University Of Southern Nevada
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Pharmacy Curriculum
The University utilizes the block system of curricular design, which provides students with the opportunity to study one content area intensely. Faculty, using a variety of educational strategies, help students achieve the learning objectives for each block. The program does not award students traditional letter grades (e.g., A, B, C, D or F). However, faculty require students to demonstrate competency by successfully passing every assessment (examination) that is associated with each block. The program also offers a unique experiential training program that places students in a community pharmacy practice setting within the first two weeks after beginning classes in the University.
The curriculum of the University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy PharmD program can be divided into two major components: the didactic component and the experiential component.
02. PHAR 473 IPPE-Institutional - Year 1
When: During the first six months of the didactic curriculum
Number of Hours: 8
Outcomes:
The primary goal of the IPPE institutional experience is to provide students with exposure to hospital practice. The student will spend one 8-hour day in a hospital pharmacy with a pharmacist-preceptor who will provide an overview of daily practice. Similar to the first IPPE community assignment, students will complete a written assignment providing an overview of their experience, which will be submitted to faculty for review and discussion.