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2015-2016 Academic Catalog (Jan 2016) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Pharmacy

Memphis: 881 Madison Avenue • Memphis, TN 38163 •  Phone: (901) 448-6036
Knoxville: 1924 Alcoa Highway • Knoxville, TN 37920 • Phone: (865) 974-2100
Nashville: 193 Polk Avenue, Suite 2D • Nashville, TN, 37210 • Phone: (615) 532-3401

Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FASHP
Dean

Stephanie J. Phelps, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FAPhA, FPPAG
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Jennifer S. Williams, PharmD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Peter A. Chyka, PharmD, FAACT, DABAT
Associate Dean, Knoxville

Tracy M. Hagemann, PharmD
Associate Dean, Nashville

Glen E. Farr, PharmD
Associate Dean, Continuing Education		 Bernd Meibohm, PhD
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Programs and Interim Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Debbie C. Byrd, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Dean, Professional Affairs

Brad Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM
Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives & Operations

Bill Prigge, PhD
Assistant Dean, Finance & Administration

Richard A. Helms, PharmD, BCNSP
Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Information About the College
 

Programs

Courses

Clinical Pharmacy

  • PHCY 114 - Pharmacy Math

    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0)

    This required course is designed to teach the fundamentals of pharmaceutical calculations that are required in the compounding and dispensing of a prescription. It is taught during the first 6 weeks of the semester. Students will apply appropriate mathematical concepts using typical situations that are encountered during the practice of pharmacy. The course will emphasize aspects of basic mathematics and logical skills needed to perform pharmaceutical and clinical calculations essential to ensure that the right dose and strength of a medication or nutritional are given.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Michael Lloyd Christensen

  • PHCY 115 - Foundations of Pharmacy

    Cr Hrs: 3 (2-2)

    This course provides an introduction to the profession of pharmacy. Material centers on health delivery models, the environment in which health care is rendered, and interprofessional care with a focus on the roles of the pharmacist. Students learn about a variety of career opportunities and will self-assess their potential interest using the APhA Career Pathways Program. This course will also enhance the student’s understanding of professionalism and the responsibility of a pharmacist is society and the health care system. The course examines the role of human professional behaviors and values as mediators of health and illness, with a focus on health care disparities and health literacy.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based, Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Stephanie J Phelps

  • PHCY 116 - Communications

    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0)

    This required course emphasizes interpersonal and interprofessional relationships, patient counseling skills, and communication skills as they relate to pharmacy practice.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Christa M George

  • PHCY 117 - Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) l

    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2)

    This required course is designed to use clinical simulation (encompassing the use of standardized patients, colleagues, task trainers, high fidelity human patient simulators, or virtual reality simulations) as a way to teach and assess skills-based activities essential to pharmacy practice. The course will also include interprofessional exercises with the expressed purpose of bringing together learners from two or more health professions to increase mutual respect and understanding of their unique roles and perspectives, to enhance collaboration and communication, and to improve patient outcomes.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based, Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Stephanie J Phelps
    Additional Instructor 1, Fall: Chasity Michelle Shelton
    Additional Instructor 2, Fall: Christa M George
    Additional Instructor 3, Fall: Trevor W Sweatman

  • PHCY 118 - Immunization

    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0)

    This required course prepares student pharmacists to assume the role of a vaccine advocate. The course consists of an 8-hour self-study learning program, which provides in- depth knowledge on implementing a pharmacy immunization program, clinical as well as practical considerations of vaccine administration, and a guide to reference books published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The second part consists of a half day highly interactive didactic and laboratory classes designed to reinforce the self-study material. This combined program addresses areas of immunization needs, compensation, marketing, legal and regulatory issues, and injection-technique training. At conclusion of the course the student pharmacist will be certified by the American Pharmacists Association to administer Immunizations.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Prerequisites: CPR certification
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Stephan L Foster

  • PHCY 121 - Self-Care and Nonprescription Drugs

    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

    Through didactic instruction, online quizzes and multiple choice exams this required course is designed to provide the first year student pharmacist with the information needed to: 1) recognize conditions that are self-treatable with nonprescription drugs and complementary alternative medicine; 2) assess patient’s needs, risk factors, and potential for adverse events; 3) assist with product selection; 4) advise and counsel patients on therapeutic options and outcomes of therapy; and 5) recognize appropriate physical assessment techniques needed to evaluate a patient’s medical condition and response to pharmacotherapy. The student should also be able to identify laws that govern nonprescription therapy.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Amanda Marie Howard-Thompson

  • PHCY 126 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) I

    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2)

    The course consists of a variety of early learning experiences that begin in the fall term of the first professional year (P1). The program provides a foundation for professional development by focusing on seven core areas: Professionalism, Shadow Learning, Service Learning, Professional Development, Patient Care, Practice Skills, and Experiential Learning. The importance of HIPAA is stressed in this course. The program is designed to prepare student pharmacists for the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE), which comprise the final three terms of the curriculum. Activities in this course occur in both the fall and spring terms with credit being assigned in the spring term.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based, Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Prerequisites: CPR certification
    Term offered: Fall through Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Stephan L Foster

  • PHCY 127 - Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) II

    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2)

    This required course is a continuation of PHCY 117 and is designed to use clinical simulation (encompassing the use of standardized patients, colleagues, task trainers, high fidelity human patient simulators, or virtual reality simulations) as a way to teach and assess skills-based activities essential to pharmacy practice. The course will also include interprofessional exercise with the expressed purpose of bringing together learners from two or more health professions to increase mutual respect and understanding of their unique roles and perspectives, to enhance collaboration and communication, and to improve patient outcomes.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based, Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Chasity Michelle Shelton

  • PHCY 211 - Therapeutics I

    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

    This required course consists of lectures designed to develop the student’s ability to apply principles and concepts in the area of cardiovascular disease and therapeutics. The etiology and pathophysiology diseases will be presented to the extent required to thoroughly understand the therapeutic management. Emphasis will be placed on selection and evaluation of rational drug therapy, design of effective therapeutic regimens, and clinical monitoring of drug response using appropriate laboratory and physica lassessment measures.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rebecca F Chhim
    Additional Instructor 1, Fall: Shannon L Finks
    Additional Instructor 2, Fall: Anita Airee
    Additional Instructor 3, Fall: Robert B Parker
    Additional Instructor 4, Fall: Kelly C Rogers

  • PHCY 212 - Therapeutics II

    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

    This required course is designed to develop the student’s ability to apply principles and concepts of therapeutics. The primary focus is the management of major diseases including diabetes, acute and chronic kidney diseases, fluids and electrolytes, and respiratory disorders. The etiology and pathophysiology of these diseases will be presented to the extent needed to thoroughly understand the therapeutic management. Emphasis will be placed on selection and evaluation of rational drug therapy, design of effective therapeutic regimens, and clinical monitoring of drug response using appropriate laboratory and physical assessment measures.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Joanna Q Laizure
    Additional Instructor 1, Fall: Bradley A Boucher
    Additional Instructor 2, Fall: Christa M George
    Additional Instructor 3, Fall: Shaunta’ Martina Ray
    Additional Instructor 4, Fall: Timothy H Self

  • PHCY 214 - Pharmacy Practice Management & Pharmacoeconomics

    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

    This required course acquaints students with the basic principles of management including planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling a practice, business, or organization. Attention is focused on management of capital, time, inventory, and human resources.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Justin Gatwood

  • PHCY 215 - Information, Technology, and Safety

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This course provides the student pharmacist with an introduction to drug information, informatics, and medication safety. Materials covered in this course will include identification, classification, and utilization of drug information resources and practical use of drug information skills in a variety of practice settings. In addition, other topics will include basic concepts of informatics and medication safety, highlighting the application of drug information and informatics to improve medication safety. This course will also facilitate the use of concepts in practice case settings, allowing students to use knowledge gained in the lecture presentation to apply in a real-time case format. Overall, the goal of the course will be to expose students to the baseline concepts and knowledge to recognize the correlation between application of drug information, informatics, and medication safety.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Carol L White

  • PHCY 217 - Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) lll

    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2)

    This required course is designed to use clinical simulation (encompassing the use of standardized patients, colleagues, task trainers, high fidelity human patient simulators, or virtual reality simulations) as a way to teach and assess skills-based activities essential to pharmacy practice. The course will also include interprofessional exercise with the expressed purpose of bringing together learners from two or more health professions to increase mutual respect and understanding of their unique roles and perspectives, to enhance collaboration and communication, and to improve patient outcomes.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Joseph Michael Swanson

  • PHCY 221 - Therapeutics III

    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

    This required course consists of lectures and reading assignments designed to prepare the student to apply principles and concepts of clinical therapeutics to the prevention and treatment of specific diseases. Primary topics covered in this course include the clinical presentation, microbiology, and treatment of common bacterial, viral, and fungal infectious diseases with the exception of HIV.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: G Christopher Wood

  • PHCY 222 - Therapeutics IV

    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

    This required course consists of lectures and recitations related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), solid organ transplantation and gastrointestinal and nutritional disorders. The course is designed to develop the student’s ability to apply principles and concepts of clinical therapeutics to the care of patients with specific illnesses.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Benjamin T Duhart Jr

  • PHCY 223 - Applied Therapeutics I

    Cr Hrs: 2 (0-2)

    Is a required course that introduces concepts of pharmaceutical care into the curriculum by placing students in the clinical environment. Students will have responsibilities for direct patient contact and will be required to present patient cases and their care plan during weekly small group recitations.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Catherine Crill Herrington

  • PHCY 224 - Applied Pharmacokinetics

    Cr Hrs: 2 (1-2)

    This required course consists of lectures and recitations on the practical application of pharmacokinetic theory as it relates to the individualization of patient drug therapy, through the proper interpretation of drug serum concentrations.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based, lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Steven C Laizure

  • PHCY 226 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) II

    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2)

    The second course in the IPPE program is designed to prepare student pharmacists for the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE). The second year of the program builds on the foundation of laid in PHCY 126, Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I, (e.g., Professionalism, Shadow Learning, Service Learning, Professional Development). Activities in this course occur in both the fall and spring terms with credit being assigned in the spring term.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall through Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Stephan L Foster

  • PHCY 227 - Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) lV

    Cr Hrs: 1 (0-2)

    This required course is a continuation of PHCY 217 and is designed to use clinical simulation (encompassing the use of standardized patients, colleagues, task trainers, high fidelity human patient simulators, or virtual reality simulations) as a way to teach and assess skills-based activities essential to pharmacy practice. The course will also include interprofessional exercise with the expressed purpose of bringing together learners from two or more health professions to increase mutual respect and understanding of their unique roles and perspectives, to enhance collaboration and communication, and to improve patient outcomes.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Leslie A Hamilton

  • PHCY 240 - Special Problems in Pharmacy

    Cr Hrs: 1-3 (Varies)

    The purpose of this elective course is to allow students to design and implement a specific project that is related to the profession of pharmacy. Once a mentor is identified, an abstract describing the project and the students role should be submitted to the course director. Upon completion of the project a written report, abstract for submission, or manuscript is required and must be submitted to the course director. The course may be repeated if a student is interested on continuing work on a specific project. May be repeated up to 8 credit hours.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Research-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Richard A Helms
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Richard A Helms

  • PHCY 244 - Drugs of Abuse

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course explores current trends and knowledge about drugs and substances of abuse or misuse. Emphasis is directed toward the problems of drugs and society, recognition of substance abuse, acute and chronic effects, treatment options, recovery programs and the role and responsibilities of pharmacists.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Peter Anton Chyka

  • PHCY 245 - Clinical Toxicology

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course discusses the recognition, management and prevention of common poisonings by medications, household products and industrial chemicals in children and adults.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Peter Anton Chyka

  • PHCY 249 - Community Pharmacy

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course is designed to provide the student with the basic principles of community pharmacy management. The course will help students learn to solve problems in pharmacy location analysis, obtaining capital, purchasing, inventory control, pricing of products and services, financial analysis, computer applications, and pharmacy security.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Kenneth Hohmeier

  • PHCY 256 - Personal Finance and Financial Planning

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This course will enable students to gain a working understanding of the principles that impact personal financial decisions, including those concepts of financial planning and investing necessary to meet personal goals.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Nancy Lynn Knous
    Additional Instructor 1, Fall: Debbie Curtis Byrd

  • PHCY 257 - Top 200 Drugs

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    An elective course that will familiarize the student with the generic and common brand names, appropriate dosages, indications, contraindications, and common side and adverse effects of the 200 most commonly prescribed medications. Some basic pharmacology of the major drug classes will also be included in the lecture material.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Michael Lloyd Christensen

  • PHCY 258 - Design and Conduct of Clinical Research Studies

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    The objective of this elective course is to outline for students and trainees the process of conducting clinical research from a scientific, ethical, regulatory and managerial perspective. Educational activities that will complement various didactic presentations include review of original research articles, observation of an ongoing clinical research project, and preparation and presentation of a clinical research protocol by the participants.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Bradley A Boucher

  • PHCY 259 - Complementary and Alternative Medicine

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course will familiarize the student with the most current complementary and alternative medicines used in the community setting. Common products, appropriate dosages, indications, contraindications, and common side and adverse effects will be addressed. The course will also discuss evidence-based medicine in this practice arena.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Sahar Rashed

  • PHCY 260 - CPR Instruction

    Cr Hrs: 2 (1-2)

    Students enrolled in this elective course will become certified as American Heart Association Instructors in Healthcare Provider CPR. They will be responsible for teaching CPR to student pharmacists and to the community.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based, Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Kelly C Rogers

  • PHCY 262 - Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) Teaching Assistant

    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-2)

    This elective allows a second or third year student pharmacist to serve as a teaching assistant in the IPECS course series (PHCY 117, PHCY 127, PHCY 217; PHCY 227). The student will assist in teaching the basics of a complete history and physical examination using case studies of common acute and chronic diseases. Role-playing will be a part of the program. The student spends time each week discussing teaching techniques and 4 hours per week in laboratory teaching. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Stephanie J Phelps
    Additional Instructor 1, Fall: Chasity Michelle Shelton
    Additional Instructor 2, Fall: Joseph Michael Swanson
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Chasity Michelle Shelton

  • PHCY 311 - Therapeutics V

    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

    This required course consists of lectures and reading assignments designed to prepare the student to apply principles and concepts of clinical therapeutics to the prevention and treatment of specific diseases. Primary topics covered in this course include oncology, endocrinology, rheumatology, special populations (women’s and men’s health, geriatrics, pediatrics, pregnancy and lactation).
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: James A Waddell

  • PHCY 312 - Therapeutics VI

    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

    This required course consists of lectures designed to develop the student’s ability to apply principles and concepts of clinical therapeutics to the care of patients with psychiatric and neurologic illnesses.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Leslie A Hamilton

  • PHCY 313 - Applied Therapeutics II

    Cr Hrs: 2 (0-2)

    A continuation of PHCY 223, Applied Therapeutics I.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Catherine Crill Herrington

  • PHCY 314 - Literature Evaluation and Study Design

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This course consists of lectures, recitations, and laboratory sessions designed to introduce pharmacy students to the resources available and services provided by the Drug Information Center and Library. In addition, it deals with the basics of experimental design, research methodology, and evaluation of the current drug literature. Emphasis is placed on search strategies and provision of drug and toxicology information to health care professionals.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Anthony Shaun Rowe

  • PHCY 315 - Pharmacy Law

    Cr Hrs: 3 (3-0)

    A study of the numerous laws, both statutory and regulatory, which govern and control the practice of pharmacy and the manufacturing, distribution, and dispensing of drug products; and the delivery of clinical pharmacy services. An exploration of the professional conduct for pharmacy practice is included.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Carol A Schwab

  • PHCY 316 - Medication Therapy Management

    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-0)

    The required course explores the area of medication therapy management services and medication use by patients and health professionals from a social systems perspective with emphasizes information and behavior. This course is not designed to make students experts in Medication Therapy Management, nor totally prepare them to start up their own MTM practice after graduation. It is designed, however, to give students a good foundation on the practice and theory of Medication Therapy Management, a better understanding of various MTM practice settings, and provide students with practical MTM activities (during Recitation) to make them more comfortable with the MTM process.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based, Lab-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Kenneth Hohmeier

  • PHCY 317 - Interprofessional Education and Clinical Simulation (IPECS) V

    Cr Hrs: 1 (1-2)

    This required course is a continuation of PHCY 227 and is designed to use clinical simulation (encompassing the use of standardized patients, colleagues, task trainers, high fidelity human patient simulators, or virtual reality simulations) as a way to teach and assess skills-based activities essential to pharmacy practice. The course will also include interprofessional exercise with the expressed purpose of bringing together learners from two or more health professions to increase mutual respect and understanding of their unique roles and perspectives, to enhance collaboration and communication, and to improve patient outcomes.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Anita Airee

  • PHCY 321 - Landmark Clinical Trials

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course prepares the student to define landmark clinical trials and their impact on evidence-based medicine, locate landmark clinical trials using information technology, identify and describe landmark clinical trials for difference disease states and their impact on disease states, analyze and present clinical trials. Students will participate in class discussions, prepare an individual presentation, as well as taking quizzes and a final exam.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Mary E. Yates

  • PHCY 341 - Drug Interactions

    Cr Hrs: 2 (0-2)

    To provide students an elective experience that uses active learning to gain a greater depth of knowledge of selected clinically significant drug interactions. This builds on material covered in pharmacology and the Therapeutics series of courses. Students will participate in class discussion, complete a writing assignment and give an individual presentation.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Timothy H Self

  • PHCY 346 - Critical Care Elective

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course will help students gain familiarity with the care and management of the critically ill patient. The course will assist in understanding the research associated with therapeutic interventions and provide a rationale for various treatment modalities utilized in a variety of diseases.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Anthony Shaun Rowe

  • PHCY 347 - Pediatrics Elective

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course is designed to strengthen the student’s knowledge of common pediatric problems and to increase their confidence in optimizing pharmacotherapy in the patient population.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Oscar Rafael Herrera

  • PHCY 348 - Ambulatory Care Elective

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course will further prepare the doctor of pharmacy student for the required ambulatory care clerkship in the 4th professional year. Topics pertinent to the ambulatory patient will be discussed, with special attention given to drug selection and patient education. An emphasis will also be given to basic physical assessment.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Michael Shawn McFarland

  • PHCY 353 - Drug Induced Disease Elective

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course will enhance each student’s knowledge with respect to the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation of selected major categories of adverse drug reactions and drug interactions. Students will also learn to recognize, evaluate, manage, and prevent adverse drug reactions and drug interactions. Students will be responsible for participating in class discussions, writing a paper as well as taking a final exam.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Christopher K Finch

  • PHCY 354 - Oncology Elective

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective course will provide students with advanced learning opportunities in the field of oncology. Students will learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of most common cancers, develop appropriate chemotherapeutic regimens for individual patient cases, and manage the common complications of drug therapy. Students will be responsible for a journal club presentation as well as taking a final exam.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: James A Waddell

  • PHCY 360 - Comprehensive Pharmacy Update

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    An elective course taught in the final term of the curriculum. This serves as an update to guidelines or to new therapies introduced since the completion of the Therapeutics series. It also serves as a review of core materials across the curriculum.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Roland N Dickerson

  • PHCY 365 - Emergency Care Elective

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    This elective will incorporate didactic lectures to establish a basic understanding of the topic. It will also utilize group discussion of primary (research articles) and secondary (reviews and/or guidelines) literature. The course will provide the student with an advanced understanding of how results of clinical trials impact patient care, even during emergency situations. Students will also advance skills necessary to evaluate and present primary literature.
    Grade Mode: Standard Max per section: 15
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Fall

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Gary Morgan Jones

  • PHCY 366 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support

    Cr Hrs: 2 (2-0)

    Building upon the knowledge obtained from basic life support training, this elective course will provide the student with an extensive review of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). The overall goal of this course is to introduce the pharmacy student to the role of a pharmacist on the resuscitation team and prepare the student for the American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS healthcare provider course. Students will be responsible for reading and writing assignments as well as taking quizzes and a final exam.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Lecture-based
    Location offered: Memphis
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Kelly C Rogers

  • PHCY 370 - IPPE Community Pharmacy Rotation

    Cr Hrs: 2 (0-80)

    A two-week introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) required rotation in a community pharmacy setting. Students will work under the direction of a volunteer Faculty members practicing in that environment.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 371 - IPPE Institutional Pharmacy Rotation

    Cr Hrs: 2 (0-80)

    A two-week introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) required rotation in an institutional pharmacy setting. The student will learn from a volunteer Faculty members practicing in the arena.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 399 - Pharmacy Exam Review

    Cr Hrs: 4 (4-0-0)

    To become a licensed pharmacist, all pharmacy school graduates must pass the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX). In most states, including Tennessee, they must also pass the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE). This course is designed to provide a structured and comprehensive review for the fourth-year student pharmacist in preparation of the NAPLEX™ and MPJE™. The course will use the RxPrep© Course Book, online video library and more than 3300 questions.  The course will be structured to include a pre-assessment, 16-week guided self-study component, three-day live seminar, and post-assessment.  The course will address such areas as pharmacotherapy (including pharmacology and medicinal chemistry), calculations, systems management (including product formulation), population/public health concepts, and pharmacy law.
    Grade Mode: Pass/Fail
    Instructional Method: Independent study and Seminar
    Term offered: Spring

    Instructor of Record, Spring: Stephanie J Phelps

  • PHCY 400 - Medicine I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of internal medicine.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 401 - Medicine II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of internal medicine.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 402 - Medicine III

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of internal medicine.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 407 - Cardiology II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of pharmacy in the area of cardiology.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 408 - Nephrology

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics of nephrology. Student will focus on dose medications in patients with renal failure and on the medical management of patients with chronic renal failure who may be on dialysis.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 409 - Integrated Pharmacy Practice

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    This one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation is an elective patient care component of the experiential portion of the curriculum. The Integrated Pharmacy Practice rotation is an introduction of comprehensive clinical practice in a teaching hospital. This rotation is designed to enhance the student pharmacist’s knowledge base and to apply Didactic material. The candidate will be responsible for applying appropriate pharmacologic therapy specific to patient diseases encountered in a variety of settings.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 410 - Cardiology I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of pharmacy in the area of cardiology.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 411 - Adult Oncology I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of oncology.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 412 - Adult Oncology II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of oncology.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 413 - Pulmonary

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of pulmonary medicine.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 414 - Infectious Diseases I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of infectious diseases.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 415 - Infectious Diseases II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of infectious diseases.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 416 - Gerontology I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of pharmacy in the area of gerontology.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 417 - Gerontology II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of pharmacy in the area of gerontology.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 418 - Long Term Care I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation conducted in long term care facilities, or pharmacies which service such facilities, and which promotes the development of pharmacy practice skills appropriate for long term care facilities.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 419 - Long Term Care II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation conducted in long term care facilities, or pharmacies which service such facilities, and which promotes the development of pharmacy practice skills appropriate for long term care facilities.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 420 - Emergency Medicine I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of intensive care medicine.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 421 - Palliative Care

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    This one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation is a learning experience directed at providing care for palliative care patients. Students participate in all aspects of transdisciplinary care as part of the Palliative Care Consult Team (PCCT). Students will interview inpatients and/or family members and participate in the palliative care consult process. Students are considered important members of the Palliative Care team and will work closely with other team members on palliative care issues.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 422 - Critical Care Medicine I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation emphasizing the understanding and management of problems specifically related to critically ill patients, particularly trauma and surgical patients. Identification of patient problems according to major body systems and application of clinical therapeutics to the critically ill patient will be stressed. Specific topics discussed include hemodynamic and physiologic monitoring, pharmacokinetic considerations and infectious problems in the critically ill ICU patient.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 423 - Critical Care Medicine II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation emphasizing the understanding and management of problems specifically related to critically ill patients, particularly trauma and surgical patients. Identification of patient problems according to major body systems and application of clinical therapeutics to the critically ill patient will be stressed. Specific topics discussed include hemodynamic and physiologic monitoring, pharmacokinetic considerations and infectious problems in the critically ill ICU patient.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 424 - Critical Care Medicine III

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation emphasizing the understanding and management of problems specifically related to critically ill patients, particularly trauma and surgical patients. Identification of patient problems according to major body systems and application of clinical therapeutics to the critically ill patient will be stressed. Specific topics discussed include hemodynamic and physiologic monitoring, pharmacokinetic considerations and infectious problems in the critically ill ICU patient.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 425 - Surgery/Transplant

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of surgery or transplant.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 426 - Specialty Pharmacy and Therapeutic Management

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation in a pharmacy practice site which dispenses new and innovative therapies with an emphasis the patient medication management of those unique therapies.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 427 - Government I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    This one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) is an elective rotation. It is the classification for rotations involving the Indian Health Services, the United States Army, and the United States Air Force. This rotation involves, but is not limited to, direct patient care ensuring optimal healthcare delivery, application of clinical knowledge in management of acute conditions and chronic disease states, and the delivery of pharmaceutical care to the respective patient population. The Government Rotation provides the opportunity for student pharmacists to practice pharmacy outside the scope of traditional community and institutional settings. Student pharmacists are able to apply knowledge of pharmacotherapy in a unique setting that integrates both community and institutional pharmacy practice. Student pharmacists utilize communication skills by offering patient counseling on medications and by communicating with other healthcare providers as part of an interprofessional team.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 428 - Health Policy l

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) elective rotation based at the University of Tennessee Clinical Education Center in Nashville. Student will participate in activities and projects related to health policy in State of Tennessee Government Agencies that interact with the healthcare system (especially Health Related Boards, TennCare, Departments of Health and Mental Health and Tennessee Bureau of Investigations).
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 429 - Institutional Clinical Management

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    This advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) elective rotation will expose the student pharmacists to a career path in clinical coordination in a hospital department of pharmacy. This rotation provides the learner with knowledge of managing a broad scope of departmental operations including clinical practice operations. The rotation will provide the student with an opportunity to further develop leadership and management skills through the achievement of specific goals and objectives centered around acute care services. Additionally, the learner will play an integral role in the development of strategic initiatives to further improve upon the operational and clinical excellence in practice.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 430 - Pediatrics I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of pediatrics.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 431 - Pediatrics II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of pediatrics.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 432 - Pediatrics III

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of pediatrics.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 433 - Pediatric Oncology

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of pediatric oncology.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 434 - Neonatology

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation that emphasizes the understanding and management of drug therapy issues related to the care of special problem newborns.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 435 - Obstetrics-Gynecology

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of obstetrics-gynecology.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 436 - Clinical Toxicology

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing experience with poisoning victims and the promotion of rational therapeutics for toxicologic problems.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 438 - Clinical Pharmacogenomics

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation designed to enable the student to apply knowledge of pharmacogenomics as well as medication pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to results of pharmacogenetic testing. The students will learn about the different computational tools necessary for integration of pharmacogenetics into routine patient care. Whenever possible, the students will participate in patient and clinician education with other professions, drug information, and quality improvement activities related to pharmacogenetics.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 439 - Health Policy ll

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) elective rotation based at the University of Tennessee Clinical Education Center in Nashville. Student will participate in activities and projects related to health policy in State of Tennessee Government Agencies that interact with the healthcare system (especially Health Related Boards, TennCare, Departments of Health and Mental Health and Tennessee Bureau of Investigations).
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 440 - Nutrition I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of nutritional support.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 441 - Nutrition II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of nutritional support.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 442 - Nutrition III

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of nutritional support.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 443 - Pediatric Nutrition

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation on a consult service that provides prospective and continuous care, which requires daily involvement with patients and their caregivers. The student gains hands on experience in taking care of preterm neonates and children with unique nutritional needs and other medical needs such as appropriateness of antibiotics, diuretic therapy, gastrointestinal motility agents, pain management, etc. With supervision by pharmacy residents and Faculty, students are expected to monitor their assigned patients; formulate a plan and discuss their plan with the appropriate medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff; write parenteral nutrition solution orders; and write progress notes in the patient’s medical record.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 444 - Home Infusion Therapy

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation that emphasizes the development of clinical skills in the area of intravenous drug therapy conducted in the home. Such therapies include antibiotics, chemotherapy, pain control, nutrition and hydration.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 446 - Neurology

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    This one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) is an elective patient care rotation is designed to give the student a well-rounded experience in neurology with practice activities performed among the inpatient services. The patient population will include adult patients admitted to the neurology unit at Fort Sanders. Students will attend various meetings as determined by the preceptor, including Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee and Fort Sanders Acute Stroke Team (FSAST). Opportunities will be available for exposure to minimally invasive neurointerventional techniques for treating stroke, aneurysms, and other vascular diseases in the brain through utilization of bi-plane angiography. It is anticipated that the student shall arrive at the practice site at 8 am and leave by 6 pm Monday through Friday.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 447 - Transitional Care

    Cr Hrs: 4 0-160

    This one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) is an elective patient care component of experiential learning. This rotation is an introduction to the growing emphasis on transitions in care that is associated with disease management. This experience is designed to enhance the student pharmacist’s knowledge and ability to individualize didactic course material to a specific patient. The student will be responsible for applying appropriate pharmacologic therapy specific to patient diseases encountered and enhancing communication skills through patient and health care provider education and facilitation of continuity of care.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 448 - Emergency Medicine II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of intensive care medicine.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 449 - Medication Therapy Management l

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    This one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation offers real practical experience for students providing detailed consultations and therapy management. Students will collaborate with Physicians and other Health Care providers to maximize favorable outcomes for their patients. Students will conduct live Comprehensive Medication reviews with patients as well as Therapeutic interchanges to better manage their therapy. Students will work with pharmacists, and other pharmacy team members to learn the basic MTM billing procedures for Outcomes and Mirixa. MTM is the future of pharmacy and Students play an important role in using their clinical knowledge to better take care of their patients.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 450 - Ambulatory Care I

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month required advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) required rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of ambulatory care.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 451 - Ambulatory Care II

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month required advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) required rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of ambulatory care.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 452 - Ambulatory Care III

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month required advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) required rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of ambulatory care.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 458 - Chemical Dependency

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical knowledge and skills in the promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of chemical dependency and alcohol and substance abuse.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 459 - Medication Therapy Management ll

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    This one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation offers real practical experience for students providing detailed consultations and therapy management. Students will collaborate with Physicians and other Health Care providers to maximize favorable outcomes for their patients. Students will conduct live Comprehensive Medication reviews with patients as well as Therapeutic interchanges to better manage their therapy. Students will work with pharmacists, and other pharmacy team members to learn the basic MTM billing procedures for Outcomes and Mirixa. MTM is the future of pharmacy and Students play an important role in using their clinical knowledge to better take care of their patients.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 460 - Drug Information

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation providing supervised development of clinical skills and concepts in the application and promotion of rational pharmacotherapeutics in the area of drug information.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown

  • PHCY 463 - Applied Pharmacokinetics

    Cr Hrs: 4 (0-160)

    A one-month advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation designed to focus on (a) clinical pharmacodynamics, (b) the basis for drug-specific target concentrations, including strengths and limitations of studies establishing the therapeutic ranges, and (c) recommended strategies for applying pharmacokinetic principles to individual patients.
    Grade Mode: Standard
    Instructional Method: Experiential-based
    Term offered: Fall, Spring

    Instructor of Record, Fall: Rex O Brown
    Instructor of Record, Spring: Rex O Brown
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