Courses
PHAR-3117 Intro Pharmacy Profession (1)
This course provides an introduction to the pharmacy practice environment by developing a working knowledge of interprofessional education and practice, an understanding of the myriad of factors that affect a patient’s health care decision-making, along with a review of the medications that are most commonly used in the United States. By the end of the course students understand how pharmacists work collaboratively with other health care professionals, appreciate the nature of interprofessional communication within the health care team, develop strategies that allow patients to make beneficial decisions with respect to their health and health care and be able to recognize the brand/generic names, drug class, dosage form and major uses of the top 200 drugs.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, PharmacyPHAR-3121 IPE: TeamSTEPPS (.5)
This training is designed for Pharmacy students with special focus on development of basic skills in Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) needed for provision of team-based interprofessional practice. At the completion of this training, students will acquire skills to: recognize opportunities to improve patient safety; assess organizational culture and existing Patient Safety Program components; improve team-related competencies; and integrate TeamSTEPPS into daily practice
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-3122 Pharmacy Calculations (2)
This course is an introduction to prescription terminology, systems of measurement, and pharmacy calculations. Students will apply appropriate mathematical concepts found within the practice of pharmacy, including prescription compounding and patient-specific determinations. Emphasis will be placed on improving and applying problem-solving skills for the needs of an individual patient within the practice of pharmacy.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-3123 Clinical App.of Epidem I (2)
This course will provide the student with techniques and skills for information retrieval, evaluation of medical and pharmacy practice literature, and application to specific patient problems. Students will retrieve appropriate medical information, and gain an understanding of biostatistics, clinical trials, and epidemiological principles. By applying these principles together, students will be able to critically evaluate medical information in the literature, and apply research findings to specific patient care situations.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-3135 Healthcare Delivery (3)
This course provides future pharmacists with an overview of the structure and function of the US healthcare market and organization of care. We begin with economics and insurance, for example supply and demand of healthcare, the theory of insurance and a private healthcare market, as well as government involvement in healthcare. A review of key differences in international health systems serves as a launching pad for our consideration of US health care reform efforts. We then consider various delivery settings in which pharmacists practice including behavioral health, public health and long-term care. We round out the course with special topic such as off-label prescribing, drug shortages, direct to consumer advertising,
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, Pharmacy
and foreign clinical trials.PHAR-3142 Pharmaceutics I (4)
This course is intended to provide a foundation of the principles that are fundamental to the study of pharmaceutics and drug delivery, including physical pharmacy and dosage form design. The students will study the design, composition and proper use of dosage forms, including manufactured commercial products for the mass market and extemporaneously compounded preparations for the individual patients. Basic concepts in drug delivery will be discussed in relation to the dosage forms. An emphasis will be placed on how to select the optimal dosage form for the drug molecule and disease condition based on the pharmaceutical principles. A broad overview of the drug development and approval process in industry will also be provided.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-3144 Systems Pharmacology I (4)
This course introduces students to important concepts in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and pharmacogenomics to provide a foundation for pathophysiological principles and the rational basis of various pharmacotherapeutic strategies considered later in the curriculum.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-3148 Biosystems I (4)
This course introduces important chemical and biological concepts to lay a foundation for pharmacological and pathophysiological principles considered later in the curriculum. A strong emphasis is placed on the integration of these fundamentals essential to the study of pharmaceutical sciences.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-3218 Introduction to Diversity (1)
The goal of this course is to increase student’s knowledge and broaden their perception of diverse populations. Differences in race, sexual orientation, culture, religion, and physical ability will be discussed. The course will focus on how diversity influences patients’ perceptions of the healthcare system and how healthcare providers can better serve these diverse populations. The class will include guest lecturers, films, group discussion, and reflective writing assignments. Graded S/U.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, PharmacyPHAR-3226 State Pharmacy Law (2)
This course examines the role of New York State government in the regulation of pharmacists, pharmacy practice, and drug products. Students learn about both the structure and the substance of the pharmacy practice environment. Students will obtain a working knowledge of the New York pharmacy practice law, the NYS Controlled Substances Act, the regulations associated with these, pharmacy “malpractice” law, the common law, and other law relevant to practice. These tools are necessary to be able to practice effectively and efficiently. In addition students will be challenged to think critically about American-style regulatory process and its effects on patients, practice, and society.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, PharmacyPHAR-3237 Applied Path & Therap I (3)
This course is part of a sequence which helps students to learn the prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and therapeutic options for the treatment of select disease states. Teaching and learning focus on the pharmacist process of collections and assessment of information, along with development, implementation and monitoring of a plan. The optimal therapeutic regimen is based on the application of clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based medicine and self-care recommendations, while incorporating patient-specific characteristics, to ensure safe and effective medication use. Identifying and resolving current and/or anticipated medication related problems are also emphasized. The clinical application of the course material utilizes various instructional techniques through the incorporation of active learning exercises that include problem-and case-based learning, patient interviewing, and triage skills. These application-based learning modalities help students to develop abilities needed to select and recommend appropriate non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies, both prescriptions and non-prescription, while providing monitoring and counseling parameters for the therapeutic regimens.
Attributes: NLIB
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3117 C AND PHAR-3122 C AND PHAR-3148 CPHAR-3240 Biosystems II (4)
The preparatory concepts examined in this course lay a foundation for pharmacological and pathophysiological principles considered later in the curriculum. A strong emphasis is placed on metabolic and cellular interactions, maintaining cellular homeostasis, and the interplay between host-defense and pathogenic microbes. Students will participate in a Team-based Learning project integrating fundamental concepts covered in Biosystems I and II.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3148 CPHAR-3242 Pharmaceutics II (4)
This course is a continuation of the two-semester series on commonly used pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems. In addition, this course examines the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) processes of drugs and the contributing factors. The principles of pharmacokinetic modeling will be discussed extensively to provide the foundation for rational design of dosing regimens for individual patients.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3122 C AND PHAR-3142 CPHAR-3244 Systems Pharmacology II (4)
This course examines those topics that provide the foundation for the rational use of pharmacotherapeutic agents in treating disorders of the autonomic nervous system, the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, and the renal system. The relevant anatomy and physiology of each system is discussed in detail, as are the molecular disease etiologies of the disorders. The properties and actions of the pharmacological agents used in the treatment of each disorder and the molecular, cellular, and systems effects of these agents are discussed. A primary focus of this and all courses in this sequence is integration of concepts.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3144 C AND PHAR-3148 CPHAR-4112 Liquid & Solid Preps (1)
This course is a continuation in the pharmaceutics sequence focusing on problem based learning in a laboratory setting. Students develop the skills needed for extemporaneous compounding of various pharmaceutical dosage forms. Emphasis is placed on prescription interpretation, ingredient selection, calculations and compounding techniques. Students also practice proper packaging, labeling, and patient counseling of compounded drug products.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3242 CPHAR-4135 Comm & Counseling Skills (3)
This course examines the principles of communication with a particular focus on health-related interactions. Effective communication is essential in the practice of pharmacy. Patient-centered care implies accepting responsibility for and reckoning with expectations for proper counseling. Students learn techniques and strategies that can be used by pharmacists to enhance communication with patients, colleagues, health care professionals, and other interested parties. Emphasis is placed on skills that will enable students to develop and maintain constructive interpersonal relationships in a variety of pharmacy practice settings. Coursework consists mostly of didactic lecture/discussion, with some role-play presentations by students.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, Pharmacy
Graded S/U.PHAR-4139 Intro Pharmacy Prac Exp I (3)
This course will provide the student with work experience in a community pharmacy for a minimum of one hundred and twenty hours. The students will learn and practice the basics of dispensing medications, counseling patients, and operating a pharmacy in a safe and legal fashion. In addition, there will be didactic classwork to allow for reflection, student discussion, and critical thinking
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3122 C AND PHAR-3218 C AND PHAR-3240 C AND PHAR-3244 CPHAR-4144 Systems Pharmacology III (4)
This course examines those topics that provide the foundation for the rational use of pharmacotherapeutic agents in treating select disorders of the cardiovascular, inflammatory, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems. The relevant anatomy and physiology of these systems are discussed in detail, as are the molecular disease etiologies of the disorders. The properties and actions of the pharmacological agents used in the treatment of each disorder and the molecular, cellular, and systems effects of these agents are discussed. A primary focus of this and all courses in this sequence is integration of concepts.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3240 C AND PHAR-3244 CPHAR-4155 Applied Path & Therap II (5)
This course is part of a sequence which helps students to learn the prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and therapeutic options for the treatment of select disease states. Teaching and learning focus on the pharmacist process of collection and assessment of information, along with development, implementation and monitoring of a plan. The optimal therapeutic regimen is based on the application of clinical practice guidelines, evidence based medicine and self-care recommendations, while incorporating patient-specific characteristics, to ensure safe and effective medication use. Identifying and resolving current and/or anticipated medication related problems also are emphasized. The clinical application of the course material utilizes various instructional techniques through the incorporation of active learning exercises that include problem-and case-base learning, patient interviewing, and triage skills. These application-based learning modalities help students to develop abilities needed to select and recommend appropriate non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies, both prescription and non-prescription, while providing monitoring and counseling parameters for the therapeutic regimens.
Attributes: NLIB
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3226 C AND PHAR-3237 C AND PHAR-3240 CPHAR-4212 Sterile & Semi-Solid Preps (1)
This course is a continuation in the Pharmaceutics sequence focusing on problem based learning in a laboratory setting. This laboratory will provide students with an opportunity to apply knowledge gained in Pharmaceutics lectures to practical situations. The student will also develop the skills needed for the preparation and dispensing of pharmaceutical dosage forms, including compounded sterile preparations. Prescription reading, pharmacy calculations and an opportunity for patient counseling in the use of the compounded product will also be implemented.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3242 CPHAR-4223 Clinical Appl of Epidem II (2)
This course will further enhance the student’s skills in research methodology, statistical and study design principles and the evaluation of drug information. The course builds on prior concepts to provide the student with advanced skills in the application of biostatistics and literature evaluation to the practice of evidenced-based medicine. A combination of classroom lectures and a group clinical trial project will be used to facilitate the student’s understanding.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3123 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-4236 Population-Based Hlth Care (2)
Population based healthcare is an emerging discipline covering a variety of methods used to manage both resources and patient health outcomes. In this course we first master the basic methods and applications of pharmacoeconomics, with a focus on understanding the value provided by a particular drug relative to other treatment or policy choices. After an overview of pharmacoepidemiology study designs, we briefly consider key factors, methods and reporting opportunities that a clinician should consider when faced with a potential adverse effect of prescription drug use. Finally, we consider a variety of methods and case studies in population health management.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3117 C AND PHAR-3135 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, PharmacyPHAR-4244 Systems Pharmacology IV (4)
This course examines those topics that provide the foundation for the rational use of pharmacotherapeutic agents in treating central nervous system disorders. The relevant anatomy and physiology of this system is discussed in detail, as are the molecular disease etiologies of the disorders. The properties and actions of the pharmacological agents used in the treatment of each disorder and the molecular, cellular, and systems effects of these agents are discussed. A primary focus of this and all courses in this sequence is integration of concepts.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4144 CPHAR-4255 Applied Path & Therap III (5)
This course is part of a sequence which helps students to learn the prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and therapeutic options for the treatment of select disease states. Teaching and learning focus on the pharmacist process of collection and assessment of information, along with development, implementation and monitoring of a plan. The optimal therapeutic regimen is based on the application of clinical practice guidelines, evidence based medicine and self-care recommendations, while incorporating patient-specific characteristics, to ensure safe and effective medication use. Identifying and resolving current and/or anticipated medication related problems are also emphasized. The clinical application of the course material utilizes various instructional techniques through the incorporation of active learning exercises that include problem- and case-based learning, patient interviewing, and triage skills. These application-based learning modalities help students to develop abilities needed to select and recommend appropriate non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies, both prescription and non-prescription, while providing monitoring and counseling parameters for the therapeutic regimens.
Attributes: NLIB
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4144 C AND PHAR-4155 C
Restrictions: Including: -Class: First Professional Second YearPHAR-4340 Intro Pharmacy Prac Exp II (2)
This Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) rotation is the second of four introductory rotations offered at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy (WSoP). This course will provide the student with actual experience in a working institutional pharmacy for four consecutive weeks. The student will learn and practice the basics of dispensing medications in a safe and legal fashion.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3121 C AND PHAR-3135 C AND PHAR-4139 S AND PHAR-4212 C AND PHAR-4223 C AND PHAR-4244 C AND PHAR-4255 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5113 Crit Eval Medical Lit I (1)
Students will be instructed in the critical evaluation of current medical literature within the context of statistical concepts and the application of study results to pharmacy practice. These exercises will improve the students’ understanding of research design and statistics, critical-thinking skills, and drug information knowledge. Specifically, students will be assigned articles with varied disease states, study designs, medications and methodologies. The instructor- moderated discussion will provide insightful interpretation based on study design, methods, results, and conclusions with integration of clinical knowledge and expertise. Relevant content for review will be synchronized with clinical topics covered in the Applied Pathophysiology & Therapeutics (APT) courses. Students will complete journal clubs based on the primary topics/units covered within APT courses.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4223 C AND PHAR-4255 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Pharmacy -Class: First Professional Third YearPHAR-5119 Intr Pharmacy Prac Exp III (1)
This course will provide the student with working experience in a long term care facility, where greater than 80% of the resident population is geriatric (65 years of age or older). The focus of this course is on patient interviews and completing assignments that introduce the student to the provision of pharmaceutical services (F425) in a long term care facility (LTC) as described in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Manual System. Students will be introduced to the role of the pharmacist as part of a health care team as it relates to providing medication regimen review (F428) to identify unnecessary drugs and manage medications (F329) targeted to older adults and those with debilitating diseases requiring long term placement. Students will use CONSULT notes to document information collected during patient interviews and medication regimen review. In addition to on site experience, there will be a class that meets weekly to help the student develop the skills necessary to complete on site tasks and reinforce what is being learned on site through the use of lecture, reflection, student discussion and critical thinking.
Graded S/U.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4340 C AND PHAR-4255 CPHAR-5121 IPE: SBIRT (.5)
This interprofessional training is embedded in courses offered to Pharmacy, students to develop universal competencies needed for interprofessional practice. The focus is on screening, brief intervention, referral to treatment (SBIRT). Health professional students work as members of an interprofessional team to learn about use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs and their effects on patients, families, and society. At the completion of this interprofessional training, students will acquire knowledge, skills, and abilities to use reliable screening tools for the identification of problematic behaviors; implement brief intervention; refer to treatment; and provide evidence-based recommendations to identify, reduce, and prevent problematic use, abuse, and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs
Graded S/U.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4135 C AND PHAR-4255 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5125 Ethics in Pharmacy Pract (2)
This course prepares students to approach ethical dilemmas objectively with a thorough understanding of professional moral responsibility. This course assists students to: distinguish ethical from other kinds of issues in professional practice, identify the morally relevant features of a case, identify the moral options open to a pharmacist faced with a moral problem, provide justification for the best options, consider counter-arguments for one’s position, practice the act of responding personally to an ethical problem in clinical practice through 1:1 interaction, and enhance commitment to promoting the dignity of others.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, Pharmacy
Practicing pharmacists are called upon to resolve ethical conflicts; this is unavoidable. Whether dramatic or relatively trivial, the choices made are important. Also, as practice evolves toward increasing application of the principles and methods of pharmaceutical care acumen and skill in management of ethical issues is crucial.PHAR-5137 Concepts Pharmacy Pract I (3)
This course guides students to apply and employ their therapeutic knowledge and pharmaceutical care skills that they have developed in previous courses in the domains of pharmacotherapy, professional communications, patient assessment, education, and pharmacy practice.
It is designed to integrate all aspects of pharmaceutical care in a simulated practice environment in a systems based approach. The course consists of didactic workshops, simulated patient interactions, seminar preparation and presentations and basic physical assessment training. There will be a focus on continuity of evaluation to ensure consistent student improvement throughout the semester. Students will gain practical experience in prescription assessment, patient profile review, clinical problem solving, patient counseling and education. They will also learn how to do basic patient screenings such as taking blood pressures, glucose monitoring and the proper use medication delivery devices. The simulated patient scenarios will be a major part of this course and include videotaping as an assessment tool for evaluation, feedback and professional growth.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4340 C AND PHAR-4135 C AND PHAR-4255 CPHAR-5144 Systems Pharmacology V (4)
This course examines those topics that provide the foundation for the rational use of pharmacotherapeutic agents to treat infectious diseases and neoplasms. Relevant aspects of the physiology of microbial, viral and mycotic pathogenic organisms will be discussed. The molecular etiology of cancer and the various stages of tumor development will also be introduced. Those chemotherapeutic agents used for the purpose of eradicating the invading populations will be presented with an emphasis on their chemical characteristics and their mechanistic and systemic actions. A primary focus of this and all courses in this sequence is integration of concepts.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4244 CPHAR-5155 Applied Path & Therap IV (5)
This course is part of a sequence which helps students to learn the prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and therapeutic options for the treatment of select disease states. Teaching and learning focus on the pharmacist process of collection and assessment of information, along with development, implementation and monitoring of a plan The optimal therapeutic regimen is based on the application of clinical practice guidelines, evidence based medicine and self-care recommendations, while incorporating patient-specific characteristics, to ensure safe and effective medication use. Identifying and resolving current and/or anticipated medication related problems are also emphasized. The clinical application of the course material utilizes various instructional techniques through the incorporation of active learning exercises that include problem- and case-based learning, patient interviewing, and triage skills. These application-based learning modalities help students to develop abilities needed to select and recommend appropriate non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies, both prescription and non-prescription, while providing monitoring and counseling parameters for the therapeutic regimens.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4255 C AND PHAR-4244 CPHAR-5213 Crit Eval Medical Lit II (1)
Students will practice the critical evaluation of medical literature within the context of statistical concepts and the application of clinically relevant study results to pharmacy practice. Students will review pertinent pharmacy practice literature to improve their understanding of research design and statistics, critical-thinking skills, and drug information knowledge. In addition, students will have the opportunity to apply their literature evaluation skills by leading journal club discussions. Relevant content for review will be synchronized with clinical topics covered in the Applied Pathophysiology & Therapeutics (APT) courses; students will complete journal clubs based on the primary topics/units covered within APT courses.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-5113 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Pharmacy -Class: First Professional Third YearPHAR-5219 Intro Pharmacy Prac Exp IV (1)
This Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) rotation is the fourth and final introductory rotation offered at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy (WSOP). The focus of this rotation is to introduce students to the activities and assignments required to successfully complete Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) rotations. Preceptors will be WSOP faculty. Students may also have the opportunity to work with and learn from a WSOP APPE student. This is a 30-hour rotation that also includes classroom sessions to reinforce on-site learning and allow for reflection.
Graded S/U.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-5113 C AND PHAR-5119 C AND PHAR-5137 C AND PHAR-5144 C AND PHAR-5155 CPHAR-5225 Federal Pharmacy Law (2)
This course examines the role of the federal government in the regulation of pharmacy practice and the interplay with New York State pharmacy law. Students will learn about both the structure and the substance of pharmacy practice environment. Students will obtain a working knowledge of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the federal Controlled Substances Act, the regulations associated with these, the common law, and other federal law relevant to practice. These tools are necessary to be able to practice effectively and efficiently. In addition, students will be challenged to think critically about American-style regulatory process and its effects on patients, practice, and society.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3226 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, PharmacyPHAR-5236 Managing Prac & Personnel (3)
This course covers basic management principles involved in pharmacy practices from manufacturing to the consumer. Management theories, marketing strategies, regulatory issues, contracts, accounting concepts, and pharmacy security are some of the issues covered throughout the course. Drug evaluation, processing, drug acquisition, inventory, and storage will also be discussed. In addition, human resource management, including selection, performance appraisal, and diversity issues, will be covered.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4236 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, PharmacyPHAR-5237 Concepts Pharmacy Pract II (3)
This course is the second of a two course sequence. It applies the same concepts in the Concepts in Pharmacy Practice I course to a new set of patient and pharmaceutical care scenarios. The same four domains; practice simulation, health assessment, seminar, and disease management certification will be included in this course. As the final pharmaceutical care course before students begin their advanced practice experience rotations in a real patient care setting, it is designed to integrate all aspects of pharmaceutical care in a simulated practice environment in a systems based approach. The course consists of didactic, discussion, and simulated patient care activities that are closely monitored and evaluated by faculty. Students will gain practical experience in prescription assessment, patient profile review, clinical problem solving, and patient counseling and education.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-5137 C AND PHAR-5225 C AND PHAR-5155 CPHAR-5265 Applied Path & Therap V (6)
This course is part of a sequence which helps students to learn the prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and therapeutic options for the treatment of select disease states. Teaching and learning focus on the pharmacist process of collection and assessment of information, along with development, implementation and monitoring of a plan. The optimal therapeutic regimen is based on the application of clinical practice guidelines, evidence based medicine and self-care recommendations, while incorporating patient-specific characteristics, to ensure safe and effective medication use. Identifying and resolving current and/or anticipated medication related problems are also emphasized. The clinical application of the course material utilizes various instructional techniques through the incorporation of active learning exercises that include problem- and case-based learning, patient interviewing, and triage skills. These application-based learning modalities help students to develop abilities needed to select and recommend appropriate non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies, both prescription and non-prescription, while providing monitoring and counseling parameters for the therapeutic regimens.
Attributes: NLIB
Pre-requisites: PHAR-5155 C AND PHAR-5144 C AND PHAR-5113 CPHAR-5501 Intro to Medical Missions (2)
This elective course discusses the philosophy of missions, our responsibility as healthcare professionals to the underserved, and how we as medically trained professionals can use our training to further mission work and serve others. The course will be based on a Christian faith foundation and will contain a service component requirement with opportunities to participate in a short-term medical mission trip.
Restrictions: Excluding: -Level: UndergraduatePHAR-5502 Introduction to Research (2)
This course will introduce the students to research opportunities in pharmaceutical, clinical, and administrative sciences. Students will interact with individual faculty members to explore their research interests. Students will perform literature searches on current research topics and develop original research projects involving one or more disciplines. This course will also familiarize the students with communication and dissemination of scientific information in written and verbal formats, such as papers and review articles, poster and podium presentations, and seminars.
PHAR-5503 Substances of Abuse (2)
This course is designed to provide a foundation for the understanding of the biological and psychosocial aspects of substance abuse and chemical dependency. Students will be given an overview of the various substances of abuse that alter mood, level of perception, or brain functioning. The course will also describe procedures for the identification, referral, and treatment of addictions and the support mechanisms for individuals recovering from addictions.
PHAR-5504 Topics in Pharmacy Law (2)
This course is designed to review the court-made-law pharmacy practice issues that are either not normally covered elsewhere in the curriculum and/or are currently evolving in the courts, legislatures, and regulatory agencies. This might include, but would not be limited to, topics such as purchasing, advertising, contraception, access to medication, right to refuse medication, criminal acts, civil rights, constitutional law, property law, and more.
PHAR-5507 Topics in Toxicology (2)
Topics in toxicology is designed to acquaint students with the science of toxicology. The course will introduce basic toxicological principles, the applied fields of toxicology, and examples of different toxins and poisons. Special emphasis will be placed on toxicological topics of current relevance, such as substances of abuse, clinical toxicology, and forensic toxicology.
(Formerly titled: Topics in Toxicology (2014 – 2022) and before that Forensic Toxicology)PHAR-5510 Independent Research (1 TO 4)
This elective course is designed to allow students to pursue research interests and become familiar with techniques used in basic or clinical research. In collaboration with a faculty advisor, each student will select an appropriate research problem and work toward its solution. This course may be repeated a maximum of four times. Graded S/U.
Permission of the instructor is required to register.
PHAR-5512 Complementary & Alt Med (2)
This course will introduce the student to unique aspects of complementary and alternative medical care which is widely used in the U.S. Students will learn to understand the influences of these alternative therapies on western medicine. This course will offer an understanding of the theories and practice of commonly used alternative medical therapies.
PHAR-5513 Conversational Spanish (2)
This is a two-hour-per-week elective course for students interested in refining their Spanish conversational skills in order to engage in more effective and immediate communication with their Spanish-speaking patients on a regular basis. Participants will be guided to produce immediate verbal responses to patient input which enhances listening and comprehension skills. Students who enroll are expected to have successfully completed at least two years of college-level language instruction.
Permission of the professor is required to register.
PHAR-5514 Topics in Drug Delivery (2)
Drug delivery systems can be intelligently designed to enhance new and existing drug therapies. This course builds upon the introductory pharmaceutics course and covers topics in novel drug delivery systems. Approximately 3 to 4 drug delivery systems will be covered through case studies. For each topic, the students will learn about the mechanism, advantages, limitations, and applications of these drug delivery systems through examples of various novel dosage forms. The students will then perform an in-depth analysis of the novel drug delivery system through various case studies and examples in the clinic as well as in research. In the end, the application of novel drug delivery systems in improving patient compliance will be discussed.
PHAR-5516 Pharmaceutical Biotech (2)
Biopharmaceuticals comprised the fastest-growing category of drugs in recent years. Present and future research efforts are highly concentrated on these compounds. This course will introduce students to various biotechnology-derived drugs and drug products. Students will learn about physicochemical aspects of protein-like compounds and the production, processing, and characterization of these drugs. The unique challenges presented in delivery and pharmacokinetics as well as formulation development of these proteins will be discussed. Some commonly used biotech products will be reviewed. In the end, the issues related to the handling of biopharmaceuticals in the practice setting will be discussed.
Restrictions: Including: -Class: First Professional Second Year, First Professional Third YearPHAR-5517 Pain & Palliative Care (2)
Pain and palliative care are emerging areas of pharmacy practice. This course will provide students with a detailed understanding of pain and symptom management treatments for patients with advanced illness. Students will also learn methods to communicate and provide pharmaceutical care to pain and palliative care patients, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members.
PHAR-5518 Medication Errors & Safety (2)
This course consists of various types of learning delivery methods, ie., lectures, in-class discussions, and assignments used to introduce the student to issues surrounding medication errors, patient safety, and the design of error-free medication systems. The course goal is to give students an understanding of the principles of human and systems errors: the evolution of concern about medication errors, adverse drug events, and patient safety. This course will also provide the students an overview of various principles, techniques, and technology utilized in pharmacy practice for reducing medical errors and their effect on patients. The in class discussions and activities are designed to allow students to develop an understanding and appreciation of the pharmacist’s role in preventing medication errors and enhancing patient safety.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3117 CPHAR-5521 Geriatric Health Care (2)
With the expected rise in the geriatric population, there will be an increased need for health care professionals with training and expertise in geriatric therapeutics. This course is facilitated by an interdisciplinary faculty and focuses on health and quality of life issues of elders residing in both the community and in long-term care settings. Basic to advanced understanding of normal physiological, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, psychological and social changes that occur as a result of the aging process are reviewed. Concepts of function/dysfunction are addressed in the context of achieving and maintaining health and optimal functioning. Emphasis is placed on appropriate and inappropriate drug therapies, and on tailoring of existing standards and clinical practice guidelines to older adults with attention to intervention and management.
PHAR-5522 Projects in Pharm Sciences (1 TO 3)
This is an elective course for students who wish to pursue professional projects in any discipline within the pharmaceutical sciences under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The types of professional projects include (but not limited to) teaching innovations, community outreach programs, and technologies in education. This course is recommended to students who are interested in academic or service rotations during the fourth professional year.
Graded S/U.Permission of the professor is required to register.
PHAR-5523 Vaccinology: Design Devel (2)
The goal of this elective course is to focus the student’s general understanding of the immune system towards the biological aspects of vaccination. This course combines didactic presentations, small-group formats, and community outreach to introduce students to the principles of rational vaccine design, development, and pharmaceutical intervention against disease. The focus of the course will emphasize the empirical basis of vaccine design and development, past and current vaccine applications, and developing future pharmaceutical vaccine prospects for medically-relevant pathogens for which there are no effective vaccines. Socioeconomic and ethical implications of vaccines, including the role of vaccination in public health, vaccine economics, and vaccine safety profiles will also be discussed.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3240 CPHAR-5524 Drug Interactions in Pract (2)
This is a two-hour elective course designed for Pharm.D. candidates in their 3rd professional year. It introduces the tools required to interpret the drug interaction literature for use in clinical practice. Each lecture will stress the prominent drug interactions related to a particular class of drugs. The literature review and writing skills along with the drug interaction knowledge base acquired from this class will be useful in developing pharmaceutical care plans, answering drug information questions, and providing drug consults in both the IPPE/APPE program and as a practicing ambulatory care or inpatient pharmacist.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4244 C AND PHAR-4255 C
Restrictions: Including: -Class: First Professional Third YearPHAR-5525 Sign Language Health Prof (2)
Basic American Sign Language signs and linguistic features will be introduced in order to engage in survival-level conversations with deaf patients in various medical settings. Students will learn basic information related to the deaf culture and community.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, PharmacyPHAR-5526 Intro Cancer Bio & Treat (2)
This course is designed to provide a foundation for the understanding of the biological and psychosocial aspects of cancer and its treatment. Students will be given an overview of cancer biology and the pharmacology of chemotherapeutic drugs and agents used to manage the side effects of those drugs. The focus of the course is on the impact of cancer and cancer treatment on individuals, families, and communities using a multidisciplinary approach. The course will include a service learning component where students will work with a community agency to complete a project.
PHAR-5527 Pediatric Pharmacotherapy (2)
Children are an important segment of the population that pharmacists serve. In the United States, approximately 28% of the total population encompasses children. Providing care for children can be one of the most challenging, but rewarding aspects of pharmacy practice. Although a relatively small portion of health care professionals pursue advanced training in pediatrics, most clinicians will provide care to children of all ages in the community or hospital setting. This course is an elective course designed to provide students with skills necessary to communicate and provide pharmaceutical care for disease states encountered in the pediatric population. The course will consist of both lectures and case discussion sections.
Restrictions: Including: -Class: First Professional Third Year, First Professional Fourth YearPHAR-5528 Speaking for Health Care (2)
This course is designed to help pharmacy students improve their ability to prepare and deliver effective presentations to groups in a variety of health care education and professional settings.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5529 Women’s Health (2)
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of advanced topics in women’s health. Expanded information in topics such as contraception, infertility, drug use in pregnancy and lactation, acute and chronic disease management in pregnancy, transgender care and gender-specific ageism issues will be provided. In addition, basic to advanced understanding of normal physiological, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and social changes that are related to pregnancy and women-specific disease states will be discussed.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5530 Peer Instruction (1 OR 2)
This elective course is designed to build upon the knowledge and skills demonstrated within the didactic curriculum. The student will assist instructors by providing supplemental assistance through the development and delivery of course-specific review materials.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5531 Intro Industrial Pharmacy (2)
This course is a combination of in-class lectures and laboratory sessions intended to provide a foundation of the unit operations that are involved in the development/manufacture of pharmaceutical dosage forms. The laboratory will provide students with an opportunity to apply knowledge gained in lectures to practical situations. The student will also develop the skills needed for the manufacturing of pharmaceutical dosage-forms with emphasis on problem-solving associated with formulation development. Additionally, students will learn various techniques used in the evaluation of finished dosage forms.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3242 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5532 Team Based Performance (2)
Pharmacists are increasingly required to work in teams, especially cross-functional teams, and team-based learning is a significant component of courses in WSOP. This elective is designed to help students develop skills to enable them to participate in high-performing teams in educational and professional health care settings. The course will provide practical experience in team-based learning that will include an analysis of group formation and goal setting, group process and development, norms, leadership, conflict, and productivity.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5533 Critical Care Pharmacy (2)
This course exposes students to aspects of critical care pharmacy not covered in the therapeutics sequence. The course will involve didactic lectures and interactive discussions between instructors/students solving complex therapeutic problems typically encountered as a pharmacist in critical care. Topics covered will be applicable to emergency medicine and/or neuro/cardiac/surgical/medical intensive care units. By the conclusion of the course students will be familiar with common critical care pharmacotherapy and understand the unique role of pharmacists in this practice setting.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4144 CPHAR-5534 Pharmacogenomics (2)
The fields of pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine are rapidly evolving as new studies elucidate the genetic and genomic factors that influence human susceptibility to disease and efficacy of drug action. Using current literature, examples from healthcare practice, and raw genetic data, this course will allow students to explore genomics and apply its principles to individualized therapy.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3144 C AND PHAR-3148 CPHAR-5535 Clin Reason Pharm Students (2)
This course is designed to assist in the practical application of knowledge gained in the didactic curriculum of pharmacy coursework. Emphasis will be placed on extracting and evaluating relevant data from a medical chart, development of a comprehensive problem list, identifying and interpreting medical literature to develop an appropriate drug therapy plan, and monitoring medication plans for safety and efficacy.
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Restrictions: Including: -Major: Pharmacy -Class: First Professional Second YearPHAR-5536 Community Pharmacy Topics (2)
This course exposes students to new and developing topics relevant to the practice of community pharmacy. There will be business focus to the class, with the overarching goal of helping the students develop a skillset necessary to manage/operate the business operations of a community pharmacy, in alignment with the clinical dimension. Topics covered in class will include, but are not limited to, developing a pharmacy business plan, collaborative practice agreements, innovation within community pharmacy, and the timeline for opening a new independent community pharmacy. The longitudinal project of this class will be to develop a pitch for a new pharmacy clinical service to be delivered in “Shark Tank” style to a panel of “investors.”
Restrictions: Excluding: -Class: First Professional First YearPHAR-5537 Pharm Benefit Managt (2)
This seminar covers various segments of managed care pharmacy from the perspective of experts working in the field. Through case discussions and real-world examples, students will experience the design, function, regulation, and strategy of health insurance and managed care plans. Topics may vary from year to year and include population health management, healthcare trends, quality, accountable care organizations, formulary design and management, public policy and regulations.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3135 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Pharmacy -Class: First Professional Third YearPHAR-5538 Quality Improvement (1 TO 3)
This is an elective course for students who wish to pursue healthcare quality improvement and other professional projects under the guidance of a faculty instructor in pharmacy practice and administration. The types of professional projects include (but are not limited to) quality improvement in clinical practice or administration, experiential or didactic teaching innovations and service learning. This course is recommended to students who are interested in managed care, academic or service rotations during the fourth professional year.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3135 CPHAR-5539 Medical Reserve Corps (2)
The US Surgeon General established the Medical Reserve Corps of trained/skilled healthcare professionals willing to volunteer in the event of a public health emergency, such as a natural disaster, nuclear power plant disaster, epidemic or bioterrorist attack. Yet, few pharmacy professionals have volunteered, particularly in Monroe County. In public healthcare emergencies, pharmacy students are authorized under federal law to dispense prescription medications in any state or territory. The purpose of this elective course is to train student pharmacists to serve as US Surgeon General Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers and provide pharmacy services during a public health emergency. Students will learn basic principles and gain practical skills needed for emergency dispensing of medications and mass prophylaxis.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5540 Point-of-Care Testing (2)
This course will provide the knowledge for students to earn a point-of-care (POC) testing certificate, such as the one offered by the national association of chain drug stores (NACDS). This course includes didactic coursework, home based readings from current literature and governmental agencies along with a program and skills assessment. Students will learn how to perform four types of specimen collection (oral swab, nasal swab, throat swab and finger stick). By the end of the course students will have working knowledge of the legal and management issues associated with POC testing and follow-up care; and using infectious disease models, will learn to assess patients, evaluate vital signs and physical findings to determine if POC testing is appropriate.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Pharmacy -Class: First Professional Second Year, First Professional Third YearPHAR-5542 Mol Cardiovascular Sci (2)
This course explores how distinct classes of medications affect multiple cardiac cell types and signaling pathways to contribute to cardiac remodeling and dysfunction. Throughout this course, students are exposed to concepts in cardiac anatomy, molecular biology, immunology, and emerging trends in bioinformatics with respect to cardiac physiology and pathology. Students read pre-assigned primary and secondary research articles that are selected to enhance discussion during lectures. Assessment is based on participation during in-class discussions, individual homework assignments. peer review, and a group presentation at the end of the course.
Pre-requisites: -PHAR-5543 Rev Antibiotic Allergies (2)
Patients commonly report antibiotic allergies, but not all patients are allergic. This often results in patients receiving second line antibiotic therapy. This interactive on-line elective course will give the students the skills and background knowledge to determine true antibiotics allergies based on a review of the signs, symptoms, and immunologic mechanisms. Students will learn and perform the steps to perform an accurate allergy history along with how to diagnose these allergies based on skin testing and drug challenges. Included in this course is communication and perspective from an allergist, allergy management, and patient education through pharmacist interactions. The course also reviews appropriate steps to maintain an accurate electronic medical record throughout the health system.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-3240 C
Restrictions: Including: -Program: Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of PharmacyPHAR-5544 Managed Care (2)
Through problem-based learning exercises including real patient cases and shopping for health insurance, this course introduces students to the fundamentals of managed care. In the later part of the course, students explore careers in managed care and pharmacy benefits management with senior executives in managed care and Medicaid.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Management Graduate, PharmacyPHAR-5545 Adv Topics Hematol Oncol (2)
The course offers advanced teaching in the pharmacotherapy of cancer treatment, standard of care, new molecular therapeutics, cellular aspects of cancer biology and molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development, progression, and response to treatment. It provides in-depth training in cancer therapeutics, encompassing biomarkers and diagnosis, therapeutic targets, drug discovery and clinical trials and chemotherapy. Content cuts across multiple disciplines with a focus on contemporary topics in cancer treatment and in depth journal reviews.
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Graduates from this course will gain a breadth and depth of cancer-focused training that will make them highly attractive candidates to start or continue a career within the healthcare sector and research institutions.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5546 EBM: Cardiovasc Diseases (2)
This course will delve deeper into topics within cardiovascular disease, with the goal of being able to evaluate evidence-based medicine and apply this information to complex patient cases. Throughout this eight-week elective, students will review landmark clinical trials as well as previously learned information from prior classes, research drug information questions, and become exposed to additional materials to deepen their understanding of cardiovascular disease. Specifically, this elective covers various topics in dyslipidemia, anticoagulation, and chronic heart failure. Live sessions will be a combination of class discussion, interactive games, and group presentations.
Pre-requisites: PHAR-4255 C
Restrictions: Including: -Program: Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of PharmacyPHAR-5547 Leadership is a Life Skill (2)
Leadership is the most observed yet least understood phenomenon on earth. This class will attempt to demystify elements of leadership through encouraging your personal leadership journey and sharing experiences to begin your journey. The first step in leadership development is self-discovery. This course is designed to help you accomplish this as well as provide a frame work for continuous self-development.
Restrictions: Including: -Program: Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of PharmacyPHAR-5548 Intro to Vet Therapeutics (2)
This course introduces students to issues associated with the provision of veterinary-focused pharmacy services who wish to learn principles of veterinary pharmacotherapy. It provides a foundation for pharmacy students interested in providing care for species other than humans. Physiologic and pharmacokinetic differences play a role in medication management and toxicity. Alternative dosing formulations and compounding will be introduced. Management and prevention of common diseases in companion animals and horses will be discussed.
Restrictions: Including: -Program: Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of PharmacyPHAR-5549 Prescribing Wellness (2)
Prescribing Wellness is an interactive elective course designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of holistic health principles and their applications for patient and self-care. The course will explore core themes driving the science of happiness and longevity, the role of non pharmacological and complementary strategies in health and well-being, and the impact of lifestyle choices (nutrition, physical activity, and sleep hygiene). Through a combination of interactive discussions, self-reflection and implementation, case studies, lectures, and presentations, students will practice and develop the skills and attitudes to evaluate and identify opportunities to incorporate strategies in both patient and self-care.
Restrictions: Including: -Program: Doctor of PharmacyPHAR-5777 IPPE Extended Experience (0 TO 6)
Each student will have their own rotation specific objectives and tasks approved by the Office of Experiential Education. This course will provide the student with actual experience in a working community pharmacy, institutional pharmacy, long term care facility or with WSOP faculty at their practice sites. The students will learn and practice the basics of dispensing medications, counseling patients, the basics of operating a pharmacy in a safe and legal fashion and introducing activities and assignments required to successfully complete Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience rotations.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5888 APPE Extended Experience (0 TO 6)
Each student will have their own rotation specific objectives and tasks approved by the Office of Experiential Education. Students may perform a variety of activities including interviewing, dispensing, monitoring, and counseling patients receiving pharmacy services. Other activities include monitoring (rounding) patients as part of an interdisciplinary team including pharmacists, physicians, nurses, or other providers of care such as respiratory therapists, physical therapists, or discharge planners.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5889 Extd Topics Profess & Comm (0 TO 6)
Each student will have his/her specific objectives and tasks approved by the Student Progression Committee. These objectives will be designed to assist the students in meeting the professional standards as articulated on the WSOP Communication and Professionalism Rubric. Students may perform a variety of activities based on identified areas of need and may include written assignments, oral presentations, and journaling.
Permission of the instructor required to register.
PHAR-5896 Independent Study Pharmacy (1 TO 6)
The goal of this course is to assist students with achievement of expected knowledge and skills. Each student will have his/her specific learning objectives and tasks developed by the course coordinator and approved by Curriculum Committee. Students may perform a variety of activities based on identified areas of need(s).
Permission of the instructor is required to register.
Restrictions: Including: -Major: PharmacyPHAR-5999 Pharm Internship Elective (1)
This course is designed to give students the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a pharmacy while enrolled in this course. This academic training, integral to students’ academic experience, permits students to engage in hands-on, experiential learning while enrolled in the course. Hours obtained will not count against their eligibility to work after graduation if completed as per the guidance of the International Student Advisor at the College..
Permission of the School of Pharmacy required to register.PHAR-6401 APPE Elective I (6)
Each student will be required to complete three 6 week elective rotations in their final (P4) year. Each preceptor will use their own site specific elective rotation syllabus approved by the Office of Experiential Education. Some electives may require a student complete a specific rotation prior to taking an elective which will be stated in the syllabus. Electives are quite varied and are designed to offer students innovative opportunities to mature professionally and explore their own interests. Students are allowed to repeat one core rotation as an elective rotation at a different site in order to accomplish additional learning outcomes.
Graded S/U.PHAR-6402 APPE Elective II (6)
Each student will be required to complete three 6 week elective rotations in their final (P4) year. Each preceptor will use their own site specific elective rotation syllabus approved by the Office of Experiential Education. Some electives may require a student complete a specific rotation prior to taking an elective which will be stated in the syllabus. Electives are quite varied and are designed to offer students innovative opportunities to mature professionally and explore their own interests. Students are allowed to repeat one core rotation as an elective rotation at a different site in order to accomplish additional learning outcomes.
Graded S/U.PHAR-6403 APPE Elective III (6)
Each student will be required to complete three 6 week elective rotations in their final (P4) year. Each preceptor will use their own site specific elective rotation syllabus approved by the Office of Experiential Education. Some electives may require a student complete a specific rotation prior to taking an elective which will be stated in the syllabus. Electives are quite varied and are designed to offer students innovative opportunities to mature professionally and explore their own interests. Students are allowed to repeat one core rotation as an elective rotation at a different site in order to accomplish additional learning outcomes.
Graded S/U.PHAR-6701 APPE Core Community (6)
Students will perform a variety of activities including interviewing, dispensing, monitoring, and counseling patients receiving pharmacy services in the community setting. The student will also be introduced to financial performance indicators of the site and the student should participate in the purchasing and inventory management process.
Graded S/U.PHAR-6702 APPE Core Health System (6)
Students will perform a variety of activities including order entry, preparation of sterile products, formulary management activities (such as preparing documents for and/or attending P&T meetings), error and adverse drug reaction reporting, and participating in the institution’s quality improvement program. Students will analyze errors and ADR’s and discuss with their preceptor methods to reduce these events. Errors and ADR’s should be actual events unless legal issues prevent students from reviewing these events; in this situation the preceptor could compose an error or ADR event. Please note that due to the operational aspects of the Introductory Rotations, this Advanced Rotation does not mandate order entry as a required task.
Graded S/U.PHAR-6703 APPE Core Acute Care (6)
Students will perform a variety of activities including monitoring (rounding) patients as part of an interdisciplinary team including pharmacists, physicians, nurses, or other providers of care such as respiratory therapists, physical therapists, or discharge planners. Students will use a systematic process to provide patient centered pharmacy care to assigned patients; that is, identifying drug related problems and making interventions to improve patient care. Completing Consult notes, patient presentations, journal clubs, and drug information papers will be required. Students may also be required to perform other activities as directed by the preceptor. Graded S/U.
PHAR-6704 APPE Core Ambulatory Care (6)
Students will perform a variety of activities including interviewing and counseling patients in an outpatient or primary care setting. Students will use a systematic process to provide patient centered pharmacy care to assigned patients; that is, identifying drug related problems and making interventions to improve patient care. Consult notes, patient presentations, journal club participation and drug information papers will be required. Students will counsel patients on public health issues such as smoking cessation and immunizations. Using pre-defined criteria students will conduct medication reviews and make interventions in specific populations such as diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Students may also be required to perform other activities as directed by the preceptor. Please note that order entry is not a requirement of the Ambulatory Care rotations. Graded S/U.