The Non-traditional Doctor of Pharmacy program is designed for practicing pharmacists who wish to obtain a Doctor of Pharmacy degree without returning to a college campus full time. D. degree program educates students to achieve the same outcomes as the entry level Pharm. D. program but is designed to meet the needs of working pharmacists. Didactic courses are scheduled in the evenings at Ft. Lauderdale, and broadcast live by compressed interactive video to Ft.
Students vary course loads according to their work schedules.
A pharmacist, enrolled in the program, will have a maximum of three years to complete the didactic courses and a maximum of five years to complete the program. The course aims to extend the knowledge and skills in the first degree and subsequent professional experience, by developing the ability to apply these attributes to the provision of clinical pharmacy services. D. was developed by the two universities to help licensed pharmacists keep pace with changes in the field, update their skills, gain a greater variety of hands-on clinical experience, compete for better career positions, and enhance and expand their practice to meet consumer needs. Students will be able to fulfill many of the program requirements in or near where they live, but they must attend the weekend workshops. These will be held in Washington.