PharmD
Pharmacy & Health Education Concentration
The Pharmacy and Health Education Concentration Provides students with a strong background theory of teaching and learning and the skill sets necessary to provide Pharmacy and Health Education in various formats (i.e. CE, Precepting, in-services). It also provides the opportunity to become engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Outcomes
Upon completion of the concentration coursework, a student will be able to:
- Articulate the role of life-long learning in the Pharmacy Profession and ways to utilize self-reflection to identify areas of need.
- Describe career paths in health education and the roles and responsibilities of health educators.
- Employ effective teaching and assessment methods to provide appropriate education to various populations including peers, other health professionals, and the general public.
- Create effective learning environments, teaching tools and assessments based-upon evidence-based learning theory and cognitive practice.
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Required Courses: 9 credit hours
- HSC 6261 Teaching Essentials
- HSC 6261L Teaching Essentials Lab
- PHA 7684 Elective Pharmacy Practice Experience: Academia
Elective Courses (Select one of the following)- Minimum 2 credit hours
- PHA 6877C Critical Care Pharmacotherapy
- PHA 6780C Oncology Pharmacy Practice
- PHA 6707C Developing the Next Generation of Pharmacy Faculty
- PHA 6907 Directed Independent Study
- PHA 6935 Special Topics in Pharmacy
- PHA 6915 Pharmacy Longitudinal Research Project
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Due to the enhanced workload and rigors of the concentration, students must meet benchmark eligibility requirements and complete an application to be selected for this program. Eligibility requirements include all of the following:
- GPA ≥ 3.2
- Two letters of reference; one from student success coach
- Must be a PY2 at start of the concentration experience
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Applications open in Spring PY1. Submission Deadline: June 1st
All application components must be received prior to the deadline:
- Online form
- Two reference forms; one must be from your student success coach
Once accepted, you will be enrolled in HSC 6261 Teaching Essentials for the upcoming Fall semester. To withdraw from the program, please notify the concentration coordinator no later than October 1st of PY3.
Concentration Coordinator
Gwendolyn Wantuch, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP
gwantuch@usf.edu
(813) 974-4852