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interpersonal communication, verbal and nonverbal communication strategies, effective interviewing
techniques, and patient counseling.
PHAR 543 - PUBLIC HEALTH FOR PHARMACISTS
This course (held throughout the 2nd term of the SP-1 year) will prepare students to identify public
health issues and to identify populations at risk for a variety of diseases. Principles of epidemiology as a
diagnostic discipline of population health will be explored. In addition, this course will enable the
student to critically evaluate current trends in the care of patient populations. Issues relating to disaster
planning and emergency preparedness will be discussed. Focus will be placed on the role of the
pharmacist in the public health policy.
PHAR 544 - DIRECT PATIENT CARE IN PHARMACY PRACTICE
This longitudinal course is designed to develop life-long essential skills students will utilize in patientcentered
care. It will cover topics such as self-care & OTC products consultation, complementary and
alternative medicine consultation, point of care devices, immunizations certification and smoking
cessation education.
PHAR 550 - PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS
This course (held throughout the 1st term of the SP-1 year) covers all aspects of pharmaceutical
calculations including: fundamentals of measurement and calculation, measurement systems, dosage
and concentration units, isotonic solutions, electrolyte solutions, and calculations related to
compounding.
PHAR 571 - INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE I
The overarching objective of an IPPE is to emphasize the relevance of the didactic curriculum in
relationship to contemporary pharmacy practice. The students will spend an eight-hour day in a
pharmacy setting every other week. Students will complete instructor designed activities/assignments,
Classroom Connections (CC), in experiential settings based on what is being taught in the classroom.
Students will also complete Experiential Learning Objectives (ELO) while at the site. These opportunities
allow students to observe first-hand the drugs, patients and disease states discussed in class, thus
reinforcing didactic learning experience. Student competencies will progress as the student develops
through the didactic curriculum. Students will be in a community or institutional setting.
During the alternating week, students will discuss activities involving the previous week's assignments
which will allow the use of small group interactions to strengthen the learning experience. In addition,
students will learn basic characteristics of the top 200 drugs through self-study.
PHAR 572 - INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE II
The overarching objective of an IPPE is to emphasize the relevance of the didactic curriculum in
relationship to contemporary pharmacy practice. The students will spend an eight-hour day in a
pharmacy setting every other week. Students will complete instructor designed activities/assignments,
Classroom Connections (CC), in experiential settings based on what is being taught in the classroom.
Students will also complete Experiential Learning Objectives (ELO) while at the site. These opportunities
allow students to observe first-hand the drugs, patients and disease states discussed in class, thus
reinforcing didactic learning experience. Student competencies will progress as the student develops
through the didactic curriculum. Students will be in a community or institutional setting; students who
were in a community setting for PHAR 571 will be placed in an institutional setting for PHAR 572 and
students who were in a institutional setting for PHAR 571 will be placed in an community setting for
PHAR 572.
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