Doctor of Pharmacy

Training Provider: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Course Reference: TGS-2015502799
S$92,080

About This Course

To train pharmacy practitioners to possess leadership qualities, advanced expertise and clinical experience that enable them to be at the forefront of the Pharmacy profession and health care in a variety of settings - institutional, community practice, government, academia, industry, translational research and drug development.

What You'll Learn

The Pharm.D. curriculum emphasizes patient-focused care to develop reflective practitioners with knowledge, skills and attitudes to critically evaluate personalised pharmaceutical care and modify therapy in a timely and effective manner.

It consists of 1 year didactic component (13 courses) and 40 weeks clerkships (eight 5-week attachments at various practice settings).

Didactic Coursework
Essential Courses (38 unit)
PR5135 Foundations in Advanced Pharmacy Practice (4 unit)
PR5134 Advanced Skills in Pharmacy Practice (4 unit)
PR5136 Pharm.D. Seminar & Teaching (4 unit)
PR5113 Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (4 unit)
PR5130 Advanced Pharmacotherapy I (2 unit)
PR5131 Advanced Pharmacotherapy II (2 unit)
PR5132 Advanced Pharmacotherapy III (2 unit)
PR5133 Advanced Pharmacotherapy in Special Populations (2 unit)
PR5137 Advanced Pharmacotherapy in Geriatrics (2 unit)
PR5239 Clinical Pharmacy Research Project (12 unit)

Elective Courses (6 unit) � undertake 3 elective courses to make up 6 unit
PR5230A Pharmacoeconomics (2 unit)
PR5230B Outcomes Research (2 unit)
PR5237 Management of Older Patients (2 unit)
PR5131A Advanced Pharmacotherapy IIA (2 unit)
PR5132A Advanced Pharmacotherapy IIIA (2 unit)
PR5134A Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Tests for Advanced Pharmacy Practice (2 unit)
PR5234A Concepts in Pharmacogenomics (2 unit)

Clerkships
All PharmD candidates must complete 40 weeks of clerkship consisting eight 5-week attachments at various practice settings. The clerkship component of the programme aims to provide hands-on application of the knowledge gained in the didactic courses, and to develop the clinical skills necessary to provide advanced pharmaceutical care.

Entry Requirements

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Course Details

Duration 3160 hours
Language English
Training Commitment Full Time
Total Enrolled New course
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