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Oregon State University
The Oregon
State University
College of
Pharmacy’s Doctor
of Pharmacy
(Pharm.D.)
Program is
accredited by
the Accreditation
Council for
Pharmacy (http://
www.acpe-accredit.
org), 20 North
Clark St., Suite
2500, Chicago,
IL 60602-5109,
312-664-3575,
800-533-3606;
Fax, 312-664-4652.
The PharmD
degree is jointly
conferred by
Oregon State
University and
Oregon Health and
Science University.
The Oregon State
University College
of Pharmacy
is a member of
the American
Association
of Colleges of
Pharmacy. Its
objective is to
contribute to the
improvement of
public health and
welfare through
dissemination,
expansion, and
application of
knowledge. In
so doing, the
college provides
an instructional
program assuring
academic
and technical
proficiency
in the basic
sciences and their
pharmaceutical
application.
College of Pharmacy
A
petition from the
pharmacists of Oregon led
to the establishment of the
Department of Pharmacy
at Oregon State College in 1898. The
department grew steadily and in 1917
became the School of Pharmacy.
In 1983 it became the College of
Pharmacy.
There are many career options available to individuals having a pharmacy
degree. Some graduates are employed
in privately owned or chain pharmacies
and practice in a community setting,
while others practice in hospitals or
nursing homes. The pharmaceutical
industry offers careers in many areas
including sales, marketing, public and
government relations, manufacturing,
and basic research. Pharmacy graduates
are also employed in various local, state
and federal health agencies, including
the U.S. Public Health Service and the
Veterans Administration. Individuals
who decide to acquire advanced professional or graduate training may follow a
career in research and academics.
College of Pharmacy graduates are
eligible for licensure as pharmacists
throughout the United States.
Professional Program
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Undergraduate Program
(nondegree program)
Pre-Pharmacy
Undergraduate Minor
Pharmacy
Graduate Major
Pharmacy (MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Biopharmaceutics
Medicinal Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacology
Toxicology
Graduate Minor
Pharmacy
FACULTY
Professors Ayres (Emeritus), Block
(Emeritus), Ito, Kradjan, Leid, Stennett
(Emeritus), Zabriskie
Associate Professors Bearden,
Christensen, DeLander, Filtz, Haxby,
Kraemer, Mahmud, Munar, P. Proteau,
R. Proteau, Williams
Assistant Professors Allen, Cherala,
Cui, Hartung, Indra, Ishmael, Kioussi,
Marrs, McGregor, McPhail, Patel,
Ramirez, Singh, Stevens
Instructors Aebi, Boyce, Linares,
Samuels, Schnabel, Starwalt, Zweber
Professional Faculty Austin Haney,
Hoffart, Kent, Mettie, Staffelbach
COURTESY FACULTY
AND PRECEPTORS
The College of Pharmacy utilizes practicing pharmacists, physicians, and pharmaceutical scientists as lecturers in the
professional pharmacy program and in
the college’s graduate education program.
This group includes approximately 50
courtesy faculty and over 100 pharmacy
preceptors. These individuals make a very
important and significant contribution to
the educational programs of the college.
PHARMACY INFORMATION
Professional pharmacy education has
changed both in Oregon and throughout the United States. To be eligible
for admission to the PharmD program,
students must complete a required prepharmacy curriculum, which will require
approximately three years of college
study. Completion of the pharmacy professional program requires an additional
four years.
After completion of the four-year
professional pharmacy program, the
graduate is eligible to take a licensing
exam administered by state boards of
pharmacy. After passing the licensing
exam and completing required internship training, the graduate is licensed to
practice as a registered pharmacist. While
time requirements may vary from state to
state, many graduates become licensed as
pharmacists approximately three months
after graduation from Oregon State
University.
PRE-PHARMACY PROGRAM
Required courses in the pre-pharmacy
program may be taken at Oregon State
University or any other accredited college
or university. The pre-pharmacy program
must be completed prior to beginning
the professional program.
Required courses must be taken for a letter grade; however, an exception may be
made if a course is only offered pass/no
pass. The student should make a specific
request for waiver of grade requirement
directly to the College of Pharmacy
Admissions Committee prior to taking
the course.
If a high school graduate fulfills the
requirements for admission to OSU, the
graduate may be admitted to the prepharmacy program at OSU as a freshman.
Four years of high school mathematics, English, history/social studies, and
sciences, including chemistry, physics,
and biology, and at least two years of a
foreign language, as well as speech communication, are recommended.
203 Pharmacy
Building
Oregon State
University
Corvallis, OR
97331-3507
541-737-3424
541-737-3999 fax
Website: http://
pharmacy.
oregonstate.edu/
ADMINISTRATION
Wayne Kradjan
Dean
541-737-5785
wayne.kradjan@
oregonstate.edu
Gary DeLander
Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs
and Chair
Department of
Pharmaceutical
Sciences
541-737-5805
gary.delander@
oregonstate.edu
Mark Leid
Assistant Dean
for Research
541-737-5809
mark.leid@
oregonstate.edu
Matthew Ito
Chair
Department of
Pharmacy Practice
503-494-1595
matthew.ito@
oregonstate.edu
Angela Austin
Haney
Director of Student
Services/Head Advisor
541-737-5784
angela.austinhaney@
oregonstate.edu
Vickie
Staffelbach
Director of College
Administration,
541-737-5796
vickie.staffelbach@
oregonstate.edu
Megan Hoffart
Director of Alumni
and Student Relations
503-494-3476
megan.hoffart@
oregonstate.edu
College of Pharmacy
Students from community colleges,
other colleges and universities, or other
colleges at OSU may transfer into the
pre-pharmacy program at any time.
EARLY ADMISSION PROGRAM
The Early Admission Program is intended
to guarantee highly qualified students
admitted to Oregon State University
the opportunity to enter the College of
Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
program after the successful completion
of the program prerequisites and the
maintenance of certain academic criteria.
GENERAL INFORMATION
AND ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for admission to the College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy
Early Admission Program students must
meet the following minimum criteria:
• Current high school seniors
ƒ High school GPA: 3.5 and
ƒ At least one standardized test score
(ACT of 24, old SAT of 1100, new
SAT of 1650)
• College transfers or current OSU
students*
ƒ High school GPA: 3.5 and
ƒ At least one standardized test score
(ACT of 24, old SAT of 1100, new
SAT of 1650) and
ƒ Minimum 3.25 college GPA
*Defined as students transferring to
OSU for their second year OR students
currently enrolled at OSU as first-year
students. Second, third- and fourth-year
college students are not eligible for the
Early Admission Program.
Applicants that do not meet the
minimum criteria will not be considered.
Students are only allowed to apply to the
Early Admission Program once. Denied
EAP applicants are eligible to apply to the
PharmD program through the standard
process.
THE PROFESSIONAL
PHARMACY PROGRAM
Enrollment in the four-year professional
program is limited. A student who has
completed at least the first two years
of pre-pharmacy study must apply for
admission to the professional pharmacy
program. Application information
and forms are available at http://www.
pharmCAS.org. Contact the OSU College
of Pharmacy for other information
or visit the college Website at http://
pharmacy.oregonstate.edu. Students are
admitted to the professional program
beginning fall term only.
Once admitted to the professional
program, each student is assigned a
faculty advisor. Students may register
for only those courses for which they
have completed the stated prerequisite
courses. Exceptions are allowed only
after approval by the college Academic
and Professional Standards Committee.
Students will complete the first two years
of their course work on the Oregon State
University campus. The third professional year will be at the College of Pharmacy
Satellite Campus at Oregon Health and
Science University in Portland, Oregon.
Most students choose to live in the
Portland area during the third year. The
fourth year will be off-campus at various pharmacy practice sites throughout
the state of Oregon and the Northwest
including Hawaii. Contact the college
directly for additional information about
the PharmD curriculum.
Immunization and vaccination
requirements for PharmD students
are stricter than for other university
students. PharmD students must satisfy
all college immunization and vaccination requirements before starting classes.
Failure to meet these requirements may
delay enrollment.
The four-year professional pharmacy
program provides a broad, scientifically
based education. Through appropriate
selection of professional elective courses
in the fourth year, a student may concentrate in such areas as community, clinical, geriatric, administrative, industrial
pharmacy, or prepare for graduate study.
Pharmacy students are expected to
develop a scholarly attitude toward the
experimental basis of pharmacy. During
the professional curriculum, students are
required to complete advanced human
anatomy and physiology laboratories.
These laboratories may include the use of
human cadavers and live animals and are
designed to complement other didactic
courses in the curriculum. In all instances, the animals are humanely treated
and anesthetized if the procedures are
deemed painful; animals are humanely
euthanized at the termination of the
laboratory exercises.
The pharmacy profession is experiencing profound changes in its practice and
in its education for that practice. These
changes include an increased orientation
toward patient care in addition to the
traditional study of pharmaceutical products. All students will be required to give
immunizations (shots), take medical histories from patients, and perform physical examinations. These experiences will
involve the asking of sensitive questions
and physically touching other people.
In the fourth professional year, students
are assigned to off-campus practice sites
where they are supervised by licensed
pharmacists who are courtesy faculty
members of the college. Practice sites are
located primarily throughout Oregon.
Completion of practicum courses at
these off-campus practice sites generally
requires up to 40 hours per week at the
practice site. Practicum experience may
include nights, evenings, and weekends.
Practice sites are varied but include community pharmacies, hospitals, long-term
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care facilities, and outpatient clinics.
Students must possess a valid Oregon
pharmacy intern license to be eligible
for placement in off-campus practicum
courses.
Academic performance is not the
sole criterion for admission to and/or
continuation in certain courses in the
College of Pharmacy, such as externships
and clerkships. In addition, the college may find it necessary to evaluate a
person’s background to determine his or
her likelihood of maintaining standards
of professional conduct and performance
that are necessary in the pharmacy
profession. An evaluation may take into
consideration current performance, as
well as past experience and actions. A
valid Oregon Intern license is required
for enrollment in the externship and
clerkships.
To become licensed by the state
of Oregon to practice pharmacy, an
individual must meet at least three
criteria:
1. Possess a baccalaureate or PharmD
degree in pharmacy from an
accredited U.S. college of pharmacy,
2. Pass the North American Pharmacist
Licensing Exam (NAPLEX), and
3. Complete the Oregon Board of
Pharmacy internship requirements.
A criminal record or a criminal record
involving illegal drugs may make graduation from the pharmacy program at
Oregon State University and/or licensure by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy
impossible.
ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Doctor of Pharmacy students must meet
university academic regulations and
adhere to the university student code of
conduct. University academic regulations are published three times a year in
the Schedule of Classes. Student conduct
rules and expectations can be found on
the OSU Website at http://oregonstate.
edu/admin/stucon/.
In addition, the College of Pharmacy
faculty has adopted the requirements
listed below to assure that all pharmacy
graduates have the best possible educational background and preparation for
their pharmacy practice careers. In some
cases the College of Pharmacy academic
standards and requirements are stricter
than the university academic regulations.
1. Four years are normally required
to complete the PharmD program.
Students must graduate with the
PharmD degree within five years of
beginning the program. For example,
a student beginning the professional
program in September 2002 must
graduate by September 2007.
2. To advance to the third professional
year and enroll in classes on the
college’s Portland campus, students:
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a. Must successfully complete*
all core classes in the first
two professional years with a
cumulative GPA of at least 2.00
and a P in all P/N courses;
b. Can have no more than one “D”
grade in required core pharmacy
courses; and
c. Must have earned a bachelor’s
degree.
3. To enroll in off-campus practicum
courses in the fourth professional
year, students:
a. Must successfully complete all
core pharmacy classes in the first
three professional years with a
cumulative GPA of at least 2.00
and a P in all P/N courses;
b. Can have no more than two “D”
grades in required core pharmacy
courses and no more than one “D”
grade in a core course sequence.
4. To graduate with the PharmD degree,
students:
a. Must successfully complete all
professional core pharmacy
courses with a cumulative GPA
of at least 2.00 and receive a pass
(P) grade in all P/N courses; and
b. Can have no more than two “D”
grades in required core pharmacy
courses and no more than one D
grade in a core course sequence.
A student may re-enroll one time
in a core pharmacy course for the
purpose of earning a grade above
“C–” or earning a “P” in a P/N
course. For example, if a student
fails or receives an “N” in a core
pharmacy course, he or she may
re-enroll in that course to earn a
grade of “C–” or better or earn a
“P” in a P/N course.
5. If the student fails a second course
or receives a second “N”, he or
she is eligible for suspension and
the student’s status in the college
will then be reviewed by the
Academic and Professional Standards
Committee.
6. Students may register for only
those courses for which they have
completed the stated prerequisite
courses. Exceptions are allowed
only with approval of the college’s
Academic and Professional Standards
Committee. It is the student’s
responsibility to avoid enrollment
in, or to de-enroll from, any course
for which he or she lacks a required
prerequisite. Enrollment in a course
for which the student lacks the
required prerequisite could result in a
failing grade for that course.
7. Incompletes, an “I” grade, (see
Academic Regulation 17 in the
Schedule of Classes) in required
professional pharmacy courses
that serve as prerequisites for
other professional courses must be
removed within three weeks after the
next term begins. Failure to remove
the ‘incomplete’ within those three
weeks could result in a failing grade
for the subsequent course.
The College of Pharmacy Academic and
Professional Standards Committee is
responsible for enforcing these standards.
The committee has the authority to
develop guidelines for the administration of these standards.
Any student may petition the Academic and Professional Standards Committee for permission to deviate from the
standards. Petition forms are available
at 203 Pharmacy Building, or online at
http://pharmacy.oregonstate.edu/.
*”Successfully complete” is defined as
receiving a grade of “D” or higher and
removal of all ‘incomplete’ grades. Core
pharmacy courses include all pharmacy professional courses. In addition,
biochemistry (BB 490, BB 491, BB 492)
grades will be included in the core pharmacy GPA if these courses were taken
after starting the PharmD professional
program.
Academic Standing
At the conclusion of each quarter and at
the end of each academic year, the grade
point average (see University Academic
Regulation 19 in the Schedule of Classes)
in core pharmacy courses is calculated
and academic standing in the college
is determined according to the criteria
outline below. Core pharmacy courses include all pharmacy professional courses.
In addition, biochemistry (BB 490, BB 491,
BB 492) grades will be included in the
core pharmacy GPA if these courses were
taken after starting the PharmD professional program.
Academic Warning
Students with a term or cumulative core
pharmacy course GPA between 2.00 and
2.35 and/or receiving a grade less than
“C” in a term will be placed on Academic
Warning.
Academic Probation
Students with a term GPA less than 2.00
but with a cumulative core pharmacy
GPA greater than 2.00 will be placed on
Academic Probation. Students on Academic Probation for a total of two terms
while enrolled in the college are eligible
for Suspension. Students who have a
subsequent term GPA above a 2.00 (pharmacy core courses) will be removed from
Academic Probation.
Deferred Suspension
Students with a cumulative core pharmacy GPA of less than 2.00 or students who
have failed to make appropriate progress
in the curriculum (see Academic and Professional Standards) will be placed on De-
ferred Suspension. Students on Deferred
Suspension are eligible for Suspension.
The Academic and Professional Standards
Committee will review the status of a
student on Deferred Suspension in the
college at least quarterly. After review,
the committee may recommend suspension if, for example, the student has not
complied with his/her program of study,
failed to make reasonable progress in the
program, or if the student’s core GPA
has fallen. Students on Deferred Suspension must meet with the head advisor to
develop a program of study to improve
their academic standing and make reasonable progress in the curriculum. These
students may not be allowed to take any
pharmacy courses. Students who attain
a cumulative core pharmacy GPA greater
than 2.00 and begin to make reasonable progress in the curriculum will be
removed from Deferred Suspension and
placed on Academic Warning for at least
one term.
Suspension
Students who are on Deferred Suspension
and have a subsequent term GPA of less
than 2.00 in core courses will be suspended from the college. Failure to make
reasonable progress in the pharmacy curriculum may also result in suspension. A
student who has been in good academic
standing may be suspended for significant academic failure and/or significant
breaches of expected professional conduct including criminal activities or academic dishonesty or significant breaches
of university student conduct (see http://
oregonstate.edu/admin/stucon). The
Academic and Professional Standards
Committee will review all student cases
involving possible suspension. The committee’s decision is then communicated
to the head advisor.
The Academic and Professional
Standards Committee is responsible for
enforcement of the college’s Academic
Requirements. The committee has authority to develop guidelines for administration of these requirements. Guidelines, policies, and procedures relating to
these requirements are approved by the
college faculty. Any student may petition the committee for deviation from
the college’s Academic Requirements
by completing the College of Pharmacy
petition form. These petitions are available at the Pharmacy Office, Room 203,
or online at http://pharmacy.oregonstate.
edu/.
ADMISSION STANDARDS
The College of Pharmacy endeavors to
admit students who have the academic
and individual ability to complete the
rigorous Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum,
meet State Board of Pharmacy licensing
standards, and become highly competent
and caring pharmacists. Persons admit-
College of Pharmacy
ted must possess the intelligence, character, integrity, compassion, humanitarian
concern, and physical and mental health
necessary to practice pharmacy.
Admission to the PharmD program
is highly competitive and limited in
number. From a typical pool of several
hundred applicants, a subset with the
highest prior academic achievement in
required pre-pharmacy courses, strong
written communication skills, favorable
letters of recommendation, and an overall understanding of and commitment to
a health career as demonstrated in their
application materials are invited for a
personal interview. Further assessment
of the candidate’s relevant traits is made
during the interview. Not all applicants
are chosen for an interview and not all of
those who are interviewed are admitted.
Admission decisions are based on all
available relevant information and the
following three primary considerations:
c. Academic ability – completion
of and grade point average in prepharmacy course work. A student’s
background and knowledge,
especially in the chemical and
biological sciences, must be current
and up-to-date. Each applicant’s
course work is evaluated individually,
but in general, science course
work should have been completed
within 7 years of application.
Demonstrated ability to complete a
full-time, science-based curriculum is
important.
d. Verbal and written
communication skills in the
English language. These abilities
are assessed by the candidate’s
spoken language proficiency, his or
her written biography and statement
of purpose, an extemporaneous
writing sample obtained during
the interview, and comments
provided by references. The ability to
participate in general conversation,
understand and act on instructions,
and provide information to patients
and health professionals in the
English language is critical. While
fluency in a second language is
highly desirable, proficiency in both
oral and written English is of primary
importance.
e. General knowledge and
understanding of a health
career in general and a
pharmacy career in particular.
While pharmacy work experience
is not required, some knowledge
and understanding of modern
pharmacy practice is very important.
An applicant’s willingness and
motivation to be a part of a healthcare
delivery system and to provide direct
patient care is a primary component
of the admission decision.
RETENTION STANDARDS
In order to be retained in the PharmD
Program, each student must meet all
requirements outlined in each of the
standards described below. Each faculty
member and preceptor will apply these
standards in the assessment of student
performance within individual classes
and clerkship experiences.
ACADEMIC STANDARDS
The PharmD curriculum requires essential abilities in information acquisition. The student must have the ability
to master information presented in
course work in the form of lectures,
discussion groups, case studies, smallgroup projects, practicum experiences,
computer technology, written material,
and projected images. The student must
have the cognitive abilities necessary to
master relevant content in basic science
and clinical courses at a level deemed
appropriate by the faculty. He or she
must be able to develop reasoning and
decision-making skills appropriate to the
practice of pharmacy. These skills may
be described as the ability to comprehend, memorize, analyze, and synthesize
material. The student must be able to
retrieve, critically evaluate, interpret, and
communicate information contained in
the scientific and professional literature.
Similarly, the student must use clinical
data, patient assessment, and appropriate medical literature to optimize
therapeutic drug regimens. The student
must be able to efficiently and accurately
obtain information from other health
professionals, medical records, and
pharmacy records and use this information on behalf of the patient to identify,
assess, solve, and prevent drug related
problems. He or she must demonstrate
sound clinical judgment in evaluating,
assessing, and recommending patient
therapeutic plans to achieve intended
therapeutic outcomes. To perform these
activities, the student must be able to
obtain a pharmacy history from a patient
or family member as described below. In
addition, he or she must be capable of
perceiving the signs of disease or adverse
drug effects as manifested through visual
observation of the patient, performing a
limited physical examination (e.g., blood
pressure, pulse, otic, chest and cardiac
auscultation), and obtaining capillary or
venous blood samples from the patient.
Students must also be able to administer
medications via injection.
Technical and
Communication Standards
Technical standards, as distinguished
from academic standards, refer to those
physical, cognitive, and behavioral abilities required for satisfactory completion
of all aspects of the curriculum, and the
development of professional attributes
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required by the faculty of all students
at graduation. The essential abilities
required by the curriculum are in the
following areas: motor, sensory, verbal
and written communication in English,
intellectual (conceptual, integrative,
and quantitative abilities for problem
solving and decision making), and the
behavioral characteristics and social skills
necessary for the practice of pharmacy.
The student must demonstrate the
technical skills and knowledge to manage systems for storage, preparation,
and dispensing of medicines; accurately
and efficiently evaluate drug orders
on prescriptions; accurately and safely
compound drugs in appropriate dosage forms; package and dispense dosage
forms; apply computer skills and technological advancements to practice; and
supervise technical personnel to whom
these responsibilities may be delegated.
The student must be able to communicate effectively with patients, the
patient’s family members or caretaker,
and other healthcare practitioners. Not
exclusively, but most commonly, this
communication is in English. One element of communication is obtaining
information from others and correctly
analyzing the content of that information. In particular, the student must have
the ability to obtain a pharmacy history
from a patient or family member. This
requires the ability to understand verbal
and written information, recognize the
significance of nonverbal responses, efficiently assess all information obtained,
and, if appropriate, make a well-focused
follow-up inquiry. The student must be
capable of responsive, empathetic listening to establish rapport in a way that
promotes openness on issues of concern and shows sensitivity to potential
cultural differences. A second element
of good communication is the coherent provision of information to others,
both verbally and in writing. The student
must be able to process and communicate information on the patient’s status,
with accuracy and in a timely manner, to
pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare providers. This information needs
to be communicated in a succinct, yet
comprehensive manner and in settings
in which time available is limited. Written or dictated drug information assessments, communications to other health
professionals, patient records, patient
assessments, and prescriptions must
be complete and accurate. Appropriate
communication may also rely on the student’s ability to make a correct judgment
in seeking supervision and consultation
in a timely manner.
Professional, Behavioral,
and Ethical Standards
In addition to the academic, technical,
and communications standards cited
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above, retention of students in the program is also based on certain nonacademic factors. These nonacademic factors
can significantly influence the likelihood
of the student maintaining standards of
professional conduct and performance
that are required in the pharmacy profession. He or she must possess attributes,
which include compassion, empathy,
altruism, integrity, responsibility, and
tolerance. He or she should always treat
other students, faculty and staff, coworkers (other pharmacists, supportive
personnel, other health professionals)
and patients with respect and dignity.
He or she must have satisfactory physical
and mental health, the emotional stability to function effectively under stress,
and the ability to adapt to an environment that may change rapidly without
warning, or in unpredictable ways.
The student must be able to understand the basis and content of medical
and pharmacy ethics. The college has
a responsibility to the public to assure
that its graduates will become fully
competent pharmacists who adhere to
the American Pharmaceutical Association’s Code of Ethics. Students admitted
to the PharmD program and continuing
students must comply with university
academic regulations and adhere to the
university Student Code of Conduct as
found on the university Website: http://
oregonstate.edu/admin/stucon/.
To participate in and complete offcampus practicum courses students must
possess a valid Oregon Intern License.
Inability to obtain an Oregon Intern
License may prevent completion of offcampus externships and clerkships and
prevent a student from continuing in the
program and completing the requirements for graduation. Students must not
abuse alcohol or other drugs. A history
of drug abuse or alcohol related arrest or
conviction might preclude obtaining an
Oregon Intern License and make licensure as a pharmacist impossible.
All standards pertaining to on-campus
course work also apply to all off-campus
practicum experiences and clerkships. In
addition, practicum sites will have their
own requirements. Inability to attain a
practicum placement or to satisfactorily
complete a practicum experience may
result in removal from the PharmD
program.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION
The College of Pharmacy, as a part of
Oregon State University, is committed to
the principle of equal opportunity. The
college does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation, age,
marital status, disability, and disabled
veteran or Vietnam-era veteran status.
When requested, the college will provide
reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified students with disabilities.
Disabled students must work with and
be approved by the Disability Access
Services office.
GRADUATION STANDARDS
PharmD graduates are required to have
met all requisite Retention Standards
and to be qualified to enter the field of
pharmacy and to possess a commitment
to lifelong learning that will allow them
to adapt to changes in pharmaceutical
care and healthcare throughout their career. It is the responsibility of all PharmD
students to cooperate and work with the
College of Pharmacy and the university
to meet these standards as described.
Students with disabilities must also cooperate and work with the Disability Access
Services office to request those accommodations that they feel are reasonable and
needed to fulfill these standards.
WICHE PROGRAM
The College of Pharmacy accepts students supported through the Western
Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Professional Student Exchange Program. This interstate program
provides the opportunity for students
from the 13 cooperating states to obtain
professional training not available in
their home states.
Further information regarding the
WICHE program and application
deadlines may be obtained by writing
to the state certifying officer or to the
WICHE Professional Student Exchange
Program, P.O. 9752, Boulder, Colorado 80301-9752. Call 303-541-0200,
or visit the WICHE Website at http://
wiche.edu/.
PROGRAM ON GERONTOLOGY
Administered through the College of
Health and Human Sciences, the Program
on Gerontology involves students and
faculty from seven colleges and 11 departments throughout the university, including the College of Pharmacy. Through
course work in these departments, the
program offers a multidisciplinary perspective on aging and prepares students
for careers in programs on aging, or for
work with the elderly as a specialty within
another professional area.
Students may earn the Gerontology certificate, graduate students may
earn an integrated minor. For further
information, contact the director in the
College of Health and Human Sciences,
541-737-1076.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Students are encouraged to join various
professional organizations. At OSU they
may choose the following:
National Association of Community
Pharmacists—Open to all students in
pharmacy; affiliated with the national
parent organization.
Academy of Students of Pharmacy—
Open to all students in pharmacy;
includes affiliation with the American
Pharmaceutical Association and the Oregon State Pharmacists Association.
Oregon Society of Health-System
Pharmacists—Open to all students in
pharmacy; includes membership in
the Oregon Society of Health-System
Pharmacists.
Rho Chi—Membership in Beta chapter
of Rho Chi, national pharmaceutical
honor society, is based on high scholastic
achievement.
Phi Delta Chi—Membership in the
Beta Iota chapter of this 100-year-old
national pharmacy fraternity is limited
to qualified individuals who meet the
scholastic requirements.
Phi Lamda Sigma—Membership in the
Beta Zeta chapter of the national fraternity is limited to qualified individuals
who meet requirements for professional
development and leadership.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS
Information about scholarships and
loans is available from the College
of Pharmacy Website and the Office
of Financial Aid and Scholarships,
541-737-2241.
PRE-PHARMACY
(Nondegree Program)
To be eligible to enter the four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) professional
program, an applicant must complete
the pre-pharmacy curriculum, which
involves approximately three years of
undergraduate study. A bachelor’s degree
is not required for admission to the
PharmD program. However, students
must earn a bachelor’s degree before entering the third professional year, unless
they have a bachelor’s degree when they
start the professional program. Through
a cooperative program with the College
of Science, Oregon State University prepharmacy students will be able to earn a
BS in General Science degree with a PrePharmacy option at the end of the first
or second professional year.
PRE-PHARMACY CURRICULUM
FOR PharmD PROGRAM
May be taken at any accredited college or
university. Consult a pharmacy advisor
or visit the college Website at http://
pharmacy.oregonstate.edu/.
First Year
BI 211, BI 212, BI 213. *Principles of
Biology (4,4,4)
or equivalent one-year biology sequence
for life science majors and preprofessional students (12)
CH 221, CH 222, CH 223. *General
Chemistry (5,5,5)
or equivalent one-year sequence in
College of Pharmacy
freshman chemistry with laboratory
for chemistry or science majors. Survey
courses are unacceptable (15)
Writing I or equivalent (3)
Second Year
CH 331, CH 332, CH 337. Organic
Chemistry (4,4,4)
or equivalent one-year sequence in basic
organic chemistry for chemistry majors;
must include one term of lab (CH 337).
Survey course that includes biochemistry
is unacceptable (12)
PH 201, PH 202, PH 203. *General Physics
(5,5,5)
Third Year
BI 314. Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
**MB 302. General Microbiology (3)
**MB 303. General Microbiology Lab (2)
or equivalent microbiology/bacteriology
lecture/lab course (5)
**Z 430. Principles of Physiology (4)
**Z 431, Z 432. Vertebrate Physiology (4,4)
**Z 441, Z 442, Z 443. Human Physiology
and Anatomy (2,2,2)
Certification in Basic First Aid and CPR
** Must be taken at a four-year institution;
community college courses are not
acceptable.
First and/or Second Year
(Distribution at student’s discretion)
COMM 218. *Interpersonal
Communication (3)
or COMM 114. *Argument and Critical
Discourse (3)
ECON 201. *Intro to Microeconomics (4)
or ECON 202. *Intro to Macroeconomics
(4)
MTH 241. *Calculus for Management and
Social Science (4)
or MTH 251. *Differential Calculus (4)
or equivalent, introductory calculus
course (4)
PSY 201. *General Psychology (3)
ST 201. Principles of Statistics (3)
Writing II (3)
Electives: Selected according to the student’s interests. Students are encouraged
to consider courses to meet the remaining university mandated baccalaureate
core requirements. College algebra and/
or trigonometry is recommended.
(It is advisable to have earned at least
120 credits to avoid needing to register
for more than 18 credits per term during
the professional curriculum.)
PharmD CURRICULUM
For more information, please contact
the college at 541-737-3424 or e-mail:
pharmacy@oregonstate.edu.
PHARMACY MINOR
The College of Pharmacy offers a minor
intended for individuals in business,
public health, health education, or other
health-related majors who are interested
in a career in the health care industry.
Previous graduates have found work in
pharmaceutical sales, the health insurance industry, and public health.
The minor does not require a strong
background in the sciences and may not
be appropriate for individuals in chemistry, biochemistry, or biology who wish to
pursue a research career.
For more information, please contact
the college at 541-737-3424 or e-mail:
pharmacy@oregonstate.edu.
Required Courses:
BI 103. *General Biology (4)
or BI 212. *Principles of Biology (4)
H 210. *Introduction to Health Services and
Organizations (3)
PHAR 201. Pharmacy Orientation (2)
PHAR 210. Terminology of the Health
Sciences (2)
PHAR 728. Pharmacy Law (3)
PHAR 729. ^Information Science (3)
Select 9–10 credits from the following:
H 220. Introduction to Epidemiology and
Health Data Analysis (3)
H 225. *Social and Individual Health
Determinants (3)
H 319. Health Policy Formation and the
Consumer (3)
H 320. *Introduction to Human Disease (3)
PHAR 321. *Science and Culture of
Cosmetics (3)
PHAR 746. Pharmacy Management (3)
PHL 444. *Biomedical Ethics (4)
Note: No grade of “D” is allowed. S/U
grading is allowed for up to two courses.
Footnote:
* Bacc core course
PHARMACY (MS, PhD)
Graduate Areas of Concentration
Biopharmaceutics, medicinal
chemistry, natural products chemistry,
pharmaceutics, pharmacoeconomics,
pharmacokinetics, pharmacology,
toxicology
The emphasis of most graduate programs
is on the basic science applications of
drug discovery, chemistry, mechanism
of action, molecular biology, genomics,
metabolism, and dosage form design.
Faculty in the department are involved
in identification of new drugs from the
ocean and other biological sources, biochemical toxicology, and drug metabolism studies; the design and development
of new drug delivery and dosage forms;
and studies on the clinical efficacy and
distribution of drugs through the body
as a function of dosing regimen or dosage form. They are using biochemical
and molecular biological techniques to
investigate signal transduction pathways
mediated by phospholipids and retinoids; electrophysiological approaches to
studying ion channel function; and the
molecular biology of nuclear receptors
and factors regulating gene expression.
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PHARMACY, DOCTOR OF
PHARMACY (4-YEAR)
First Professional Year —
Corvallis campus
BB 490, BB 491, BB 492. Biochemistry (3,3,3)
PHAR 710. Community Pharmacy
Orientation Clerkship (6 credits, 4 weeks)
PHAR 720, PHAR 721, PHAR 722. Pharmacy
Practice I, II, III (3,3,3)
PHAR 723. Professional Orientation (1)
PHAR 724. Health Care Systems I (2)
PHAR 725. Health Care Systems II (2)
PHAR 728. Pharmacy Law (3)
PHAR 729. Information Science (3)
PHAR 733. Pharmaceutics I (3)
PHAR 734. Pharmaceutics II (3)
PHAR 735. Foundations of Drug Actions (4)
PHAR 737. Patho-Biopharmaceutical
Chemistry (4)
Z 441, Z 442, Z 443. Advanced Human
Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory (2,2,2)
Second Professional Year —
Corvallis campus
PHAR 711. Institutional Orientation
Clerkship (6 credits, 4 weeks)
PHAR 726. Drug Literature Evaluation (3)
PHAR 740, PHAR 741, PHAR 742. Pharmacy
Practice IV, V, VI (3,3,3)
PHAR 743, PHAR 744, PHAR 745. Clinical
Applications IV, V, VI (1,1,1)
PHAR 746. Pharmacy Management (3)
PHAR 750. Pharmacokinetics (4)
PHAR 751. Biopharmaceutics (3)
PHAR 752, PHAR 753, PHAR 754.
Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry I,
II, III (9,7,9)
Third Professional Year —
Portland campus at OHSU
PHAR 760. Transitional Clerkship (1,1,1)
PHAR 761, PHAR 762, PHAR 763.
Pathophysiology and Therapeutics I, II,
III (8,8,8)
PHAR 764, PHAR 765, PHAR 766. Pharmacy
Practice VII, VIII, IX (3,3,3)
PHAR 770. Advanced Pharmacokinetics (4)
PHAR 773. Pharmacoeconomics (3)
PHAR 774. Drug Policy (4)
Fourth Professional Year —
Off-campus Practicum
PHAR 780. Community Pharmacy
Clerkship (8)
PHAR 785. Ambulatory Primary Care
Clerkship (8 credits, 6 weeks)
PHAR 790. General Internal Medicine
(8 credits, 6 weeks)
PHAR 792. Hospital/Health Systems Patient
Care Clerkship (8)
PHAR 795. Patient Care Elective
Clerkship (8 credits, 6 weeks)
PHAR 797. Elective Clerkship (8 credits,
6 weeks)
A total of seven clerkships are required.
Required clerkships include PHAR 780,
PHAR 785, PHAR 790, PHAR 792 and at
least two selected from the list of PHAR
795 clerkships.
PHARMACY GRADUATE MINOR
For more details, see the departmental
advisor.
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COURSES
PHAR 201. PHARMACY ORIENTATION (2).
Career opportunities in pharmacy including
community and institutional practice, government,
and industry. Discussion of available educational
pathways. Open to non-pharmacy students.
PHAR 210. TERMINOLOGY OF THE HEALTH
SCIENCES (2). Provides the student in any of
the health science disciplines or pre-professional
studies with a working knowledge of the
terminology used in the health sciences. Open to
non-pharmacy students.
PHAR 321. *SCIENCE AND CULTURE OF
COSMETICS (3). The history, evolution, culture,
and science of cosmetics. Topics include the
development, marketing, production, psychology
and social issues associated with cosmetic
products. PREREQS: Completion of the
university’s baccalaureate core perspectives
courses in the areas of physical and biological
sciences.
PHAR 401. RESEARCH (1-16). PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
PHAR 403. THESIS (1-16). PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
PHAR 405. READING AND CONFERENCE
(1-16). PREREQS: Departmental approval
required.
PHAR 407. SEMINAR (1-16). One-credit section.
Graded P/N.
PHAR 432. ^WRITING IN THE
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (2). A writing
intensive course emphasizing writing used in
pharmacy. PREREQS: Completion of WR II.
COREQS: PHAR 321
PHAR 494. PHARMACOLOGY LABORATORY
(1-3). May be repeated for credit. PREREQS:
PHAR 752, departmental approval required.
PHAR 501. RESEARCH (1-16). PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
PHAR 503. THESIS (1-16). PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
PHAR 505. READING AND CONFERENCE
(1-16). PREREQS: Departmental approval
required.
PHAR 507. SEMINAR (1-16). One-credit section.
Graded P/N.
PHAR 536. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (3).
Current and novel dosage forms; product stability;
therapeutic design.
PHAR 537. BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY (3).
A contemporary treatment of the chemistry,
enzymology and molecular genetics techniques
used in studying major natural products
biosynthesis pathways in nature. Offered alternate
years. PREREQS: CH 530, CH 531, CH 535.
BB 590, BB 591, BB 592 are recommended.
PHAR 540. MEDICINAL NATURAL PRODUCTS
CHEMISTRY (3). Provides an overview of natural
products research and focuses on the isolation
and characterization of medicinally-relevant
natural products.. PREREQS: Graduate or senior
standing with BB, 452, CH 337.
PHAR 564. RECEPTORS AND SIGNAL
TRANSDUCTION: ADVANCED TOPICS (3).
Advanced concepts and recent developments in
receptor pharmacology. Topics include receptor
theory and regulation and signal transduction
pathways and functions. Offered alternate years.
CROSSLISTED as MCB 564. PREREQS:
Instructor’s approval required. Suggested
prerequisite MCB 556 or PHAR 591.
PHAR 565. MAMMALIAN MOLECULAR
GENETICS (3). Covers general principles of the
molecular genetics and functional genomics of
mammalian organ system development. Advanced
methodologies and emerging biotechnologies
and their social, economic, political and cultural
impacts will be discussed. PREREQS: BB 450,
BB 490, MCB 556.
PHAR 571. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
TO BIOPHARMACEUTICS (3). Experimental
protocol, rationale, and procedures in clinical
pharmacokinetic, pharmacokinetic, and
biopharmaceutical experiments. PREREQS:
PHAR 750.
PHAR 572. APPLIED BIOPHARMACEUTICS
AND PHARMACOKINETICS (3).
Pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of drugs in
clinical care, including changing disease states.
PREREQS: Graduate standing.
PHAR 573. CURRENT TOPICS IN
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (1-3). Critical
evaluation of contemporary pharmaceutics and
pharmacokinetics research articles.
PHAR 575. ADVANCED XENOBIOTIC
METABOLISM (3). Familiarizes students with
basic principles of drug/xenobiotic metabolism.
Concepts addressed include how foreign
chemicals or xenobiotics are absorbed, distributed
and metabolized; induction and inhibition of
metabolism; effect of age, species, hormones, and
disease on metabolism; genetic polymorphisms:
effect of diet and environment; experimental
techniques in xenobiotic metabolism; and
regulatory issues (FDA and EPA). PREREQS:
Graduate or professional pharmacy student
standing.
PHAR 580. PHARMACODYNAMIC AND
PHARMACOKINETIC MODELING (3).
Evaluation of strengths and weaknesses
of mathematical models relative to
pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic data.
PREREQS: PHAR 750.
PHAR 585. DRUG DESIGN (3). Chemical and
biochemical concepts and their application in the
rational design of drugs and other biologically
active molecules. PREREQS: Senior standing in
pharmacy, or senior standing in chemistry or a
biological science.
PHAR 591. PHARMACOLOGY I (5). Principles of
pharmacology; molecular, cellular, and physiologic
mechanisms of drug action; pharmacological
rationale for therapeutic and toxicologic treatment
outcomes. PREREQS: Graduate standing;
instructor permission.
PHAR 592. PHARMACOLOGY II (5). Principles
of pharmacology; molecular, cellular, and
physiologic mechanisms of drug action;
pharmacologic rationale for therapeutic and
toxicologic treatment outcomes. PREREQS:
Graduate standing; instructor permission.
PHAR 593. PHARMACOLOGY III (5).
Principles of pharmacology; molecular, cellular,
and physiologic mechanisms of drug action;
pharmacologic rationale for therapeutic and
toxicologic treatment outcomes. PREREQS:
Graduate standing; instructor permission.
PHAR 601. RESEARCH (1-16). PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
PHAR 603. THESIS (1-16). PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
PHAR 605. READING AND CONFERENCE
(1-16). PREREQS: Departmental approval
required.
PHAR 606. PROJECTS (1-16). PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
PHAR 701. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
(1-8). Research conducted by professional
pharmacy students under faculty supervision. May
be repeated for credit. PREREQS: Departmental
approval required.
PHAR 703. THESIS (1-8). Independent study and
analysis that culminates in a thesis.
PHAR 705. READING AND CONFERENCE
(1-8). May be repeated for credit. PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
PHAR 710. COMMUNITY PHARMACY
ORIENTATION CLERKSHIP (6). Supervised
education in community pharmacy practice
environments, emphasizing the application of
basic pharmaceutical care skills. Graded P/N.
PREREQS: Second year PharmD standing,
Oregon pharmacy intern license, current first
aid and CPR certification, College of Pharmacy
immunization documentation.
PHAR 711. INSTITUTIONAL ORIENTATION
CLERKSHIP (6). Supervised professional
education in institutional pharmacy practice
environments, emphasizing the application of
basic pharmaceutical care skills. Graded P/N.
PREREQS: Second year PharmD standing,
Oregon pharmacy intern license, current first
aid and CPR certification, College of Pharmacy
immunization documentation.
PHAR 720. PHARMACY PRACTICE I (3). Basic
dispensing procedures, patient communications,
nonprescription drugs, clinical data collection, care
plans, drug information and education. Dispensing
practices; patient counseling principles;
nonprescription drugs. PREREQS: PHAR 723
should be taken concurrently.
PHAR 721. PHARMACY PRACTICE II (3).
Interviewing skills; patient drug, education;
nonprescription drugs. PREREQS: PHAR 720.
COREQ: PHAR 724 and PHAR 730.
PHAR 722. PHARMACY PRACTICE III (3).
Pharmacy Practice III continues the progression
of topics introduced in Pharmacy Practice I and
II. Patient interview and assessment techniques,
communication skills, nonprescription products,
and compounding techniques are emphasized in
the lab. Lec/lab. PREREQS: PHAR 720,
PHAR 721, PHAR 735, BB 490, BB 491.
COREQ: PHAR 725, BB 492.
PHAR 723. PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION
(1). Students are assigned to institutional
or ambulatory care pharmacy settings, and
experiences emphasize topics and communication
methods covered in the corresponding pharmacy
practice course. Graded P/N. PREREQS:
Concurrent enrollment in PHAR 720.
PHAR 724. HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS I (2).
Examination of the U.S. healthcare industry and
the public healthcare system, as they relate
to pharmacy. Emphasis is given to changing
relationships between healthcare systems,
patients, providers of care, hospitals, insurers,
employers and the government. PREREQS:
PHAR 723, Concurrent enrollment in PHAR 721.
PHAR 725. HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS II (2).
Examination of the U.S. healthcare industry and
the public healthcare system, as they relate
to pharmacy. Emphasis is given to changing
relationships between healthcare systems,
patients, providers of care, hospitals, insurers,
employers and the government. PREREQS:
PHAR 724, Concurrent enrollment in PHAR 722.
PHAR 726. DRUG LITERATURE EVALUATION
(3). Students will learn to critique and evaluate
health related scientific journal articles using valid
established techniques.
PHAR 728. PHARMACY LAW (3). Federal
and state laws regulating pharmacy practice.
PREREQS: PHAR 727.
PHAR 729. ^INFORMATION SCIENCE (3).
Students will learn to identify appropriate
information resources and will systematically
collect, arrange, and analyze pertinent information
related to a particular patient or drug product
problem. Approved for use on a graduate program
of study.
PHAR 733. PHARMACEUTICS I (3). Students
develop an in-depth understanding of drug dosage
formulation concepts to optimize drug therapy.
PREREQS: BB 490, PHAR 735, and first-year
standing in PharmD program.
College of Pharmacy
PHAR 734. PHARMACEUTICS II (3).
Preformulation and formulation factors
affecting the development, production and use
of pharmaceutical dosage forms, including
ingredients in, and physical, chemical, and
biological properties affecting storage, stability,
and handling of dosage forms. Lec/lab.
PREREQS: PHAR 733, PHAR 735, BB 491, and
first-year standing in the professional PharmD
program.
PHAR 735. FOUNDATIONS OF DRUG ACTIONS
(4). Introductory course into actions of chemicals
on physiological systems. Concepts encompass
drug absorption and distribution, drug design
and characterization of drug interactions with
specialized cellular components, drug activation
of biological response via biochemical or
molecular transduction mechanisms, drug-induced
toxicities and drug biotransformation or excretion.
Approved for use on a graduate program of study.
PREREQS: BB 490, Z 430, PHAR 729.
COREQ: Z 442 and BB 491 or Z 431.
PHAR 737. PATHO-BIOPHARMACEUTICAL
CHEMISTRY (4). Biochemical topics are applied
to selected nutrition problems. PREREQS:
BB 490, BB 491, BB 492. Z 432 (may be taken
concurrently). PHAR 735, PHAR 733, PHAR
734. (PHAR 735 & PHAR 734 may be taken
concurrently.)
PHAR 740. PHARMACY PRACTICE IV (3).
Basic physical assessment skills and identification
of therapeutic endpoints and monitoring
parameters for drugs presented in the medicinal
chemistry/pharmacology sequence. Students will
gain experience in basic physical assessment
skills, interviewing skills, history taking, organizing
pharmacy notes, and documenting information.
Lec/lab. PREREQS: PHAR 722, PHAR 725,
PHAR 729, PHAR 734, PHAR 735. COREQ:
PHAR 743, PHAR 752.
PHAR 746. PHARMACY MANAGEMENT
(3). Concepts, principles and fundamentals of
pharmacy financial and personnel management.
Approved for use on a graduate program of study.
PREREQS: PHAR 727.
PHAR 750. PHARMACOKINETICS (4).
Pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of drugs in
clinical care, including changing disease states.
Approved for use on a graduate program of study.
PREREQS: PHAR 734. COREQ: PHAR 752.
PHAR 751. BIOPHARMACEUTICS (3).
Preformulation and formulation factors affecting
physiological outcomes in terms of bioavailability
and drug product selection. Approved for use on a
graduate program of study. PREREQS:
PHAR 734. COREQ: PHAR 753.
PHAR 752. PHARMACOLOGY AND MEDICINAL
CHEMISTRY I (9). Molecular, cellular and
physiologic basis of drug action. Influence of
chemical and physical properties in structureactivity relationships. Drug design as it relates to
drug metabolism and drug action. Pharmacologic
rationale for therapeutic and toxicologic treatment
outcomes. Approved for use on a graduate
program of study. PREREQS: Second-year
standing in the PharmD program. Z 441, Z 442,
Z 443, PHAR 734, PHAR 735.
PHAR 753. PHARMACOLOGY AND MEDICINAL
CHEMISTRY II (7). Molecular, cellular and
physiologic basis of drug action. Influence of
chemical and physical properties in structureactivity relationships. Drug design as it relates to
drug metabolism and drug action. Pharmacologic
rationale for therapeutic and toxicologic treatment
outcomes. Approved for use on a graduate
program of study. PREREQS: Second-year
standing in the PharmD program; PHAR 752.
COREQS: PHAR 741, PHAR 751.
PHAR 741. PHARMACY PRACTICE V (3). Basic
physical assessment skills and identification of
therapeutic endpoints and monitoring parameters
for drugs presented in the medicinal chemistry/
pharmacology sequence. Students will gain
experience in basic physical assessment skills,
interviewing skills, history taking, organizing
pharmacy notes, and documenting information.
Lec/lab. PREREQS: PHAR 740. COREQ:
PHAR 744, PHAR 753.
PHAR 754. PHARMACOLOGY AND MEDICINAL
CHEMISTRY III (9). Molecular, cellular and
physiologic basis of drug action. Influence of
chemical and physical properties in structureactivity relationships. Drug design as it relates to
drug metabolism and drug action. Pharmacologic
rationale for therapeutic and toxicologic treatment
outcomes. Approved for use on a graduate
program of study. PREREQS: Second-year
standing in the PharmD program, PHAR 751,
PHAR 753. COREQ: PHAR 742.
PHAR 742. PHARMACY PRACTICE VI (3). Basic
physical assessment skills and identification of
therapeutic endpoints and monitoring parameters
for drugs presented in the medicinal chemistry/
pharmacology sequence. Students will gain
experience in basic physical assessment skills,
interviewing skills, history taking, organizing
pharmacy notes, and documenting information.
Lec/lab. PREREQS: PHAR 741. COREQ:
PHAR 745, PHAR 754.
PHAR 760. TRANSITIONAL CLERKSHIP (1).
Supervised introductory professional education in
a variety of health care settings. Emphasis will be
on gaining familiarity with the provision of clinical
pharmacy services and the patients, health care
providers, and administrative procedures of the
clinical site. May be repeated for credit. Graded
P/N. PREREQS: Oregon pharmacy intern license
required. COREQ: PHAR 764, PHAR 765,
PHAR 766.
PHAR 743. CLINICAL APPLICATIONS IV
(1). Students are assigned to institutional
or ambulatory care pharmacy settings, and
experiences emphasize topics and communication
methods covered in the corresponding pharmacy
practice course. Graded P/N. PREREQS: Oregon
pharmacy intern license required. COREQ:
PHAR 740.
PHAR 761. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND
THERAPEUTICS I (8). Pathophysiologic basis
of disease and drug therapy management.
PREREQS: Third-year standing in the PharmD
program. COREQ: PHAR 764, PHAR 770.
PHAR 744. CLINICAL APPLICATIONS V
(1). Students are assigned to institutional
or ambulatory care pharmacy settings, and
experiences emphasize topics and communication
methods covered in the corresponding pharmacy
practice course. Graded P/N. PREREQS: Oregon
pharmacy intern license required. COREQ:
PHAR 741.
PHAR 745. CLINICAL APPLICATIONS VI
(1). Students are assigned to institutional
or ambulatory care pharmacy settings, and
experiences emphasize topics and communication
methods covered in the corresponding pharmacy
practice course. Graded P/N. PREREQS: Oregon
pharmacy intern license required. COREQ:
PHAR 742.
PHAR 762. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND
THERAPEUTICS II (8). Pathophysiologic basis
of disease and drug therapy management.
PREREQS: PHAR 761. COREQ: PHAR 765,
PHAR 771.
PHAR 763. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND
THERAPEUTICS III (8). Pathophysiologic
basis of disease and drug therapy management.
PREREQS: PHAR 762. COREQ: PHAR 766,
PHAR 772.
PHAR 764. PHARMACY PRACTICE VII (3).
Development of skills for advanced drug therapy
problem identification, assessment, and plan
resolution for patients with diseases discussed
in PHAR 761, PHAR 762, PHAR 763. Students
will integrate interviewing, physical assessment,
and problem-solving to identify, assess, and
resolve drug therapy problems, and communicate
findings in SOAP notes, care plans, and case
471
presentations. PREREQS: PHAR 740, PHAR 741,
PHAR 742, third-year standing in the PharmD
program. COREQ: PHAR 760, PHAR 761,
PHAR 770.
PHAR 765. PHARMACY PRACTICE VIII (3).
Development of skills for advanced drug therapy
problem identification, assessment, and plan
resolution for patients with diseases discussed
in PHAR 761, PHAR 762, PHAR 763. Students
will integrate interviewing, physical assessment,
and problem-solving to identify, assess, and
resolve drug therapy problems, and communicate
findings in SOAP notes, care plans, and case
presentations. PREREQS: PHAR 761, PHAR 764.
COREQ: PHAR 760, PHAR 762, PHAR 771.
PHAR 766. PHARMACY PRACTICE IX (3).
Development of skills for advanced drug therapy
problem identification, assessment, and plan
resolution for patients with diseases discussed
in PHAR 761, PHAR 762, PHAR 763. Students
will integrate interviewing, physical assessment,
and problem-solving to identify, assess, and
resolve drug therapy problems, and communicate
findings in SOAP notes, care plans, and case
presentations. Lec/lab/rec. PREREQS: PHAR
762, PHAR 765. COREQ: PHAR 760, PHAR 763,
PHAR 772.
PHAR 770. ADVANCED PHARMACOKINETICS
(4). A physiologic approach to understanding
advanced pharmacokinetic principles. Approved
for use on a graduate program of study.
PREREQS: PHAR 750, PHAR 751; third-year
standing in the PharmD program.
PHAR 773. PHARMACOECONOMICS (3).
Covers the principles required for evidence-based
medicine, including interpreting and applying
results from clinical, humanistic, and economic
research to medical decision-making. Approved for
use on a graduate program of study. PREREQS:
PHAR 746.
PHAR 774. DRUG POLICY (4). The purpose,
principles, and techniques of drug use review/
evaluation and medical audits. Emphasis will be
placed on criteria development, data collection
and analysis, and appropriate interventions in a
variety of practice settings. Approved for use on a
graduate program of study. PREREQS:
PHAR 773.
PHAR 780. COMMUNITY PHARMACY
CLERKSHIP (8). Supervised advanced
professional education in ambulatory care
pharmacy practice environment. Emphasis is
placed on the application of direct and indirect
pharmaceutical patient care and direct interactions
with other health care professionals. Students will
evaluate, assess and monitor pharmacotherapy of
acute and chronic diseases in addition to providing
drug information. Graded P/N. PREREQS:
PHAR 760, PHAR 763, PHAR 766, PHAR 772,
PHAR 774, Oregon pharmacy intern license,
current CPR certification, College of Pharmacy
immunization documentation.
PHAR 785. AMBULATORY PRIMARY CARE
CLERKSHIP (8). Supervised advanced
professional education in ambulatory care
pharmacy practice environment. Emphasis is
placed on the application of direct and indirect
pharmaceutical patient care and direct interactions
with other health care professionals. Students will
evaluate, assess and monitor pharmacotherapy
of acute and chronic diseases in addition to
providing drug information to patients and health
care professionals. Graded P/N. PREREQS:
PHAR 760, PHAR 763, PHAR 766, PHAR 772,
PHAR 774, Oregon pharmacy intern license,
current CPR certification, College of Pharmacy
immunization documentation.
PHAR 790. GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
CLERKSHIP (8). Supervised advanced
professional education located in internal medicine
inpatient pharmacy practice environment.
Emphasis is placed on the application of
biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences to
direct and indirect pharmaceutical patient care
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and direct interactions with other health care
professionals. Students will evaluate, assess,
and monitor pharmacotherapy involved in a wide
variety of acute and chronic diseases. In addition,
students will provide drug information to other
health care professionals and patients. Graded
P/N. PREREQS: PHAR 760, PHAR 763, PHAR
766, PHAR 772, PHAR 774, Oregon pharmacy
intern license, current CPR certification, College
of Pharmacy immunization documentation.
PHAR 792. HOSPITAL/HEALTH SYSTEMS
PATIENT CARE CLERKSHIP (8). Supervised
advanced professional education located in
various hospital or health care systems patient
care-oriented settings. Emphasis is placed on
the application of pharmaceutical sciences and
pharmcotherapy to patient care. Graded P/N.
PHAR 795. PATIENT CARE ELECTIVE
CLERKSHIP (8). Supervised advanced
professional education located in various patient
care-oriented settings. Emphasis is placed on
the application of pharmaceutical sciences
and pharmacotherapy to direct and indirect
pharmaceutical care. Specialties include but are
not limited to geriatrics, pediatrics, infectious
disease, oncology, general patient care, nutrition
support, nuclear pharmacy, home infusion,
critical care, anticoagulation, pain management,
etc. Graded P/N. PREREQS: PHAR 760,
PHAR 763, PHAR 766, PHAR 772, PHAR 774,
Oregon pharmacy intern license, current CPR
certification, College of Pharmacy immunization
documentation.
PHAR 797. ELECTIVE CLERKSHIP (8).
Supervised advanced professional education
located in various pharmacy-oriented settings.
Emphasis is placed on the application of
pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacotherapy
to a variety of environments involving pharmacy.
Specialties include but are not limited to
managed care, drug information, administration,
pharmaceutical research, pharmaceutical industry,
professional pharmacy organizations, etc. Graded
P/N. PREREQS: PHAR 760, PHAR 763,
PHAR 766, PHAR 772, PHAR 774, Oregon
pharmacy intern license, current CPR certification,
College of Pharmacy immunization documentation.
PHAR 799. SELECTED TOPICS (1-16).