About the track
Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research (POPR) is a specialty track/program in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The POPR track will train students to investigate the impact and outcomes of pharmaceutical products, pharmacy services, and pharmaceutical policies across health care systems. The core mission of POPR is the advancement of knowledge about the safety and effectiveness of medicines, and pharmacy’s role in improving population health. POPR students most often focus on patient-centered outcomes such as access, safety, quality of care, costs, and patient-reported health. Graduates will be trained to work in a broad range of settings, including: academia; pharmaceutical industry; government organizations such as FDA, AHRQ, NIH; contract research organizations; and health care systems
- You will learn epidemiological study designs, data management, data analysis, and data interpretation.
- You will develop strong quantitative methodological skills in pharmaceutical outcomes and health services research.
- You will apply social/behavioral theory to the study of patient, provider, and organizational behaviors as it relates to pharmaceuticals and pharmacy practice.
- You will learn how pharmaceutical outcomes research is used to inform clinical practice and guide health policy decisions.
Faculty Associated with this Track
- Sherrie Aspinall, PharmD, MSc
- Tanya Fabian, PhD, PharmD
- Carlo Iasella, PharmD, MPH
- Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS
- Terri Newman, PharmD, MS
- Amy Seybert, PharmD
- Randall Smith, PhD
- Kangho Suh, PharmD, PhD
Curriculum
Year 1
- Fall
-
Course Number Course Title
Credits
PHARM 3040
Statistical Methods
3
PHARM 3024
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
1
EPIDEM 2185
Intro to SAS
2
PHARM 3028
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
4*
PHARM 3306
Intro to US Healthcare System
1 (1st 7 weeks)
PHARM 3302
Conducing Research with Large Biomedical Databases
1 (1st 7 weeks)
PHARM 3304
Research Methods
1.5 (2nd 7 weeks)
PHARM 3052
Journal Club
1 (2nd 7 weeks)
PHARM 3308
Data Security and Privacy
1 (2nd 7 weeks)
PHARM 3042
Research Practicum
As needed
Total
15.0
*Exempt if PharmD from ACPE accredited University
- Spring
-
Course Number
Course Title
Credits
PHARM 3073
Applied Multivariate Statistics
3
PHARM 2003
Pharmacoepidemiology
2
PHARM 3023
Foundations in Clin. Drug Dev. And Assessment
1.5
PHARM 3024
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
1
PHARM 3303
Journal Club
1 (2nd 7 weeks)
PHARM 3301
Secondary Database Applications
1 (2nd 7 weeks)
PHARM 3310
Secondary Database Sources, Methods, and Tools
1 (2nd 7 weeks)
PHARM 3042
Research Practicum
As needed
Total
15.0
Year 2
- Fall
-
Course Number
Course Title
Credits
PHARM 3038
Grant Writing 1
2
PHARM 3024
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
1
BIOST 2050
Longitudinal and Clustered Data Analysis
2
BIOST 2066
Applied Survival Analysis: Methods and Practice
2
Additional Electives
Variable
Research Practicum
As needed
Total
15.0
- Spring
-
Course Number
Course Title
Credits
PHARM 3038
Grant Writing 2
2
PHARM 3024
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
1
PHARM 3045
Advanced Statistical Methods
3
PHARM 3312
Communicating Data
1 (1st 7 weeks)
Additional Electives
Variable
Research Practicum
As needed
Total
15.0