VCU School of Pharmacy

Curriculum for the Class of 2012

Many courses will be taught in short modules.
P1 Fall Semester
Department Course Number Course Title Course Credit
MEDC 527 Basic Pharmaceutical Principles for
the Practicing Pharmacist 		3.0
PCEU 507 Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics I 3.0
PHAR 509 Evidence Based Pharmacy I (Drug Info) 1.0
PHAR 510 Medication Use Systems 1.0
PHAR 512 Health Promotion & Disease Prevention 2.5
PHAR 513 Contemporary Pharmacy Practice 2.5
PHAR 525 Communications in Pharmacy Practice 2.0
MEDC 550 Scholarship I Continues
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism Continues
PHAR 523 Foundations I 1.0
PHAR 530 IPPE I: Community I 1.0
    Semester Total 17.0
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P1 Spring Semester
Department Course Number Course Title Course Credit
PCEU 508 Pharmacokinetics 2.0
PCEU 509 Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics II 2.5
MEDC 533 Pharmacognosy 2.0
MEDC 543 Clinical Chemistry for the Pharmacist 2.0
MEDC 553 Clinical Therapeutics Module I: Intro to Medicinal Chemistry 1.0
PHTX 606 Clinical Therapeutics Module II: Introduction to Pharmacology 1.0
PHAR 529 Clinical Therapeutics Module III: Intro to Special Populations 1.0
PHAR 540 Self-care, Alternative and Complementary Treatments 3.0
PHAR 545 The U.S. Health Care System 2.5
PHAR 547 Managing Professional Patient-centered Practice 1.0
MEDC 550 Scholarship I 1.0
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism Continues
PHAR 524 Foundations II 1.0
PHAR 531 IPPE II: Community II 1.0
Semester Total 21.0
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P2 Fall Semester
Department Course Number Course Title Course Credit
PHAR 565 Evidence Based Pharmacy II: Research Methods & Statistics 2.5
PHAR 566 Evidence Based Pharmacy III: Literature Evaluation 2.0
MEDC 605 Biotechnology, Pharmacogenomics & Pharmacogenetics 2.0
PHAR 567 Pharmacy Informatics 1.5
PHAR 544 Clinical Therapeutics Module IV: Cardiovascular 4.5
PHAR 555 Clinical Therapeutics Module V: Endocrinology 2.5
PHAR 556 Clinical Therapeutics Module VI: Neurology I 3.0
PCEU 550 Scholarship II Continues
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism Continues
PHAR 534 Foundations III 1.0
PHAR 532 IPPE III: Hospital Continues
Semester Total 19.0
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P2 Spring Semester
Department Course Number Course Title Course Credit
PCEU 615 Applied Pharmacokinetics 2.0
PHAR 621 Pharmacoeconomics 2.0
PHAR 622 Epidemiology & Pharmacy Practice 2.0
PHAR 623 Patient Medication Safety 2.0
PHAR 601 Clinical Therapeutics Module VII: Neurology II 1.0
PHAR 602 Clinical Therapeutics Module VIII: Psychiatry 3.0
PHAR 603 Clinical Therapeutics Module IX: Respiratory/Immunology 3.0
Electives 2.0
PCEU 550 Scholarship II 2.0
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism Continues
PHAR 535 Foundations IV 1.0
PHAR 532 IPPE III: Hospital 1.0
    Semester Total 21
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P3 Fall Semester
Department Course Number Course Title Course Credit
PHAR 660 Pharmacy Practice Management I - Community Practice 4.0
PHAR 604 Clinical Therapeutics Module X: Infectious Diseases 4.5
PHAR 605 Clinical Therapeutics Module XI: Hematology/Oncology 2.5
PHAR 606 Clinical Therapeutics Module XII: Nephrology/Urology 2.5
PHAR 607 Clinical Therapeutics Module XIII: Dermatology/EENT 1.5
    Electives 2.0 - 3.0
PHAR 550 Scholarship III Continues
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism Continues
PHAR 640 Foundations V 1.0
PHAR 533 IPPE IV: Clinical Patient Care Continues
    Semester Total 18.0 - 19.0
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P3 Spring Semester
Department Course Number Course Title Course Credit
PHAR 661 Pharmacy Practice Management II - Institutional Practice 2.0
PHAR 618 Clinical Therapeutics Module XIV: Gastrointestinal/Nutrition 2.5
PHAR 619 Clinical Therapeutics Module XV: Women's Health/Bone, Joint 2.5
PHAR 620 Clinical Therapeutics Module XVI:Toxicology/Critical Care 1.5
PHAR 721 Clinical Therapeutics Module XVII: Special Populations 1.0
PHAR 724 Pharmacy Law 3.0
    Electives 2.0 - 3.0
PHAR 550 Scholarship III 2.0
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism Continues
PHAR 645 Foundations VI 1.0
PHAR 533 IPPE IV: Clinical Patient Care 1.0
    Semester Total 18.5 - 19.5
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P4 Year
Department Course Number Course Title Course Credit
PHAR 760 Acute Care APPE 10.0
PHAR 761 Hospital Pharmacy APPE 5.0
PHAR 762 Geriatrics APPE 5.0
PHAR 763 Primary Ambulatory Care APPE 5.0
PHAR 765 Elective I APPE 5.0
PHAR 766 Elective II APPE 5.0
PHAR 768 Advanced Community Practice APPE 5.0
PHAR 771 Student Pharmacist Professionalism 1.0
    Annual Total 41.0

 

Virginia Commonwealth University | School of Pharmacy
410 North 12th Street | Room 155
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0581
Phone: (804) 828-3000 | Toll-Free Line: (800) 330-0519 | Fax: (804) 828-1815
E-mail: pharmacy@vcu.edu
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