College of Pharmacy Curriculum Overview Barbara Insley Crouch, PharmD, MSPH Chair, Curriculum Committee

Mission  Advance health care related to optimal medication outcomes through education and training  Discover, develop and disseminate new biomedical knowledge and technology  Provide pharmacy-based services and outreach activities to the community

Value Statement Academic excellence will be pursued in an environment that respects the individual, instills integrity and professionalism, assures ethical behavior, promotes diversity, creates a desire for life-long learning, and recognizes the principle of academic freedom

Professional Curriculum Goals  Prepare pharmacists in a research-intensive, academic health center to be exemplary professionals who enable progress in healthcare by incorporating biomedical research advances into practice, serve as medication experts, and who advocate for and defend the public health.  To educate and train clinical-scientists and clinician-educators to be effective leaders in academic pharmacy.

Graduates shall be able to:  Apply fundamental scientific, analytic and problem-solving skills to all areas of pharmacy practice  Communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats  Work collaboratively on healthcare teams  Base patient care/practice decisions on sound science and best evidence  Apply medication safety and quality-improvement principles to pharmacy practice  Manage medication-use systems  Promote public health and wellness  Practice in an ethical, culturally aware and professional manner  Demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development and leadership

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Didactic and Experiential Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) Biomedical, pharmaceutical, social/behavioral/administrative and clinical sciences

Pre-Pharmacy Requirements General and organic chemistry Physics Calculus Microbiology Anatomy and physiology Professional/technical writing

Accreditation Standards Fosters development of professional judgment and a commitment to uphold ethical standards and abide by practice regulations. Must ensure that the curriculum addresses patient safety, cultural competence, health literacy, health care disparities, and competencies needed to work as a member of or on an interprofessional team. Encompass the formal educational process, including content, instructional processes, course delivery, and experiential education.

Professional Year 1 Physiologic chemistry Basics in pharmaceutical science Introduction to pharmacy practice Drug literature evaluation US Healthcare policy Community agency practicum Cultural competency/mutual respect IPPE

Professional Year 2 Medicinal chemistry Pharmacology Therapeutics Drug delivery/dosage forms Pharmaceutical compounding Electives IPPE (summer)

Professional Year 3 Therapeutics Community practice Pharmacokinetics Clinical toxicology Physical assessment Introduction to clinical clerkship Herbal medicines Clinical seminar

Professional Year 4 Clinical Seminar Advanced Community Practice Advanced Healthsystem Pharmacy Adult Medicine Ambulatory Care Drug Information –Drug Information, Poison Control, Pregnancy Riskline Electives (2)

Interprofessional Education Cultural Competency and Mutual Respect Interprofessional education experiences Experiential rotations PharmD/PhD pathway

General Observations Accreditation in 2007 IOM report – need for competencies –Habitual and judicious use of communication, knowledge, technical skills, clinical reasoning, emotions, values and reflection in daily practice –Patient centered care, interdisciplinary teams, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, informatics Opportunities to embrace core competencies

Course for Change Joint retreat Curriculum and Assessment committees Brown Bag discussions Task force to define guiding principles for future curricular reform Develop framework

Brown Bag Discussions To engage faculty in discussion about issues facing future of pharmacy education and health professional education in general Invite outside speakers with pertinent experiences in curricular revision to share experiences with our faculty To engage students and alumni/preceptors in curricular discussions as well as other stakeholders.

Brown Bag Topics 2008_2009 Future of pharmacy and health professional education Curricular integration Learning style theory to improve teaching quality Incorporating active learning School of Medicine curricular revision Pre-pharmacy requirements Team-based learning Pharma 2020 –Impact on us Informatics Medication safety Student led topic Joint degrees Trends in undergraduate science education

Brown Bag Topics 2009_2010 Audience response system Report AACP curriculum summit Student and faculty accountability Cultural competency BS requirement for entry

Summary College of Pharmacy curriculum strong basic biomedical, pharmaceutical and clinical sciences Opportunities for interdisciplinary (within college) and interprofessional collaborations Opportunities to embrace IOM core competencies