Pharmacy Professional Major (PharmD)
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
The Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) is a four year professional degree that prepares students for a career in pharmacy and is required for licensure as a pharmacist.
The professional program expands upon a student’s background in the biomedical sciences, to include expertise in the pharmaceutical and clinical sciences.
Students concurrently engage in a diversity of experiential opportunities, learning to apply their expertise to solve complex healthcare concerns for individuals and populations.
The Pharm.D. program provides students the opportunity to pursue a broad array of career options within the profession; ranging from traditional roles in community or institutional pharmacy to emerging roles in ambulatory care or a variety of specialties.
Major Code: 4780
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| First Professional Year — Corvallis campus | ||
| PHAR 001 | SERVICE LEARNING | 0 |
| PHAR 707 | CAREER PERSPECTIVES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 2 |
| PHAR 708 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES: COMMUNITY CARE I | 2 |
| PHAR 709 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES: COMMUNITY CARE II | 2 |
| PHAR 711 | FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION | 1 |
| PHAR 714 | COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE | 3 |
| PHAR 720 | PHARMACY PRACTICE I-PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED PATIENT CARE | 3 |
| PHAR 721 | PHARMACY PRACTICE II | 3 |
| PHAR 722 | PHARMACY PRACTICE III: PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED PATIENT CARE | 4 |
| PHAR 728 | PHARMACY LAW | 2 |
| PHAR 729 | PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE I: INFORMATION SCIENCE | 3 |
| PHAR 733 | PHARMACEUTICS I | 3 |
| PHAR 734 | PHARMACEUTICS II | 3 |
| PHAR 735 | DRUG ACTION I: MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICS | 3 |
| PHAR 736 | DRUG ACTION III: AUTONOMIC DRUG ACTION | 3 |
| PHAR 737 | DRUG ACTION II: PHARMACOGENOMICS, PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY | 3 |
| PHAR 738 | HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS I | 3 |
| PHAR 739 | HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS II | 2 |
| PHAR 747 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TREATMENTS | 3 |
| PHAR 748 | DRUG ACTIONS IN IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION | 3 |
| Approved Electives | 0-4 | |
| Credits | 51-55 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Second Professional Year — Corvallis campus | ||
| PHAR 002 | LEADERSHIP | 0 |
| PHAR 712 | FOUNDATIONS OF PATIENT SAFETY AND INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 1 |
| PHAR 726 | PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE II: DRUG LIT EVAL | 3 |
| PHAR 740 | PHARMACY PRACTICE IV | 3 |
| PHAR 741 | PHARMACY PRACTICE V | 3 |
| PHAR 742 | PHARMACY PRACTICE VI | 3 |
| PHAR 743 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: COMMUNITY III | 2 |
| PHAR 744 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:AMBULATORY CARE I | 2 |
| PHAR 745 | INTRODUCTORY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES: AMBULATORY CARE II | 2 |
| PHAR 746 | PHARMACY MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| PHAR 750 | PHARMACOKINETICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS | 4 |
| PHAR 752 | INTEGRATED DRUG STRUCTURE, ACTION AND THERAPEUTICS I | 7 |
| PHAR 753 | INTEGRATED DRUG STRUCTURE, ACTION AND THERAPEUTICS II | 8 |
| PHAR 754 | INTEGRATED DRUG STRUCTURE, ACTION AND THERAPEUTICS III | 7 |
| Approved Electives | 0-6 | |
| Credits | 48-54 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Third Professional Year — Portland campus at OHSU | ||
| PHAR 002 | LEADERSHIP | 0 |
| PHAR 760 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES: INSTITUTIONAL (take 2 times) | 4 |
| PHAR 761 | ADVANCED INTEGRATED DRUG THERAPY I | 8 |
| PHAR 762 | ADVANCED INTEGRATED DRUG THERAPY II | 8 |
| PHAR 764 | PHARMACY PRACTICE VII | 3 |
| PHAR 765 | PHARMACY PRACTICE VIII | 3 |
| PHAR 767 | PRE-APPE READINESS AND COMPLEX CASE ANALYSIS | 3 |
| PHAR 768 | ETHICAL AND LEGAL DECISION MAKING | 1 |
| PHAR 770 | ADVANCED PHARMACOKINETICS | 4 |
| PHAR 773 | CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE BIOMEDICAL LITERATURE | 3 |
| PHAR 774 | EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE IV | 3 |
| PHAR 780 | COMMUNITY PHARMACY CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| Approved Electives | 0-4 | |
| Credits | 48-52 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fourth Professional Year — Off-campus Practicum | ||
| PHAR 785 | AMBULATORY PRIMARY CARE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| PHAR 790 | GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| PHAR 792 | HOSPITAL/HEALTH SYSTEMS PATIENT CARE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| PHAR 795 | PATIENT CARE ELECTIVE CLERKSHIP (take 2 times) | 16 |
| PHAR 797 | ELECTIVE CLERKSHIP (take 2 times) | 16 |
| Credits | 56 | |
| Total Credits | 203-217 | |
A total of eight Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) are required. Required APPEs include PHAR 780, PHAR 785, PHAR 790, PHAR 792, and at least two selected from the list of PHAR 795 clerkships.
Major Code: 4780
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| PHAR 707 | CAREER PERSPECTIVES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 2 |
| PHAR 714 | COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE | 3 |
| PHAR 720 | PHARMACY PRACTICE I-PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED PATIENT CARE | 3 |
| PHAR 729 | PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE I: INFORMATION SCIENCE | 3 |
| PHAR 735 | DRUG ACTION I: MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICS | 3 |
| PHAR 738 | HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS I | 3 |
| Approved Electives | 0-2 | |
| Credits | 17-19 | |
| Winter | ||
| PHAR 708 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES: COMMUNITY CARE I | 2 |
| PHAR 721 | PHARMACY PRACTICE II | 3 |
| PHAR 728 | PHARMACY LAW | 2 |
| PHAR 733 | PHARMACEUTICS I | 3 |
| PHAR 737 | DRUG ACTION II: PHARMACOGENOMICS, PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY | 3 |
| PHAR 739 | HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS II | 2 |
| PHAR 748 | DRUG ACTIONS IN IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION | 3 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHAR 709 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES: COMMUNITY CARE II | 2 |
| PHAR 722 | PHARMACY PRACTICE III: PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED PATIENT CARE | 4 |
| PHAR 734 | PHARMACEUTICS II | 3 |
| PHAR 736 | DRUG ACTION III: AUTONOMIC DRUG ACTION | 3 |
| PHAR 747 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TREATMENTS | 3 |
| PHAR 711 | FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION | 1 |
| PHAR 001 | SERVICE LEARNING | 0 |
| Approved Electives | 0-2 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHAR 740 | PHARMACY PRACTICE IV | 3 |
| PHAR 743 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: COMMUNITY III | 2 |
| PHAR 750 | PHARMACOKINETICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS | 4 |
| PHAR 752 | INTEGRATED DRUG STRUCTURE, ACTION AND THERAPEUTICS I | 7 |
| Approved Electives | 0-2 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Winter | ||
| PHAR 741 | PHARMACY PRACTICE V | 3 |
| PHAR 744 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:AMBULATORY CARE I | 2 |
| PHAR 726 | PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE II: DRUG LIT EVAL | 3 |
| PHAR 753 | INTEGRATED DRUG STRUCTURE, ACTION AND THERAPEUTICS II | 8 |
| Approved Electives | 0-2 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHAR 712 | FOUNDATIONS OF PATIENT SAFETY AND INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 1 |
| PHAR 742 | PHARMACY PRACTICE VI | 3 |
| PHAR 745 | INTRODUCTORY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES: AMBULATORY CARE II | 2 |
| PHAR 746 | PHARMACY MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| PHAR 754 | INTEGRATED DRUG STRUCTURE, ACTION AND THERAPEUTICS III | 7 |
| PHAR 002 | LEADERSHIP | 0 |
| Approved Electives | 0-2 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHAR 764 | PHARMACY PRACTICE VII | 3 |
| PHAR 760 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES: INSTITUTIONAL | 2 |
| PHAR 761 | ADVANCED INTEGRATED DRUG THERAPY I | 8 |
| PHAR 770 | ADVANCED PHARMACOKINETICS | 4 |
| Approved Electives | 0-2 | |
| Credits | 17-19 | |
| Winter | ||
| PHAR 765 | PHARMACY PRACTICE VIII | 3 |
| PHAR 760 | INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCES: INSTITUTIONAL | 2 |
| PHAR 762 | ADVANCED INTEGRATED DRUG THERAPY II | 8 |
| PHAR 773 | CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE BIOMEDICAL LITERATURE | 3 |
| PHAR 002 | LEADERSHIP | 0 |
| Approved Electives | 0-2 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHAR 774 | EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE IV | 3 |
| PHAR 768 | ETHICAL AND LEGAL DECISION MAKING | 1 |
| PHAR 767 | PRE-APPE READINESS AND COMPLEX CASE ANALYSIS | 3 |
| PHAR 780 | COMMUNITY PHARMACY CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer | ||
| PHAR 785 | AMBULATORY PRIMARY CARE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| PHAR 790 | GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Fall | ||
| PHAR 795 | PATIENT CARE ELECTIVE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| PHAR 792 | HOSPITAL/HEALTH SYSTEMS PATIENT CARE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Winter | ||
| PHAR 797 | ELECTIVE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| PHAR 795 | PATIENT CARE ELECTIVE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHAR 797 | ELECTIVE CLERKSHIP | 8 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 203-217 | |