Medical Terminology and Lab Interpretation – This course provides a review of medical terminology and laboratory interpretation with an emphasis on US pharmacy and medical terms and abbreviations. Students will also review the top 100 medication prescribe in the United States.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: .5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacotherapy – Critical Care – This course combines pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics management, patient assessment, and professional skills development for critical care patients. Course may include case-based, team-based learning.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacotherapy – Pediatrics -Combines pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics management, patient assessment, and professional skills development for disorders and issues of pediatrics patients. Course may include case-based, team-based learning.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Drug Information Fundamentals – The fundamentals of practice of drug information are introduced so students can retrieve, evaluate, and utilize professional and lay information in a critical manner that enhances their practice of pharmacy, all in the context of the history and contemporary pharmacy practice.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Masters Drug Information Portfolio – This longitudinal portfolio is for CPM students to learn, build competence and gain experience in the application of acquired drug information knowledge. Required prerequisites: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7700 and PRDM 7400

Grading Basis: Pass/Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: .5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Evidence-Based Medicine & Literature Evaluation –This course provides an introduction and step-wise approach to evidence-based medicine. Knowledge gained from this course allows students to search for and understand published medical studies, research designs and statistical tests, and their application to clinical practice. Required prerequisites: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7700, PRDM 7400, PRDM 7621, PRDM 7622, PRDM 7561.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

US Pharmacy Leadership and Management – Provides students with an overview of fundamental principles of leadership. Attributes of effective leaders will be identified and discussed. An emphasis will be placed on identifying and cultivating personal leadership qualities to use throughout their pharmacy education and career.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Healthcare Informatics – This course strengthens the skills necessary to allow practicing pharmacists to provide accurate, unbiased, and relevant drug information.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course will focus on fundamentals of pharmacy informatics with an emphasis on data management, methods and medication-related applications. Prerequisite: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7490, PRDM 7700. Students eligible to enroll: M.S. Clinical Pharmacy student.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This goal of this course is to introduce the student to thinking differently. During the course, the learner will have the opportunity to gain an understanding and recognize their creative abilities, promote innovation in themselves and others, and demonstrate productive thinking. Upon completion the student should have a better understanding. Requisite: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7490, PRDM 7700. Students eligible to enroll: M.S. Clinical Pharmacy student.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Instructional Methods/Research - This course is designed to advance the participant’s presentation and teaching skills. It focuses on the development of essential components of formal presentations, including learning objectives, outlines, and delivery skills. Participants use a clinical question to achieve the course requirements. Required prerequisites: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7700, PRDM 7400, PRDM 7621 & PRDM 7622

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Public Health –This course provides an overview of the US healthcare system with insight into global health issues, their key components and their functional relationships.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

US Based Health Economics – This course covers economic evaluation techniques for pharmaceutical care, and how to use economic clinical and humanistic outcomes research to understand and assess health care interventions and health care systems.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course develops core competencies in teamwork & collaboration for incoming health professions students. Students will learn in IP teams coached by IP faculty, develop essential communication skills and processes for simultaneous and sequential teams, and provide feedback on individual and team performance to improve IP collaboration. Notes:Eligible Students: - NTPD students. ITPD students: PRDI 7000, PRDI 7100, PRDI 7150 and PRDI 7300.

Grading Basis: Pass/Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: .5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course develops foundational knowledge and basic practical skills to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical and health equity issues in clinical practice. It integrates interprofessional collaboration and teamwork to teach students ethical theory and reasoning, professional ethics and approaches to healthcare decision-making. Notes:Eligible Students: - NTPD students. ITPD students: PRDI 7000, PRDI 7100, PRDI 7150 and PRDI 7300.

Grading Basis: Pass/Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: .5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Clinical Skills Foundation – This course combines three components that provide foundation for ADSM courses: 1) orientation to patient assessment and skills development; 2) pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; 3) advanced disease state management for fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base disorders.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacotherapy I – CV/Renal –This course combines pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics management, patient assessment, and professional skills development for patients with common cardiovascular and renal disorders. Requisite: PRDM 7700

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacotherapy II – GI/Nutrition –Combines pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics management, drug-specific pharmacokinetics, patient assessment, and professional skills development for patients with gastrointestinal and nutrition disorders.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacotherapy III – Infectious Diseases – This course combines pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics management, basic patient assessment, and professional skills development for patients with infectious diseases.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacotherapy IV- Oncology – This course combines pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics management, basic patient assessment, and professional skills development for oncology disorders. The course incorporates the principles of active learning using lecture and interactive formats.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacotherapy IV-II – Bone and Connective Tissue Disorders – Combines pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics management, patient assessment, and professional skills development for patients with bone and connective tissue disorders.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: .5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Palliative Care - This course is designed to introduce the student to palliative care and hospice pharmacy practice. Students will learn the pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics, patient assessment, and communication skills necessary to manage pain and other complex symptoms in patients living with serious illness. Requisite: PRDO/PRDM 7700, strongly suggest PRDO/PRDM 7741.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacotherapy V – Geriatrics, Neurology, Psychiatry –Combines pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics management, patient assessment, and professional skills development for geriatrics, psychiatric, and neurological disorders.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacotherapy VI – Pulmonary, Hematology, Gynecology, and Endocrine Disorders –This course combines pathophysiology, advanced pharmacotherapeutics management, patient assessment, and professional skills development for patients with endocrinology, hematology, pulmonology, and gynecology/urologic disorders.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Integrated Health and Medicine - This course is designed to develop a broad knowledge base in the field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Course will cover common vitamins and minerals, herbal products, and bio-identical hormones, touching on core CAM domains and discussions of regulatory issues.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Pharmacogenomics – This course provides students with an understanding of how genetic factors influence drug disposition, response, and adverse effects. Knowledge gained from this course enhances students’ ability to apply generic information to pharmacy practice and select the most appropriate therapeutic intervention(s).

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 1.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Clinical Reasoning & Decision Making – Designed for students to become familiar with the clinical decision making process by incorporating various skills including basic principles of drug information, clinical knowledge, systems-based or governmental policies, and payer status applying these skills to patient-specific problems. Required prerequisites: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7700, PRDM 7400, PRDM 7621, PRDM 7622, PRDM 7561, PRDM 7440.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Clinical Capstone –– This course is designed to be a capstone that integrates essential core pharmacy practice topics. The philosophy of this course is to facilitate student learning and hold students accountable for prior learning in an integrated manner using complex patient scenarios. Required prerequisites: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7700, PRDM 7400, PRDM 7621, PRDM 7622, PRDM 7561, PRDM 7440, PRDM 7800.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Clinical Capstone –– This course is designed to be a capstone that integrates essential core pharmacy practice topics. The philosophy of this course is to facilitate student learning and hold students accountable for prior learning in an integrated manner using complex patient scenarios.Required prerequisites: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7700, PRDM 7400, PRDM 7621, PRDM 7622, PRDM 7561, PRDM 7440, PRDM 7800.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Professional Skills Portfolio – Longitudinal portfolio. Students will document specific skills, assignments and other activities completed in their local workplace setting that demonstrate achievement of each of the above. Students will reflect on their learning, providing insight into successes and where further improvement is needed. Required prerequisites: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7700 and PRDM 7400

Grading Basis: Pass/Fail with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: .5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

CPM Capstone Thesis-It is an experiential project to enhance patient-centered pharmacy care (i.e., clinical pharmacy) awareness, engagement, and practice or to address a problem in the student’s real-world or work setting. This course will familiarize students with the various types of Capstone Thesis projects they can undertake. Required prerequisites: PRDM 7150, PRDM 7700, PRDM 7400, PRDM 7621, PRDM 7622, PRDM 7561, PRDM 7440, PRDM 7800, PRDM 7851.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade

Repeatable. Max Credits: 3.

Additional Information: Report as Full Time.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course provides fundamentals in research and clinical pharmacy project types, allowing students to choose a topic, then plan and execute that project. The course requires successful live presentation of project proposal. It serves as a prerequisite to the longitudinal project course, to be completed throughout the program.Required pre- or co-requisites: PRDM 7400 Drug Information Fundamentals and PRDM 7440 Evidence-based medicine

Grading Basis: Letter Grade with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: .5.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course requires completion of a clinical pharmacy thesis project, whose topic and plan must be approved in PRDM 8001. It is designed to provide patient-centered pharmacy care and is completed during the student's time in the MS Clin Pharmacy program. Successful completion includes a poster, live presentation and a manuscript. Required pre-requisites: PRDM 8001 MS Thesis Project Foundations

Grading Basis: Letter Grade with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 2.5.

Additional Information: Report as Full Time.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

This course will involve 240 clock hours of applied learning in a mutually-agreed upon (between the student and SSPPS) professional site, such as a patient care or other clinical pharmacy related site. The course requires a significant paper reflecting on the learning experience and future application of it. Requisite: Students must independently secure proper professional licensure, such as intern pharmacist or pharmacist license, for the local area of the internship site.

Grading Basis: Letter Grade with IP

Repeatable. Max Credits: 6.

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.