Open AccessDesign and implementation of a novel doctor of pharmacy curriculum
Author(s) -
Sharon L. Youmans,
Marcus Ferrone
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pharmacy education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1477-2701
pISSN - 1560-2214
DOI - 10.46542/pe.2021.211.538545
Subject(s) - curriculum , pharmacy , grading (engineering) , medical education , variety (cybernetics) , health care , pharmacy practice , medicine , engineering management , engineering , nursing , pedagogy , psychology , computer science , political science , civil engineering , artificial intelligence , law
The University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy has a rich tradition of transforming curricula to graduate pharmacists who are equipped to serve the current and future healthcare needs of the public.Description of programme: This paper describes the process of the design, build, and implementation of a three-year, year-round, competency-based, integrated, Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum with a pass/no pass grading policy.Evaluation: A variety of data streams are in place to collect data on courses, teaching, and student performance as part of continuous quality improvement activities.Future Plans: In addition to traditional evaluation metrics of the curriculum the school will implement a career outcomes project to track students’ career and employment placements. The results of the evaluation and assessment activities will be shared in future manuscripts.