include "Completion of Ambulatory Care Pharmacy or Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency program (accredited)," and although posts are listed at several cities, they state "Work primarily from home within the continental United States and be available to travel to meetings on a limited basis."

My guess is that the project is to improve teaching of pharmacology to nursing students, especially WGU's two nurse practitioner programs: a family nurse practitioner's most typical patient corresponds with ambulatory care pharmacy, and a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner's obviously with psychiatric pharmacy.

 

Is it normal to require a pharmacy license and PharmD for this? I mostly see ads asking for a PhD in pharmacology or pharmaceutical sciences.

 

Maybe this work is highly clinical, addressing medication treatment for patient issues more than general principles of pharmacology or pharmaceutical science?

 

As Pat mentioned on the other forum, it's interesting that they're hiring for a short-term project. It's also strange that they don't say which degree program the instructors will be teaching in.