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University of Houston: Brief description

College of Pharmacy Graduate Programs: Student and faculty numbers

Students No.Pharm.D. 525Masters in Pharmacy Administration 15Ph.D., Pharmacology 22Ph.D., Pharmaceutics 7Pharm.D./Ph.D. 3M.S., Pharmacology 1

Faculty No.Clinical Science and Administration 22Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences 19

• A Pharm.D. is required to practice pharmacy in the US

• Pharm.D.: four-year program Two yrs basic science oriented One yr pharmacy oriented One yr clinical rotations

• Students can be admitted after 2 yrs of undergraduate pre-pharmacy courses

• Increasing number of admitted students have B.S. or higher (44% in 2005-2006)

Pharm.D. Program

• 90%of students are non-US

• Significant number of applicants have B.Pharm.

• Net stipend: $16-17k

• 4-5 yr to Ph.D.

• Sources of support75% funded by college as TA25% funded by individual grants as RA

• Teaching dutiesNominal: 20 hrs/wkActual: <10 hrs/wk

Ph.D. Program

In 2002, the Pharm.D. Pharmacology course changed to Pharmacodynamics.

Pharmacodynamics

• Vertically integrated

• Combines: medicinal chemistry pharmacology pharmacotherapy

• Modules arranged according to organ systems

Pharmacology Pharmacodynamics

Advanced Pharmacology: Audience and emphases

Aimed at: students who want to be basic scientists

Emphases:

• Historical perspectives relevant to research scientists

• Methods for the study of pharmacology

• Emerging therapies

• Pharmacokinetics, for use in hypothesis testing

• Critical evaluation of the literature

Pharm.D. Neurophysiology (3) Pharm.D. Organ Physiology (4)

Adv Pharm I (3) Adv Pharm II (3)

Fall Spring

Biochemical Pharmacology (3)

Experimental Design (3)

Molecular Pharmacology (3)

Yr 1

Yr 2

Required didactic instruction:Ph.D. in Pharmacology

Pharm.D. program

Ph.D. program(6 hr elective didactic also required)

Topics: Advanced Pharmacology I

Advanced Pharmacology I hrs Topic 8 General Principles, Dose-Response, Receptor

Theory, Signal Transduction 6 Peripheral Adrenergic and Cholinergic

Pharmacology 8 CNS Drugs Interacting with Ion Channels 6 Peptide Neurotransmitters 2 Tolerance and Dependence 4 Affect Disorders 4 Schizophrenia and Antipsychotic Drugs

Topics: Advanced Pharmacology II

Advanced Pharmcology II hrs Topic 8 Introduction to Pharmacokinetics 2 Nitric Oxide Neuropharmacology 6 Hypertension and Antihypertensives 6 Congestive Heart Failure 4 Arrhythmias and Anti-arrhythmic Agents 4 Inflammation and Anti-Inflammatory Agents 4 Hyperlipidemia 4 Diabetes and Anti-Diabetic Drugs

Pros and Cons

Advantages

• Greater research orientation for scientists in training

• Attractive to students from other institutions

Disadvantages

• Increased teaching load for faculty

• Requirement for careful coordination with physiology