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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.

07. PHAR 685 Drug and Alcohol Addiction Education in the Health Professions

This course is designed for the pharmacy student to increase awareness of the health and social problems of alcoholism and other drugs dependencies in the profession of pharmacy. The course will specifically address the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Alanon programs as well as familiarize the student with the local treatment programs. In addition, the student will become familiar with Nevada Pharmacists Recovery Program. Attending the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies is a pre-requisite for enrolling in this course. Instructor: Welder; Cr. Hr.:2.