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Aug 22, 2024
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Graduate and Pharmacy Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Doctor of Pharmacy
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146 Credit Hours
Licensure
PBA’s Doctor of Pharmacy program prepares graduates to sit for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX), a nationwide examination for the licensing of pharmacists in the United States. Passing this exam is required for pharmacist licensure in the United States. Additionally, PBA’s Doctor of Pharmacy program prepares graduates to sit for the Florida Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE), a statewide examination that is required for the licensing of pharmacists in the state of Florida. Licensure and certification varies from state to state, and graduates should be prepared to abide by additional requirements when seeking licensure or certification in a state other than Florida.
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Program Learning Outcomes
“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.
Upon completion of the pharmacy program, our graduates will be:
As a medication expert, our graduates will be able to:
- Provide medication therapy management to patients by employing knowledge of biochemistry, pharmacology, and physiological effects of a drug to optimize outcomes, reduce adverse events, and prevent drug interactions.
- Design drug dosing regimens for patients utilizing population or patient-specific pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters.
- Apply knowledge of the physiochemical properties, manufacture, and compounding of pharmaceutical ingredients to recommend an optimal drug delivery formulation.
- Resolve medication-related problems by critically evaluating scientific literature to make evidence-based recommendations.
- Patient-Centered Care Practitioners
As a patient-centered care practitioner, our graduates will be able to:
- Provide pharmacist-mediated, evidence-based, patient-centered care to diverse populations.
- Evaluate patient- and treatment-specific factors to select the most appropriate treatment options, prevention strategies and referral when necessary.
- Develop strategies to address patient barriers to medication adherence, including those arising from cultural context and health care disparities.
- Explain to patients, caregivers, and health care professionals the judicious use of medications within a comprehensive therapeutic plan.
- Document pertinent patient care information in the health record in a clear and concise manner that complies with safe medication practices.
- Demonstrate the ability to recommend non-pharmacotherapy as a component of disease prevention and treatment.
- Evaluate a medication order or prescription to ensure the safe, effective and accurate use of medications.
As a servant leader, our graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate servant leadership by modeling Christ’s example of serving, teaching, and healing to positively influence patient and employee behaviors.
- Develop skills for life-long learning and continual professional development to remain a competent pharmacist and lead others within the profession of pharmacy.
- Collaborate with colleagues and other health care practitioners using teamwork, judgment, and self-directed learning to provide evidenced-based pharmaceutical care.
- Establish covenantal relationships with patients that foster trust, build effective patient-provider relationships, and optimize health outcomes.
- Professional Communicators
As a professional communicator, our graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate effective and collaborative communication skills with all members of a healthcare team as the patient care advocate and medication expert.
- Communicate health and medication-related information to patients and other health care providers in an effective and comprehensible manner utilizing appropriate drug information resources.
- Demonstrate professionalism in all forms of communication, including verbal, electronic, and written communication.
- Exhibit empathy and respect while counseling patients, particularly in difficult and sensitive matters, including cultural, spiritual, and socioeconomic issues.
- Perform confidently as the medication expert within an interprofessional team to provide medication therapy management.
- Pharmacy Systems Managers
As a pharmacy systems manager, our graduates will be able to:
- Adhere to current healthcare system principles, including regulatory, legal, ethical, and financial, to systematically assess and improve health care outcomes and prevent medication errors.
- Participate in the development, implementation, and/or evaluation of system practices to ensure safe and accurate medication use.
- Assess and report team performance to effectively promote organization efficiency and employee satisfaction.
- Manage human, physical, and financial pharmacy aspects of a health care delivery system to develop and implement collaborative cost-effective care.
- Reconcile appropriate use of medications upon transition of care to identify and prevent medication-related problems.
- Utilize health informatics and technological resources to optimize care, and promote patient safety and continuous quality improvement.
Required First Year Courses - 32 Credit Hours
Semester 1 - 18 Credit Hours
Semester 2 - 15 Credit Hours
Required 2nd Year Courses - 31 Credit Hours
Semester 3 - 15 Credit Hours
Semester 4 - 16 Credit Hours
Required 3rd Year Courses + Elective - 33 Credit Hours
Semester 5 - 15 Credit Hours
Semester 6 - 16 Credit Hours
Approved Pharmacy Electives - 2 Credit Hours Minimum
Select one of the following, to be taken any time prior to the fourth year of study. Students should consult with their academic advisor or Assistant/Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Assessment, and Accreditation for assistance in determining the most appropriate course and semester of study. Any courses taken prior to entry into the pharmacy program cannot count as pharmacy elective credit.
- ACG 2013 - Financial Accounting 3 Credit Hours*+
- ACG 2023 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit Hours*+
- BIB 2053 - Evangelism and Apologetics 3 Credit Hours*
- CCS 3013 - Cultural Competence and Ethnography 3 Credit Hours*
- CCS 4033 - Cross-Cultural Understandings of Illness and Health 3 Credit Hours*
- MLS 2043 - Spiritual Formation 3 Credit Hours*
- MLS 2413 - Principles of Christian Leadership 3 Credit Hours*
- MLS 3093 - Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness for Ministry 3 Credit Hours*
- NUR 4333 - End of Life Issues and Concepts 3 Credit Hours*
- PRX 3032 - Coaching for Health and Wellness 2 Credit Hours
- PRX 3033 - Contemporary Management and Leadership in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
- PRX 3242 - Lifestyle and Health 2 Credit Hours
- PRX 3527 - Contemporary Topics in Pharmacy Practice 2 Credit Hours
- PRX 3552 - The Pharmaceutical R&D Process 2 Credit Hours
- PRX 3562 - Medical Affairs Competency Certificate 2 Credit Hours
- PRX 359X - Independent Study 1, 2, 3, or 4 Credit Hours
- PRX 3661 - APPE Skills 1.5 Credit Hours
- PRX 3772 - Health Implications for Marginalized Women 2 Credit Hours
- PRX 3883 - Medical Spanish in Pharmacy 1 - 3 Credit Hours
- PRX 3893 - Medical Spanish in Pharmacy 2 - 3 Credit Hours
- SPN 1003 - Spanish for the Pharmacy Professional 3 Credit Hours*
* Please see the Undergraduate Day Catalog for course descriptions, which will detail prerequisites and course availability.
+ Summer enrollment for this course will be tuition neutral for pharmacy students.
Approved transient elective offerings may be taken to satisfy this requirement and will be announced each semester by the Assistant/Associate Dean for Academics.
Required Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences - 8 Credit Hours
Required 4th Year Courses - 42 Credit Hours
Required Rotations - 24 Credit Hours
Elective Rotations - 18 Credit Hours
Students should select three of the following elective APPEs, noting that only one can be non-direct patient care:
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