College of Pharmacy academics
Creating transformational leaders in pharmacy
At NEOMED’s College of Pharmacy, you’ll experience a progressive curriculum that combines classroom learning with real-world practice. The program is designed to give you the knowledge, skills and professional mindset to thrive as a pharmacist.
Student-centered learning is built into the program, with at least 30 percent of courses taught through active, hands-on exercises.
Learning rooted in values, built for teamwork
The pharmacy curriculum reflects the College’s core values of excellence, innovation, respect, care and collaboration. You’ll also benefit from a unique emphasis on interprofessional learning, preparing you to work seamlessly with other health care professionals.
We have two pathways that lead to a Pharm.D. degree at NEOMED: Pathways to a pharmacy degree
The curriculum is organized to give each year a central theme that serves as a foundation for each successive year. Courses are developed and integrated to establish the annual theme and to allow the opportunity for students to learn information in the classroom and then to apply that knowledge and to practice pharmacy skills in experiential sites.
Curriculum differences
The College of Pharmacy offers two curriculum concentrations: Pharmacy Research and Interprofessional Collaboration. These concentrations allow students to distinguish themselves in areas of interest. To complete a concentration, students must take specific elective courses and complete a research project. Depending on the concentration, other requirements may be required.
Overview of Courses in Pharm.D. Program
Class of 2029 *
First year
- Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 1 – 1 credit hour
- Evidence-based Medicine – 2 credit hours
- Human Anatomy Physiology and Pathophysiology 1 – 5 credit hours
- Interprofessional Education 1 – 1 credit hour
- Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences – 3 credit hours
- Pharmaceutical Calculations – 2.5 credit hours
- Pharmacy Skills 1 – 3 credit hours
17.5 total credit hours
- Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 2 – 0.5 credit hours
- Health Care Delivery System – 3 credit hours
- Human Anatomy Physiology and Pathophysiology 2 – 4 credit hours
- Interprofessional Education 2 – 1 credit hour
- Pharmacodynamics/Pharmacokinetics – 4 credit hours
- Pharmacy Skills 2 – 2 credit hours
- Immunology and Biotechnology – 3 credit hours
17.5 total credit hours
- Profession Ready – 1 credit hour
- Pharmacy Elective – 1 credit hour
2 total credit hours
Second year
- Personal & Professional Development for Pharmacy 3 – 0.5 credit hours
- Experiential Education 1 – 2 credit hours
- Pharmaceutics – 3 credit hours
- Pharmaceutics Lab – 2.5 credit hours
- Interprofessional Education 3 – 1 credit hour
- Pharmacy Skills 3 – 2 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: OTC/Self-Care – 3.5 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: Introduction to Chronic Diseases – 3.5 credit hours
18 total credit hours
- Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 4 – 0.5 credit hours
- Experiential Education 2 – 2 credit hours
- Parenteral Products – 2 credit hours
- Parenteral Products Lab – 2 credit hours
- Practice Management 1 – 2 credit hours
- Interprofessional Education 4 – 1 credit hour
- Pharmacy Skills 4 – 1.5 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: Nephrology – 3 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: Endocrine – 4 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: Advanced Cardiology – 3.5 credit hours
21.5 total credit hours
- Patient Care Ready – 0.5 credit hours
- Pharmacy Elective – 1 credit hour
1.5 total credit hours
Third year
- Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 5 – 0.5 credit hours
- Experiential Education 3 – 2 credit hours
- Practice Management 2 – 2 credit hours
- Interprofessional Educations 5 – 1.5 credit hours
- Pharmacy Skills 5 – 1.5 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: Gastroenterology – 3 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: Neuro/Psych – 4 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: Infectious Diseases – 3.5 credit hours
- Elective – 1 credit hour
19 total credit hours
- Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 6 – 0.5 credit hours
- Experiential Education 4 – 2 credit hours
- Pharmacy Law and Ethics – 3 credit hours
- Interprofessional Education 6 – 1.5 credit hours
- Pharmacy Skills 6 – 1 credit hour
- Pharmacotherapy: Critical Care – 3.5 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: Immunology/Oncology – 4 credit hours
- Pharmacotherapy: Special Populations – 3 credit hours
- Elective – 1 credit hour
19.5 total credit hours
- APPE Ready – 2 credit hours
- Elective – 1 credit hour
3 total credit hours
Fourth year
- Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 7 (fall) – 0.5 credit hours
- Acute Care/Internal Medicine – 7 credit hours
- Advanced Hospital Practice – 3.5 credit hours
- Advanced Community Practice – 3.5 credit hours
- Ambulatory Care – 7 credit hours
- Clinical Selective – 3.5 credit hours
- Underserved Populations – 3.5 credit hours
- Elective – 3.5 credit hours
- Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 8 (spring) – 0.5 credit hours
32.5 total credit hours
Notes
* The curriculum is subject to change based on continuous quality improvement
Electives can be taken at different points in time based on availability; all students must complete five credit hours of electives before starting the P4 year.
Details about the curriculum are in the NEOMED Compass, our student handbook and class catalog.
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