Curriculum

This course will introduce students to OTC drugs, herbals, nutraceuticals, and non-drug alternatives available to patients. Evidence for benefit versus harm will be highlighted.

This course will provide an in-depth examination of human physiological processes and pathologic disorders by organ system. General principles of pathology, immunology, genetics and neoplasia are introduced, along with the nervous system: peripheral; CNS, pain transmission and management; neurological and psychiatric disorders; and renal physiology and disease. Will include clinical symptom presentation and cellular basis of disease.

Chemical properties of drug emphasis: ADME, bio-distribution, basic principles/ concepts of pharmacology, SAR, toxicology. Includes medicinal chemistry and intro to pharmaceutics.

Introduction to practice of pharmacy, drug info, clinical lab tests; introduction to problem solving/ critical thinking; basic pharmacy law. Top 100 drug review.

General overview of major metabolic pathways, electrolyte balances and enzymatic systems important for drug pharmacodynamics.

An introductory pharmacy practice experience that involves actual practice experiences in a community practice setting and permits the student, under appropriate supervision and as permitted by practice regulations, to develop a understanding of the basic tenets of community practice setting.

A continuation of the fall course in which the additional following organ systems will be examined: cardiovascular, endocrinology, hematology/ oncology, pulmonary, GI/ hepatic, reproductive, musculoskeletal, dermatology, and otology.

Pharmaceutical calculations, drug delivery, formulations, kinetics; includes pharmaceutics and sterile compounding lab. Continues with med chem. and pharmaceutics emphasis; chemical properties of drugs.

An emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking focused on drug-related problems and major disease states. Topics will be integrated throughout the semester using a case-studies approach.

Fundamentals of the microbial world with emphasis on the medical aspects of microbiology, molecular basis of pathogenicity, and chemotherapy. Expansion of basic immunological principles presented in RX 311 to include altered immune states, transplantation immunology, and network regulation of the immune response.

An understanding of the foundations of clinical communication, including direct and indirect clinical communication techniques to increase the participation of patients in achieving positive clinical outcomes and maximizing their health-related quality of life. Common ethical issues will be discussed.

This course is designed to provide the student with a broad base of information and skills for pharmacy management in various professional practice settings. Management principles covered include planning, organizing, directing budgeting, and operating a pharmacy and to use the economic analyses to manage limited pharmacy resources. The course prepares the pharmacy student to understand and work at various levels of management.

The intent of this course is to familiarize students with appropriate clinical experimental design and statistical methods of analysis. Continued emphasis on drug information will be provided, which will enhance student's ability to critically evaluate the literature. An overview of medial epidemiology will round out the course.

This course will provide an in-depth survey of pharmacology & toxicology with particular coverage of drugs affecting the peripheral and central nervous systems; treatment of inflammatory states; agents that influence water and ion conservation; and the cardiovascular system. Selected topics of importance for understanding the SAR of agents in each class will be discussed.

Problem-solving sections will continue with case-based review of problems and patient-centered care approaches that coincide with topics in the Drug Action.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Rx Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Rx" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Rx 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Rx" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

The goal of this rotation is to expose students to the everyday practice of pharmacy in the institutional setting. Students will be introduced to all aspects of professional interactions with patients and coworkers, medication distribution and/or dispensing, and pharmacy management. It is to be understood that students have achieved and can demonstrate competency in the categories mentioned in IPPE-Community and that this institutional rotation is to build on these competencies and advance student's learning to the next level.

This course will present information covering the breadth of biotechnology including transcriptional regulation, cloning, recombinant protein synthesis, gene therapy and stem cell biology. Additionally, specific applications of genetics and genomics to drug metabolism and distribution will be provided stressing the significance of genetic variation in determining the handling of xenobiotics by the body.

This course is a continuation of RX 421 with coverage of drugs in the following areas: antimicrobial & antiparasitic agents; antivirals; chemotherapeutic agents used against neoplasm; immunomodulators; anemia and blood dyscrasias; hormone therapy; dermatologic preparations; ophthalmic drugs; and an introduction to toxicology.

Continuation of problem-solving sections case-based review of problems and patient-centered care approaches that coincide with topics in the Drug Action.

This course is designed to introduce the pharmacy student to economic theories relevant in the health care arena and the application of pharmacoeconomic methodologies in evaluating drug therapy management. Pharmacoeconomic topics to be covered include cost-minimization analysis (CMA), cost-benefit analysis (CBA), cost-effect analysis (CEA), and cost-utility analysis (CUA). Additional topics in epidemiology will be included. At the end of this course, students will comprehend the economic factors driving the decision making process found in the health care industry and evaluate the pharmacoeconomic literature for the purpose of decision making.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Rx Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Rx" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Rx 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Rx" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

This course will provide an understanding of the foundations of social & behavioral pharmacy, including topics in health promotion, disease prevention and pharmacoepidemiology that will allow pharmacists to help patients achieve positive outcomes and maximizing their health-related quality of life.

This course will introduce the students to the basic knowledge and skills required to practice in the real world. Successful completion of these courses (DA 5 and 6) is prerequisites to advance clinical practice experiences (APPE). The emphasis of these courses will be placed on the medical management of most common disease states that student may encounter during the clinical rotation. The course will augment students' ability to develop evidence- based treatment guidelines and clinical recommendations, pharmacokinetics and therapeutic medication monitoring and management following a similar organ-based sequence as for the pathophysiology and the P2 year of the Drug Action sequence. Of particular focus will be pharmacotherapy for the peripheral and central nervous systems, inflammatory disease states, endocrine disorders, kidney disease and correction of electrolyte and nutrient imbalances.

Designed to provide students with a survey of competent and efficient delivery of patient centered pharmacy services. Emphasis will be placed on therapeutic solution finding incorporating information management; therapeutic planning, monitoring and outcomes; and professional communication skills.

This course will develop the skills for our student-pharmacists to provide written pharmacotherapy summaries and cogent, straightforward answers to healthcare professionals' question(s), targeting an overall goal of optimizing patient care.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Rx Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Rx" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Rx 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Rx" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

The goal of IPPE non-traditional rotation is to offer P3 students the opportunity to explore a more specialized area of pharmacy practice or to spend more time in a community/institutional setting to gain more confidence in that particular area of practice prior to going on advanced rotations. In a specialized setting the rotation should serve as an introduction to the specialty. For example, if a student is interested in Oncology but is uncertain of what the practice setting entails, this rotation will introduce the student to oncology pharmacy practice and how it is similar and/or different from practice in a general practice pharmacy.

This course will introduce the students to the basic knowledge and skills required to practice in the real world. Successful completion of these courses (DA 5 and 6) is prerequisites to advance clinical practice experiences (APPE). The emphasis of these courses will be placed on the medical management of most common disease states that student may encounter during the clinical rotation. The course will augment students' ability to develop evidence- based treatment guidelines and clinical recommendations, pharmacokinetics and therapeutic medication monitoring and management following a similar organ-based sequence as for the pathophysiology and the P2 year of the Drug Action sequence. Of particular focus will be pharmacotherapy for the peripheral and central nervous systems, inflammatory disease states, endocrine disorders, kidney disease and correction of electrolyte and nutrient imbalances.

Continuation of RX 531. Designed to provide students with a survey of competent and efficient delivery of patient centered pharmacy services. Emphasis will be placed on therapeutic solution finding incorporating information management; therapeutic planning, monitoring and outcomes; and professional communication skills.

This course will develop communication skills by preparation and presentation of a professional seminar. Students will research the clinical literature on a pharmacy related topic of interest and learn techniques for the most effective means of communicating this to a professional audiences.

This course is intended to provide an overview of federal and state laws that regulate the practice of pharmacy. This course will cover legal and ethical issues that can occur as pharmacists practice patient-centered care and medication management.

Electives are non-specific courses available to complement the goals and interests of an individual student. Those electives preceded by two letters (for example "Rx Elective") means that you may choose a course from the group of "Rx" courses. Likewise, those courses with a numeric listing (for example "Rx 3XX Elective") means you may choose a course from the group of "Rx" courses with a number of 300 or above. Some electives may require that you take a prerequisite course before you can enroll in the course you want.

In this course, students will participate under the direction of a preceptor, in pharmacy practice to provide effective and appropriate patient-centered pharmaceutical care to patients in an inpatient/acute care setting.

In this course, students will gain the knowledge to deliver effective and appropriate patient care to hospital patients. The student will become a member of an interdisciplinary team in order to provide superior patient-centered care.

In this course, students will gain the knowledge to deliver effective and appropriate patient care to hospital patients. The student will become a member of an interdisciplinary team in order to provide superior patient-centered care. In this course, students will participate under the direction of a preceptor, in an ambulatory pharmacy practice to provide effective and appropriate patient-centered pharmaceutical care in the ambulatory setting.

In this course, students will participate, under the direction of a preceptor, in a community pharmacy to provide effective and appropriate patient-centered pharmaceutical care in the community setting.