| •MASTER
OF SCIENCES IN PHARMACY PROGRAM•
•DOCTOR
OF PHARMACY PROGRAM•
•PHARMACY
PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM•
DOCTOR OF
PHARMACY PROGRAM (Pharm.D.)
The Doctor of Pharmacy Program (Pharm.D.) is approved by the
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education (PRCHE), and has been
granted full accreditation by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the accreditation agency of
professional programs in pharmacy. The University of Puerto
Rico, School of Pharmacy - Doctor of Pharmacy Program (Pharm.D.)
is structured in four academic years in order to ensure the
achievement of the abilities necessary to become a generalist
practitioner who renders pharmaceutical care.
The goals of the program are:
1) To foster the integral formation of students by
developing their general and professional abilities
along the curriculum.
2) To foster the integration of knowledge based on
professional practice experience in a systematic
ability-based curriculum which incorporates the
following areas: biomedical sciences; pharmaceutical
sciences; behavioral, social, and administrative
pharmacy sciences; pharmacy practice; and general
education.
3) To prepare competent pharmacists to enter the
practice of the profession in different settings.
Curricular Framework
The program requires the approval of 141 credits, exposing
the student to 1,620 hours of practice experiences. The
curricular model adopted responds to a conception of a
liberal, systematic and humanistic curriculum which promotes
human development through the development of a core of then
(10) general/professional abilities. These are
systematically developed as skills, attitudes, values and
conceptual knowledge, all of which are necessary in order to
provide pharmaceutical care. The abilities are
contextualized in the disciplines and practice that comprise
the pharmacy profession. These are: Pharmaceutical Care;
Critical Thinking; Problem Solving and Decision Making;
Communication; Ethics; Social Interaction and Relations;
Social Consciousness and Responsibilities; Intervention in
Public Policy; Administration; and Self-Learning and
Professional Development. These abilities have been
developed as a set of expectations at three levels of
progress through the curriculum (level 1 – beginning, level
2 – developing, level 3 – outcome)
General and Professional Abilities.
The curricular content is defined in terms of fourteen (14)
major concepts, set of core skills, attitudes, and values, and
ten (10) abilities. The core concepts developed in the program
are: human development, pharmaceutical care, education,
research, scientific method, drug, scientific foundations,
professional practice, service, health/disease, public policy,
psychosocial foundations, culture, and management
General Conceptual Map.
The School has identified a set of core skills that are included
in the General Conceptual Map of Intellectual and Professional
Skills. They illustrate the combination of skills (intellectual
as well as professional) the pharmacist must achieve in order to
become a generalist practitioner
General Conceptual Map of Intellectual and Professional Skills.
A set of core attitudes and values is also incorporated in the
curriculum since they are deemed essential in a pharmacy
graduate
Ethical/Attitudinal Conceptual Map.
Admission Requirements
Complete a minimum of 71 - 74 semester credits from among
the following courses, or their equivalents, at any
accredited college or university:
|
Course |
Credits |
|
Basic English |
6 |
|
Basic Spanish |
6 |
|
Languages (English or Spanish) |
3 |
|
Humanities |
6 |
|
Social Sciences |
6 |
|
Pre-calculus |
4-6 |
|
Calculus I |
4-5 |
|
General Chemistry |
8 |
|
Organic Chemistry |
8 |
|
General Biology |
6 |
|
General Physics w/lab |
8 |
|
General Psychology |
3 |
|
Introduction to Economics |
3 |
|
Total |
71 – 74 credits |
- The advancement placement test does not substitute the
requisites of basic English and Spanish.
-
The three credits in languages (English or Spanish) must be
taken in courses that develop oral and written communication
skills.
-
Mathematics credits through Calculus I are required for
admission. Calculus I should include up to integrals.
Mathematics 3151 offered by the University of Puerto Rico
System may be used as standard of reference.
-
General Biology does not include the Biological Sciences
course offered by the General Studies Faculty of the
University of Puerto Rico.
-
General Physics requirement may not be satisfied by the
Physical Sciences course offered by the General Studies
Faculty of the University of Puerto Rico. Physics 3001,
3002, 3003, 3004 offered by the University of Puerto Rico
System may be used as standards of reference.
-
For Psychology may use PSIC 3005 offered by the University
of Puerto Rico as standard of reference.
-
For Economics a course with basic concepts in microeconomics
is required.
To qualify for admission, an applicant must present
scholastic and personal records indicating good preparation
and ability to undertake a professional college degree
program. Applicants are required to possess a general grade
point average (GPA) of at least 2.75 (on a scale of 4.00),
and a specific academic average of at least 2.75 (on a scale
of 4.00) in chemistry, mathematics, biology and physics
courses (sciences index). In addition, applicants must take
the Pharmacy College Admission Text (PCAT) no later than
January of the year of admission and submit three
recommendations, two of which should be from former
professors. A personal interview
is also required. Command of the Spanish and English languages
is required.
Transfers
Students from other ACPE accredited pharmacy programs
requesting admission will be evaluated individually by the
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs using transcripts and
other documents. In the evaluation, the Associate Dean will
take into consideration the admission formula criteria.
Requisites will be waived if comparable courses/experiences
are identified. The student should be in good standing and
have a general academic average of not less than 2.75 (on a
4.0 scale). All academic rules established by the
Admissions Committee in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the University will apply. No one will be
admitted after the second year of the Pharm.D. Program.
Students from Schools Not-Accredited by ACPE
Students from institutions not accredited by ACPE will be
evaluated by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs taking
into consideration the prestige of the institution of
origin, its recognition by the international academic
community, and the same requisites that apply to students
from accredited ACPE programs and the University of Puerto
Rico System. All cases would be referred to the Admissions
Committee for final approval.
Undergraduate coursework taken at a foreign institution must
be evaluated for U.S. institution equivalence. Foreign
coursework must be evaluated by one of the services listed
below.
Word Education Services, Inc.
PO Box 745
Old Chelsea Station
New York, New York 10113-0745
(212) 966-6311
www.wes.org
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
PO Box 51407
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-3470
(414) 289-3400
www.ece.org
Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
International Education Consultants
7101 SW 102nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33173
(305) 273-1616
www.jsilny.com
It is the applicant’s responsibility to have his coursework
evaluated. An official course-by-course evaluation must be
sent to the School of Pharmacy.
For more information, you can contact Myriam González, MPH,
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at
mlgonzalez@rcm.upr.edu
or:
Physical Address:
Pharmacy School and
Deanship of Students Building
4th Floor, Office 409
Medical Sciences Campus
San Juan, PR 00931
Telephone: (787) 758-2525 Ext. 5407, 5422
Fax: (787) 751-5680
Mailing Address:
School of Pharmacy
University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus
PO Box 365067
San Juan, PR 00936-5067
ADMISSION
DOCUMENTS
Graduation Requirements:
Students will receive a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degree
upon the completion of the following requirements:
Approve required and elective courses
with a grade of C or above, i.e., a minimum grade point
average of 2.00 (on a scale of 4.00).
Comply with a portfolio that shows
the students development of the ten (10) general and
professional abilities of the program.
Demonstrate professional and ethical
conduct.
Complete at least the last two (2)
years of studies in the School of Pharmacy of the University
of Puerto Rico.
Complete the academic program in a
maximum of six (6) years since the time of admission.
Comply with all applicable
regulations established by the University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus.
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY PROGRAM COURSE SEQUENCE
Total Semester Credit Hours: 141 crs
First Year
- FARM 7165 Scientific Foundations for the
Professional Practice: Anatomy and Physiology I (3 crs)
- FARM 7166 Scientific Foundations for the
Professional Practice: Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
(2.5 crs)
- FARM 7167 Scientific Foundations for the
Professional Practice: Biochemistry I (1.5 crs)
- FARM 7116 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
(3 crs)
- FARM 7105 Psychosocial Basis, Culture and
Management Theory-Practice Seminar I (3 crs)
- FARM 7135 Research, Education and Scientific
Method Laboratory I (1 cr)
- FARM 7117 Integrative Seminar of Pharmaceutical
Care and Human Development I (3 crs)
- FARM 7169 Scientific Foundations for the
Professional Practice: Anatomy and Physiology II (3 crs)
- FARM 7168 Scientific Foundations for the
Professional Practice: Biochemistry II (2 crs)
- FARM 7137 Compounding and Manufacturing of Dosage
Forms I
(3 crs)
- FARM 7106 Psychosocial Basis, Culture and
Management Theory-Practice Seminar II (3 crs)
- FARM 7136 Research, Education and Scientific
Method Laboratory II (1 cr)
- FARM 7118 Integrative Seminar of Pharmaceutical
Care and Human Development II (1 cr)
- FARM 7115 Introductory Practicum (2 crs)
- Electives (3 crs)
Second Year
- FARM 7225 Integrated Pharmaceutical Sciences and
Therapeutic Agents I (7 crs)
- FARM 7237 Compounding and Manufacturing of Dosage
Forms II
(3 crs)
- FARM 7227 Pharmacy and the Health Care System
(2 crs)
- FARM 7205 Psychosocial Basis, Culture and
Management Theory-Practice Seminar III (2 crs)
- FARM 7235 Research, Education and Scientific
Method Laboratory III (1 cr)
- FARM 7217 Integrative Seminar of Pharmaceutical
Care and Human Development III (2 crs)
- Electives (2 crs)
- FARM 7226 - Integrated Pharmaceutical Sciences
and Therapeutic Agents II: Medicinal Chemistry and
Pharmacology
- FARM 7228 - Integrated Pharmaceutical Sciences of
Anti-Infectives Agents
- FARM 7229 – Pharmacokinetics and Basic
Biopharmacy
- FARM 7305 Health Policy and Pharmacy Law (3
crs)
- FARM 7306 Psychosocial Basis, Culture and
Management Theory-Practice Seminar IV (1 cr)
- FARM 7285 Scientific Foundations for the
Professional Practice III: Microbiology (1.5 cr)
- FARM 7335 Research, Education and Scientific
Method Laboratory IV (1 cr)
Third Year
Fourth Year
-
FARM 7489 Inpatient Pharmaceutical Care:
Acute Care in Specialized Practice (4 crs)
- FARM 7488 Inpatient Pharmaceutical
Care: General Medicine Practice (4 crs)
- FARM 7497 Pharmaceutical Care in the
Ambulatory Setting: Community Pharmacy Practice (4 crs)
- FARM 7451 Selective Advanced Practicums
in Pharmacy (4 crs)
- FARM 7417 Integrative Seminar of
Pharmaceutical Care and Human Development VII (1 cr)
- FARM 7498 Pharmaceutical Care in the
Ambulatory Settings: Institutional Practice (4 crs)
- FARM 7452 Selective Advanced Practicums
in Pharmacy (4 crs)
- FARM 7453 Selective Advanced Practicums
in Pharmacy (4 crs)
- FARM 7487 Institutional Pharmacy
Practice (4 crs)
- FARM 7438 Pharm D. Project (1 cr)
- FARM 7418 Integrative Seminar of
Pharmaceutical Care and Human Development VIII (1 cr)
Experiential Education in the Doctor
of Pharmacy Program
The professional experience component of the Doctor of
Pharmacy Program consists of a series of structured
experiential learning practicums which begin during the
second semester of the first professional year. The
experiences occur in a variety of settings such as
hospitals, community pharmacies, and the pharmaceutical
industry, among others. Students may need to complete
experiential education at sites outside the San Juan
metropolitan area. The practicums are organized as a
curricular progression leading to eight advanced practice
experiences (five required and three selective) in the
fourth professional year of the curriculum. A total of
1,620 contact hours (equivalent to 45 semester credits) are
distributed and offered in the curricular sequence, as they
appear in the following table. The Board of Pharmacy of
Puerto Rico accrues the total number of hours towards
licensure requirements in Puerto Rico.
EXPERIENTIAL PRACTICUMS LEARNING
|
First Year |
Second Year |
Third Year |
Fourth Year |
|
Introductory
Practicum
(72 hrs)
2 credits |
Service Learning
(36 hrs)
1 credit
Longitudinal
Care I
(36 hrs)
1 credit |
Longitudinal Care II
(36 hrs)
1 credit
Management of the Practice and the Medication
Distribution and
Control Systems
(288 hrs)
8 credits
* Community
4 credits (144 hrs)
* Institutional
4 credits (144 hrs) |
Advanced Practicums
(8 practicums)
(1,152 hrs)
32 credits
Institutional Pharmacy Practice
Inpatient Pharmaceutical
Care I & II
Ambulatory
Pharmaceutical Care I & II
Selective
Selective
Selective |
|
Total 1,620 hrs |
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•MASTER
OF SCIENCES IN PHARMACY PROGRAM•
•DOCTOR
OF PHARMACY PROGRAM•
•PHARMACY
PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM•
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