Combined Pharmacy Residency and Master of Science Programs
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science (PPS), in
conjunction with the Department of Pharmacy Services of UK HealthCare at the University of Kentucky
announces a new program coupling UK’s highly regarded ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency program
with advanced level graduate training programs leading to a Master of Science Degree. The Department of
Pharmacy Practice and Science has launched graduate training degrees (M.S. and Ph.D.) in
Pharmaceutical Sciences with an emphasis in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy. In addition, the
University Center for Clinical and Translational Science offers a Master of Science degree in Clinical and
Translational Science.
These training programs are designed to equip the next generation of clinical pharmaceutical scientists to
meet the extraordinary challenges ahead as the US remodels its health care system. Exceptional students
admitted to the program, following completion of Doctor of Pharmacy requirements may simultaneously
pursue and complete an ASHP accredited general and specialty residency while earning a Master of
Science degree in one of the two areas over a two year time period.
Training in both programs begins with advanced coursework that is tailored to give each student a solid
foundation across the breadth of related sciences along with individualized courses mapped to an area of
scientific emphasis in such areas as pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, regulatory science or in
specialty fields such as infectious disease, pediatrics, internal medicine, oncology, critical care, psychiatry
and cardiology. Specialty courses are determined in concert with a mentoring program involving
multidisciplinary faculty representatives that track student curricular and research progress simultaneous
with practice based training in the pharmacy residency program.
Postgraduate
Year 1 Residency
Postgraduate
Year 2
Specialty Residency
Master of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with an emphasis in Pharmaceutical
Outcomes and Policy (POP):
The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science, with an emphasis in pharmaceutical outcomes and
policy requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, including the 18 credit hour core curriculum, 6 hours of
specialization, and a 6 hour thesis project. Students without appropriate pre-requisite training may be
required to complete additional course work.
Curriculum: The typical MS pathway comprises a program of 24 credit hours plus thesis:
Eighteen credit hours of core coursework
(Intro to POP, Epidemiology, Public Policy
Economics, Biostatistics I and II, Patient
Reported Outcomes, and Seminar)
Six credit hours of tailored coursework
Mentored research
Thesis and related peer-reviewed
publication
The program will provide students the opportunity to become leaders in translational pharmaceutical
research affecting medication outcomes and pharmaceutical policy. While earning this degree you will
have the opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams with expertise in decision
science, economics, econometrics, government regulation of pharmaceuticals, health economics,
health insurance, political science, public policy formulation and evaluation, organizational capital,
health law and regulation, and various facets of pharmacy.
The Master of Science degree will prepare graduates for careers in research and teaching involving
pharmaceutical policy with special emphasis on pharmaceutical social science issues, such as:
Effects of health finance (e.g., type of
Industry structure (discovery, supply and
payment, government regulation, HMO,
distribution of pharmaceuticals)
etc.) with special reference to
The effect of community, hospital and other
pharmaceuticals
pharmacists in the production of health
Methodology of analysis of pharmaceutical
Patients' behavioral response to
trials (e.g., controlled experiments,
pharmaceuticals (e.g., compliance,
regression, selection effects, hazard
demand, health-seeking or healthmodels, etc.)
destroying behavior, etc.)
Legal and regulatory framework for
Effects of advertising of pharmaceuticals
distribution and use of medications
Prescription benefit program management
Pharmacist labor markets
and financing
Pharmaceutical needs assessment
Master of Science Degree in Clinical and Translational Science (CTS)
The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Science provides rigorous
mentored research training with a flexible curriculum tailored to the research interests and career goals
of professional CTS scholars. The M.S. tier of CTS training is designed for the scholar who is interested
in becoming an independent CTS investigator, as well as those interested in providing creative
contributions to CTS teams.
Curriculum: The typical MS pathway comprises a program of 24 credit hours plus thesis:
Twelve credit hours of the Graduate
Certificate in Clinical and Translational
Science (Methods and Technologies of
CTS, Interdisciplinary Protocol
Development, Ethical Issues in Clinical
Research, Biostatistics I, and Seminar)
Twelve credit hours of tailored coursework
from integrated CTS graduate programs.
Mentored research.
Thesis and related peer-reviewed
publication.
The principal emphasis of the CTS M.S. is mentored research training provided by a primary mentor
charged with supporting the scholar's overall career development. In accordance with UK Graduate
School regulations, the primary mentor is assisted by two co-mentors to form the scholar's M.S.
Advisory Committee that oversees the scholar's research training and crafts the tailored portion of the
curriculum.
For further information, please contact Val Adams, Pharm. D. at vadam0@email.uky.edu or
859-257-5202.