The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum emphasizes proactive, patient-centered care. We train our students to become collaborative healthcare team members who promote health improvement, wellness and disease prevention.
The first three years of the PharmD curriculum emphasize a didactic interprofessional education (IPE) component. In these courses, pharmacy students work with their counterparts in the osteopathic medicine, physical therapy and physician assistant studies programs as an interprofessional collaborative team to investigate and discuss issues related to patient care. IPE coursework includes simulations and special patient population cases which provide students with the opportunity to develop clinical knowledge, communication, cultural and religious competency, teamwork and ethical decision making skills.
The final year of the PharmD curriculum emphasizes experiential Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) training with other healthcare team members such as nurses, physicians and medical students.
To train pharmacy learners to become collaborative practice healthcare team members who contribute to higher quality patient-centered care with improved health outcomes for our patients.
| Fall Term | Winter Term | Spring Term | IPE Readiness | |
| Professional year 1 INDP 100 (Two sessions per term |
Roles and Responsibilities Teamwork |
Values and Ethics Communications |
Roles and Responsibilities Values and Ethics |
Indirect Assessment |
| Professional year 2 INDP 200 (One session per term) |
Communication + Teamwork |
Roles and Responsibilities + Values and Ethics |
Teamwork + Communication |
Team Dynamics Assessment |
| Professional year 3 INDP 300 (One session per term) |
Integrated Collaborative Practice - Session 1 | Integrated Collaborative Practice - Session 2 | Integrated Collaborative Practice - Session 3 | TEAM OSCE |
