Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Science, Global Medicine

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The dual degree in Pharmacy and Global Medicine is designed for students who are interested in providing pharmaceutical care to underserved populations around the world. Students enrolled in this dual degree program will benefit from an advanced understanding of the role of, and issues surrounding, modern medicine in developing countries.

Requirements

Students must gain admission to and fulfill the degree requirements for both programs, which include 135 units for the Doctor of Pharmacy and 32 units for the MS in Global Medicine.

Program Adaptation

Because MEDS 503 and MEDS 504 , core requirements for the MS in Global Medicine program, cover the same material as PHRD 503 and PHRD 504 , the PharmD/Global Medicine dual degree program substitutes PHRD 503 and PHRD 504 for MEDS 503 and MEDS 504 as core requirements for the dual degree.

Year I (P1) Curriculum

PHRD 501 Pharmaceutics I Units: 3
Fall
PHRD 503 Biological Systems I Units: 4
PHRD 511 Pharmacy Practice and Professionalism 1 Units: 5
PHRD 515 Metabolism and Cell Biology Units: 2
PHRD 517 Pharmacogenetics Units: 2
PHRD 521 Medicinal Chemistry Units: 2
Spring
PHRD 502 Pharmaceutics II Units: 2
PHRD 504 Biological Systems II Units: 4
PHRD 512 Pharmacy Practice and Professionalism 2 Units: 3
PHRD 514 Calculations and Compounding Units: 2
PHRD 516 Non-Prescription Therapies Units: 3
PHRD 520 Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Units: 1
PHRD 552 Pharmaceutics III Units: 3

Year II (P2) Curriculum

PHRD 508 Pharmacy Literature Analysis and Drug Information Units: 3
Fall
PHRD 559 Therapeutics: Pharmacokinetics Units: 3
PHRD 563 Case Conference 1 Units: 2
PHRD 567 Pharmacy Law Units: 2
PHRD 572 Therapeutics: General Medicine and Inflammatory Disorders Units: 5
Spring
PHRD 564 Case Conference 2 Units: 2
PHRD 570 Therapeutics: Central Nervous System Units: 5
PHRD 603 Therapeutics: Endocrine System Units: 5
Pharmacy Practice Experiences Must complete all three courses between P2 and P3 year
PHRD 624 Community Pharmacy Practice Units: 4
PHRD 625 Hospital Pharmacy Practice Units: 3
PHRD 626 Elective Pharmacy Practice Units: 2

Year III (P3) Curriculum

PHRD 611 Therapeutics: Infectious Diseases Units: 5
Fall
PHRD 619 Therapeutics: Cardiovascular System Units: 5
PHRD 622 Case Conference 4 Units: 2
PHRD 634 Scholarly Project 1 Units: 1
Electives: 0-3 units*
Spring
PHRD 608 Therapeutics: Oncology Units: 2
PHRD 610 Therapeutics: Special Populations Units: 3
PHRD 623 Case Conference 5 Units: 1
PHRD 633 Pharmacy Management and Economics Units: 2
PHRD 635 Scholary Project 2 Units: 1
PHRD 650 APPE Gateway Units: 2
Pharmacy Practice Experiences Must complete all three courses between P2 and P3 year
PHRD 624 Community Pharmacy Practice Units: 4
PHRD 625 Hospital Pharmacy Practice Units: 3
PHRD 626 Elective Pharmacy Practice Units: 2
Electives: 0-9 units**

Note:

*Elective courses: Students MUST complete a minimum of 3 units of elective courses for the PharmD degree. Students will be provided a list of courses approved each year.

**APPE courses are described below. Students may begin their APPEs in late March or early April of their P3 year and may be assigned to any of APPEs listed below.

Required APPE Courses

Students must complete all APPE courses below (24 units) and the Doctor of Pharmacy Capstone courses (0 units).

PHRD 701 Acute Care Clinical APPE Units: 6
PHRD 704 Primary Care APPE Units: 6
PHRD 705 Community Pharmacy APPE Units: 6
PHRD 718 Hospital Pharmacy Practice APPE Units: 6
PHRD 796a Doctor of Pharmacy Capstone Units: 0
PHRD 796b Doctor of Pharmacy Capstone Units: 0, 3

Elective APPE Courses

Students must complete 12 units from the list below.

PHRD 714 Nuclear Pharmacy APPE Units: 6
PHRD 725 International Pharmacy Practice Experience Units: 3, 6
PHRD 731 Advanced Geriatrics APPE Units: 6
PHRD 738 Pharmaceutical Industry APPE Units: 6
PHRD 750 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective (APPE) Units: 6
PHRD 751 Non-traditional Advanced Pharmacy Elective (APPE) Units: 6