2014-2015 Samford University Catalog

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2014-2015 Samford University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Professional Pharmacy Curriculum, Pharm.D.

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Required Courses

Year I, Fall: 17 Credits

PHRX 301 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) I (1)
PHRX 306 - Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry (4)
PHRX 307 - Foundations of Drug Information (1)
PHRX 308 - Physiologic Basis of Disease I (4)
PHRX 313 - Pharmaceutics I (4)
PHRX 315 - Introduction to Patient Care Systems (2)
PHRX 320 - Integrated Pharmacy Applications (IPA) I (1)

Year I, Spring: 19 Credits

PHRX 302 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) II (1)
PHRX 303 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) III (1)
PHRX 305 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences (4)
PHRX 309 - Physiologic Basis of Disease II (4)
PHRX 312 - Institutional Practice and Sterile Compounding (2)
PHRX 314 - Pharmaceutics II (3)
PHRX 316 - Population Health (3)
PHRX 321 - Integrated Pharmacy Applications (IPA) II (1)

Year I, Total Required Credits: 36

Year II, Fall: 16-18 Credits

PHRX 401 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) IV (2) *
PHRX 403 - Pharmacotherapy I (4)
PHRX 405 - Pharmaceutical Sciences I (4)
PHRX 407 - Biopharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics (4)
PHRX 415 - Financial Management (3)
PHRX 420 - Integrated Pharmacy Applications (IPA) III (1)

Year II, Spring: 14-18 Credits

PHRX 401 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) IV (2) *
PHRX 404 - Pharmacotherapy II (4)
PHRX 406 - Pharmaceutical Sciences II (4)
PHRX 410 - Patient Self-Care and Monitoring I (3)
PHRX 416 - Ethics in Christianity and Health Care (2)
PHRX 421 - Integrated Pharmacy Applications (IPA) IV (1)

PHRX 450-499 Elective: 2 Credits**

Year II, Spring: (choose one course from the list of Professional Pharmacy Electives)

Professional Pharmacy Electives

Year II, Total Required Credits: 32-34

Year III, Fall: 16-18 Credits

PHRX 500 - Introduction to Capstone Project (1)
PHRX 501 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) V (1)
PHRX 503 - Pharmacotherapy III (4)
PHRX 505 - Pharmaceutical Sciences III (4)
PHRX 510 - Patient Self-Care and Monitoring II (2)
PHRX 515 - Human Resource Management (3)
PHRX 520 - Integrated Pharmacy Application (IPA) V (1)

PHRX 450-499 Elective: 2 Credits**

Year III, Fall: (choose one course from the list of Professional Pharmacy Electives)

Professional Pharmacy Electives

Year III, Spring: 16-18 Credits

PHRX 502 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) VI (1)
PHRX 504 - Pharmacotherapy IV (4)
PHRX 513 - Preparation for Patient Care (4)
PHRX 516 - Pharmacy Law (3)
PHRX 521 - Integrated Pharmacy Application (IPA) VI (1)
PHRX 527 - Drug Literature Evaluation (2)
PHRX 550 - Capstone Project I (1)

PHRX 450-499 Elective: 2 Credits**

Year III, Spring: (choose one course from the list of Professional Pharmacy Electives)

Professional Pharmacy Electives

Year III, Total Required Credits: 34-36

Year IV, June-May***

Capstone Project: 1 Credit

PHRX 600 - Capstone Project II (1)

Required Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE): 24 Credits

PHRX 601 - Primary/Ambulatory Care I (6)
PHRX 620 - General Medicine I (6)
PHRX 650 - Community Pharmacy I (6)
PHRX 660 - Institutional Health Systems I (6)

Selective (1)/Elective (1) APPE: 12 Credits

600-level Selective APPE (6)
600-level Elective APPE (6)

Choose an APPE from the list below:

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE)

Year IV, Total Required Credits: 37 Credits

Total Required Credits: 141

* Half of the Year II students take PHRX 401 in the fall while the other half take the course in the spring.

**Students must complete a total of 4 credits of electives (two, 2-crd electives) during two of the following semester options: Year II Spring, Year III Fall, Year III Spring.

***Starting June 2014, students are required to take six (6) APPEs in seven possible time periods offered during the fourth year.

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