Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Curriculum

Updated 10-16-2020

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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Pharm.D. Curriculum

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Curriculum
PROFESSIONAL YEAR 1 (P1): FALL PHAR 7401 Principles of Biochemistry (4 SCH) PHAR 7301 Principles of Physiology, Pharmacology, & Pharmacogenomics (3 SCH) PHAR 7201 Pharmaceutical Calculations (2 SCH) PHAR 7202 Principles of Microbiology & Immunology (2 SCH) PHAR 7273 Healthcare Systems (2 SCH) PHAR 7217 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice, Professionalism, & Ethics (2 SCH) PHAR 7191 Pharmacy Laboratory 1: Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Skills  (1 SCH) PHAR 7281 IPPE 1 (2 SCH)	PROFESSIONAL YEAR 1 (P1): SPRING PHAR 7613 Integrated Pathophysiology & Pharmacology (6 SCH) PHAR 7402 Pharmaceutics (4 SCH) PHAR 7203 Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry (2 SCH) PHAR 7192 Pharmacy Laboratory 2: Non-sterile Compounding (1 SCH) PHAR 7218 Therapeutic Principles of Self Care (2 SCH) PHAR 7274 Biostatistics & Clinical Research Methods (2 SCH) PHAR 7182 IPPE 2 (1 SCH)
PROFESSIONAL YEAR 2 (P2): FALL  PHAR 7302 Principles of Pharmacokinetics & Biopharmaceutics (3 SCH) PHAR 7193 Pharmacy Laboratory 3: Sterile Products and Intravenous Admixtures (1 SCH) PHAR 7481 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 1: Respiratory & Renal (4 SCH) PHAR 7582 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 2: Infectious Diseases (5 SCH) PHAR 7219 Drug Information Retrieval, Informatics, & Literature Evaluation (2 SCH) (New Semester) PHAR 7158 Interprofessional Education Course (1 SCH) PHAR 7283 IPPE 3 (2 SCH)	PROFESSIONAL YEAR 2 (P2): SPRING PHAR 7276 Social-Behavioral Pharmacy and Practice Management (2 SCH) PHAR 7483 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 3: Cardiovascular (4 SCH) PHAR 7484 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 4: GI, Nutrition, & Musculoskeletal (4 SCH) PHAR 7275 Public and Rural Health in Pharmacy (2 SCH) (New Semester) PHAR 7294 Pharmacy Laboratory 4: Patient Assessment (2 SCH) PHAR 7284 IPPE 4 (2 SCH) Pharmacy Elective (2 SCH)
PROFESSIONAL YEAR 3 (P3): FALL PHAR 7377 Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmacoepidemiology (3 SCH) PHAR 7585 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 5: Endocrine, Women’s & Men’s Health (5 SCH) PHAR 7586 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 6: Psychiatry, Neurology, Pain Management (5 SCH) PHAR 7295 Applied Pharmacy Practice Skills 1 (2 SCH) PHAR 7185 IPPE 5 (1 SCH) Pharmacy Elective (2 SCH)	PROFESSIONAL YEAR 3 (P3): SPRING PHAR 7487 Selected Topics and Special Populations PHAR 7290/7288 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 8: Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Care (2 SCH) PHAR 7490/7489 Integrated Pharmacotherapy 9: Critical Care and Clinical Toxicology (4 SCH) PHAR 7296 Applied Pharmacy Practice Skills 2 (2 SCH) PHAR 7220 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Clinical Pharmacokinetics (2 SCH) PHAR 7145 Contemporary Topic in Pharmacy (1 SCH) PHAR 7186 IPPE 6 (1 SCH) Pharmacy Elective (2 SCH)
PROFESSIONAL YEAR 4 (P4): SUMMER, FALL, SPRING  PHAR 7681 APPE: Advanced Community Practice (6 SCH) PHAR 7682 APPE: Ambulatory Care Practice (6 SCH) PHAR 7683 APPE: Acute Care (6 SCH) PHAR 7684 APPE: Advanced Institutional (6 SCH) PHAR 7686 APPE: APPE Elective: Patient Care (6 SCH) PHAR 7687 APPE: Non-Patient Care Elective (6 SCH)

 

Elective Courses

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)

• PHIL 3344 Ethical Leadership (3 credit hours)

• PSYC 3310.060 Health Psychology (3 credit hours)

• SPAN 5301 - MEDICAL SPANISH I (3 credit hours)

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.

• University of Florida

  http://electives.distance.ufhealth.org/courses/ 
  • PHA 6357: Herbal and Dietary Supplements
  • PHA 6556: Introduction to Clinical Toxicology
  • PHA 6557: Clinical Toxicology 1
  • PHA 6855: Forensic Genetics
  • PHA 6935: Veterinary Pharmacy

• University of Wyoming

  http://uwyorxonlineelectives.org/ 
  • PHCY 5210 Regulating Dangerous Drug Use
  • PHCY 5240 Pharmaceutical Homicide
  • PHCY 5670 Medication Malpractice