USC Schedule of Classes

Principles involved in molecules movement across biological barriers. Properties, characteristics, application to dosage forms, liquid, semi-solid and solid. Open to Doctor of Pharmacy students only.

Integration and application to pharmacy of anatomy, histology, physiology and pathophysiology using an organ-based approach.

A seminar series covering leadership, professionalism and professional development for pharmacy practice. Includes practical experience placements (IPPE).

Knowledge and experience in pharmacy calculations, compounding, and sterile IV compounding.

Introduction to self-care health. Includes OTC products, dosages, pharmacology, efficacy, cost, side effects, adverse reactions, contraindications, and drug interactions. Open to Doctor of Pharmacy students only. (Duplicates credit in PHRD 506)

Ensure competency in the Pharmacists Patient Care Process (PPCP), which is universally used to provide care to individuals by pharmacists in the health care system.

Principles and applications, of controlled, targeted, and self-regulating drug-delivery. Methods to delier therapeutic peptides, proteins, and genetic materials. Open to Doctor of Pharmacy students only.

Continuation of Pharmacy Education 1.

Case conferences and seminars focusing on contemporary pharmacy practice.

Integration of biomedicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutics with emphasis on the central nervous system. Open to Doctor of Pharmacy students only. (Duplicates credit in PHRD 560)

Comprehensive exploration of special and emerging topics in the practice of pharmacy.

Integration of biomedicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutics with emphasis on the endocrine and reproductive system.

Case conferences and seminars focusing on contemporary pharmacy practice.

Exploration of the pharmacy profession and the practice of community pharmacy. Includes didactic instruction and Community Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs).

Exploration of the pharmacy profession and the practice of hospital pharmacy. Includes didactic instruction and Hospital Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs).

Exploration of the pharmacy profession and the practice of pharmacy. Includes an elective Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) in Community, Hospital, or other pharmacy practice settings.

The interprofessional collaboration (IPC) experience will provide student pharmacists with the specialized knowledge, skills and experiences to provide individual patient care and population health through IPC. As a member of an interprofessional team, the pharmacist lends expertise in the area of appropriate utilization of pharmaceuticals anchored in evidence-based medicine. The longitudinal IPC experience is designed to prepare students for optimizing patient care and population health through IPC.

Taken by Year 2 pharmacy (P2) and Year 3 pharmacy (P3) students who are assigned to an Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE). The P2 and P3 Institutional IPPE provides the student with 80 hours of experiential learning to develop skills related to aspects of the pharmacy profession in the institutional pharmacy setting.

Management principles for pharmacy practice, understanding of health care systems and pharmacoecomincs. Introduction to formulary management and outcome analysis.

Collection and analysis of results in the Pharm.D. Scholarly Project and oral presentation and discussion of these results.

Guides students through the completion of original research with instruction on data analysis, abstract preparation and poster presentation.

Competency-based course to prepare and assess students for readiness to enter Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE).

Recognizing resources available for drug information, familiarity with institutional formularies, medication counseling, writing chart notes, and clinical activities at an off-campus health care institution.

Specialized knowledge and skills in gerontology and geriatric pharmacy including the pathophysiology of selected cardiovascular,endocrine, genitourinary gastrointestinal disorders, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. Open to Doctor of Pharmacy students only.

Laboratory, clinical, health economics or regulatory science research experience for pharmacy students. Projects performed working directly with faculty advisers.

Examination of pharmaceutical product development process including discovery, preclinical/clinical studies, regulatory-legal issues and marketing. Open to Doctor of Pharmacy students only.

Basic and advanced strategies for marketing and development of new compounds or indication in the pharmaceutical industry.

Increase knowledge of toxicology relevance in everyday life through the reading, critical analysis and discussion of articles about current toxicological issues in the media.

Application of pharmaceutical care principles to the adult patient population in an acute care environment. Clinical application and disease state management will be emphasized. Open only to Doctor of Pharmacy students.

Disease state management and a primary care setting. Modification and design of drug therapy regimens and primary patient care using a team based approach. Open only to Doctor of Pharmacy students.

Pharmaceutical care principles applied in a community pharmacy environment. Participating in the development, implementation and outcome evaluation of patient care services in the community. Open only to Doctor of Pharmacy students.

Provides practical and theoretical aspects of radiopharmacy services delivery.

Practical experience in the practice of hospital pharmacy. Administrative, practice-based and therapeutic competencies emphasized.

Practical experience in the practice of pharmacy in the international setting. Students will visit an international pharmacy practice setting and complete a project.

Directed projects/practical experience in geriatric drug therapy.

Practical experience within a pharmaceutical company may include: clinical affairs, drug development, research and/or marketing process.

Pharmacy practice experience (internship) course in a health care setting.

Pharmacy practice experience (internship) course in a non-traditional or emerging setting.

Research leading to doctorate in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics.

Capstone course required for completion of Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Graded CR/NC. Open only to Doctor of Pharmacy students.