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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

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.

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.

Ethics

– The school advances behavior, practice, and

research consistent with the Truth of the Scriptures and

example of Christ.

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.

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.

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.