Introduction to clinical practices will occur through drug and poison information telephone calls, patient counseling on non-prescription drug products and working with patient care support services. The focus is on studies of disease states and pharmacotherapy. Students learn special skills in therapeutically dosing and monitoring patients with potentially toxic therapeutic agents. Clinical practice knowledge and skills are developed through studying the use and potential problems with commonly prescribed medications. Basic physical assessment skills for therapeutic drug monitoring are introduced.
Students begin clerkships in community pharmacy practice.
This year continues studies of disease states and pharmacotherapy. Drug distribution and control within institutional practice skills is a major focus in clerkships. Skills for managing drug therapy and providing case management are provided through clerkships in patient care facilities. Year 4 Devotes 48 weeks to full-time clinical pharmacy experiences in various patient care sites. There will be eight rotations each six weeks in length.