Pharmacy Electives at your school

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How many pharmacy electives does/did your school offer?

  • 0

    Votes: 1 3.2%

  • 1-2

    Votes: 1 3.2%

  • 3-5

    Votes: 5 16.1%

  • 5-10

    Votes: 6 19.4%

  • >10

    Votes: 18 58.1%
  • Total voters
    31
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I was talking with an old professor of mine about changes to the curriculum my school is considering. One downside of my school was the very limited number of pharmacy electives. We only really had two, and for other professional electives we would take classes at other colleges (gerontology, etc. not pharmacy per se). I wonder how things are at other schools.

For the purposes of this poll, electives would the the classes specific to pharmacy school and only open to pharmacy students at the school, but not mandatory for the completion of the program.
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We have several pharmacy electives at UK. Some of the classes are Geriatric Pharmacy, Pediatric Pharmacy, Intro to Post Grad Traning, Antimicrobial Management, Critical Care Pharmacy, etc. Then we have the independent study classes. The school encourages electives outside the COP as well. We just have to get 8 hours one way or another.
 
Here's what we were offered at NSU: (all were with the COP...none by other colleges)

  • Introduction to Molecular Medicine
  • Advances in Central Nervous System Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Technology
  • Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine
  • Overview of Consultant Pharmacy Practice
  • Current Topics in Pharmaceutical Science
  • Applied Pharmaceutical Kinetics
  • Current Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Advances in Drug Delivery
  • Current Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Biochemistry for Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Advanced Pharmaceutical Compounding
  • Advanced Sterile Compounding
  • Veterinary Pharmacotherapy
  • Drugs of Abuse
  • Principles of Neuropharmacology
  • Advanced Patient Counseling and Billing
  • Ethical Issues in Pharmacy
  • Essentials of Managed Health Care
  • International Health Care Systems
  • Pharmacy Case Law
  • The Nuclear Pharmacy Experience (which I highly recommend ;))
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Pharmacy Administrative Research
  • Survey of Complementary Therapies
  • Dietary Supplements in Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach
  • Advanced Oncology Therapeutics
  • Advanced Pediatric Pharmacotherapy
  • Women’s Health
  • Landmark Clinical Trials and Their Impact on Practice
  • Introduction to Geriatric Issues in Pharmacy
  • Hispanic Health
  • Current Topics in Ambulatory Care Practice
  • Health Care Entrepreneurship
 
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SpirivaSunrise said:
Here's what we were offered at NSU: (all were with the COP...none by other colleges)
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Wow. That's impressive. :) How many did an average student take out of those? Three or four? And they are all lectures/labs/seminars, not experiential electives, right? I am not sure that came through clearly in the first post.
 
Hels2007 said:
Wow. That's impressive. :) How many did an average student take out of those? Three or four? And they are all lectures/labs/seminars, not experiential electives, right? I am not sure that came through clearly in the first post.
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If I remember correctly, we had to take about 5 of those (depended on how many credits they were worth). And yep, those were all didactic/lab-type electives that you took during your P2 and P3 years (not the experiential electives we did on rotations P4 year).
 
Midwestern CCP elective list....there are a few more classes that are not on this list I think...

BIOC 0645 Principles and Practices of Enteral and Total Parenteral Nutrition
BIOC 0647 Nutrition in Preventive Medicine
MICR 0604 Agents of Biological and Chemical Warfare and Terrorism
PHAR 0415 Medical Spanish
PHAR 0417 Cardiovascular Pharmacology
PHAR 0534 Pharmacologic Aspects of Drug Abuse
PPRA or PSCI 0499 Special Project or Research
PPRA or PSCI 0501 Community Service
PPRA 0511 Veterinary Pharmacy
PPRA 0515 Introduction to Teaching and Learning Issues
PPRA 0516 Pediatric Pharmacotherapy
PPRA 0518 Landmark Trials in Primary Care
PPRA 0519 Advanced Psychiatric Pharmacy
PPRA 0520 Advanced Cardiology Topics
PPRA 0522 Geriatric Patient Care
PPRA 0523 Practical Applications of Women’s Health Issues
PPRA 0525 Advanced Clinical Diabetes Management
PPRA 0531 End-of-Life Care
PPRA 0533 Introduction to American Sign Language for Health Professionals
PPRA 0534 Introduction to Nuclear Pharmacy
PPRA 0573 Oncology Therapeutics
PPRA 0580 Medication Management in Primary and Secondary Schools
PPRA 0583 Tobacco Cessation
PPRA 0584 Spirituality and Health
PPRA 0585 Topics in Career Management
PPRA 586 Pharmacogenomics in Pharmacy Practice
PPRA 0587 Advanced OTC Medications
PPRA 0650 Therapeutic Issues in Critical Care
PPRA 0655 Home Infusion Therapy
PPRA 0698 Advanced Physical Assessment
PSCI 0557 Alternative Therapies and Natural Products
PSCI 0564 Contemporary Compounding
PSCI 0567 Advanced Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
PSCI 0568 Biotechnology
PSCI 0665 Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutritional Support
PSCI 0669 Development of Newly Approved Drug Therapies
 
Here are the current electives offerred at UF:

PHA 5172 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2 credits
PHA 5609 Pediatric Pharmacy 2 credits
PHA 5832 Introduction to Clinical Teaching in Academia 1 credit
PHA 5922C Thinking Skills 2 credits
PHA 6425 Drug Biotransformation and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity 3 credits
HUN 5246 Current Issues in Dietary Supplements 2 credits
GEB 6156 Entrepreneurial Opportunities 2 credits
PHA 5222 Pharmacy Management 2 credits
PHA 5229 Shaping Your Pharmacy Future 2 credits
PHA 5554 Clinical Toxicology I – Pharmaceuticals 2 credits
PHA 5737 Drugs and Society 2 credits
PHA 5820 Nuclear Pharmacy 2 credits
PHA 5842 Basic Principles of Pain Management and Communication in Palliative Medicine
GEB 6156 Entrepreneurial Opportunities 2 credits
HUN 6939 Per Os and Enteral Nutrition 2 credits
PHA 5121 Advanced Clinical Pharmacokinetics 2 credits
PHA 5177C Advanced Pharmaceutical Compounding 2 credits
PHA 5262 Medication Safety 2 credits
PHA 5229 Shaping Your Pharmacy Future 2 credits
PHA 5263 Pharmaceutical Industry and Public Policy 2 credits
PHA 5555 Clinical Toxicology II – Non-pharmaceuticals 2 credits
PHA 5618 Geriatric Pharmacy 2 credits
PHA 5841 Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Challenges and Treatments 2 credits
HUN 6939 Parenteral Nutrition 2 credits
Research in Pharmacy Courses per Department 1-3 credits

They require 8 credits to graduate.
 
SpirivaSunrise said:
Here's what we were offered at NSU: (all were with the COP...none by other colleges)
  • Introduction to Molecular Medicine
  • Advances in Central Nervous System Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Technology
  • Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine
  • Overview of Consultant Pharmacy Practice
  • Current Topics in Pharmaceutical Science
  • Applied Pharmaceutical Kinetics
  • Current Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Advances in Drug Delivery
  • Current Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Biochemistry for Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Advanced Pharmaceutical Compounding
  • Advanced Sterile Compounding
  • Veterinary Pharmacotherapy
  • Drugs of Abuse
  • Principles of Neuropharmacology
  • Advanced Patient Counseling and Billing
  • Ethical Issues in Pharmacy
  • Essentials of Managed Health Care
  • International Health Care Systems
  • Pharmacy Case Law
  • The Pharmaceutical Representative Experience (which I highly recommend ;))
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Pharmacy Administrative Research
  • Survey of Complementary Therapies
  • Dietary Supplements in Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach
  • Advanced Oncology Therapeutics
  • Advanced Pediatric Pharmacotherapy
  • Women's Health
  • Landmark Clinical Trials and Their Impact on Practice
  • Introduction to Geriatric Issues in Pharmacy
  • Hispanic Health
  • Current Topics in Ambulatory Care Practice
  • Health Care Entrepreneurship
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hahaha

Looks like a wide range of electives. I wish my school gave such interesting topics. Actually, quite a few of those are required courses in our curriculum.
 
Here is a list of electives offered at the U of Mn.

Link

I tried to cut and paste the table into my post but that wasn't happening. Click on the link and you can see sample syllabi, etc.
 
SpirivaSunrise said:
Really? Which ones?

Well...I guess a lot of those are already built into the curriculum...but these courses delve into the topic much deeper.
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The Kinetics and the compounding ones. Since compounding exam's mandatory for licensing in NY.

Edit: Also managed care.
 
Course offerings at USC
Fall Electives

PHRD 651 Community Pharmacy I
PHRD 653 Health Systems Pharmacy I
PHRD 655 Geriatric Pharmacy I
PHRD 657 Basic Research Design
PHRD 658 Sleep & the Pharmacological Management of its Disorders
PHRD 659 Molecular Therapeutics
PHRD 660 Disease State Management
PHRD 661 Pharmacy Practice in Women’s Health
PHRD 663 Pharmaceutical Development
PHRD 665 Complementary / Alternative Therapeutics
PHRD 667 Drugs of Abuse
PHRD 669 Health Care Needs of Special Populations

Spring Electives

PHRD 652 Community Pharmacy II
PHRD 654 Health Systems Pharmacy II
PHRD 656 Geriatric Pharmacy II
PHRD 658 Sleep & the Pharmacological Management of Its Disorders
PHRD 660 Disease State Management
PHRD 662 Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice
PHRD 664 Clinical Problem Solving
PHRD 666 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
PHRD 668 Computing Applications
PHRD 670 Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing & Development :smuggrin:

Unfortunately we're limited to 2 electives. Makes choosing difficult.
 
UIC requires 12 hours of electives. It is kind of hard for me to copy them into here.
 
mattc_85 said:
We have several pharmacy electives at UK. Some of the classes are Geriatric Pharmacy, Pediatric Pharmacy, Intro to Post Grad Traning, Antimicrobial Management, Critical Care Pharmacy, etc. Then we have the independent study classes. The school encourages electives outside the COP as well. We just have to get 8 hours one way or another.
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RxWildcat said:
That is an impressive list!
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Please boys. Here is the real list of electives at our school.

PHR000 - The IV Room and Why You Stink at It
PHR00Q - You Don't Know Jack About TPN
PHR999 - Cheating is Bad, m'kay???
PHR911 - You Killed Your Patient! You Bas-****! :smuggrin:
PHR(-25) - You're doing it Wrong <--- RxWildcat got an A+ in this one
PHRXXX - You Might Want to Consider a New Career



OK I really need more sleep! :p
 
All4MyDaughter said:
Please boys. Here is the real list of electives at our school.

PHR000 - The IV Room and Why You Stink at It
PHR00Q - You Don't Know Jack About TPN
PHR999 - Cheating is Bad, m'kay???
PHR911 - You Killed Your Patient! You Bas-****! :smuggrin:
PHR(-25) - You're doing it Wrong <--- RxWildcat got an A+ in this one
PHRXXX - You Might Want to Consider a New Career



OK I really need more sleep! :p
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Tough list to choose from....which one are you taking next year?
 
All4MyDaughter said:
Please boys. Here is the real list of electives at our school.

PHR000 - The IV Room and Why You Stink at It
PHR00Q - You Don't Know Jack About TPN
PHR999 - Cheating is Bad, m'kay???
PHR911 - You Killed Your Patient! You Bas-****! :smuggrin:
PHR(-25) - You're doing it Wrong <--- RxWildcat got an A+ in this one
PHRXXX - You Might Want to Consider a New Career



OK I really need more sleep! :p
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:laugh::laugh: Oh how true it is! I think my 0.1 extra mEq of K definitely killed the pt. Maybe I'll get ready for next semester by getting a huge "FAIL" tattoo on my forehead :idea:
 
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