Pharmacy, PharmD

Campus-Based Curriculum for First-Year Students Matriculating Beginning 2022

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NOTE: Degree requirements for incoming students may not reflect the actual degree requirements of current students. The College reserves the right to change the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum at the discretion of the faculty.

Entrepreneurial Concentration

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Overview

There is an increasing need for entrepreneurial skills in health care to encourage the creation of new and innovative health-related services, technologies, and therapies. Strong entrepreneurial skills form a dual, interactive process, where students develop an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of their ideas, and of themselves, in relation to the wider environment. Students who pursue this concentration will be better equipped to identify emerging problems, develop thoughtful solutions, and lead the pharmacy profession forward.

Goals and Outcomes

1. Provide students with a fundamental knowledge of concepts and skills necessary for practice in traditional and emerging areas of the profession.
2. Teach students how to apply principles of operations, financial management, marketing, and innovation to pharmacy practice-related problems.
3. Make students problem-solvers, helping them to overcome the unique and ever-changing challenges of delivering healthcare.

Medical Spanish Concentration

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Students must formally register for the concentration by adding it as a minor using the Butler University Major/Program Change Form. Students may not register for the concentration until after they are into the professional program. Successful completion of the medical Spanish concentration requires a minimum of 12 credit hours of medical Spanish course work having the RX course designator. The 12 credit hours must include an APPE rotation with a Spanish-language focus.

Student Learning Outcomes

The three principal learning goals for the Medial Spanish Concentration are:

1. To provide students the opportunity to learn health care Spanish vocabulary
2. To advance their Spanish grammar skills
3. To improve their Spanish communication skills with the patients and health care providers

Patient Care Research Concentration

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The elective patient care research concentration within the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum will provide students an opportunity to participate in patient care focused research. The concentration comprises 12 credit hours of patient care research, at least 2 credit hours of independent study, and 2 credit hours of patient-care research seminar topics. The research activity will be completed in a clinical practice setting and will be performed under the direct supervision of a COPHS faculty member.

Student Learning Outcomes

In addition to the student learning outcomes for the Pharmacy Program, at the completion of the patient care research concentration the student will be able to:

• Conduct a thorough literature review and write a concise summary of the literature relevant to a research project using appropriate critical thinking and analysis skills
• Generate, evaluate, analyze, and interpret patient-care data using the principles of scientific research integrity
• Prepare and submit an IRB application or complete an IRB continuing review for the research project
• Using knowledge gained through independent study and research seminar courses, conduct a patient-care research study with minimal supervision

Create and present a written manuscript and oral presentation summarizing the background, methods, results, and conclusions of the conducted research

Online Pathway Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum

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The College reserves the right to change the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum at the discretion of the faculty.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Concentration

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The elective pharmaceutical sciences research concentration within the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum will provide students an opportunity to participate in pharmaceutical sciences-focused research. The concentration comprises 12 credit hours of pharmaceutical sciences research, at least 2 credit hours of independent study, and 2 credit hours of pharmaceutical sciences research seminar topics. The research activity will be completed in a pharmaceutical sciences laboratory and will be performed under the direct supervision of a COPHS faculty member.

Student Learning Outcomes

In addition to the student learning outcomes for the Pharmacy Program, at the completion of the pharmaceutical sciences research concentration the student will be able to:

• Conduct a thorough literature review and write a concise summary of the literature relevant to a research project using appropriate critical thinking and analysis skills
• Using one or two laboratory techniques, conduct laboratory experiments with sufficient proficiency so as to function with minimal supervision
• Generate, evaluate, and interpret experimental data using the principles of scientific research integrity
• Create and present an oral presentation summarizing the background, methods, results, and conclusions of the conducted research