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
- Tanya Fabian, PhD, PharmD
- Carlo Iasella, PharmD, MPH
- Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS
- Kangho Suh, PharmD, PhD
- LiRong Wang, 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