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The doctor of pharmacy is a four-year program requiring six semesters of coursework in the classroom and ten months of experiential practice. The curriculum prepares students not only for the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills they'll need to make the right decisions about medications, but also gives them the personal-interaction experience that is critical to understanding the practice of pharmaceutical care.

UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Professional Entry-Level Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum

Professional Year 1

Course No.
Title Sem. Hrs. Course Director
FALL
PHCY 203 Physiology 4.0 Adam Persky
PHCY 401 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 1 3.0 Lisa Dinkins
PHCY 410 Basic Pharmaceutics 1 3.0 Moo Cho
PHCY 421 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry 1 3.0 Andrew Lee
PHCY 431 Health Systems 2.0 Jaya Rao
PHCY 461 PEP 0.5 Kim Leadon
15.5
SPRING
PHCY 402 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 2 3.0 Heidi Anksorus
PHCY 411 Basic Pharmaceutics 2 3.0 Russ Mumper
PHCY 412 Principles of Pharmacodynamics 3.0 Phil Smith
PHCY 422 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry 2 3.0 Ken Bastow
PHCY 442 Pharmacotherapy 1 Intro to Pharm Care* 4.0 Dennis Williams
PHCY 462 PEP 0.5 Kim Leadon
16.5
SUMMER
PHCY 470 Introductory Pharmacy Professional Experience (IPPE), Hospital 4.5 Kim Leadon

Professional Year 2

Course No. Title Sem. Hrs. Course Director
FALL
PHCY 403 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 3 2.0 Kelly Scolaro
PHCY 413 Foundations in Pharmacokinetics 3.0 Adam Persky
PHCY 423 Medicinal Chemistry 1 2.5 Scott Singleton
PHCY 433 Drug Lit. Analysis & Interpretation 4.0 Bob Dupuis
PHCY 443 Pharmacotherapy 2 - Endocrinology/Dermatology 3.0 Tim Ives
PHCY 445 Pharmacotherapy 3 - Pulmonology / GI 2.0 Dennis Williams
PHCY 463 PEP 0.5 Kim Leadon
16.5
SPRING
PHCY 404 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 4 2.0 Lisa Dinkins
PHCY 414 Applied Pharmacokinetics 3.0 Bob Dupuis
PHCY 424 Medicinal Chemistry 2 2.5 Qisheng Zhang
PHCY 444 Pharmacotherapy 4 - Cardiology / Nephrology 4.0 Jo Ellen Rodgers
PHCY 446 Pharmacotherapy 5 - Neurology / Psychiatry 2.0 Ralph Raasch / Lindsey Hedgepeth
PHCY 452 Nonprescription Drugs & Self-care 3.0 Stefanie Ferreri
PHCY 464 PEP 0.5 Kim Leadon
16.5
SUMMER
PHCY 471 Introductory Pharmacy Professional Experience (IPPE), Community 4.5 Kim Leadon

Professional Year 3

Course No. Title Sem. Hrs. Course Director
FALL
PHCY 405 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 5 2.0 Heidi Anksorus
PHCY 425 Med Chem 3 2.0 Jian Liu
PHCY 441 Certificate in Immunization 1.0 Macary Marciniak
PHCY 447 Pharmacotherapy 7—Hem/Onc 3.0 Christine Walko
PHCY 449 Pharmacotherapy 6—ID/Immun 3.0 Ralph Raasch
PHCY 465 PEP 0.5 Kim Leadon
ELEC Professional Electives 4 - 6 Variable
13.5 – 17.5
SPRING
PHCY 432 Pharmacy Law & Ethics 3.0 Lynn Dressler
PHCY 434 Managing a Successful Pharmacy Practice 3.0 Macary Marciniak
PHCY 450 Pharmacotherapy 8 - Problems in Pharmacotherapy 5.0 Wayne Pittman
PHCY 466 PEP 0.5 Kim Leadon
ELEC Professional Electives 4.0 – 6.0 Variable
13.5 – 17.5

Professional Year 4

Course No. Title Sem. Hrs. Course Director
SUMMER
PHCY 472** May APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 473** June APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 474** July APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty

0 – 12.0
FALL
PHCY 475** August APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 476** September APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 477** October APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 478** November APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 479** December APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 491 Seminar 1.0 DPPE Faculty

13.0 22.0
SPRING
PHCY 481** January APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 482** February APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 483** March APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 484** April APPE 4.0 DPPE Faculty
PHCY 492 Seminar 1.0 DPPE Faculty

13.0 17.0

* – Includes rheumatology instruction and introduction to drug information and evidence-based medicine.

** – Students must complete a total 9 months of APPEs over the 12 calendar months following the PY3 year (effective for class of 2012 and beyond). APPEs must include 1 Advanced Community, 1 Advanced Hospital, 1 Inpatient Medicine, 1 Ambulatory Care, 1 Medicine Specialty, and 4 electives.

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