the doctor of pharmacy and other educational programs

recognize historical changes which have occurred over time within pharmacy education in the US

the evolution of pharmacy education in the US

• 1907 - 2 years (graduate in pharmacy)

• 1925 - 3 years (graduate in pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemist)

• 1932 - 4 years (B.S. or B.S. in pharmacy)

• 1960 - 5 years (B.S. or B.S. in pharmacy)

• 2004 - 6 years (Pharm.D)

recall the regulatory oversight that dictates the current standards for pharmacist education in the US

accreditation for doctor of pharmacy degree programs

the P1 experience

• pathophysiology

• medicinal chemistry

• biochemistry

• medical terminology

• calculations

• self-care/complementary medicines

• professional development

• community pharmacy

• compounding

• drug dosage and delivery

• personalized medicine

• foundations of patient care

• transforming health care

IPPE experience number 1

community pharmacy rotation

the P2 experience

• health-systems pharmacy

• pharmacokinetics

• biopharmaceutics

• professional development

• microbiology/immunology

• elective

• patient care

• outcomes design

IPPE experience number 2

hospital pharmacy rotation

the P3 experience

• advanced drug information

• patient care

• clinical assessment

• professional development

• APPE readiness

• health care systems and management

• law and ethics

• community pharmacy

• elective

P4 experience

• hands-on learning begins in the first year and continues through the fourth year of our Pharm. D program

• in you fourth academic year, you will participate in 9 one-month long rotations, a combination of required and elective experiences

• we have more than 600 experiential educations sites across the globe for south carolina pharmacy students to explore which path is right for them

differentiate between the degrees offered by the college of pharmacy’s academic programs

• B.S. pharmaceutical sciences

  • optional degree available for PharmD students

• M.S. and Ph.D. pharmaceutical sciences