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2013–14 Graduate and Adult Programs Academic Catalog
Graduate-Level Course Descriptions
PHAR-6254 – PHAR-7312
PHAR-6254
5 hours
Infectious Disease and Immunology Module
This course prepares the student to manage therapy of
patients with conditions or diseases affecting the immune
system and/or caused by infection. The course focuses on the
application of principles through a mixture of problem-based
learning in small group settings, simulation and demonstration
labs, and expert consultations in a team-taught, multidisciplinary
environment. The course vertically integrates pharmacology,
medicinal chemistry, pharmacolinetics, anatomy, physiology
and pathophysiology, therapeutics, patient assessment,
epidemiology, and administrative and psychosocial-behavioral
issues involved in patient care. Over-the-counter, prescription,
herbal and nontraditional therapies, and non-drug therapies are
specifically included. Prerequisites: PHAR-6111 Research Design
and Methodology; PHAR-6130 Medicinal Biochemistry; PHAR-
6131 Pharmaceutical Sciences I; PHAR-6132 Pharmaceutical
Sciences II; PHAR-6133 Genetics and Pharmacogenomics;
PHAR-6134 Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics; PHAR-
6150 Drug Information and Informatics.
PHAR-6255
5 hours
Endocrinology and Dermatology Module
This course prepares the student to manage therapy of patients
with conditions or diseases affecting the endocrine system or the
skin. The course focuses on the application of principles through
a mixture of problem-based learning in small group settings,
simulation and demonstration labs, and expert consultations in a
team-taught, multidisciplinary environment. The course vertically
integrates pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics,
anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, therapeutics, patient
assessment, epidemiology, and administrative and psychosocial-
behavioral issues involved in patient care. Over-the-counter,
prescription, herbal and nontraditional therapies, and non-drug
therapies are specifically included. Prerequisites: PHAR-6111
Research Design and Methodology; PHAR-6130 Medicinal
Biochemistry; PHAR-6131 Pharmaceutical Sciences I; PHAR-
6132 Pharmaceutical Sciences II; PHAR-6133 Genetics and
Pharmacogenomics; PHAR-6134 Pharmacokinetics and
Biopharmaceutics; PHAR-6150 Drug Information and Informatics.
PHAR-6260 Patient Care and Safety
2 hours
This course provides an introduction to patient assessment.
Topics include taking a medical history and review of systems,
cultural competency, health literacy, interpretation of laboratory
and diagnostic tests, documentation of patient care activities and
writing progress notes, therapeutic plan development, and patient
safety issues. Prerequisite: P2 in good standing.
PHAR-6273
1 hour
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience III
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE-III) in the
second year of the professional curriculum is designed to provide
opportunities for students to practice technical pharmacy skills
in institutional settings and learn about pharmacy management
as well as clinical and distributive functions. Students will
demonstrate core practice skills: communication, calculations,
ethics, medication safety, managing resources, wellness, health
promotion, technology, informatics, and critical thinking. Students
in IPPE-III will meet for 12 weeks throughout the semester, totaling
48 contact hours. Prerequisite: P2 in good standing.
PHAR-6274
1 hour
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience IV
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE-IV) in the
second year of the professional curriculum is designed to provide
opportunities for students to practice technical pharmacy skills
in institutional settings and learn about pharmacy management
as well as clinical and distributive functions. Students will
demonstrate core practice skills: communication, calculations,
ethics, medication safety, managing resources, wellness, health
promotion, technology, informatics, and critical thinking. Students
in IPPE-IV will meet with an assigned preceptor for a four hour
period each week for 12 weeks throughout the semester, totaling
48 contact hours. Prerequisite: P2 in good standing
PHAR-7310 Biomedical Informatics
2 hours
This course is designed to familiarize students with the
application of computer technologies and information science
in biomedicine and health science. Through a combination of
lectures and hands-on computer exercises, students will be
introduced to the conceptual and technical components of
biomedical informatics. The conceptual components will include
principles of database design, human-computer interfaces,
medical terminologies and coding systems, medical decision
analysis methods, clinical information systems architectures, and
methods for measuring costs and benefits in health care systems.
The technical components will include use of the Internet for
biomedical applications, current and emerging wide area network
technologies, use of literature and molecular sequence databases,
and systems for telemedicine. Prerequisites: PHAR-6110
Introduction to Pharmacy Practice; PHAR-6111 Research Design
and Methodology; PHAR-6150 Drug Information and Informatics;
PHAR-6171 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I: PHAR-
6250 Applied Biomedical Module; PHAR-6260 Patient Care and
Safety; PHAR-6273 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
III.
PHAR-7311
2 hours
Community Pharmacy Management Seminar
Building on the overviews presented in PHAR-7353 Leadership
and Business Module, this seminar course will focus on
developing the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively
and successfully manage the business of community pharmacy.
Students will actively address a number of issues related to the
entrepreneurial, financial, human resource, legal, operational,
customer service and professional aspects of owning/operating a
fictitious independent community pharmacy located in a mid-sized
community in the Midwest. Prerequisites: PHAR-6110 Introduction
to Pharmacy Practice; PHAR-6112 Introduction to Self Care;
PHAR-6171 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I: PHAR-
6172 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II; PHAR-6260
Patient Care and Safety; PHAR-6273 Introductory Pharmacy
Practice Experience III; PHAR-6274 Introductory Pharmacy
Practice Experience IV; PHAR-7353 Leadership and Business
Module.
PHAR-7312 Topics in International Pharmacy
2 hours
This course will engage students in discussions relating
to global pharmaceutical issues and international practices
of pharmacy. This will be facilitated via readings, web-based
resources, guest faculty presenters, and student presentations.
Prerequisites: good standing in P2 or P3 year in the School of
Pharmacy. (odd years)
