VCU Bulletins

Pharmacy, Doctor of (Pharm.D.)

Curriculum

P1 year
 
Credits
Fall
MEDC 527 Basic Pharmaceutical Principles for the Practicing Pharmacist
3.0
MEDC 533 Pharmacognosy
2.0
PCEU 507 Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics I
3.0
PHAR 509 Evidence-based Pharmacy I: Drug Information*
1.0
PHAR 512 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2.5
PHAR 523 Foundations I
1.0
PHAR 525 Communications in Pharmacy Practice
2.0
PHAR 545 The U.S. Health Care System
2.5
PHAR 547 Managing Professional Patient-centered Practice
1.5
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism
continues
 
______
18.5
 
Spring
MEDC 543 Clinical Chemistry for the Pharmacist
2.0
MEDC 553 Clinical Therapeutics Module I: Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry*
1.0
PCEU 508 Pharmacokinetics*
2.0
PCEU 509 Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics II
2.5
PHAR 513 Contemporary Pharmacy Practice
3.5
PHAR 524 Foundations II
1.0
PHAR 529 Clinical Therapeutics Module III: Introduction to Special Populations*
1.0
PHAR 530 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience: Community Practice
4.0
PHAR 540 Self-Care and Alternative and Complementary Treatments
3.0
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism
continues
PHTX 606 Clinical Therapeutics II: Introduction to Pharmacology (Pharmacy)*
1.0
 
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21.0
 
P2 year
 
Fall
PHAR 534 Foundations III
1.0
PHAR 543 Scholarship I
continues
PHAR 544 Clinical Therapeutics Module IV: Cardiovascular*
4.5
PHAR 549 Biotechnology, Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacogenetics
2.0
PHAR 555 Clinical Therapeutics Module V: Endocrinology*
2.5
PHAR 556 Clinical Therapeutics Module VI: Neurology I*
3.0
PHAR 565 Evidence-based Pharmacy II: Research Methods and Statistics*
2.5
PHAR 566 Evidence-based Pharmacy III: Drug Literature Evaluation*
2.0
PHAR 567 Pharmacy Informatics
1.5
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism
continues
 
______
19.0
 
Spring
PCEU 615 Applied Pharmacokinetics
2.0
PHAR 532 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience: Hospital Practice
3.0
PHAR 535 Foundations IV
1.0
PHAR 543 Scholarship I
1.0
PHAR 601 Clinical Therapeutics Module VII: Neurology II*
1.0
PHAR 602 Clinical Therapeutics Module VIII: Psychiatry*
3.0
PHAR 603 Clinical Therapeutics Module IX: Respiratory/Immunology*
3.0
PHAR 621 Pharmacoeconomics*
2.0
PHAR 622 Epidemiology and Pharmacy Practice
2.0
PHAR 623 Patient Medication Safety*
2.0
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism
continues
 
______
20.0
 
P3 year
 
Fall
PHAR 550 Scholarship III
continues
PHAR 604 Clinical Therapeutics Module X: Infectious Diseases*
4.5
PHAR 605 Clinical Therapeutics Module XI: Hematology/Oncology*
2.5
PHAR 606 Clinical Therapeutics Module XII: Nephrology/Urology*
2.5
PHAR 607 Clinical Therapeutics Module XIV: Dermatology, EENT*
1.5
PHAR 640 Foundations V
1.0
PHAR 660 Pharmacy Practice Management I: Community Practice
4.0
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism
continues
Elective
2.0-3.0
 
______
18.0-19.0
 
Spring
PHAR 533 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience: Service-learning
.5
PHAR 550 Scholarship III
2.0
PHAR 618 Clinical Therapeutics Module XIII: Gastrointestinal/Nutrition*
2.5
PHAR 619 Clinical Therapeutics Module XV: Women's Health/Bone and Joint*
2.5
PHAR 620 Clinical Therapeutics Module XVI: Critical Care/Toxicology*
2.0
PHAR 645 Foundations VI
1.0
PHAR 661 Pharmacy Practice Management II: Institutional Practice
2.0
PHAR 721 Clinical Therapeutics Module XVII: Special Populations*
1.0
PHAR 724 Pharmacy Law
2.5
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism
continues
Elective
2.0-3.0
 
______
18-19
 
P4 year (over 45 weeks)
PHAR 760 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice I
5.0
PHAR 761 Advanced Hospital Pharmacy Practice
5.0
PHAR 762 Geriatrics Pharmacy Practice
5.0
PHAR 763 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice
5.0
PHAR 765 Elective I
5.0
PHAR 766 Elective II
5.0
PHAR 768 Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice
5.0
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism
1.0
PHAR 773 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice II
5.0
 
______
41.0
* Course will be taught as a module.