The Department of Pharmacy Practice is responsible for the "professionalization" of pharmacy students. The College’s Doctor of Pharmacy program has a rigorous six-year curriculum, including two years of pre-pharmacy course work followed by two years of professional division education leading to the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) degree. Students then apply for admission into the Doctor of Pharmacy graduate program which encompasses two years of didactic and experiential training.
Pharmacy Practice faculty teach throughout the curriculum and are entirely responsible for the two-year graduate portion of the program. This includes the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy courses and companion patient care rounds recitation courses, advanced pharmacokinetics, drug information and research methods, management topics seminars, public presentation seminars, self-care and OTC courses, and pharmacy law. Our faculty coordinate and teach these courses, and residents, fellows, and faculty serve as facilitators for small group case discussions.
The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum includes Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) that are designed to provide active learning and an extension of the information learned throughout the PharmD curriculum. For more information about the Experiential Education, visit the Experiential Education site.
The Department of Pharmacy Practice is involved in postgraduate residencies and fellowships, including specialty residencies in critical care, infectious disease, and community pharmacy. Residents and fellows participate in both didactic and experiential teaching in the doctor of pharmacy curriculum.
Pharmacy Practice offers Masters of Science degrees in Social and Administrative Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy. Each program admits up to 15 students yearly, and our faculty teach, advise, and mentor these students as they complete graduate coursework and masters theses.
The department also offers the BSPS degree in Pharmacy Administration, with an option for completing the Masters of Business Administration degree in an additional year. BSPS degrees in Industrial Pharmacy Health Care Administration are also available.
As the largest department in the College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice faculty are responsible for advising all of the Doctor of Pharmacy graduate students as well as the majority of undergraduate students.
