Pharmacy Practice
PP 2120 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Care: Non-Prescription Drugs and Drug Information (3 Cr.):
Introduces students to the practice of pharmaceutical care in the context of nonprescription drug therapy. Also employs use of drug information resources and basic literature search strategies to develop drug informatics skills that will be applied in future courses. Students practice five course ability outcomes: assess patient-specific conditions, evaluate patient-specific non-prescription regimens, select/recommend non-prescription drug therapy, monitor non-prescription drug therapy, and educate patients about non-prescription drugs. Small group discussions of assigned homework (SOAP case studies) are used to apply principles introduced in lectures and assigned readings. (Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in AP 2110)
PP 3110 Pathophysiology (5 Cr.):
Examines the mechanisms, etiologies, risk factors and complications of disease processes. Emphasizes clinical signs and symptoms, natural history, prognosis, and monitoring of major disease states. Students use the SOAP process to practice assessing patient-specific diseases and monitoring for expected disease outcomes or complications. (Prerequisite: AP 3100)
PP 3150 Introductory Practice Experience: Clinical Practice (1 Cr.):
Introduces students to patient care responsibilities as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team. This experience helps students relate early curricular content and principles to clinical practice. Students use the SOAP process to address patient-specific drug therapy problems and use drug informatics skills to answer therapeutic questions. Students also practice communicating with patients and health care professionals in the clinical setting. (Prerequisite: AP 2100)
PP 3710 Hospital Pharmacy (3 Cr.):
A survey course of hospital pharmacy systems. Presents theories and goals behind concepts of unit dose, intravenous admixtures, drug information, computer applications and clinical services as well as the traditional systems of drug delivery and pharmaceutical services within the hospital setting. Reviews the equipment and staffing pattern necessary for the delivery of institutional pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care. Professional elective. (Prerequisite: third-year standing)
PP 3720 Introductory Clinical Clerkship (2 Cr.):
Introduces students to patient care responsibilities as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team; helps students relate early curricular content and principles to the provision of pharmaceutical care; provides students with an introduction to clinical communications and organizational skills in preparation for future clerkships and professional practice. Enrollment is limited to available sites. This experiential course requires six contact hours weekly at the clerkship site, usually divided into two three-hour sessions per week. The exact meeting times to be arranged based on student and preceptor schedules. Professional elective. (Prerequisites: third or fourth-year standing)
PP 4150 Introductory Practice Experience: Hospital Practice (1 Cr.):
Introduces students to hospital pharmacy practice by involving them in drug distribution and medication use systems, order processing and use of computer systems, order preparation, and quality assurance processes. This hospital pharmacy-based experience helps students relate early curricular content to the practice of hospital pharmacy. Students also practice use of drug informatics skills to answer drug-related questions and address incompatibility problems. (Prerequisites: PP 3150 and PH 2110)
PP 4160 Introductory Practice Experience: Community Practice (1 Cr.):
Introduces students to community pharmacy practice by involving them in prescription processing and use of computer systems, prescription preparation, reimbursement processes, non-prescription product selection, and patient counseling. This community pharmacy-based experience helps students relate early curricular content to the practice of community pharmacy. Students also practice use of drug informatics skills to research specific drug- or disease-related topics. (Prerequisites: PP 3150, PH 2110, and PP 2120)
PP 4740 Introduction to Nuclear Pharmacy (2 Cr.):
Basic concepts of radiation, detection of radioactivity and the production and quality control of certain adiopharmaceuticals. The localization and biochemical fate of major diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals and public health aspects of radiation. Emphasis is placed on the use of radioisotopes in medicine. Lectures two hours each week. Professional elective.
PP 4750 Consulting Activities For Pharmacists (2 Cr.):
Consultant opportunities for pharmacists are presented, including long term care, managed care, industry, government, education and institutional consulting. The role of pharmacists on various institutional committees is discussed. Professional elective.
PP 4760 Parenteral Therapy (2 Cr.):
Topics presented include aseptic and IV admixture techniques, kinetics of parenteral dosage forms, fluid and electrolyte balance, use of parenteral fluids and electrolytes, principles of IV incompatibility, radiopharmaceuticals, blood component products, handling and disposal of antineoplastics, calculating millequivalents and total parenteral nutrition formulas. Professional elective. (Prerequisite: PH 3002 and AP 3003)
PP 5150 Introductory Practice Experience: Physical Assessment (1 Cr.):
Focuses on learning the skills of basic physical diagnosis, disease assessment, and patient interviewing. Students also practice preparing patient-specific case work-ups. (Prerequisites: TH 4120 and PP 3150)
PP 5160 Disease State Management I: Clinical Epidemiology (2 Cr):
Emphasizes concepts of clinical epidemiology including disease frequency, risk, cause, prognosis, treatment outcomes, POEMs, and DOEs. Students practice selection of diagnostic tests/outcome measures, assessment of risk/prognosis, decision matrix analysis to define best therapies, and prevention outcome analysis. Requires analysis and evaluation of selected studies from the primary literature. (Prerequisites: TH 4120)
PP 5170 Disease State Management II: Evidence-Based Medicine (2 Cr):
Emphasizes evidence-based approach to disease management including applying POEMs to therapeutic decision-making, evaluation and use of treatment guidelines, use of landmark clinical trials, utilization of meta-analyses, and reading and evaluating medical and outcomes literature. Students practice application of POEMs to case studies, treatment guideline development, literature critique, and basic meta-analysis. Requires analysis and evaluation of selected studies from the primary literature. (Prerequisites: TH 4120 and PP 5160)
PP 5700 Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy (2 Cr.):
Introduces basic principles of antimicrobial pharmacotherapy by integrating knowledge of pharmacology and microbiology. This abilities-based course provides students with opportunities to practice selecting/recommending antimicrobial therapy, monitoring for expected therapeutic outcomes, evaluating appropriateness of patient-specific therapies and educating patients and health care professionals regarding therapy of common infections. Lecture/discussion two hours weekly. (Prerequisites: TH 5001)
PP 5720 Women’s Health Pharmacotherapy (3 Cr.):
Provides students with a focused introduction to the pharmacotherapy of women’s health. Students integrate knowledge of gender-specific issues and pharmacotherapy in selecting and evaluating pharmacologic therapy for common illnesses in women. Emphasis is placed on rendering care to women in the community pharmacy setting. One 2-hour lecture and one hour lecture/discussion weekly. (Prerequisites: TH 4001, TH 4002 and TH 5001)
PP 6010 – 6080 Advanced Practice Experiences (32 Cr.):
PP 6010 Ambulatory Care I
PP 6020 Ambulatory Care II
PP 6030 Inpatient Medicine I
PP 6040 Inpatient Medicine II
PP 6050 Community Pharmacy Practice/Hospital Pharmacy Practice
PP 6060 Community Clinical Pharmacy Practice
PP 6070 Elective I
PP 6080 Elective II
Supervised clerkships that require 40 hours weekly. Students apply the abilities gained during prior coursework to pharmacy practice. Each student is required to complete 8 advanced practice experiences. Students must complete Community Clinical Pharmacy, Ambulatory Care I-II and Inpatient Medicine I-II. Individuals with documented prior community pharmacy or hospital pharmacy experience (in accordance with requirements set forth by the Director of Experiential Programs) will complete either the community pharmacy OR hospital pharmacy experience, whichever area reflects the least prior experience. Students with inadequate prior experience in either area will complete both community pharmacy practice and hospital pharmacy practice. Students will select up to two electives, one of which must involve direct patient care. (Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all prior didactic coursework, a cumulative and professional GPA of 2.00 or higher, and current certification in adult CPR).
PP 6109 Pharmacy Practice Seminar (1 Cr.):
Students prepare and present professional presentations on a variety of topics for varied audiences. Peer, self, and instructor assessments are utilized to enhance students’ professional communication ability. Two contact hours weekly. (Prerequisite: TH 5120)
TH 4100 Therapeutics I (4 Cr.):
Emphasizes integration of principles of pathophysiology and pharmacology in the treatment of hematologic disorders, renal diseases, fluid and electrolyte problems, acid-base disorders, cardiovascular diseases, otic/ophthalmic disorders, and dermatologic diseases. Students also learn and utilize drug informatics skills and basic literature evaluation to address therapeutic questions. Students use the SOAP process to assess diseases, evaluate and solve therapeutic problems, devise plans for drug therapy and monitoring, and provide patient education. (Prerequisites: PP 3110 and concurrent enrollment in PC 4100)
TH 4120 Therapeutics II (4 Cr.):
Emphasizes integration of principles of pathophysiology pharmacology in the treatment of arthritic disorders, autoimmune diseases, gastrointestinal problems, nutritional deficiency, psychiatric disease, chemical dependence and withdrawal, and endocrine disorders. Requires utilization of drug informatics skills and basic literature evaluation to address therapeutic questions. Students use the SOAP process to assess diseases, evaluate and solve therapeutic problems, devise plans for drug therapy and monitoring, and provide patient education. (Prerequisites: TH 4100 and concurrent enrollment in PC 4120)
TH 5100 Therapeutics III (4 Cr.):
Emphasizes integration of principles of pathophysiology, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics in the treatment of neurologic disorders, pulmonary diseases, cardiovascular problems, infectious diseases, and poisoning and drug overdoses. Requires utilization of drug informatics skills and basic literature evaluation to address therapeutic questions. Students use the SOAP process to assess diseases, evaluate and solve therapeutic problems, devise plans for drug therapy and monitoring, and provide patient education. Three 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour discussion weekly. (Prerequisites: TH 4120, PC 4120 and PH 4110)
TH 5120 Therapeutics IV (4 Cr.):
Emphasizes integration of principles of pathophysiology, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics in the treatment of oncologic disorders, organ transplantation, pediatric diseases, women’s health problems, infectious diseases, and disorders in geriatric patients. Requires utilization of drug informatics skills and basic literature evaluation to address therapeutic questions. Students use the SOAP process to assess diseases, evaluate and solve therapeutic problems, devise plans for drug therapy and monitoring, and provide patient education. Three 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour discussion weekly. (Prerequisites: TH 5100)
WE 3700 Introductory Clinical Clerkship (3 Cr.):
Introduces students to patient care responsibilities as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team; helps students relate early curricular content and principles to the provision of pharmaceutical care; provides students with an introduction to clinical communications and organizational skills in preparation for future clerkships and professional practice. Enrollment is limited to available sites. This experiential course requires six contact hours weekly at the clerkship site, usually divided into two three-hour sessions per week. The exact meeting times to be arranged based on student and preceptor schedules. Professional, writing emphasis elective. (Prerequisites: third or fourth year standing)
WE 3730 Topics in Pharmaceutical Care: Community Service (3 Cr.):
This course provides students with a structured community service experience so that they can: 1) explore their values, particularly attitudes toward service; 2) gain experiential knowledge of the population they are serving; 3) learn about the operations of social/medical agencies; and 4) develop a better understanding of patient-centered care. Students schedule and prepare service activities, make weekly visits to patients/clients, and reflect on their experiences during oral discussions and written journals and essays. Two hours lecture and discussion plus two to three hours of service activity weekly Professional, writing emphasis elective.
WE 4700 Current Topics in Infectious Diseases (2 Cr.):
This course emphasizes selected common infections, clinical microbiology, laboratory diagnosis an monitoring of infection. One 2-hour lecture weekly. Professional, writing emphasis elective. (Prerequisites: MI 3100, PP 3100, concurrent enrollment in PC 4001)
WE 4710 Topics in Pharmacotherapeutics: Geriatrics, Neurology and Psychiatry (2 Cr.):
Students learn the pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis and non-pharmacologic management of major neurologic, psychiatric and geriatric disorders. This course also introduces pharmacologic/therapeutic strategies in preparation for rendering pharmaceutical care. Lecture/ discussion two hours each week. Professional, writing emphasis elective. (Prerequisite: PP 3100; concurrent enrollment in PC 4001 and TH 4001)
WE 5710 Current Topics in Pharmacotherapeutics: Primary Care (3 Cr.):
Primary care is a subset of ambulatory care that provides comprehensive, first-contact and continuing care to patients with chronic medical problems. Topics discussed include improving patient compliance, smoking cessation, allergic rhinitis and hormone replacement. Management of patients with multiple medical problems are discussed and opportunities are provided to practice written documentation suitable for inclusion in the medical record. Two hours of lecture weekly. Professional, writing emphasis elective. (Prerequisite: Co-enrollment in, or completion of TH 5001)