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Standard No. 13: Curricular Core—Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes, and Values: To provide the thorough scientific foundation necessary for achievement of the professional competencies, the curriculum of the professional degree program must contain the following:
biomedical sciences pharmaceutical sciences social/behavioral/administrative sciences clinical sciences
Knowledge, practice skills, and professional attitudes and values must be integrated and applied, reinforced, and advanced throughout the curriculum, including the pharmacy practice experiences.
1) Documentation and Data:
Use a check to indicate the information provided by the college or school and used to self-assess this standard:
Required Documentation and Data:
A map/cross-walk of the curriculum to Appendix B of the ACPE Standards (Appendix 13A)
Required Documentation for On-Site Review:
(None required for this Standard)
Data Views and Standardized Tables:
It is optional for the college or school to provide brief comments about each chart or table (see Directions).
AACP Standardized Survey: Student – Questions 34, 47 (Appendix 13B)
AACP Standardized Survey: Alumni – Questions 24, 25, 27
Optional Documentation and Data:
Other documentation or data that provides supporting evidence of compliance with the standard. Examples could include assessments and documentation of student performance and the attainment of desired core knowledge, skills and values.
2) College or School’s Self-Assessment: Use the checklist below to self-assess the program on the requirements of the standard and accompanying guidelines:
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S N.I. U
The curriculum contains at an appropriate breadth and depth the necessary elements within the following areas as outlined in Appendix B of the Standards:
biomedical sciences
pharmaceutical sciences
social/behavioral/administrative sciences
clinical sciences
The content of curricular courses is mapped to Appendix B to assess where specific content foundations are addressed in the curriculum. Gaps in curricular content and inappropriate redundancies identified in the mapping process inform curricular revision.
The didactic course work provides a rigorous scientific foundation appropriate for the contemporary practice of pharmacy.
Knowledge, practice skills, and professional attitudes and values are integrated and applied, reinforced, and advanced throughout the didactic and experiential curriculum.
The biomedical, pharmaceutical, social/behavioral/administrative, and clinical sciences are of adequate depth, scope, timeliness, quality, sequence, and emphasis to provide the foundation and support for the intellectual and clinical objectives of the professional degree program and the practice of pharmacy.
The sciences provide the basis for understanding the development and use of medications and other therapies for the treatment and prevention of disease.
Courses and other formal learning experiences are coordinated and integrated across disciplines.
Where instruction is provided by academic units of the university other than the pharmacy program, these areas are developed in accordance with the professional degree program’s curricular goals and objectives; and assessment liaison mechanisms ensure effective instructional delivery and achievement of the educational objectives of the program.
N/A (no outside instruction)
3) College or School’s Comments on the Standard: The college or school’s descriptive text and supporting
evidence should specifically address the following. Use a check to indicate that the topic has been adequately addressed. Use the text box provided to describe: areas of the program that are noteworthy, innovative, or exceed the expectation of the standard; the college or school's self-assessment of its issues and its plans for addressing them, with relevant timelines; findings that highlight areas of concern along with actions or recommendations to address them; and additional actions or strategies to further advance the quality of the program. For plans that have already been initiated to address an issue, the college or school should provide evidence that the plan is working. Wherever possible and applicable, survey data should be broken down by demographic and/or branch/campus/pathway groupings, and comments provided on any notable findings.
The curricular structure and content of all curricular pathways
A description of the breadth and depth of the biomedical, pharmaceutical, social/behavioral/administrative, and clinical sciences components of the didactic curriculum, and the strategies utilized to integrate these components
How the curricular content for all curricular pathways is linked to Appendix B of Standards 2007 through mapping and other techniques and how gaps in curricular content or inappropriate redundancies identified inform curricular revision
Examples of assessment and documentation of student performance and the attainment of desired core knowledge, skills and values
Evidence that knowledge, practice skills and professional attitudes and values are integrated, reinforced and advanced throughout the didactic and experiential curriculum
How the college or school is applying the guidelines for this standard in order to comply with the intent and expectation of the standard
Any other notable achievements, innovations or quality improvements
Interpretation of the data from the applicable AACP standardized survey questions, especially notable differences from national or peer group norms
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Scientific Foundation The curriculum, currently in transition, is comprised of 151 credits in the professional program over
the course of 4 years (8 semesters plus 3 summer terms) (Appendix 10C) and 77 credits of pre-
pharmacy coursework which can be completed in four to six semesters (Appendix 10E). A total of
160 credits from the pre-pharmacy (61 credits) and professional (99 credits) curriculum contributes
toward the scientific foundation of the Pharm.D. degree. Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy
Practice Experiences total 48 credits followed by 4 credits for professional electives.
As described in Standard 10, both the pre-pharmacy and professional curriculums underwent
extensive revision after being evaluated for relevance, rigor, and integration. The previous
professional curriculum was mapped to the ABO’s and ACPE Accreditation Standards 2007
Appendix B revealing several gaps in content in the areas of public health, interprofessional
education opportunities, leadership, cultural competency, complementary and alternative medicine,
research methods, informatics, women’s health and patient safety. Once the curriculum was
revised, it was mapped again and the results indicate all content in Appendix B is addressed
(Appendix 13A).
Coursework contributing towards the biomedical science foundation are derived predominately
from the pre-pharmacy curriculum and include general biology, human anatomy, microbiology,
immunology, statistics, and biochemistry. Pathophysiology I & II along with pharmaceutical
biotechnology from the professional curriculum add 11 credits to the 42 credit hours of biomedical
sciences. Pre-pharmacy general and organic chemistry as well as pharmaceutics I & II,
pharmacodynamics (pharmacology & medicinal chemistry) I-VI, pharmacogenomics, and
pharmacokinetics from the professional curriculum provide a total of 44 credit hours towards the
pharmaceutical sciences foundation. The social, behavioral, and administrative pharmacy
foundation (28 credit hours) draws nearly equally from both the pre-pharmacy and professional
program. Professional courses mapped to this area include Introduction to Healthcare Systems,
Pharmacy Management, Practice Improvement and Project Management, Pharmacy Law, and the
new interprofessional education course. Pre-pharmacy courses in public speaking, intercultural
communication, english, and microeconomics provide the remaining 15 credit hours. Lastly, the
professional program supplies all of the 45 credit hours of coursework in the clinical science
foundation portion of the curriculum.
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Course Integration
Progression and application of science and practice concepts in the College’s curriculum are
facilitated by its course sequencing design, where there is progressive coverage of basic science
and practice application as student’s progress through the curriculum. This advancement of
knowledge and skills helps prepare students to care for patients in the experiential settings and
encourages them to develop critical thinking skills. For example, students learn pathophysiology of
diabetes in their P1 year; pharmacodynamics of the pharmacologic agents used in the treatment of
diabetes are in the fall semester of the P2 year, followed by the therapeutic principles of use of
anti-diabetes agents in the spring semester of the P2 year. Diabetes content is then revisited and
reinforced in Phrm 580, Pharmacotherapy Capstone; a new course scheduled for spring of the P3
year that will integrate several disease states at once. Course prerequisites ensure that students
master the pharmacodynamic principles by achieving a grade of “C” or better before they are
permitted to progress to the corresponding pharmacotherapy course. Most other disease state
curricular sequencing will mirror this process. Lastly, the Thrifty White Concept Pharmacy will
continue to serve as a method of integration and application of skills taught in the didactic
curriculum and pharmacy practice experiences.
AACP Survey Comments
Preceptors for APPE corroborate student perceptions rating our students highly regarding their
abilities to “make decisions regarding complex problems that require the integration of scientific,
social, cultural, and ethical issues with one’s ideas and values” and to “recommend medication
doses and dosage schedules for a specific patient based upon relevant patient factors and drug
pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties.” (Table 13-1)
Table 13-1. APPE Preceptor Ratings of NDSU Students in 2010
Assessment # Responses Mean Scale* Std
Makes decisions regarding complex problems that require the integration of scientific, social, cultural, and ethical issues with one's ideas and values.
72 2.68 1 to 3 0.47
Recommends medication doses and dosage schedules for a specific patient based upon relevant patient factors and drug pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties.
67 2.69 1 to 3 0.47
*Scale: 1=Poor, 2=Average, 3=Excellent
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Students in the program corroborate the view of preceptors. According to the 2011 graduating
student survey, our students feel strongly that the coursework offered in our program prepared
them well for their experiential learning, more so than students in peer schools, as well as all AACP
schools (Appendix 13B).
4) College or School’s Final Self-Evaluation: Self-assess how well the program is in compliance with the standard by putting a check in the appropriate box :
Compliant Compliant with Monitoring Partially Compliant Non Compliant
No factors exist that compromise current compliance; no factors exist that, if not addressed, may compromise future compliance.
• No factors exist that compromise current compliance; factors exist that, if not addressed, may compromise future compliance /or
• Factors exist that compromisecurrent compliance; an appropriate plan exists to address the factors that compromise compliance; the plan has been fully implemented; sufficient evidence already exists that the plan is addressing the factors and will bring the program into full compliance.
Factors exist that compromise current compliance; an appropriate plan exists to address the factors that compromise compliance and it has been initiated; the plan has not been fully implemented and/or there is not yet sufficient evidence that the plan is addressing the factors and will bring the program into compliance.
• Factors exist that compromise current compliance; an appropriate plan to address the factors that compromise compliance does not exist or has not yet been initiated /or
• Adequate information was not provided to assess compliance
Compliant Compliant with Monitoring
Partially Compliant Non Compliant
5) Recommended Monitoring: If applicable, briefly describe issues or elements of the standard that may require further monitoring.
The curriculum has been redesigned and sequenced to improve and optimize integration of
didactic and experiential learning and will be fully implemented in 2015-2016. Ongoing
structured course evaluations by the Curriculum Committee will help identify any further gaps in
content and ensure collaboration between instructors in the College that teach similar content.
Assessment details for the Pharm.D. program, including the new curriculum, can be found in
Standards 3 and 15.
Appendices
Appendix 10C: New Professional Curriculum
Appendix 10E: New Pre-Pharmacy Curriculum
Appendix 13A: Curriculum Map to ACPE Standards 2007 Appendix B
Appendix 13B: AACP Survey Data
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Appendix 10C: New Professional Curriculum (effective 2015 – 2016)
P1 (39 credits) FALL 2015 Credit SPRING 2016 Credit Pathophysiology I 4 Pathophysiology II 4 (411) Principles of Dynamics (includes Toxicology) 3 (412) Chemotherapeutic Agents (Oncology, ID) 3 Micr 470 Basic Immunology 3 (410) Biotechnology 2 (368) Pharmaceutics I 4 (369) Pharmaceutics II 2 (350) Introduction to Pharmacy Practice
Consultation Health Literacy & Cultural Competency Drug Information Prescription Law ADRs Drug Interactions from 451 HIPAA training Pharm Care Plans
2 (352) Introduction to Healthcare Systems RPh, Pharmacy, History Healthcare professionals Hospitals, Ambulatory care, LTC Financing – Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid Managed Care JACHO + Formulary information
2
(351) Pharm Care Pre‐lab instruction
1 (470) Pharmacokinetics 3
(351L) Pharm Care Lab 1 Professional Elective 2
Total 18 Total 18 Previously Pharm Care Series φ New course
SUMMER: Phrm 355, IPPE I – Institutional Practice (120 hours) 3 cr
P2 (38 credits)
FALL 2015 Credit SPRING 2016 Credit (414) Cardiovascular Dynamics 3 (538) Cardiovascular Pulmonary Therapeutics 4 (413) Endocrine/Resp/GI Dynamics 3 (534) Endocrine/GI/Rheumatology Therapeutics 3 (417)Pharmacogenomics φ 2 (415) Neuro‐Psych Dynamics 3 (535) Oncology Therapeutics 3 (450) Self Care
OTCs Vitamins Durable Medical Equipment CAM
3
(532) Infectious Disease Therapeutics 3 (452) Pharm Care 1 (480) Drug Literature 3 (452L) Pharm Care Lab 1
(xxx) Interprofessional Education Course TBD φ Communication / Conflict Resolution Role and Scope of Practice Patient Safety Ethics
3
Total 17 Total 18 φ New course Previously Pharm Care Series
SUMMER: Phrm 455, IPPE II – Community Practice (120 hours) 3 cr
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P3 (34 credits)
FALL 2015 Credit SPRING 2016 Credit (537) Fluid, Electrolyte, & Renal Therapeutics 3 (560) Specialty Care Topics φ
Nutrition Support – (From GI Therapeutics‐ 10 hr) Peri‐Operative / Surgical Care (Anesthesia) Critical Care Home Health Care (2 hr) Palliative Care (1 hr) Immunizations (9 hr) ????
2
(536) Neuro‐Psych Therapeutics 3 (580) Pharmacotherapy Capstone φ Integrated Cases (2‐4 disease states/case) Literature evaluation skills Review of Practice guidelines Presentation skills
3
(475) Pharmacy Management (+ informatics) Strategic Planning Managing Money Managing Operations Managing People Informatics
3 (520) Special Populations † Peds Gerontology LTC from 551 (3 hr) Women (from 534 + expanded) Men
3
(551) Pharm Care Pre‐lab instructions Motivational Interviewing in healthcare for
behavior change Documenting pharmacist’s recommendations &
consultations in the medical record
1 (552) Pharm Care Pre‐lab instructions Immunizations – practical First Aid/ CPR
1
(551 L) Lab
1 (552 L) Lab / IPPE IV (simulated activities) 1
(540) Public Health φ Applied Epidemiology Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Environmental & Occupational Health Behavioral Health Health Disparities Emergency Preparedness Health policy, law, & ethics Public Health Systems Global Health
3 (570) Practice Improvement & Project Management φ Program Evaluation & Review Techniques
(PERT) Measuring Outcomes Qualitative & Quantitative Project
Management Tools, Problem Solving & Decision Analysis Tools
Statistical Tools Health Care Quality Management Process Improvement & Patient Flow Job Scheduling, Patient Scheduling Managing the Supply chain
3
(555) IPPE III – Public Health Focus φ 1 (572) Law 2 Professional Elective 2 Professional Elective 2
Total 17 Total 17 φ New course † Previously Peds/Gerontology
Name:
ID:
Course Number Credits Sem/YR Grade Course Number Credits Sem/YR Grade
BIOL 150* 3
UNIV^ 189 1 BIOL 150L* 1
BIOL 220* 3
ENGL 110 1 3 BIOL 220L* 1
ENGL 120*13 BIOL 221 3
COMM 110* 3 BIOL 221L 1
ENGL 324 or 325 3 CHEM 122L 1
CHEM 341* 3
MATH 146* 4 CHEM 341L 1
10 sem credits CHEM 342 3
CHEM 121* 3 MICR 202* 2
CHEM 121L 1 MICR 202L* 1
CHEM 122* 3 MICR TBA 3
PHYS 211 3 Stat 330 * 3
6 sem credits Bioc 460 3
3 Bioc 461 4
3
6 sem credits
ECON 201 3
COMM 216 3
2 sem credits
2
ECON 201 3
3
Advisor:Fall 2011
updated 3/1/2011
3 sem credits
General Chemistry I Lab
General Chemistry II
Humanities & Fine Arts (A)
Science & Technology (S)
General Chemistry I
College Composition II
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
First Year Experience (F) 1 sem credit
Skills for Academic Success
Communications (C) 12 sem credits
Upper level English
College Composition I
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIRED PRE-REQUISITE COURSES:
Course Title
College Physics I
Intro. Microbiology and Lab
Introductory Statistics
DEPARTMENT REQUIRED PRE-REQUISITE COURSES:
Human Anat. & Phys II
General Chemistry II Lab
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry I Lab
Human Anat. & Phys I Lab
Human Anat. & Phys II Lab
Appendix 10E:College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences
PRE-PHARMACY CURRICULUM - Fall 2011
Quantitative Reasoning (R)
Applied Calc I
Microeconomics
Intercultural Communication
Social & Behavioral Science (B)
Wellness (W)
Cultural Diversity (D) **
Global Perspectives (G)
Microeconomics
Course Title
General Biology I Lab
General Biology I
Human Anat. & Phys I
All courses must be completed in order to apply for the professional program in the last spring semester pre-requisite courses are taken.
^UNIV 189 is required for students with fewer than 24 earned transfer credits.
All Required Courses Must be Completed with at Least a Grade of "C"
* Denotes core courses used in admission GPA
1Students with composite ACT score of 21 or higher will be encouraged to register for English 120. Students who complete English 120 with a "C" or better will receive credit for English 110 with a passing grade of (P).** Cultural Diversity (D) may come from either Humanities or Social & Beh Sci
Organic Chemistry II
Intro. Microbiology
Medical Microbiology (formerly Micr 460-Pathogenic)
Biochemistry I
Biochemistry II
Notes:
Professional Pharm.D. Curriculum
Pharm.D. Curriculum Mapped to Appendix B Additional Guidance on the Science Foundation for the Curriculum
Basic Biomedical Sciences Anatomy & Physiology, Pathology/ Pathophysiology, Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry/ Biotechnology, Molecular Biology/Genetics, Biostatics
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy & Alternative& Complementary Treatments, Toxicology Bioanalysis/Clinical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics/ Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics/ Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacogenomics/Genetics, Extemporaneous Compounding/ Parenteral/Enteral
Social/Behavioral/ Administrative Pharmacy Sciences
Health Care Delivery Systems,Economics/ Pharmacoeconomics, Practice Management. Pharmacoepidemiology Pharmacy Law and Regulatory Affairs, History of Pharmacy, Ethics, Professional Communication, Social and Behavioral Aspects of Practice
Clinical Sciences Pharmacy Practice & Pharmacist‐provided care, Mdiecation Dispensing & Distribution Systems, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacist‐Provided Care for Special Populations, Drug Information, Medication Safety, Literature Evaluation and Research Design, Patient Assessment laboratory, Elective Courses
Courses Addressed Addressed Addressed Addressed Phrm 340, Pathophysiology I ✓ ✓ ✓ Phrm 341, Pathophysiology II ✓ ✓ Phrm 350, Intro to Pharmacy Practice ✓ ✓
Phrm 351, Pharmaceutical Care I ✓ Phrm 351 L, Pharm Care Lab I ✓ ✓ ✓ Phrm 352, Intro to Healthcare Sys ✓ Phrm 355, IPPE I ✓ ✓ ✓ Psci 368, Pharmaceutics I ✓ ✓ Psci 369, Pharmaceutics II ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Psci 410, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology ✓ ✓
Psci 411, Pharmacodynamic I ✓ ✓ Psci 412, Pharmacodynamics II ✓ ✓ Psci 413, Pharmacodynamics III ✓ ✓
Appendix 13A: Curriculum Mapped to ACPE Appendix B
Courses Basic Biomedical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Sciences Social/Behavioral/ Administrative Sciences
Clinical Sciences
Psci 414, Pharmacodynamics IV ✓ ✓ Psci 415, Pharmacodynamics V ✓ ✓
Psci 416, Pharmacodynamics VI ✓ ✓
Phrm 450, Self Care ✓ ✓ ✓
Phrm 451, Pharmaceutical Care III
Phrm 452, Pharmaceutical Care II
Phrm 452L, Pharmaceutical Care II ✓ ✓ ✓
Phrm 455, IPPE II ✓ ✓ ✓
Psci 470, Pharmacokinetics ✓ ✓
Phrm 475, Management ✓ Phrm 480, Drug Literature Eval ✓ ✓ Pharm 485/685 Econ Outcomes Assessment ✓
Phrm 520, Special Populations ✓ ✓ Phrm 532, Infectious Disease ✓ ✓ ✓ Phrm 534, Endocrine/Rheumatology/GI ✓ ✓
Phrm 535, Neoplastic Diseases ✓ ✓ Phrm 536, Neuropsychiatry ✓ ✓ ✓ Phrm 537, Renal, Fluid, Electrolytes ✓ ✓ ✓ Phrm 538, CV & Pulmonary Disease ✓ ✓ ✓ Phrm 551, Pharmaceutical Care III ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Phrm 551L, Pharma Care III Lab ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Phrm 552, Pharmaceutical Care IV ✓ Phrm 552L, Pharma Care IV Lab ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Phrm 555, IPPE III ✓ ✓ Phrm 560, Specialty Care Topics ✓ ✓ Phrm 572, Pharmacy Law ✓ Phrm 580, Pharmacotherapy capstone ✓
Phrm 581‐583 Adv Prac Pharm Exp ✓ ✓ ✓
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Graduating Student Survey
Question: 34. Pharmacy-related elective courses met my needs as a Pharm.D. student.
Appendix 13B: AACP Surveys
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Graduating Student Survey
Question: 47. I was academically prepared to enter my advanced pharmacy practice experiences.
Appendix 13B: AACP Surveys
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Alumni Survey
Question: 24. When I was a student my coursework prepared me to enter my practice experiences (rotations).
Appendix 13B: AACP Surveys
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Alumni Survey
Question: 25. When I was a student the courses I took prepared me to enter my first pharmacy job.
Appendix 13B: AACP Surveys
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Alumni Survey Name
Question: 27. When I was a student pharmacy related elective courses met my needs as a Pharm.D. student.
Appendix 13B: AACP Surveys