Doctor of Pharmacy Professional Program (Pharm.D.)
Program Overview
The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program at Long Island University is a six-year professional program that prepares students for entry-level pharmacy practice. The program equips students with the knowledge, skills, and experiences to become competent pharmacists who can safely and effectively dispense medications, provide pharmaceutical care, and participate in the team-based management of patients. The program consists of two years of pre-professional studies and four years of professional studies, including an extramural year of advanced pharmacy practice experiences.
Program Outline
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Program:
Degree Overview:
The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.
) program at Long Island University (LIU) is a six-year professional program that prepares students for entry-level pharmacy practice.
The program consists of two years of pre-professional studies (offered through LIU Brooklyn's Richard L. Conolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) and four years of professional studies. The program equips students with the knowledge, skills, and experiences to become competent pharmacists who can:
- Safely and effectively dispense medications
- Provide pharmaceutical care
- Participate in the team-based management of patients
- Independently make clinical judgements
- Develop individualized pharmaceutical care plans
- Communicate effectively with patients and healthcare professionals
- Perform economic analyses of pharmaceutical interventions
- Justify services for billing purposes
Outline:
Pre-Professional Phase (P1-P2):
The pre-professional phase (P1 and P2) focuses on foundational courses in liberal arts and sciences, providing the necessary background for the professional pharmacy curriculum. It is offered through Richard L. Conolly College and can be completed in two academic years.
P-1 (First Pre-Professional Year):
Fall Semester:
- General & Inorganic Chemistry (CHM 3)
- General Biology (BIO 1)
- English Composition (ENG 16)
- Introduction to Psychology (PSY 3)
- First Year Seminar (FYS 1)
Spring Semester:
- General & Inorganic Chemistry (CHM 4)
- General Biology (BIO 2)
- English Literature (Eng 61, 62, 63, or 64)
- Calculus I (MTH 40)
- Economics (ECO 1 or 2)
P-2 (Second Pre-Professional Year):
Fall Semester:
- Organic Chemistry (CHM 121)
- Physics for Pharmacy (PHY 27)
- Writing in the Sciences (Eng 178)
- Philosophy or History (PHI 61 or 62 or HIS 1 or 2)
- Physiology/Anatomy (BIO 137)
- Pharmacy Orientation Seminar (PHM 1)
Spring Semester:
- Organic Chemistry (CHM 122)
- Physiology/Anatomy (BIO 138)
- Oral Communication (SPE 3)
- Statistics (MATH 100)
- Microbiology (BIO 101)
Professional Phase:
The professional phase covers six semesters of didactic and early experiential coursework followed by an extramural year of advanced pharmacy practice experiences. This prepares students for professional licensure examinations.
P-3 (First Professional Year):
Fall Semester:
- Pathophysiology/immunology (PHM 310)
- Pharmaceutics I (Pharmaceutical calculations) (PHM 311)
- Pharmaceutics II (Basic theories in pharmaceutics) (PHM 312)
- Biochemistry (PHM 313)
- Pharmacy Profession and the Health Care System (PHM 314)
- Pharmacy and Society (PHM 315)
- P-3 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (PHM 300)
Spring Semester:
- Molecular Biology (PHM 320)
- Principles of Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry/Toxicology (PHM 321)
- Intro to Pharmacy Law and the Integrated Pharmaceutical Care Laboratory (PHM 322)
- Pharmaceutics III (Biopharmaceutics/pharmacokinetics) (PHM 323)
- Biostatistics (PHM 324)
- Introduction to Pharmacy Practice (PHM 325)
- Principles of Physical Assessment and Medication Administration (PHM 326)
P-4 (Second Professional Year):
Fall Semester:
- Human Genetics (PHM 410)
- Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence I (PHM 411)
- Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence II (PHM 412)
- Pharmacy Practice Laboratory I (PHM 415)
- Professional Elective
Spring Semester:
- Principles of Health Behavior and Patient-provider Communication (PHM 420)
- Pharmaceutics IV (Dosage forms and principles of compounding) (PHM 421)
- Compounding Laboratory I (PHM 422)
- Pharmacy Practice Laboratory II (PHM 42
