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Pharmaceutical Health Policy & Management Pathway

Pathway Unit Requirements

The Pharmaceutical Health Policy & Management pathway requires 43 units. In the table below, APPEs are Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences -- the terminology for clinical experience.

Core Curriculum (Core courses (118.5 units) and required APPEs (12 units))

130.5 units

Pharmaceutical Health Policy & Management Pathway (required in Years 3 & 4)

43 units

 

CP 153
Flexible Units

Health Policy & Management Practicum
(1 minimum to 7 maximum units/quarter for a minimum of 3 quarters; 9 total units required)

9 units (maximum)

 

CP 153.10
(Year 3 Winter, Year 4 Fall & Winter)

Practicum Seminar

3 units

CP 157 or Biostat 183
(Year 4 Fall)

Intermediate Statistics for Health Care Management and Policy or Biostatistics

4 units

CP 156

Epidemiology for Pharmacists

2 units

CP 158 or CP 198

Decision Analysis or Risk Management

3 units

CP 154
(Year 4 Fall)

Entrepreneurial Management

3 units

CP 170s, 180s

Elective APPEs

12 units

Focused Electives (chosen by student with approval by advisor & preceptor)
Focused electives enable pathway students to take additional coursework in the areas of health policy and management to develop the skill sets outlined for the pathway. Students plan their focused electives in conjunction with their pathway advisor. Focused electives may include didactic courses taken from any school within UCSF, as well as APPEs in which the educational goals are relevant to those of the pathway.

Examples of Focused Electives

CP 137

Advanced Topics in Clinical Care

3 units

Soc 219

Social Policy and Aging

2 units

Nurs 209A

Comparative Qualitative Research Design

2 units

Epi 180.10

Introduction to Global Health

2 units

Nurs 225

Healthcare Institutions

4 units

7 units

General Electives (chosen by student)

Recommended General Elective

CP 155

Introduction to Pharmacy Pathways and Careers
After you have completed this course, you will be able to compare and contrast the 3 PharmD pathways in terms of their curricula, targeted proficiencies and the anticipated career opportunities for graduates.

1 unit

16.5 units

Total Units

190 units

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