Year One -
Semester One
Semester Two
Year Two -
Semester Three
Semester Four
Year Three -
Semester Five
Semester Six
Year Four -
Semesters Seven and Eight
Pharmacy Year One – Semester One
Goal
of Semester One. To provide an orientation to the professional program and
pharmaceutical care plans and to lay the basic science foundation for
contemporary pharmacy practice. To begin to develop the professional
communication skills of the students and to develop their initial practice
skills in a community practice environment.
PHARMACY 711. Professional Orientation I.
Introduction to Pharmacy Practice.
Description: The essentials
necessary for the effective use of the laptop computer and the web-based class
note system both in and out of the classroom. Additionally, a primer on the
practice of pharmacy and professional issues.
Prerequisite: First year
Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semester: Fall; Credit: 2
hours
Faculty: Dr. Ford (Leader)
PHARMACY 712. Professional Orientation II. Top 200
Drugs, Part 1.
Description: Part-1 of an
overview of the most frequently prescribed drugs (Top 200 Drugs, 1-100).
Prerequisite: First year
Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semester: Fall; Credit: 1 hour
Faculty: Dr. Greene (Leader)
PHARMACY 713. Patient Assessment I. Biological
Sciences Integrated, Part 1.
Description: Part-1 of an
integrated pharmaceutical sciences sequence including the principles of
biochemistry, human anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology, complemented by a
primer on physical examination.
Prerequisite: First year
Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semester: Fall; Credit: 5
hours
Faculty: Dr. Naylor (Leader)
PHARMACY 714. Pharmaceutical Care I. Principles of
Pharmaceutical Care.
Description: The processes of
pharmaceutical care including drug, disease, and disease management nomenclature
and concepts, and the structure, development, and use of pharmaceutical care
plans, as well as a primer on biomedical terminology and medical abbreviations.
Prerequisite: First year
Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semester: Fall; Credit: 2
hours
Faculty: Dr. Dolder (Leader)
PHARMACY 716. Pharmacy Practice II. Biomedical
Informatics.
Description: Biomedical
informatics including electronic medical information retrieval and analysis and
the use of patient and medical information databases. (May be taken first or
second semester.)
Prerequisite: First year
Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semesters: Fall and Spring;
Credit: 2 hours
Faculty: Dr. Wensel (Leader)
PHARMACY 717. Practice Experience I. Early Practice
Experience-1.
Description: An introductory practice experience in a community
pharmacy practice setting. (May be taken first or second semester.)
Prerequisite: First year Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semester: Fall and Spring; Credit: 2 hours
Faculty: Dr. Greene (Leader)
PHARMACY 718. Problem-Based Learning I. Critical
Thinking and Problem Solving.
Description: Case studies in
critical thinking, professional ethics, and problem solving.
Prerequisite: First year
Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semester: Fall; Credit: 1
hour
Faculty: Dean Supernaw
(Leader)
PHARMACY 719. Professionalization I. Electronic
Mentor Interaction Program.
Description: Electronic
mentoring program of networking with a personal pharmacist-mentor.
Prerequisite: First year
Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semester: Fall; Credit: 1 hour
Faculty: Dr. Nuzum (Leader)
PHARMACY 724. Pharmaceutical Care II. Professional
Communications.
Description: The processes of
formal and informal professional communications, including student
presentations.
Prerequisite: First year
Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semester: Fall; Credit: 2
hours
Faculty: Dr. Ford (Leader)
PHARMACY 728. Problem-Based Learning II. Patient and
Interprofessional Communications.
Description: Case studies in
and small group discussions of the effective use of pharmacist-patient and
interprofessional communication for problem solving.
Prerequisite: First year
Doctor of Pharmacy Program standing
Semester: Fall; Credit: 1
hour
Faculty: Dr. Greene (Leader)
