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.
Upon completion of the concentration coursework, a student will be able to:
Required Courses: 9 credit hours
Elective Courses (Select one of the following)- Minimum 2 credit hours
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:
Application Deadline: April 1st
All application components must be received prior to the deadline:
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 September 1st of PY3.
Gwendolyn Wantuch, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP
gwantuch@usf.edu
(813) 974-4852
You are able to enroll in the Teaching Essentials Course during your PY2 or PY3 Year. Please see the course requirement chart to identify when courses are offered, to assist in planning your course schedule.
PY2 students who elect to enroll, this will be an additional 2 credit hours on-top of your current course load. It may count towards your elective hours, thereby reducing your workload in your PY3 year.
PY3 students may elect to take this course in addition to another elective, or in place of your Fall elective.
No. Once you declare this concentration, you will work alongside the Concentration Coordinator to ensure placement in courses to fufill necessary requirements.
You may choose to take another elective on-top of the Teaching Essentials Elective, and would need to include this in your elective rank list.