PHA670 / Ambulatory Care [3 cr.]

Students must follow the drug therapy and progress of at least one patient per day using the SOAP format. Students must monitor the drug therapy and progress of at least two patients per day. Patients may be selected by the students or assigned by the preceptor.

PHA671 / Community Pharmacy [3 cr.]

Students are required to participate in the daily operation of pharmacy and provide direct care to patients under the direct supervision of the preceptor. Students must monitor and follow up patients on service or as instructed by the preceptor. Students must counsel at least two patients per day about drug therapy management and other related diseases information, under the direct supervision of adjunct faculty. A workbook of activities must be completed by the end of the rotation to document the completion of the learning outcomes detailed in the syllabus.

PHA672 / Hospital/Health System Pharmacy [3 cr.]

Students must engage with various pharmacy personnel to learn all aspects of institutional pharmacy practice. Students must prepare a medication use evaluation, submit a drug monograph, research at least four drug information questions (one/week), and prepare a medication safety report on a topic assigned by the preceptor. The oral presentation must address a Health-System related topic assigned by the preceptor.

PHA673 / Inpatient/Acute Care General Medicine [3 cr.]

Students must follow the drug therapy and progress of at least three patients per week using the SOAP format. Students must monitor and follow up patients and their treatments on service or as instructed by the preceptor (with a minimum of 7 active patients monitored per day). Patients may be selected by the students or assigned by the preceptor. In the Critical Care settings, students must follow the drug therapy and progress of two patients per week using the SOAP format.

PHA650 / Academic Teaching [3 cr.]

This is an elective four-week advanced pharmacy practice experience that introduces Pharm.D. students to the career of academia. The rotation will offer the student the opportunity to become actively involved in teaching, service and scholarship under the guidance and preceptorship of a pharmacy practice faculty member.

PHA650 / Cardiology/Coronary Care Unit [3 cr.]

This is an elective four-week advanced pharmacy practice experience that affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of cardiac conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of $1, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Critical Care [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of critical care conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Emergency Medicine [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients  with a variety of emergency conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease  state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Endocrinology [3 cr.]

This is an elective four-week advanced pharmacy practice experience that affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of endocrinology conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease  state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Family Medicine [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of family  medicine  conditions.  The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Industrial Pharmacy [3 cr.]

The Industrial Pharmacy Rotation is designed to provide pharmacy students interested in pursuing career in pharmaceutical industry exposure to various areas within the pharmaceutical industry. The 4-week internship focuses on the basic principles of the pharmaceutical industry, and the marketing and management of a pharmaceutical company.  At the end of the rotation, students will have a general understanding of many areas of industrial pharmacy and be able to describe the interrelationships among the various divisions within a pharmaceutical company.

PHA650 / Internal Medicine [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of internal medicine conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Nephrology [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients  with a variety of renal conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Neurology [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of neurological conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Obstetrics/Gynecology [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of obstetrics/gynecological conditions.  The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Oncology (Inpatient) [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of cancer conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Oncology (Outpatient) [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of cancer conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Pediatrics [3 cr.]

This  is  an  elective  four-week  advanced  pharmacy  practice  experience  that  affords Pharm.D. students the opportunity to contribute to the care of patients with a variety of pediatrics conditions. The rotation enables students to build a general knowledge base of the disease state, apply principles of drug therapy to recommend treatment strategies, monitor outcomes of patients, learn to practice as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing care to the patients, and communicate pharmaceutical knowledge to other health-care practitioners in a successful and effective style.

PHA650 / Regulatory Affairs [3 cr.]

The Pharmacy Regulatory Affairs rotation is designed to provide pharmacy students with a well-rounded exposure to and grasp of the governmental and legislative rules and regulations that govern medication registration, pricing, inspection processes of pharmaceutical establishments, controlled substances, pharmacy licensure of pharmaceutical establishments and pharmacists and free distribution of medications to patients. The clerkship consists of a calendar month and focuses on the basic principles of the medication approval process, import/export of medicines and medical products, registration, inspection of pharmaceutical establishments and management of all relevant pharmaceutical issues as well as direct patient care activities.