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Curriculum Overview
PROGRAM OF STUDY
Year 1
Students will be taught basic biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. Pharmaceutical sciences include the study of physical, chemical and biological aspects of drug dosage forms; drug action; and pharmacotherapy. Introduction to clinical practice will occur through drug and poison information telephone calls, patient counseling on non-prescription drug products and working with patient care support services.
Year 2
The focus is on studies of disease states and pharmacotherapy. Students learn special skills in therapeutically dosing and monitoring patients with potentially toxic therapeutic agents. Clinical practice knowledge and skills are developed through studying the use and potential problems with commonly prescribed medications. Basic physical assessment skills for therapeutic drug monitoring are introduced. Students begin clerkships in community pharmacy practice.
Year 3
This year continues studies of disease states and pharmacotherapy. Drug distribution and control within institutional practice skills is a major focus in clerkships. Skills for managing drug therapy and providing case management are provided through clerkships in patient care facilities.
Year 4
Devotes 44 weeks to full-time clinical pharmacy experiences in various patient care sites. These rotations are as follows: eight weeks adult medicine, six weeks pediatrics, six weeks geriatrics, six weeks general clinical, six weeks rural practice, and three electives of four weeks duration each.
The fourth year may be based at any of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center campuses at Amarillo, El Paso, Lubbock or Odessa. The student will be asked to give his/her location preference at the time application for admission is made. Relocation expenses are the student's responsibility.
ROLE OF FACULTY IN CURRICULUM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
- Review of all course assignments/teams in complete curriculum
- Cross coverage in courses
- Problem based learning and active learning; instructional methodologies
- Computerization of course materials
- Teaching evaluations
- Candidate evaluation
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