USC Schedule of Classes

Introduction to physicochemical principles of dosage forms; properties of molecules in dosage forms, stability of pharmaceuticals, absorption, and metabolism.

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.

Literature evaluation and biostatistics of clinical and health services research, and drug information services. Emphasis on drug therapy, patient outcomes, and formulary development.

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

Basic principles of drug action and receptor actions. Includes their application to the understanding and treatment of disease. Provides the scientific basis of pharmaceutical action.

Principles of medicinal chemistry for common drugs. Mechanism of action, interactions with protein targets, structure-activity relationships, effects of chirality, and physicochemical properties.

Understanding and application of learning theory and teaching methodology, small group teaching, active learning, student motivation, basic assessment methods, and general online teaching tools.

Integrated teaching of basic and clinical pharmacokinetic/ pharmacodynamic concepts. Open to Doctor of Pharmacy students only.

Case conferences and seminars focusing on contemporary pharmacy practice.

Integrated course that combines the pathophysiology, pharmacology, and clinical use of drugs in the management of common renal, liver, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, joint and integumentary system related disorders.

Integration of biomedicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutics, with emphasis on the therapy of infectious diseases caused by bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal organisms. (Duplicates credit in PHAR-605 and 606)

Integration of biomedicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutics with emphasis on pharmaceuticals affecting cardiovascular and circulatory diseases. Open to Doctor of Pharmacy students only. (Duplicates credit in PHRD 601)

Case conferences and seminars focusing on contemporary pharmacy practice.

Exploration of the various roles pharmacist play in the community-based pharmacy practice setting. Includes emphasis on fundamentals and ongoing changes in community practice, advance pharmacy practices, and patient care services, including (but not limited to) international travel health.

Exploration of the pharmacy profession and the practice of hospital/institutional pharmacy.

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.

For Year 2 pharmacy (P2) and Year 3 pharmacy (P3) students who are assigned to an Elective Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE). The P2 and P3 Elective IPPE provides the student with 80 hours of experiential learning to develop skills related to various aspects of the pharmacy profession in a variety of settings.

For Year 2 pharmacy (P2) and Year 3 pharmacy (P3) students who are assigned to an Elective Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) after registering for PHRD 627a. The P2 and P3 Elective IPPE provides the student with 80 hours of experiential learning to develop skills related to various aspects of the pharmacy profession in a variety of settings.

Provides future pharmacists with the specialized knowledge, skills, and experiences for individual patient and population health care through interprofessional collaboration (IPC). Fulfills requirements in the Health Systems and Comprehensive Medication Management and High-Risk Populations areas of concentration.

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.

This course is for Year 2 pharmacy (P2) and Year 3 pharmacy (P3) students who are assigned to an Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) after registering for PHRD 631a. 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.

Oral and poster presentation of the results of the Pharm.D. Scholarly Project.

Development of specialized knowledge and skills in community pharmacy practice involving location analysis, pharmacy management principles, and introduction to business law concepts.

Understanding formal and informal organizations in institutions, managed care, disease management, health care policy and financing, patients' chart organization, and clinical monitoring parameters.

Specialized knowledge and skills in geriatric pharmacy, pharmacology of aging, and unique functions of health care team providing care to the elderly patient. 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.

A seminar course with a focus on educational methods and teaching skills providing career development for students interested in academia. Open to Doctor of Pharmacy students only.

Practical Spanish for pharmacists, including basic conversation of commonly prescribed drugs.

Development of specialized knowledge and skills in evidence-based drug-therapy management in the acute care arena.

Nexus of pharmacology and toxicology; therapeutic use and toxicology of common drugs; and prescribing these drugs in clinical practice.

Focus on cannabis user safety. Provide a holistic perspective of cannabis to help pharmacy and pharmaceutical science experts participate in both the wise use and study of cannabis.

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.

The Special Projects advanced pharmacy practice experiences course gives students the opportunity to demonstrate competency in a variety of pharmacy practice settings.

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.