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.
10. PHAR 688 Comprehensive Diabetes Management
This is an internet-based self-directed course developed by the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, in partnership with Novo Nordisk, to provide pharmacy students with a multidisciplinary foundation in the principles of diabetes management. The student will develop their knowledge and ability to assess, manage, educate and monitor patients with diabetes. The contributing faculty members are outstanding educators and practitioners from the fields of pharmacy, nursing, medicine, behavioral psychology, medical nutrition therapy, and exercise physiology. Instructor: Coffman, Fan; Cr. Hr.:3.