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2016–17 Graduate Academic Catalog
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School of Pharmacy
Purpose Statement/Mission
Doctor of Pharmacy
Purpose Statement/Mission
The School of Pharmacy develops exceptional pharmacy
practitioners focused on meeting the physical, emotional, and
spiritual needs of patients through servant leadership. The school
pursues innovative, ethical solutions to health-related issues in
diverse populations through collaborative teaching, research, and
practice.
Values
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Character
– Regarding character as the foundation for
appropriate decisions, compassionate care, and clear
perspectives, the school considers the development of godly
character as paramount in the lives of its students.
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Global Focus
– The school embraces a global perspective
to its impact, endeavoring to equip graduates for service
locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally, maintaining a
particular sensitivity to the underserved.
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Ethics
– The school advances behavior, practice, and
research consistent with the Truth of the Scriptures and
example of Christ.
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Collaboration
– Though structured into distinct administrative
and academic units, the school pursues collaborative
relationships and activities within the school, among other
units of the University, and with other organizations outside
of the University, exemplifying to students the value and
effectiveness of working together to achieve worthwhile goals.
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Innovation
– The school promotes and celebrates the
discovery of creative solutions and approaches to issues
and problems that challenge the delivery of effective patient
care. Recognizing continuous innovation as a quality found
in effective organizations today, the school actively integrates
contemporary topics and practices into the curriculum.
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Leadership Development
– Regarding influence as the
essence of leadership and desiring our graduates to be
influential in their personal and professional lives, the school
pursues opportunities to help its students develop and apply
their leadership skills.
Program Objectives
Upon completion of the Doctor of Pharmacy degree, the
graduate will:
1. Provide patient care by applying sound therapeutic
principles and evidence-based data that is based
on emerging technologies, evolving biomedical,
pharmaceutical, clinical sciences, and relevant
psychosocio-cultural aspects that may impact therapeutic
outcomes.
2. Manage and use resources of the health care system to
retrieve, analyze, assess, and interpret clinical data in order
to coordinate safe, accurate, and time-sensitive medication
distribution to the patient thereby minimizing medication
errors while optimizing therapeutic outcome.
3. Promote health improvement, wellness, and disease
prevention in communities and at-risk populations by taking
into account relevant socioeconomic, legal, ethical, cultural,
administrative, and professional issues in developing and
implementing population-specific quality improvement
programs and risk-reduction strategies.
4. Integrate biblical worldview with the role of a pharmacist
in providing patient care, managing information resources,
promoting health, and preventing diseases in different
communities and at-risk populations around the globe.
5. Represent Christ in their attitudes and values by modeling
servant leadership in applying their skills and knowledge as
pharmacists.
Program Prerequisites
Students must have completed a minor in Bible or have taken
course work adequate to meet the outcomes of BTGS-6100
Biblical and Theological Foundations for Graduate Study. Students
who have not met this requirement, as determined by the Office
of the Registrar, must enroll in this course and must be completed
before the beginning of the first professional year, unless
otherwise approved by the admission committee.