Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Curriculum
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The FCOP Pharm.D. curriculum is a combination of didactic (classroom and laboratory) courses and experiential learning. The program provides 144 semester credit hours of coursework over a 4-year period.
Didactic Courses
The Pharm.D. Curriculum is organized into fall and spring semesters. Globally, the course content in the first year focuses on the foundational sciences. The second and third years of the curriculum focus on the clinical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, pharmacy law, and elective coursework. Each of the required courses in the didactic portion of the curriculum is taught using team-based learning. Laboratories, elective, and experiential coursework may include other teaching methods.
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Included throughout the first and second years of the curriculum are the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs). During IPPEs, students apply the knowledge gained in the classroom, laboratory, and model pharmacy settings to direct patient care in a healthcare setting. During the IPPEs, students are under the direct supervision of a preceptor. All students must be licensed as a pharmacy intern/intern trainee to participate in the IPPE courses.
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
The fourth professional year includes the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE), which are completed over a 12-month period. Course numbering corresponds to the semester and session the course is taken rather than specific content. There are a minimum of four required APPE rotations and two elective rotations. Students have the option of completing a seventh elective rotation, space permitting. Elective APPEs may be completed a variety of practice settings and specialty areas such as psychiatry, transplant, nuclear pharmacy, academia, and managed care. The APPE rotations are developed and monitored by the FCOP Office of Experiential Education.
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 1 (P1): FALL
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 1 (P1): SPRING
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 2 (P2): FALL
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 2 (P2): SPRING
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 3 (P3): FALL
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 3 (P3): SPRING
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 4 (P4): SUMMER, FALL, SPRING
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In the Curriculum for the Class of 2021-2019, Integrated Pharmacy (IP) courses, the foundational sciences and clinical sciences are integrated into a single course. In the Pharmacy Practice Skills Laboratory (IL), the student learns and practices the skills needed to care for patients in classroom, laboratory and model pharmacy settings. Experiential coursework is planned throughout the curriculum with IPPE courses in years 1-3 and APPE courses in year 4.
For the Class of 2021 specifically, starting in the second professional year, the courses will move from having two 8-week sessions per semester to a single 15-week semester.
The current academic year is highlighted below.
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 1 (P1): FALL 2017
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 1 (P1): SPRING 2018
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 2 (P2): FALL 2018
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 2 (P2): SPRING 2019
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 3 (P3): FALL 2019*
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 3 (P3): SPRING 2020*
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 4 (P4): SUMMER, FALL, SPRING 2020-21
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In the Curriculum for the Class of 2021-2019, the Integrated Pharmacy (IP) courses, the foundational sciences and clinical sciences are integrated into a single course. In the Pharmacy Practice Skills Laboratory (IL), the student learns and practices the skills needed to care for patients in classroom, laboratory and model pharmacy settings. Experiential coursework is planned throughout the curriculum with IPPE courses in years 1-3 and APPE courses in year 4
The current academic year is provided below.
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PROFESSIONAL YEAR 4 (P4): SUMMER, FALL, SPRING 2019-20
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The Fisch College of Pharmacy may approve UT Tyler undergraduate, UT Tyler graduate courses, and occasionally external courses as elective credit within the Pharm.D. Program. Please note, not all course sections of electives listed below are available to Fisch College of Pharmacy students. Courses offered online, may have a per credit hour fee. Please see the official University Catalog for current fee amount and details.
Approved Electives from Fisch College of Pharmacy
- The UT Tyler Course Catalog contains the official course descriptions for the university and the Fisch College of Pharmacy. The Course Catalog is available at: https://www.uttyler.edu/catalog.
Approved Electives from UT Tyler
- ALHS 5322 Nutrition, Health, and Disease (3 credit hours)
- ALHS 5325 Nutrition and Functional Foods for Healthy Aging (3 credit hours)
- ALHS 5303 Advanced Topics in Allied Health Sciences (3 credit hours)
- Approved when the advanced topic is Nutritional Supplements and Nutraceuticals only. This course will provide a critical evaluation of issues, concepts, and controversies surrounding nutritional supplement use and nutraceuticals in relation to health. Emphasis on the importance of scientific investigations and evidenced-based practice to evaluate the efficacy and safety of using nutritional supplements and nutraceuticals. This course focuses on bioavailability and health benefits of bioactive food components.
- MANA 3320: Human Resources Management (3 credit hours)
- MANA 4385 Strategic Leadership (3 credit hours)
- SPAN 5301 - MEDICAL SPANISH I (3 credit hours)
Approved Electives from the Executive Healthcare Administration Program
The following course are approved for elective credit. Students may only take these courses in the summer and cannot be taken concurrently with any other pharmacy courses. Financial aid is not available for these courses since it is a part of a certificate program. Tuition for course taken in a single term is/are: 3 hours = $2,166.66, 6 hours = $4,333.32, 9 hours = $6,500.00.
- EHCA 5361 Graduate Healthcare Accounting (3 SCH)
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EHCA 5368 Strategic Planning for Health Care Organizations (3 SCH)
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PADM 5380 Topics in Public Administration (3 SCH) - Approved when the topic is Administration of Public and Non-Profit Health Care Organizations
Approved Electives from External Institutions
The following course are approved for elective credit. Students must submit an official transcript to the FCOP Office of Student Affairs showing their final grade in the course in order for these courses to be transferred into the program for credit. Students are responsible for all tuition and fees associated with these courses.
- PHA 6357: Herbal and Dietary Supplements (3 SCH)
- The University of Florida College of Pharmacy offers a course in herbal and dietary supplements to healthcare professionals interested in advancing their knowledge in this growing field.
- PHA 6556: Introduction to Clinical Toxicology (3 SCH)
- The University of Florida College of Pharmacy offers this 3-credit course, which is based on written modules, is structured to comprehensively provide the student with the fundamental concepts of clinical toxicology. Specifically, basic methods and procedures commonly employed in Clinical Toxicology are introduced and explained as well as the concept of Clinical Toxicology as an interdisciplinary science within the field of healthcare. We aim to supplement this information with frequent case studies, detailed module objectives and critical thinking exercises using online journal articles and assignments for each module.
- PHA 6557: Clinical Toxicology 1 (3 SCH)
- The University of Florida College of Pharmacy offers a 3 credit hour Clinical Toxicology course that provides students with knowledge about the toxic effects of a number of important therapeutic drug classes as well as additional insight into a number of organ systems that have not been covered in General Toxicology. Specifically, the course will cover the cardiovascular principles and which important drug classes are commonly involved with toxic side effects that might present to healthcare professionals.
- PHA 6855: Forensic Genetics (3 SCH)
- The University of Florida College of Pharmacy a foundational course in human molecular genetics designed to provide an understanding of basic genetic principles. This precursor to forensic DNA analysis will address some of the important issues in genetics including genome mapping and the role of gene dysfunction in disease.
- PHA 6935: Veterinary Pharmacy (2 SCH)
- Upon completing the University of Florida College of Pharmacy course, students will have obtained knowledge and skills that can positively impact veterinary outcomes by applying their drug knowledge resources to veterinary situations. Pharmacists in suburban or rural community settings often receive prescriptions from veterinarians for animal patients. To prepare graduates to safely fill animal prescriptions and meet the legal counseling requirements, instruction on veterinary disease states and the human and veterinary prescription medications used to treat these conditions is warranted.