PHA 4507 - Transplant

4 Credit Hours

This elective experiential introduces students to clinical pharmacy practice in the inpatient setting in the area of solid organ transplantation. This rotation is designed to further develop the student’s knowledge and understanding of the therapeutics needed for the management of transplant patients postoperatively, as well as the impact of additional medical problems on the overall management of immunosuppression therapy. The student will be responsible for monitoring and managing a transplant patient’s medications. Students will participate within a multi-disciplinary team. Therefore, they will provide drug information to other health care professionals. The student will develop the skills necessary to care for transplant patients and provide appropriate pharmacotherapy to this patient population.

Prerequisite: Completion of all first, second and third year pharmacy classes

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