College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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Russell J. DiGate, Dean, Ph.D.

Joseph M. Brocavich, Senior Associate Dean,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.

Joseph V. Etzel, Associate Dean, B.S. Phm.,

Pharm.D.

Marc E. Gillespie, Associate Dean, B.A., Ph.D.

Sawanee Khongsawatwaja, Associate Dean,

B.A., M.S.

Cathleen Murphy, Associate Dean, D.C., M.S.

Manouchkathe Cassagnol, Assistant Dean,

Pharm.D.

Tina Kanmaz, Assistant Dean, B.S. Phm.,

Pharm.D.

Janet E. Carl, Assistant to the Dean, B.A.,

M.S., P.D., Ed.D.

Patricia Haas, Assistant to the Dean,

B.A., M.S.

William Malone, Director, B.S., M.S.

Jaclyn Vialet, Director, B.A., M.L.S.

Anthony Marziliano, Director, B.A., M.S.

Diana J. Patino, Assistant Director, B.S., M.S.

Statement

The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

commits to academic excellence, scholarship

and service to humanity through the discovery

and application of biomedical knowledge.

We facilitate and advance scholarship by

offering innovative programs of study utilizing

active learning approaches that are student-

centered, outcomes-oriented and that inspire

lifelong learning.

As compassionate health care

professionals and scientists, we serve humanity

through our dedication to excellence in

health care and biomedical research. Building

on a commitment to cultural diversity and

benefiting from our metropolitan location

and strategic alliances with the leading health

care institutions, we strive to serve as effective

leaders, good citizens and moral and ethical

individuals.

We commit ourselves to the discovery,

communication and application of biomedical

knowledge as a critical component for the

development of health care professionals and

scientists. Through innovative basic, social and

clinical research initiatives, we contribute to

scientific knowledge, address contemporary

health care issues and seek solutions to health

care problems.

Our mission embodies the principles of

the University’s mission statement: to provide

a quality education in an environment that is

Catholic, Vincentian, and metropolitan.

Objectives

The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

seeks to prepare students to meet the present

and future demand for pharmacists, physician

assistants, clinical laboratory scientists,

radiologic scientists and toxicologists to qualify

them for their responsibility in matters of

public health, to make them conscious of

the opportunity to serve their fellow man, to

emphasize the highly specialized professional

service rendered to and for members of the

other professions as well as to the public, to

instill in the students appreciation of the ever-

changing character of the health professions,

to provide an opportunity for broad general

education and to inspire students to pursue

graduate study in specialized fields of interest.

The College of Pharmacy and Health

Sciences has adopted the following Vision

Statement: The College of Pharmacy and

Health Sciences will be a nationally recognized

model of distinctiveness for the preparation of

exemplary health care providers dedicated to

meeting the needs of all patients particularly

the medically underserved in urban areas,

distinguished scholars and leading researchers

in the pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences.

The following areas are emphasized in our

various programs:

Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Program:

Goal 1: Demonstrate core competencies as

they relate to the field of pharmacy

• Demonstrate the ability to think logically,

analyze information, problem solve and make

decisions

• Discuss scientific methods in a competent

manner

• Demonstrate effective written and oral

communication skills

• Demonstrate the application of information

systems and integrated computer

technologies in the practice of pharmacy

Goal 2: Demonstrate Practice Competencies

• Demonstrate patient-centered care in

cooperation with patients and other

members of the health care team

• Evaluate the legal, ethical, social, cultural,

economic, and professional issues as related

to patient specific care

• Participate actively in the drug use decision

making process

• Manage and use resources of the health

care system to promote health and provide,

assess, and coordinate safe, accurate and

time-sensitive medication distribution

• Demonstrate knowledge of informatics

• Collect, interpret, and analyze professional,

lay, and scientific literature to disseminate

accurate drug information and counseling

to patients, their families or care givers, and

other health care providers

• Design a patient-specific medication regimen

including the selection of appropriate

agent, dosage form, formulation, route of

administration and/or delivery systems to

improve therapeutic outcomes of medication

use

• Determine, recommend, and monitor

dose and dosing schedules by applying

the principles of pharmacokinetics and

pharmacodynamics

• Counsel patients effectively about their

medication regimens in terms of efficacy and

toxicity

• Monitor patients’ progress effectively with

regard to drug therapy

• Demonstrate the ability to successfully

manage a patient-centered practice

• Demonstrate the ability to promote health

improvement, wellness, and disease

prevention in the community

Goal 3: Address issues of ethical behavior and

social responsibility in pharmacy, critically and

reflectively in accordance with the Vincentian

Mission

• Identify the nature, range and scope of

ethical considerations in pharmacy and relate

the discussion to the principles of the “Oath

of the Pharmacist”

• Describe situations that are ethically

ambiguous and the actions you would take

and relate the discussion to the principles of

the “Oath of the Pharmacist”

• Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to

cultural diversity

• Explain continuing professional development.

Biomedical Sciences Program:

Development of critical thinkers with

proficiency in scientific methods who are

capable of meeting the evolving needs of

the biomedical field;

Preparation of students for entry into

medical and/or dental schools, other

healthcare-related professional degree

programs, as well as graduate programs

(M.S. and/or Ph.D.) in biomedical/

pharmaceutical sciences;

Provision of analytical skills and laboratory

techniques routinely applied in biomedical

and pharmaceutical research;

Development of students’ written and verbal

communication skills, which will enable

them to formulate concise and accurate

reports and to communicate with the

scientific community;

Development of biomedical professionals

who practice within a legal and ethical

framework.

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Clinical Laboratory Sciences (CLS) Program:

Goal 1: Demonstrate basic knowledge of

clinical laboratory sciences

Goal 2: Demonstrate competency in the

biomedical sciences

Goal 3: Illustrate and apply the ethical

principles of a laboratory professional

Goal 4: Demonstrate effective oral and

written skills

Goal 5: Satisfy the objectives of the

professional/clinical year

Goal 6: Demonstrate accuracy and precision

in the performance of laboratory analyses

Radiologic Sciences (RAD) Program

Goal 1: Demonstrate clinical competency

by mastering both the didactic and clinical

portions of the program.

Goal 2: Exhibit professionalism and ethical

conduct.

Goal 3: Effectively communicate in a

professional manner.

Goal 4: Demonstrate critical thinking skills

to obtain quality diagnostic images while

ensuring patient safety and comfort.

Toxicology (TOX) Program

Goal 1: Demonstrate competency in science

and math

Goal 2: Demonstrate the application of

fundamental competencies in toxicology

Goal 3: Demonstrate skills in the practice of

toxicology

Goal 4: Apply knowledge and skills to the

public understanding of toxicology

Physician Assistant (PA) Program

Goal 1: Demonstrate basic competency in

the field

Goal 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the

biomedical sciences

Goal 3: Illustrate and apply the ethical

principles of a health care practitioner

Goal 4: Demonstrate an understanding of

medical knowledge

Goal 5: Demonstrate effective oral and

writing skills

Goal 6: Demonstrate competencies and

integration of clinical skills

General Entrance

Requirements

16 High School Units or appropriate score on

GED

English 4

History 1

Science 1 *

Foreign Language 2

Mathematics 3

Electives 5

At least three electives must be from the

academic grouping.

*While the above are basic admission

requirements, it is required that students who

intend to matriculate for the Pharm.D., C.L.S.,

P.A., and TOX degree include Chemistry and

Biology in their high school programs. High

school Physics is also recommended.

Admission Requirements

No student who, because of academic or

disciplinary reasons, has been dismissed from

or has been placed on probation in another

school is eligible for admission to the College

of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Admission to the Pharm.D. program

is highly competitive and admission and

scholarship criteria are determined each

year on the strength of the applicant pool.

All students must submit two letters of

recommendation (one must be from a science

or math teacher), complete an essay of 250

words, submit an extracurricular activities

report, and a signed copy of the program’s

Technical Standards. Standardized tests (SAT/

ACT) are optional for all programs.

Candidates for admission to the pharmacy

program must be at least 16 years of age and

must be graduates of a four-year accredited

secondary school.

Admission of

Transfer Students to

Advanced Standing

Transfer applicants are admitted to the

Pharm.D. on a space-available basis only.

Because of the extremely competitive entrance

requirements and high retention rate, this

program rarely admits transfer applicants

(internal or external) Selected Transfer

applicants must complete an in-person

interview.

A student transferring from another college or

university must present the following:

1. A statement of honorable withdrawal.

2. An official transcript of high school and

college records.

3. A marked copy of the catalog of the college

or university attending showing courses for

which credits are sought.

Transfer students must meet University

requirements in the areas of Philosophy and

Theology.

Candidates for the Clinical Laboratory

Sciences Program, Physician Assistant

Program, Radiologic Sciences Program, and

Toxicology Program must meet the University

requirements for Admission to Advanced

Standing. Credit for comparable courses in the

pre-professional sequence will be granted. No

credit is allowed for professional courses taken

in other than an affiliated institution.

Transfer students into the Physician

Assistant Program are accepted on a space

available basis, by vote of the admissions

committee and only after completion of an

in-person interview.

Degrees, Majors, and

Minors Available

Doctor of Pharmacy Program

The entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

degree is designed to develop students into

competent pharmacists who possess the

knowledge and skills needed to provide the

highest quality of patient-centered medication

therapy management. This curriculum provides

students with a strong foundation in the liberal

arts and sciences that is consistent with a strong

academic program of study. The program is

configured as a six-year course of study that

admits students directly into the major and

incorporates the pre-pharmacy curriculum..

Professional pharmacy coursework is introduced

early in the program to increase the students’

awareness of their chosen profession. The final

four years concentrate on integrating basic

and applied pharmaceutical, administrative and

clinical sciences in the classroom, lab and practice

settings. The curriculum employs an integrated

approach to learning, and stresses the application

of knowledge that is patient specific and focused.

Graduates of this program are prepared to

meet the challenges associated with becoming

an effective practicing pharmacist and serve as

experts in drug therapy to improve the use of

medication for diverse populations.

Technical standards, as distinguished from

academic standards, refer to the minimum

cognitive, professional and behavioral abilities

required for a student to satisfactorily complete

of all essential aspects of the curriculum. To

successfully progress in and ultimately complete

the didactic, laboratory and experiential

components of the Doctor of Pharmacy program,

students must understand these qualifications.

All students will be required to read and sign

the technical standards document to indicate

they understand these qualifications. The signed

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Physician Assistant Program

The program is no longer accepting new

students. Please see the graduate bulletin

for information regarding the new Master

of Science in Physician Assistant program.

The four-year program leading to a Bachelor

of Science degree with a major in Physician

Assistant consists of two academic years

of collegiate instruction on the Queens

campus, followed by two academic years

at the Dr. Andrew J. Bartilucci Center.

This accredited program provides the

Physician Assistant Professional Credential

concurrently with the conferral of the B.S.

degree from St. John’s University.

Technical standards, as distinguished from

academic standards, refer to the minimum

cognitive, professional and behavioral abilities

required for a student to satisfactorily complete

of all essential aspects of the curriculum.

Please visit the following website for full

details: http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/

schools-and-colleges/college-pharmacy-and-

health-sciences/programs-and-majors/physician-

assistant-bachelor-science.

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Program

This four-year program leading to a Bachelor

of Science with a major in Clinical Laboratory

Sciences degree consists of three years of

pre-professional instruction. The senior

(professional) year of the program, accredited

by NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for

Clinical Laboratory Sciences), provides didactic

instruction in all areas of laboratory medicine

concurrently with clinical rotations at the

University’s hospital affiliates.

Technical standards, as distinguished from

academic standards, refer to the minimum

cognitive, professional and behavioral abilities

required for a student to satisfactorily complete

all the essential aspects of the curriculum

Radiologic Sciences Program

The Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences

is designed to prepare students for a career

as a radiologic technologist. The curriculum

is designed to develop and enhance effective

communication skills, technical skills, and

professionalism while inspiring excellence in

practice. The junior and senior years of the

program provides a balanced clinical education

complimented with a didactic atmosphere

conducive to fostering teamwork and self

development to provide a foundation for

academic and career advancement.

This four-year program consists of two

years of pre-professional courses and two years

of instruction at the Dr. Andrew J. Bartilucci

Center and affiliate clinical sites.

Technical standards, as distinguished from

academic standards, refer to the minimum

cognitive, professional and behavioral abilities

required for a student to satisfactorily complete

all essential aspects of the curriculum.

Toxicology Program

Toxicologists work to protect human health

and the environment from the adverse effects

of harmful materials. Toxicology students take

courses in chemistry, biology, physiology, and

pharmacology in addition to diverse courses

in toxicology. Students can participate in

on-campus activities such as undergraduate

research in faculty laboratories or become

involved in the Toxicology Club.

The Toxicology Program is a four-year

program providing a minor in chemistry.

This major provides all of the requirements

for admission to medical school. After

graduation, students are qualified for jobs in

biomedical or analytical laboratories as well as

admission to medical and dental school and

graduate programs.

Biomedical Sciences

The Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical

Sciences is a four-year program which will

provide an interdisciplinary academic program

of study that will foster competencies in areas

related to biomedical sciences as well as core

competencies in the liberal arts and sciences.

The program will offer two tracks of study:

administrative science and basic science. Since

the healthcare industry contains a wide range of

professions, the administrative track will prepare

graduates to identify and address administrative,

management, and policy issues within the

healthcare industry. The basic science track

will prepare graduates for further education

and training in clinical practices and advanced

scientific research within the health sciences.

Minors Approved for Pharmacy

Students

Biology

Business

Chemistry

Health and Human Services

Philosophy

Psychology

Public Administration and Public Service

Sociology

Theology and Religious Studies

Minors Available for Health

Sciences

(Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Physician

Assistant, Toxicology, and Radiologic

Sciences)

Business

Chemistry

Computer Science

English

Government and Politics

Health and Human Services

History

Philosophy

Psychology

Sociology

Theology

Accreditation

The Doctor of Pharmacy degree program

is accredited by the Accreditation Council for

Pharmacy Education (www.acpe-accredit.org).

The Clinical Laboratory Science degree

program is accredited by the National

Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory

Sciences (naacls.org).

The Physician Assistant degree program

is accredited by the Accreditation Review

Commission on Education for the Physician

Assistant (arc-pa.org).

The Radiologic Sciences degree program

is accredited by the Joint Review Committee

on Education in Radiologic Technology

(jrcert.org).

Pass-Fail Option

This option is open only to health sciences

students who have completed the freshman

year and who have a current quality point

index of at least 2.0. It is limited to one course

per semester for a four-year degree program,

the total during the three years, including

summer sessions, may not exceed six courses.

It may not be exercised in connection with

major requirements or with courses being

applied to a minor, including math, science,

and professional courses. The quality point

index will not be affected; however, a “Pass”

will be credited toward the degree.

Application for the Pass-Fail Option must

be made through UIS. A student may elect

the Pass-Fail Option at any time during the

semester up to and including the last date

designated for withdrawal from class without

academic penalty. Pharm.D. students do not

have the Pass-Fail Option except in courses

already designated as Pass-Fail.

Advanced Placement/

CLEP

Upperclass students who wish to take CLEP or

other credit-by-test exams must receive prior

approval from the Office of the Dean if such

credit is to be applied to the St. John’s degree.

For information concerning the College Policy on

AP credit, please contact the Office of the Dean.

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Academic Standing

Academic standing for consideration of

progression within each program, progression

on probation, or dismissal for poor scholarship

is based on review of students’ progress.

Additional standards for progression in each

program must be met. Please contact the

Office of the Dean for information concerning

these requirements.

Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy students must achieve

a math/science/professional GPA of 3.0 or

better to interview for progression into the first

professional year (3rd year) of the program. All

other students will be evaluated for eligibility

on a case by case basis.

Once progressed into the first professional

year (3rd year) of the pharmacy program,

students may receive no more than three (3)

letter grades below a C in the professional

phase of the pharmacy program (years 3–6).

If a student receives two letter grades less

than C, the student will be placed on an

academic success plan. If a student receives a

fourth grade less than C, the student will be

referred to the Doctor of Pharmacy Progression

Committee and be subject to dismissal from

the Pharmacy Program.

In addition, all professional courses with

a letter grade less than C will be considered

an inadequate grade and will be treated as

if the student failed the course (except for

GPA calculation). Students will be required to

repeat the course and will not be permitted

to take courses for which the course with the

inadequate grade is a prerequisite. Students

who fail to receive an adequate grade (letter

grade greater than C) after two attempts will

be subject to dismissal.

Students are required to maintain an

overall grade point average of 2.0 to remain in

good academic standing and to graduate from

the program.

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All students must meet the program’s

progression criteria in order to enter the

professional years (years 3–6) of the Doctor

of Pharmacy program. To be considered

for progression, all students must attain a

cumulative math/science/professional courses

grade point average of 3.0 (letter grade of B)

by the end of the second year. Additionally,

all students must demonstrate satisfactory

written and oral communication skills prior

to entering the third year. The latter two

criteria are mandated by the program’s

accreditation agency, the Accreditation Council

for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). In order to

meet this mandate, all pharmacy students will

complete an in-person interview with two

faculty members prior to the third year of the

program. Students are also required to clear

an annual criminal background check during

their professional years in order to participate

in the program’s experiential learning

requirements. In the event that an evaluation

reports a positive finding, the student will be

reviewed by the Dean. If the offense prohibits

the student from qualifying for a Pharmacy

intern permit, he/she may be dismissed from

the program.

A pharmacy major will be required

to successfully complete a competency

examination before beginning the advanced

pharmacy experiential portion of the program.

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Students are required to maintain a 2.30

overall GPA and a 2.30 math and science GPA

for promotion within the major. For promotion

into the clinical year, students are required to

have a 2.30 GPA overall as well as in math

and science. Students will be interviewed prior

to progression into the clinical year. Students

must repeat a course when it is next offered

if the letter grade of C+ is not achieved. If a

student unsuccessfully completes the repeated

course or is unsuccessful in achieving a C+

in more than one course, the student will be

recommended for program dismissal.

Students are required to maintain a C+

or greater in each course of the professional

program in order to graduate.

Physician Assistant

Students are reviewed each semester for the

purpose of evaluating academic performance

and ascertaining eligibility for promotion in

their major. Advancement within the freshman

and sophomore years requires a 2.70 math

and science GPA and a 2.70 overall GPA each

semester to be in good academic standing.

Advancement into the junior year require

a 2.70 math and science GPA and a 2.70

GPA overall, including a letter grade of C or

better in the following: General Chemistry

(CHE 1110/1/2 or CHE 1210/1/2), Anatomy

and Physiology I and II including any labs

(PHS 3103, PHS 3104, PHS 3105 or PHS

3504, 3507), Microbiology (BIO 2280/1), and

Introduction to Health Care (ALH 1201). These

courses must be completed within five years of

entry into the junior year. Students must fulfill

and pass all components of the progression

application, including the GPA and letter grade

requirements, and pass the required interview

in order to be considered for progression

to the junior year. The number of students

advancing to the junior year is dependent upon

the enrollment permitted by the Accreditation

Review Commission on Education for the

Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).

Students enrolled in this major must

earn a GPA of 2.3 or higher in each semester

of the junior and senior years. A minimum

grade of C in all didactic courses and C+

in all clinical rotations must also be earned.

Students who earn more than one grade

less than C may be considered for academic

dismissal. If a student receives a letter

grade less than C in a didactic course, it

may be repeated once. Failure to meet the

aforementioned requirements will lead to a

recommendation for program dismissal.

Student progression into the clinical

rotations is contingent upon meeting all

academic criteria and successfully passing a

comprehensive competency exam

Toxicology

Students are required to maintain a 2.30

overall GPA as well as in their math and

science courses for promotion within their

major each year.

Radiologic Sciences

Students must maintain a 2.30 overall GPA

in the pre-professional courses each year to

progress within their major. The 2.30 overall

GPA is required for students to progress into

the junior and senior years of the Radiologic

Sciences program. Students must pass an

interview prior to entering the professional

year as part of their progression process.

Within the junior and senior years,

students must maintain an overall GPA of

2.30, earn a letter grade of C+ or greater in

each didactic and clinical course, and adhere

to the attendance policy to progress from

semester to semester.

Regulations on Discipline

New York State law provides for suspension or

revocation of a license to practice the healing

arts if, among other things, an individual is

convicted of a crime or is a habitual drinker

or has been addicted to, dependent on, or

a habitual user of narcotics, barbiturates,

amphetamines, hallucinogens, or other drugs

having similar effects. In light of this statute,

any student who, after appropriate procedures,

is found to have violated University regulations

and policies relating to drugs /alcohol may

be subject to dismissal from the College or

be required to undergo rehabilitation before

continuing progress toward a degree.

Special Requirements for

Experiential Programs

Students in the Pharmacy, Clinical Laboratory

Sciences, Physician Assistant, and Radiologic

Sciences programs must complete annual

criminal background checks and must be

HIPAA certified.

Pharmacy students participating in

experiential programs are required to have a

medical examination, an immunization series,

health, accident and sickness insurance. Some

experiential sites may require other tests

or documentation (i.e., urine drug testing).

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Experiential education requires attendance

at off-campus sites. Travel and housing, if

needed, are the responsibility of the student.

Additionally, these students must

purchase malpractice and/or pharmacy

insurance through the University, and must

complete PHR 5000.*

Pharmacy students may not take an

elective or didactic course concurrently with

the advanced experiential courses. Clinical

Laboratory Sciences, Physician Assistant and

Radiologic Sciences students may take an

elective or didactic course in concurrently with

the clinical rotation courses.

In the Clinical Laboratory Sciences,

Physician Assistant and Radiologic Sciences

programs, students entering the clinical sites

for the professional year(s) are required to have

a medical examination and to carry adequate

personal health insurance for the duration

of their professional studies. Additional

requirements may be stipulated by the clinical

sites. Some may require urine drug screens.

Clinical rotation requires attendance at off-

campus sites. Travel, meals and housing, if

needed, are the responsibility of the student.

Pharmacy, Clinical Laboratory Sciences,

Physician Assistant and Radiologic Sciences

program students must register at the

University for each semester that they are at

the clinical site and pay full tuition.

Pharmacy Intern Permit

Upon completion of their first

professional year, students are required to

obtain a New York Pharmacy Intern Permit by

submitting a form and fee directly to the State

office.

All Pharmacy students must meet the

State requirements for the intern permit.

Failure to obtain a Pharmacy Intern Permit

will exclude the student from participating in

both introductory and advanced experiential

components of the program.

Licensure

Admission to the Practice of

Pharmacy

The Pharmacy program offered by the College

of Pharmacy and Health Sciences meets the

educational requirements for admission to

state licensing examinations. Each state may

require, in addition to academic work, a

period of internship. When these and other

requirements which have been established

by the State and/or Federal Government

have been met, the applicant is admitted to

the state licensing examination. Successful

candidates are granted a license to practice.

For information concerning the

admission to the practice of pharmacy in

New York State, write: New York State Board

of Pharmacy in New York, 89 Washington

Avenue, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12234.

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

The Clinical Laboratory Sciences program

offered by the College of Pharmacy and Health

Sciences meets the educational requirements

of the Department of Education and has

been deemed licensure-qualifying. Successful

completion of the professional component

of the Clinical Laboratory Sciences program

allows the student to apply for admission to

the American Society for Clinical Pathology

(ASCP) MLS certifying exam.

Successful completion of courses leading

to the BS degree and passing the ASCP

certifying exam allow graduates to obtain a

New York State Department of Education

license to practice as a Clinical Laboratory

Technologist.

Physician Assistant Certification

Successful completion of the Physician

Assistant didactic and clinical years makes the

graduate eligible for admission to the Physician

Assistant National Certifying Examination as

administered by the National Commission on

Certification of Physician Assistants.

Radiologic Sciences Certification

Students that have completed the professional

component of Radiologic Sciences education

with the B.S. program are eligible to apply

for admission to the American Registry of

Radiologic Technologists certification exam in

Radiography for licensure from the New York

State Department of Health.

Continuing Professional

Education

William Malone, B.S., M.S. Director

The Office of Continuing Professional

Education’s core activities which are ACPE

approved programs directed toward providing

pharmacists and allied health professionals

with the opportunities to increase their

knowledge and skills with value-based

programs that contribute to their professional

achievement. Seminars cover a wide variety of

topics including therapeutics, managed care,

administration and industrial development,

and address topical concerns of the current

practitioner. Where appropriate, these

programs are submitted for approval to the

various states requiring continuing education

credits for relicensure. For more information

regarding programs, the office may be reached

by phone at (718) 990-5796 or e-mail at

[email protected]

The Health Education

Resource Center (HERC)

Jaclyn Vialet, M.L.S., Director

(HERC) is open weekdays in the Sister Jane

M. Durgin Pharmacy Education Center of St.

Augustine Hall, Room B40. This instructional

resource center provides educational and

technical services to support the course

curricular objectives of the College of

Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The center

features a specialized collection consisting

of books, periodicals, media, and electronic

resources in the primary subject specialties of

pharmacy and health sciences. The students,

faculty, alumni, and practitioners of the college

are also provided with a number of services

at the center, which include: reference and

research support, document delivery, public

work stations, and quiet study areas. The

center also sponsors educational programs,

led by leaders from the fields of pharmacy and

health sciences, which focus on contemporary

healthcare issues.

The Academic Success

Center (ASC)

Joseph V. Etzel, Pharm.D.

Associate Dean for Student Affairs

The Academic Success Center (ASC) was

developed to provide academic support

to enhance student success in the various

programs offered on the undergraduate

level of the College of Pharmacy and Health

Sciences. Tutoring services are provided for

discipline specific courses that may not be

available through the services provided by

University Learning Commons. Additionally,

the ASC provides workshops and presentations

on various topics pertinent to student success

including time management, study skills, and

test taking These services are made available

in the College’s Health Education Resource

Center (HERC, St. Augustine Hall, Room B40)

in an inviting and collaborative environment

that encourages, promotes, and fosters

independent learning skills.

Affiliate Clinical

Pharmacy Sites

Pharmacy Clinical Coordinators:

Tina Kanmaz, B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D.

Assistant Dean for Pharmacy Experiential

Education

Philip McAvoy, B.S. Pharm., M.S., Pharm.D.

Frank Nania, B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D.

Andrea Watson, B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D.

(sites subject to change)

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

ACME Savon Pharmacy

Admera Health

Affinity Health Plan

AID Healthcare Foundation

Alliance Pharmacy

Allergan

American Regent, Inc. / Luitpold

Americare Pharmaceutical Services

Annadale Family Pharmacy

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Avanti Health Care

Bayer Healthcare

Belle Harbor Chemists

Bellevue Hospital Center

Best Care Pharmacy

Bethpage Pharmacy

Blythedale Children’s Hospital

Bristol-Myers Squib

BriovaRX of New York

BronxCare Specialty Care

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital

Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy Services

CareMed Pharmacy

Cherokee Indian Hospital

Centers for Disease Control

City Chemists

Clinical Solutions Corporation

Clover Health

Columbo Pharmacy

Coney Island Hospital

CVS Health

Dale Drugs

Drug Rite II

Duane Reade

Elmhurst Hospital

Emblem Health Pharmacy Services

FCB Health

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Fidelis Care New York

Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Food and Drug Administration

Franklin Square Pharmacy

Franwin Pharmacy

GE Healthcare

Good Samaritan Hospital

Guardian Consulting Services

Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation

Center

Hamilton Park Rehabilitation and Nursing

Center

Harpell

HealthFirst Management Services

Health Mart Pharmacy

Health Smart Pharmacy

Hill Pharmacy

Hospital for Special Surgery

Jacobi Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jericho Pharmacy

Jewish Home Lifecare

Jones Drug Store

LI Script

Lincoln Medical Center

Little Neck Drug Store

Maxor National Pharmacy Services Corp.

Meijer Specialty Pharmacy

Melrose Pharmacy

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Mercy Medical Center

Midtown Pharmacy

Monter Cancer Center

Montefiore Medical Center

Montefiore New Rochelle

Mount Sinai Hospital

Nassau University Medical Center

Neergard’s Pharmacy

New Jersey Pharmacist Association

New London Pharmacy

New Victory Pharmacy

New York City Poison Control Center

New York-Presbyterian Columbia University

Medical Center

New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital

New York-Presbyterian Queens

New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical

Center

Northport VA Medical Center

Northwell Health:

Northwell Health Long Island Jewish

Medical Center

Northwell Health North Shore

University Hospital

Northwell Health Cohen Children’s

Medical Center

Northwell Health Glen Cove Hospital

Northwell Health Huntington Hospital

Northwell Health Long Island Jewish

Forest Hills

Northwell Health Long Island Jewish

Valley Stream

Northwell Health Phelps Hospital

Northwell Health Plainview Hospital

Northwell Health Syosset Hospital

Northwell Health Stern Family Center

for Rehabilitation

Northwell Health Geriatric Medical Group

Northwell Health Division of General

Internal Medicine

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Nyack Hospital

NYHTC & HANYC Harlem Health Center

NY State Council of Health-System Pharmacists

NYU Hospitals Center

NYU Winthrop University Hospital

NYUPN Clinically Integrated Network

Omnicare of Plainview

Orange Regional Medical Center

Paramount Specialty Pharmacy

Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and

Rehabilitation

Peconic Bay Medical Center

Perla Pharmacy

PetNet Pharmaceuticals

Pfizer, Inc.

Phelps Memorial Hospital

PQA (Pharmacy Quality Alliance)

Precision Pharmacy of Bellmore

PRI Healthcare Solutions

Queens Hospital Center

Raindew Pharmacy

Richmond University Medical Center

Rite Aid Pharmacy

Rock Ridge Pharmacy

Rockville Centre Pharmacy

Rosebank Pharmacy

Roslyn Pharmacy

Ryan Medical Pharmacy

S&M Pharmacy

Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center

Salzman Chemists

Senior Whole Health

Shuang Ho Hospital (Taipei, Taiwan)

Silver Rod Pharmacy

SmartPharma

South Nassau Communities Hospital

South Oaks Hospital / Broadlawn Manor

Nursing Care Center

Southampton Hospital

Southside Hospital

St. Catherine of Sienna Medical Center

St. Charles Hospital

St. Francis Hospital

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital

St. John’s Riverside Hospital

St. Joseph Hospital

St. Marys Hospital for Children

Stony Brook University Hospital

Stop & Shop Pharmacy

Sunrise Pharmacy

Target /CVS Pharmacy

Teresa Pharmacy

The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

The Medicine Shoppe The SocioEsthetician

Thrift Drugs

Town Drug & Surgical

Town Pharmacy

Town Total Compounding Center

Triad Isotopes

Umamah Pitkin Pharmacy

The University Hospital

VA Hudson Valley Health Care System

Valley Hospital Lukow Pavillion

Value Mart

Village Pharmacy

Vivo Health Pharmacy

Walgreens Pharmacy

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Wayne’s Pharmacy

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Westchester Medical Center

West Hempstead Pharmacy

Windsor Pharmacy & Surgicals

World’s Fair / Total Care RX

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

X.I.P. Pharmacy

Affiliate Clinical

Laboratory Sciences Sites

Lisa Hochstein, B.S., M.S., Program Director

(sites subject to change)

Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Long Island Jewish Medical Center

New York Presbyterian/Queens

Northwell Health System Labs

NYU Langone Medical Center

NYU Winthrop Hospital

St. Francis Hospital

True Tox Labs

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Affiliate Physician

Assistant Sites

Vincent Politi, M.D., Medical Director

Louise Lee, Ed.D., MHA, PA-C, Program

Director

(sites subject to change)

Beth Israel Medical Center

Catholic Health Services of Long Island

Coney Island Hospital

Flushing Hospital

Glen Cove Hospital

Jamaica Hospital

Kingsbrook Jewish Hospital

Lincoln Hospital

Long Island Jewish Hospital

Mount Sinai Medical Center

Nassau University Medical Center

North Central Bronx Hospital

North Shore Forest Hills Hospital

North Shore Manhasset

St. Francis Hospital

Winthrop Medical Center

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Airport Medical, P.C.

Covenant House Clinic

IMP Pain Medicine, P.C.

JFK Medical Center

Dr. Z. Ahmed Private Practice

Dr. T.J. Blackett-Bonnett Private Practice

Dr. S. DiFranco Private Practice

Dr. D. Fernandez Private Practice

Fitness Recovery Medical Practice, P.C.

Dr. B. Golyan Private Practice

Dr. M. Golzan Private Practice

Dr. L. Gorsky Private Practice

Dr. A. Haskoor Private Practice

Health Care for Women

Health Professional NYC, P.C.

Dr. D. Kintzoglou Private Practice

Dr. S-S. Lee Private Practice

Manhattan Family Practice

Dr. G. Mintz Private Practice

Dr. A. Mugul Private Practice

New York Orthopedics Private Practice

Dr. N. Pimentel Private Practice

Dr. O. Preis Private Practice

Dr. T. Robinson Private Practice

Dr. J. Sayegh Private Practice

Dr. D. Tristan Private Practice

Urological Surgical Associates Private Practice

Western Midtown Medical Group

Dr. O. Yao Private Practice

Affiliate Radiologic

Sciences Sites

Jennifer Chiu, B.S., M.B.A., Ed.D.,

Program Director

(sites subject to change)

Lenox Hill Radiology & Medical Imaging

Associates, PC

Interfaith Medical Center

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Main Street Radiology

Montefiore Medical Center

New York Presbyterian/Queens

NYU Winthrop University Hospital

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Endowed Scholarships,

Awards and Honors

Through the generosity of our alumni, friends

and benefactors, the College is fortunate to

offer a number of endowed scholarships. Some

of these endowments include the following:

L.W. Frohlich Scholarship

E. Burke Giblin Scholarship

Charles Mollo Scholarship

Sandy Irene and Family Scholarship

Vincenzo James Mantia Scholarship

Andrew Bartilucci Clinical Laboratory

Sciences Award

Michael W. Seul Scholarship

Charles and Winifred Jarowski Research

Endowment

Phi Eta Sigma Scholarship

Scheer Family Scholarship

Mary-Beth Konecsni Scholarship

Peter J. Aterno Memorial Scholarship

David R. Wilkes Scholarship

Herbert J. and Patricia Marie Kett Scholarship

Marion and Michael Mangione Memorial

Scholarship

Duane Reade Scholars Endowed Scholarship

Mitchell S. Krauss Memorial Scholarship

Mary Jane Fay Pharmacy Scholarship

The following awards may be available to

students:

American Pharmaceutical Association

Certificate of Recognition

ASHP Student Leadership Award

Auxiliary of the Pharmacists’ Society of the

State of New York Scholarship

Aventis Scholarship

Andrew J. Bartilucci Clinical Laboratory

Sciences Award

Andrew J. Bartilucci Scholarship Award

Clinical Excellence Award CVS Pharmacy

Scholarship

Ralph DePalma Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Award

Eli-Lilly Achievement Award

Facts and Comparisons Award for

Excellence in Clinical Communications

Glaxo SmithKline Patient Care Award

Health Professions Award

Indo-American Pharmaceutical Society Award

JM Long Foundation Scholarship Award

Bruce Kay Memorial Award

Herb and Patricia Kett Scholarship

Korean American Pharmaceutical

Association Award

Long Island Pharmacist Society, Inc. Award

Vincenzo J. Mantia Memorial Scholarship

Ralph Martorana Award

Merck and Co., Award

Anthony J. Monte-Bovi Award

Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Award

National Community Pharmacists

Association (NCPA) Student Achievement

Award (Sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb)

New York City Society of Hospital

Pharmacists Award

Outstanding Research Performed by a

Graduating Toxicology Major Award

Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Outstanding

Leader Award

Pharmaceutical Society of the State of

New York Award

Phi Delta Chi Award

Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Award

Physician Assistant Academic Excellence Award

Rho Chi Society Research Award

Rho Chi Society Scholarship Award

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Rite-Aid Award

Roche Pharmacy Communication Award

Alfred and Michael Seul Memorial Student

Life Award

St. Luke Physician Assistant Award

St. Luke/St. Martin de Porres Award

TEVA Award

Vincent DePaul Toxicologist Award

Joseph Balkon Toxicology Leadership Award

Christine Veal Award

Maryann Veltri Award

Walgreen’s Award

Wal-Mart Scholarship Award

Westchester Society of Health-System

Pharmacists

Ann Paula Zero Academic Excellence Award

Please contact the Office of the Dean for

information regarding scholarship and awards.

Academic Student

Organizations

Pharmacy Honor Society

The Beta Delta Chapter of the Rho Chi Society,

the national pharmaceutical honor society

seeking the advancement of the pharma-

ceutical sciences through encouragement and

recognition of high scholarship and research,

was established at St. John’s University in

1954. Pharmacy students who have achieved

fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-year status, who have

a cumulative quality point index of 3.5 or

better and are in the top 20% of the class are

eligible for nomination to membership.

Pharmacy Leadership Society

The Xi Chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma, a

pharmacy leadership society, seeks to promote

the development of leadership qualities in

pharmacy students. With the fundamental

assumption that leaders are made not born,

the Society encourages participation in all

pharmacy activities, provides opportunities

for leadership development, and aids in

selecting those who may wish to identify

and demonstrate their leadership abilities.

Pharmacy students who have achieved fourth-

or fifth-year status, who have a cumulative

quality point index of 2.5 or better and who

have been nominated on the basis of their

demonstration of dedication, service and

leadership in the advancement of pharmacy are

eligible for membership.

Physician Assistant Honor Society

The Pi Alpha Honor Society is the national

physician assistant honor society established

in 2003 by the Physician Assistant Education

Association (PAEA) to promote and recognize

PA students for academic excellence and

leadership skills, professionalism, research

and service to the profession and the medical

community. Student membership is awarded on

a competitive basis to graduating seniors with

a GPA of 3.5 or higher and documentation of

service or research qualifications.

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Honor Society

The Sigma Upsilon Chapter of the Lambda

Tau, the national clinical laboratory sciences

honor society, was established to recognize

outstanding academic achievement among

students, to develop a spirit of cooperation

and unity among the students entering this

profession, to encourage research and to

help develop the professional character of the

profession itself and to interest other students

in this profession. Juniors and seniors with a

GPA of 3.0 or higher are eligible for induction

into this honor society.

Radiologic Sciences Honor Society

The Epsilon Chapter of Lambda Nu, the national

radiologic sciences honor society seeks to foster

academic scholarship at the highest academic

levels, promote research and investigation in the

radiologic and imaging sciences, and recognize

exemplary scholarship. Third and Fourth year

students in the professional phase of the

program with a professional GPA of 3.0 and

higher and are nominated on a basis of their

service and leadership are eligible for induction

into this society.

Program Requirements

Entry Level Pharm.D.

(Minimum of 201 semester hours)

The faculty expressly reserves the right to

make alterations in the curriculum consistent

with the needs of the profession.

First Year

Fall Semester Credits.

ENG 1000C 3

THE 1000C* 3

CHE 1110, 1111, 1112 4

MTH 1250 3

DNY 1000C* 3

PHR 1000 0

TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

ENG 1100C* 3

THE 2000-2999* 3

CHE 1120,1121,1122 4

MTH 1260 3

PHI 1000C 3

CPP 1101 1

TOTAL 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

THE 3300* 3

PHI 2240* 3

BIO 2000 3

CHE 1130, 1131, 1132 4

RCT 1005C* 3

PAS 2301 1

TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

PHI 3000C 3

PAS 2201 3

PHS 3504 3

PHS 2101 3

PHS 2201 4

PHS 2301 1

TOTAL 17

Note: *These courses will be taught both

semesters.

Third Year

Fall Semester

PHS 3601 4

PHS 3507 3

[PHS 3505 2]

[PHS 3506 2]

PAS 3301 3

CPP 3201 2

PHS 3602 1

PHS 3302 1

TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

PHS 3603 4

[PHS 3508 2]

[PHS 3509 2]

PHS 3510 3

CPP 3203 1

PHS 3604 1

PHS 3303 1

Elective 2

TOTAL 16

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

[PHR 4105 4]

[PHR 4109 3]

[PHR 4110 3]

PHS 4601 3

CPP 4301 2

PHR 4201 1

TOX 5301 2

TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

[PHR 4107 3]

[PHR 4111 3]

[PHR 4112 4]

PHS 4602 3

PAS 4305 2

PHR 4202 1

CPP 4402 2

TOTAL 18

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Fifth Year

Fall Semester

[PHR 5108 4]

[PHR 5106 3]

[PHR 5107 3]

PAS 5202 4

PHR 5201 1

CPP 5301 3

TOTAL 18

Note: The bracketed courses will be taught

sequentially.

Spring Semester

CPP 6101 3

CPP 6102 3

PHR 6101 2

Professional Elective 3

PHR 5000+ 0

TOTAL 14

Note: + Course required for APPE’s.

Sixth Year

Fall Semester

APPE Rotations 12

CPP 5203 5

TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

APPE Rotations 15

There are a total of nine Advanced Pharmacy

Practice Experiences (APPEs) in the entry-level

Doctor of Pharmacy Program. The rotations

are divided in four-week blocks at three credits

each. The rotations are as follows:

Required APPE Rotations

1. CPP 5413 Advanced Community Pharmacy

2. CPP 5414 General Inpatient Care

3. CPP 5407 Ambulatory Care Clerkship

4. Focused Inpatient Care/ Ambulatory/

Community

5. CPP 5416 Health Systems Pharmacy

6. CPP 5417 Ambulatory Care II

Elective APPE Rotations

1. CPP 5404 Elective Clerkship I

2. CPP 5408 Elective Clerkship II

3. CPP 5409 Elective Clerkship III

4. CPP 5410 Elective Clerkship IV

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

(Minimum of 138 semester hours)

The faculty expressly reserves the right to make

alterations in the curriculum consistent with

the needs of the profession.

First Year

Fall Semester Credits.

ENG 1000C 3

MTH 1250 3

CHE 1110/1/2 4

ALH 2101 2

THE 1000C 3

DNY 1000C 3

TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

ENG 1100C 3

MTH 1260 3

CHEM 1120/1/2 4

BIO 2000 3

BIO 2001L 1

PHI 1000C 3

TOTAL 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

CHEM 1130/1/2 4

PHS 3103 3

PHS 3104 1

PHY ELECTIVE 3

PHI 2200/2240 3

LANG1 OR LAC1000 3

TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

SOC SCI ELECT 3

PHS 3105 3

PHS 2101 3

PHS 3101 3

PHI 3000C 3

LANG2/FINE ART/MUSIC 3

TOTAL 18

Third Year

Fall Semester

TOX 1401 3

TOX 1402 1

TOX 4413 3

TOX 4414 2

THE 2XXX 3

SPE 1000C 3

TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

BIO 2280/1 4

BIO 3460/1 4

HIS 1000C 3

THE 3XXX 3

PHS 4204 3

TOTAL 17

Fourth Year

Summer Semester*

ALH 4140 2*

Fall Semester

ALH 4151 3

ALH 4152 1

ALH 4153 2

ALH 4154 3

ALH 4155 4

ALH 4156 2

ALH 4157 2

TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

ALH 4161 3

ALH 4162 1

ALH 4163 2

ALH 4164 2

ALH 4165 4

ALH 4166 2

ALH 4167 2

ALH 4168 1

TOTAL 17

* STJ summer tuition applies

Toxicology

(Minimum of 127 semester hours)

The Toxicology Program continues undergoing

revision. The faculty expressly reserves the

right to make alterations in the curriculum

consistent with the needs of the profession.

First Year

Fall Semester Credits.

ENG 1000C 3

MTH 1250 3

CHE 1210/1/2 5

DNY1000C 3

HIS 1000C 3

TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

ENG 1100C 3

MTH1260 3

CHEM 1220/1/2 5

BIO 2000 3

BIO 2001L 1

TOX 1101 1

TOTAL 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

CHE 2230/1/2 5

PHS 3103 3

PHS 3104 1

PHY 1610/11/12 4

TOX 2403 3

TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

CHE 2240/41 5

PHS 3105 3

PHY 1620/21/22 4

THE 1000C 3

PHI 1000C 3

TOTAL 18

Third Year

Fall Semester

TOX 1401 3

TOX 1402 1

TOX 3405 4

PHI 2200/2240 3

THE 2XXX 3

PHS 3101 3

TOTAL 17

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Spring Semester

PHS 2201 4

PHS 2301 1

TOX 3406 4

PHS 3509 2

SOC SCIENCE 3

THE 3XXX 3

TOTAL 17

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

TOX 4404 4

TOX 4405 1

TOX 4413 3

TOX 4414 2

LAC 1000c or Lang 1 3

PHS 3951 (opt) 3

TOTAL 13–16

Spring Semester

TOX 4403 4

TOX 4412 4

Fine art/music or Lang 2 3

PHI 3000C 3

PHS 3952 (opt) 3

TOTAL 14–17

Radiologic Science

(Minimum of 128 semester hours)

The faculty expressly reserves the right to

make alterations in the curriculum consistent

with the needs of the profession.

First Year

Fall Semester Credits.

ENG 1000C 3

DNY 100C 3

THE 1000C 3

PHI 1000C 3

SPE 1000C 3

TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

PAS 3402 3

ENG 1100C 3

RAD 1101 2

MTH 1050 3

Soc. Sci. 3

HIS 1000C 3

TOTAL 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

PHI 2200 or 2240 3

Language I or LAC 1000C 3

THE 2XXX 3

PAS 3401 3

PAS 4201 3

RAD 1110 3

TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Language 2 or Fine Arts 3

THE 3XXX 3

PAS 4202 3

PHI 3000C 3

RAD 1111 3

TOTAL 18

Third Year

Fall Semester

RAD 1203 4

RAD 1206 4

RAD 1114 3

RAD 1127 1

TOTAL 12

Spring Semester

RAD 1207 4

RAD 1208 3

RAD 1115 3

RAD 1129 4

RAD 1128 3

TOTAL 18

Summer Semester*

RAD 1150 0

TOTAL 0

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

RAD 2105 3

RAD 2124 1

RAD 2127 3

RAD 2207 3

RAD 2208 4

TOTAL *14

Spring Semester

RAD 2109 4

RAD 2123 4

RAD 2132 3

RAD XXXX* 2

RAD 2128 3

TOTAL *16

*Professional Elective - RAD 2211

or RAD 2213

Physician Assistant

(Minimum of 130 semester hours)

The faculty expressly reserves the right to

make alterations in the curriculum consistent

with the needs of the profession.

First Year

Fall Semester Credits.

ENG 1000C 3

MTH 1250 3

CHE 1110, 1111, 1112 4

BIO 2000 3

DNY 1000C 3

TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

ENG 1100C 3

ALH 1201 2

CHE 1120, 1121, 1122 4

BIO 3000 3

THE 1000C 3

PHI 1000C 3

TOTAL 18

Second Year

Fall Semester

CHE 1130, 1131, 1132 4

BIO 2280, 2281 4

PHS 3103 3

PHS 3104 1

PHI 2200/2240/1020 3

THE 2XXX 3

TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

PHS 2201 4

PHS 3509 2

PHS 3105 3

PHI 3000C 3

THE 3XXX 3

PHS 3101 3

TOTAL 18

Third Year

Fall Semester

ALH 3201 1

ALH 3202 2

ALH 3203 4

ALH 3204 4

ALH 3215 3

TOTAL 14

Spring Semester

ALH 3206 4

ALH 3207 4

ALH 3209 2

ALH 3210 2

ALH 3211 2

ALH 3218 2

TOTAL 16

Fourth Year

Summer Semester *

ALH 4201 3 *

ALH 4202 3 *

TOTAL 6

Fall Semester

ALH 4203 3

ALH 4204 3

ALH 4205 3

ALH 4206 3

TOTAL 12

Spring Semester

ALH 4207 3

ALH 4208 3

ALH 4209 3

ALH 4210 3

ALH 4211 0

TOTAL 12

* STJ summer tuition applies

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B.S. Biomedical Science–

Administrative Track

(Minimum of 136 semester hours)

First Year

Fall Semester Credits

BIO 2000/2001L 4

CHE 1210/1211L/1212R 5

ENG 1000C 3

MTH 1250 3

DNY 1000C 3

18 credits

Spring Semester

BIO 3000/3001L 4

CHE 1220/1221L/1222R 5

ENG 1100C 3

MTH 1260 3

PHI 1000C 3

18 credits

Second Year

Fall

CHE 2230/2231L 5

PHI 2240C 3

PHY 1610/1611/1612 4

PHS 3103 3

THE 1000C 3

18 credits

Spring

CHE 2240/2241L 5

PHY 1620/1621/1622 4

PHS 3104/3105 4

PAS 2500 3

16 credits

Third Year

Fall

THE 2000C 3

HIS 1000C 3

SPE 1000C 3

PAS 3402 3

PAS 3501 3

Elective 1 3

18 credits

Spring

THE 3000 3

BMS 2500 3

PAS 3502 3

PHS 2101 3

PAS 3503 3

PHI 3000C 3

18 credits

Fourth Year

Fall

PAS 4501 3

PAS 4502 3

PAS 4202 3

Elective 2 3

LAC 1000C or Language 1 3

15 credits

Spring

PAS 4503 3

Elective 3 3

Elective 4 3

Elective 5 3

Fine Arts or Language 2 3

15 credits

B.S. Biomedical Science–Basic

Science Track

(Minimum of 138 semester hours)

First Year

Fall

BIO 2000/2001L 4

CHE 1210/1211L/1212R 5

ENG 1000C 3

MTH 1250 3

DNY 1000C 3

18 credits

Spring

BIO 3000/3001L 4

CHE 1220/1221L/1222R 5

ENG 1100C 3

MTH 1260 3

PHI 1000C 3

18 credits

Second Year

Fall

CHE 2230/2231L 5

PHI 2240C 3

PHY 1610/1611/1612 4

PHS 3103 3

THE 1000C 3

18 credits

Spring

CHE 2240/2241L 5

PAS 2500 3

PHY 1620/1621/1622 4

PHS 3104/3105 4

16 credits

Third Year

Fall

THE 2000C 3

BMS 2200/2201 4

BMS 2300/2301 4

PHS 3101 3

BMS 2400 3

17 credits

Spring

THE 3000 3

HIS 1000C 3

BMS 2500/2501 4

BMS 2600/2601 4

BMS 2700 3

17 credits

Fourth Year

Fall

BMS 2800/2801 4

Elective 1 3

Elective 2 3

Elective 3 3

LAC 1000C or Language 1 3

16 credits

Spring

SPE 1000C 3

PHS 2101 3

Elective 4 3

Elective 5 3

Fine Arts or Language 2 3

PHI 3000C 3

18 credits

Pharmacy Course

Offerings (PHR)

1000 Introductory Seminar for

Pharmacy Students

This mandatory seminar course will

introduce all new students to the activities,

responsibilities and requirements for students

enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy Program.

During this course, areas such as an overview

of the curriculum, advisement, experiential

and academic service learning, professionalism

and legal and technical standards required

for degree completion will be presented.

Completion of this seminar is required for

enrollment in CPP 1101 in the Spring semester.

Lecture. Credit: 0 semester hour.

4105 Drugs and Infectious Diseases

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the first three

years. This course is designed to instruct the

student in the area of infectious diseases.

Teaching emphasis will be a sequential

method of instruction relevant to specific

disease states to incorporate the areas of

pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal

chemistry, therapeutics, and self care

therapies. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Credit: 4 semester hours.

4107 Drugs and Diseases of the

Respiratory Systems

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the first three

years. This course is designed to instruct the

student in the area of respiratory disease.

Teaching emphasis will be a sequential

method of instruction relevant to specific

disease states to incorporate the areas of

pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal

chemistry, therapeutics, and self-care

therapies. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4109 Drugs and Diseases: Skin, Connective

Tissue, and Miscellaneous Diseases

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the first three

years. This course is designed to instruct

students in the area of diseases of the skin

and connective tissue, with additional focus

on miscellaneous disease states including

anemias, some coagulation disorders and

glaucoma. Teaching emphasis will be

sequential method of instruction relevant

to specific disease states to incorporate the

areas of pathophysiology, pharmacology,

medicinal chemistry, therapeutics, and self

care therapies. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

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4110 Drugs and Diseases of the

Cardiovascular/Renal Systems I

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the first three

years. This course is designed to instruct the

student in the areas of cardiovascular and

kidney disease and electrolyte imbalances.

Teaching emphasis will be a sequential

method of instruction relevant to specific

disease states to incorporate the areas of

pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal

chemistry, therapeutics, and self care

therapies. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4111 Drugs and Diseases of the

Cardiovascular/Renal Systems II

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the first three

years; PHR 4110. This course is designed to

instruct the student in the area of cardiovascular

and kidney disease. Teaching emphasis will be

a sequential method of instruction relevant to

specific disease states to incorporate the areas

of pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal

chemistry, therapeutics, and self-care therapies.

This course will incorporate interdisciplinary

instruction utilizing faculty from varied areas of

expertise and experience.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4112 Drugs and Diseases of the

Nervous System

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the first three

years. This course is designed to instruct

the student in the area of neurological and

psychiatric disorders. Teaching emphasis will

be a sequential method of instruction relevant

to specific disease states to incorporate the

areas of pathophysiology, pharmacology,

medicinal chemistry, therapeutics, and self

care therapies. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Credit: 4 semester hours.

4201 Pharmacy Practice Laboratory III

Prerequisites: ALL required third-year course

work. Corequisites: PHR 4105; PHR 4109;

PHR 4110; PHS 4601. This laboratory will

integrate the didactic coursework of the Drugs

and Diseases courses and Extemporaneous

Compounding and provide the student the

opportunity to apply data in a simulated

pharmacy setting. The student will assess

patient findings, evaluate new prescription

orders, and consider how these new orders

will impact on current therapy, prepare the

new order, and address any and all potential

problems that are identified, and dispense

the preparation to the patient. Additionally,

students will learn to triage patients and assess

the role of over-the-counter medications in

light of other patient factors. Laboratory:

3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.

4202 Pharmacy Practice Laboratory IV

Prerequisites: ALL required third-year course

work; PHS 4601. PHR 4201 Corequisites:

PHR 4107; PHR 4111; PHR 4112. This

laboratory will integrate the didactic course

work of the Drugs and Diseases courses and

Extemporaneous Compounding and provide

the student the opportunity apply data in

a simulated pharmacy setting. The student

will assess patient findings, evaluate new

prescription orders, and consider how these

new orders will impact on current therapy,

prepare the new order, and address any and

all potential problems that are identified,

and dispense the preparation to the patient.

Additionally, students will learn to triage

patients and assess the role of over-the-

counter medications in light of other patient

factors. Laboratory: 3 hours. Credit: 1

semester hour.

5000 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Techniques and First Aid

This Standard First Aid course provides

the student with the basic principles of

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and leads

to CPR and first aid certifications. Certification

must be obtained prior to the advanced

experiential rotations. Lecture: one 5-1/2 hour

course. Credit: 0 semester hour.

5106 Drugs and Diseases of the Endocrine

and Reproductive Systems

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the first four

years. This course is designed to instruct

the student in the area of endocrine and

reproductive disorders. Teaching emphasis will

be sequential method of instruction relevant

to specific disease states to incorporate the

areas of pathophysiology, pharmacology,

medicinal chemistry, therapeutics, and self

care therapies. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

5107 Drugs and Diseases of the

Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Tracts

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the first four years.

This course is designed to instruct the student

in the area of diseases of the gastrointestinal

and genitourinary tract. Teaching emphasis will

be sequential method of instruction relevant to

specific disease states to incorporate the areas

of pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal

chemistry, therapeutics, and self care therapies.

This course will incorporate interdisciplinary

instruction utilizing faculty with varied areas of

expertise and experience. Credit: 3 semester

hours.

5108 Drugs and Neoplastic and

Associated Diseases

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the first four

years. This course is designed to instruct the

student in the area of neoplastic disorders.

Teaching emphasis will be a sequential method

of instruction relevant to specific disease states

to incorporate the areas of pathophysiology,

pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, therapeutics,

and self care therapeutics. This course will

incorporate interdisciplinary instruction utilizing

faculty from varied areas of expertise and

experience. Credit: 4 semester hours.

5201 Biomedical Laboratory IV

Prerequisites: ALL courses of the fourth year;

PHR 4202. Corequisites: PHR 5108; PHR 5106;

PHR 5107. Demonstration and experimentation

of basic principles of medicinal chemistry,

pharmacology, Toxicology, and biotechnology.

Laboratory: 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.

6101 Basic Concepts and Clinical

Application of Nutraceutics

Prerequisites: ALL courses through the fourth

year. This course will address the basic issues

of development, modes of administration,

efficacy, and marketing of nutraceuticals–

foods or parts of foods and chemical

components of foods, which provide medical

benefits including the prevention and/or

treatment of disease. In addition, vitamins,

minerals, and other dietary supplements will be

discussed in terms of their role in contributing

to or maintaining health. The role and status

of herbal products, nutritional supplements

and naturopathy as alternative therapies to

mainstream medicine will also be covered.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

6103 Leadership Development in

Pharmacy Practice

This professional elective course provides

leadership, professionalism and political

advocacy development for pharmacy students.

Students explore how they can become better

leaders and advocates of change within the

profession. Through the use of interactive

lectures, self assessment exercises and group

projects, students gain an understanding of

leadership theory and advocacy skills that will

be applied to current health care and pharmacy

practice issues. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6104 Critical Care

Prerequisites: All courses through the fourth

year. This course focuses on the therapeutic

management of patients in the critical care

setting. Emphasis will be placed on the

pathophysiology of acute illnesses as well as on

rational treatment modalities and therapeutic

drug monitoring of critically ill patients. Each

of the disease states and pharmacotherapeutic

topics discussed will be reinforced through the

use of related clinical care studies.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

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Clinical Health Professions

Course Offerings (CHP)

John Conry, Pharm.D., Chair and

Clinical Professor

Objectives

The department seeks to provide students

with the opportunity to acquire the

knowledge, develop the attitudes and master

the skills required for contemporary clinical

pharmacy practice.

Lectures, utilization of the multi-

media programs in the Resource Center,

and individual and group conferences with

faculty and preceptors give the student the

opportunity to acquire the knowledge base

required to be a drug advisor on the health

care team.

By participation in health care

settings throughout the curriculum

and through interactions with patients,

physicians, nurses, paraprofessionals and

pharmacists, assistance is given to the

student to develop the professional attitudes

and acquire the communication techniques

and skills that are prerequisites for health

practitioners who wish to apply academic

knowledge to practical situations.

Utilization of the Pharmacy Practice and

Patient Assessment Laboratories and primary

health care settings, including community

pharmacies, allows the student to become

familiar with the legal, administrative and

clinical aspects of successful pharmacy practice.

In addition, other clinical training sites are

utilized as resources for student instruction

in therapeutic drug monitoring, provision of

drug information and patient interviewing and

education. These include major metropolitan

area medical centers, community hospitals and

clinics, and institutions emphasizing the care

of specific patient populations (e.g., pediatric,

psychiatric, geriatric care).

Health Sciences Course

Offerings (ALH)

Objectives

To provide a strong foundation in the basic

allied health and the necessary tools to work in

selected health sciences.

The following courses are ALH courses:

1201 Introduction to Health Care

Problems in the development of competency

health services in the United States;

characteristics of a profession; development of

modern medical practice; medical terminology;

consideration of the many health professions

that form the health team. Lecture, 2 hours.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

2101 Introduction Clinical Laboratory

Sciences

Historical development of the clinical laboratory

sciences profession. Introduction to the types

of tests performed in a clinical laboratory.

Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.

3201 Essentials of Pharmacy Practice

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses to the

junior and senior years of the PA program.

This course is designed to introduce the PA

student to ethical principles of the medical

profession and the role of the Physician

Assistant as a member of the health care team.

The course will incorporate interdisciplinary

instruction utilizing faculty from varied areas of

expertise and experience. Teaching emphasis

will be sequential methods of instruction

relevant to the history of the PA profession,

role development, medical-legal-ethical issues

and cultural diversity. Emphasis is placed on

case-based ethical dilemmas, contemporary

ethical-legal issues, ethical debates and the

development of qualities, behaviors, attitudes

and values essential to providing ethical and

compassionate patient care. Lecture,

Credit: 1 semester hour.

3202 Medical Assessment

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses to the

junior and senior years of the PA program.

This course is designed to introduce the PA

student to various diagnostic imaging studies,

clinical chemistry theory and laboratory

assessment. Emphasis is placed on indications

for diagnostic testing, characteristics of specific

procedures, interpretation of laboratory

or imaging results and the techniques,

advantages, disadvantages, benefits and

risks of various procedures. This course will

incorporate interdisciplinary instruction utilizing

faculty from varied areas of expertise and

experience. Emphasis is placed on case-based

clinical assessment, association of abnormal

laboratory and imaging results with specific

diseases, and the correlation of enzymes to

body systems and organ dysfunction.

Lecture, Credit: 2 semester hours.

3203 Clinical Medicine 1

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses to the

junior and senior years of the PA program.

This course is designed to instruct the

PA student in the areas of human health

and disease in immunology, dermatology,

ophthalmology, otonasolaryngology, and

pulmonology. Teaching emphasis will be a

sequential method of instruction relevant to the

epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical

manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, clinical

pharmacological applications, complications and

prognoses of selected disease states. This course

will incorporate interdisciplinary instruction

utilizing faculty from varied areas of expertise

and experience. Emphasis is placed on case-

based clinical therapeutics and patient education

regarding drug administration, potential adverse

effects and drug interactions. Lecture, Credit: 4

semester hours.

3204 Clinical Medicine 2

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses to the

junior and senior years of the PA program. This

course is designed to instruct the PA student

in the areas of human health and disease in

cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology,

hematology, oncology, nephrology and urology.

Teaching emphasis will be a sequential method of

instruction relevant to the epidemiology, etiology,

pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis,

treatment, clinical pharmacological applications,

complications, and prognoses of selected disease

states. This course will incorporate interdisciplinary

instruction utilizing faculty from varied areas of

expertise and experience. Emphasis is placed

on case-based clinical therapeutics and patient

education regarding drug administration, potential

adverse effects, and drug interactions. Lecture,

Credit: 4 semester hours.

3205 Competency Health History and

Physical Diagnosis

This course is designed to develop the

cognitive, psychomotor, and affective

attributes in the PA student for identifying

and describing normal human anatomy,

recognizing normal vs. pathological clinical

manifestations, obtaining a medical history,

performing a screening physical examination,

and recording findings as medical-legal

documents. Teaching emphasis will be a

sequential method of instruction relevant to

the structure and function of body systems,

common pathophysiology and clinical

manifestations and physical examination

demonstration. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Emphasis is placed on communication

skills, cultural competency, professionalism

and standardization of medical record

documentation. Students will demonstrate

acquisition of skills during supervised

hospital visits and practical examinations,

and will begin to incorporate assessment and

management plans into patient care. Lecture,

4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.

3206 Clinical Medicine 3

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses and

fall courses in the junior and senior years of

the PA program. This course is designed to

instruct the PA student in the areas of human

health and disease in neurology, cardiology,

infectious disease, obstetrics and gynecology.

Teaching emphasis will be a sequential method

of instruction relevant to the epidemiology,

etiology, pathophysiology, clinical

manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, clinical

pharmacological applications, complications

and prognoses of selected disease states.

This course will incorporate interdisciplinary

instruction utilizing faculty from varied areas

of expertise and experience. Emphasis is

placed on electrocardiogram interpretation,

case-based clinical therapeutics and patient

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education regarding drug administration,

potential adverse effects and drug interactions.

Lecture, Credit: 4 semester hours.

3207 Clinical Medicine 4

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses and

fall courses in the junior and senior years

of the PA program. This course is designed

to instruct the PA student in the areas of

human health and disease in rheumatology,

orthopedics, psychiatry and community

medicine. Teaching emphasis will be a

sequential method of instruction relevant to the

epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical

manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, clinical

pharmacological applications, complications,

and prognoses of selected disease states.

This course will incorporate interdisciplinary

instruction utilizing faculty from varied areas

of expertise and experience. Emphasis is

placed on special procedures in diagnostic

imaging, as well as promotion, prevention,

maintenance, and protection of health and

wellness of individuals and communities to

include social and economic determinants of

health and common medical problems that

are frequently encountered in urban settings.

Teaching will also utilize case-based clinical

therapeutics and patient education regarding

drug administration, potential adverse effects

and drug interactions. Lecture,

Credit: 4 semester hours.

3208 Case-Enhanced Focused Health

History and Physical Diagnosis

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses and

fall courses in the junior and senior years of

the PA program. This course is designed to

build on the knowledge gained in HHPD 1

to facilitate the PA student in refining their

skills in performing focused, problem-based

histories and physical examinations. Teaching

emphasis will be a sequential method of

instruction integrated with concurrent medical

lecture in having students form accurate,

logical and relevant differential diagnoses,

performing proper diagnostic assessment

and developing therapeutic plans for specific

patient complaints. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Students will demonstrate acquisition of skills

during supervised hospital visits and practical

examinations. Lecture, Credit: 1 semester hour.

3209 Emergency Medicine

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses and fall

courses in the junior and senior years of the

PA program. This course is designed to instruct

the PA student in the emergency department

approach to medical care, including triage

techniques, prioritization and consultation

relevant to a variety of patient conditions.

The student will incorporate knowledge of

the epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology,

clinical manifestations, diagnostics, and

management of disease states to treat focused

emergency problems. Emphasis will be placed

on recognizing and treating conditions that are

potentially life-threatening requiring urgent or

emergent intervention inclusive of emergency

techniques. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Lecture, Credit: 2 semester hours.

3210 Geriatric and Pediatric Medicine

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses and

fall courses in the junior and senior years

of the PA program. This course is designed

to introduce the PA student to the variable

structures and functions of organ systems

throughout the human lifespan, and medical

and behavioral problems unique to pediatric

and geriatric populations. Emphasis is placed

on the behavioral and infectious conditions

encountered in pediatric and geriatric clinical

practice, and on patient, parental and

caregiver education in regards to vaccinations,

health care maintenance, safety and

anticipatory guidance, long-term care facilities

and home care. Specifically, it will provide

an overview of the epidemiology, etiology,

pathophysiology, clinical manifestations,

diagnosis, treatment, complications and

prognoses of selected pediatric and geriatric

conditions. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Lecture, Credit: 2 semester hours.

3211 General Surgery

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses and fall

courses in the junior and senior years of the PA

program. This course is designed to introduce

students to the concepts of surgical diagnosis

and treatment, building on the student’s

integrated foundation of clinical medicine,

laboratory medicine, diagnostic imaging, and

pharmacological applications. The student will

learn to recognize diseases that require surgical

intervention, formulate surgical diagnoses and

identify relevant surgical treatments. Emphasis

will be placed on the role of the Physician

Assistant in the pre-operative, operative and

post-operative management of surgical patients.

This course will incorporate interdisciplinary

instruction utilizing faculty from varied areas

of expertise and experience. The student will

also become competent in performing various

medical-surgical procedures. Lecture, Credit: 2

semester hours.

3215 Health History and Physical Diagnosis 1

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses to the

junior and senior years of the PA program.

This course is designed to run concurrently

and sequentially with Clinical Medicine 1

& 2 and Medical Assessment to provide

the physician assistant student with certain

cognitive, psychomotor, and affective

attributes necessary to identify normal and

abnormal anatomy, physiology and clinical

manifestations; to ascertain an appropriate

medical history and perform the physical

exam for a particular complaint and to

record findings as professional medical-

legal documents. Teaching emphasis will

be a sequential method of instruction

relevant to the structure and function of

body systems, with emphasis on common

systems-based pathophysiology and clinical

abnormalities. This course will incorporate

interdisciplinary instruction utilizing faculty

from varied areas of expertise and experience.

Emphasis is placed on communication

skills, cultural sensitivity, professionalism,

and standardization of medical record

documentation. Students will demonstrate

acquisition of skills during practical

examinations, and will begin to incorporate

assessment and management plans into

patient care. The course is intended to

facilitate the process of developing students’

clinical skills and decision-making toward

the goal of transition to clinical year and

ultimately clinical practice. Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

3218 Health History and Physical Diagnosis 2

Prerequisite: All prerequisite courses to the

junior and senior years of the PA program.

This course is designed to run concurrently

and sequentially with Clinical Medicine 3 &

4 to provide the physician assistant student

with certain cognitive, psychomotor and

affective attributes necessary to identify

normal and abnormal anatomy, physiology

and clinical manifestations; to ascertain an

appropriate medical history and perform the

physical exam for a particular complaint and

to record findings as professional medical-

legal documents. Teaching emphasis will be a

sequential method of instruction relevant to

the structure and function of body systems,

with emphasis on common systems-based

pathophysiology and clinical abnormalities.

This course will incorporate interdisciplinary

instruction utilizing faculty from varied areas of

expertise and experience. Emphasis is placed

on communication skills, cultural sensitivity,

professionalism and standardization of

medical record documentation. Students will

demonstrate acquisition of skills during practical

examinations, and will begin to incorporate

assessment and management plans into patient

care. The course is intended to facilitate the

process of developing students’ clinical skills and

decision-making toward the goal of transition

to clinical year and ultimately clinical practice.

Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.

4201 Emergency Medicine

Prerequisites: All required didactic year

classes and successful completion of

competency examinations. This course is a

five-week rotation in a hospital or urgent

care ambulatory setting. The student will be

introduced to the triage system to learn and

develop the skills necessary to perform the

primary survey and stabilization of patients in

the acute setting. The student will perform

focused history and physical exams, generate

differential diagnoses and develop therapeutic

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treatment plans for adult and pediatric patients

with urgent or emergent conditions, as well as

provide ambulatory or “fast-track” care. This

includes diagnostic testing, medications and

non-pharmacological treatment interventions.

The student will also demonstrate and perform

practical medical-surgical procedures including

CPR and BCLS skills. The student will recognize

the need for consultation and referral

in provision of cost-effective urgent and

emergent care, including acute and chronic

disease management, health promotion,

disease prevention and routine healthcare

maintenance, with an emphasis on health

literacy issues. Rotation, 200 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4202 Clinical Obstetrics and

Gynecology Rotation

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This course is a five-week

rotation in a hospital inpatient or ambulatory

setting, which may include outpatient,

emergency room, or office-based clinical duties

of gynecological or obstetrical patients. The

student will perform competency history and

physical exams, generate differential diagnoses

and develop therapeutic treatment plans for

patients with gynecological and obstetrical

conditions. This will include diagnostic

testing, medications and non-pharmacological

treatment interventions, including recognizing

the need for consultation and referral.

Experiential learning will include provision of

cost-effective adult medical care, including

acute and chronic disease management, health

promotion, disease prevention and routine

healthcare maintenance. The student will

provide patient education with an emphasis

on health literacy issues. The student may

have the opportunity to participate in surgical

gynecological or obstetrical procedures.

Rotation, 200 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

4203 Clinical Orthopedic Rotation

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This course is a five-week

rotation in a hospital, ambulatory or office-

based orthopedic setting. The student will

perform competency history and physical

exams, generate differential diagnoses and

develop therapeutic treatment plans for

acute and chronic problems in orthopedic

patients across all age groups. This rotation

may include surgical management including

pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-

operative orthopedic care. Students will

order diagnostic tests and medications and

recommend non-pharmacological treatment

interventions for the orthopedic patient. The

student will demonstrate and perform practical

splinting, casting, and surgical procedures

and skills. The student will recognize the need

for consultation and referral in provision of

cost-effective orthopedic care, including acute

and chronic disease management, health

promotion and safety, disease prevention

and routine healthcare maintenance. The

student will provide patient education with an

emphasis on cast/ immobilization techniques,

safety and health literacy issues. Rotation, 200

hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

4204 Clinical Pediatrics Rotation

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This course is a five-week

rotation in a hospital or office-based pediatric

setting. The student will perform competency

history and physical exams, generate

differential diagnoses and develop therapeutic

treatment plans for pediatric patients with

acute and chronic pediatric problems and well

child visits and school/camp exams. This will

include diagnostic testing, medications and

non-pharmacological treatment interventions.

The student will recognize the need for

consultation and referral in provision of cost-

effective infant, pediatric, and adolescent

medical care, including acute and chronic

disease management, health promotion,

disease prevention and routine healthcare

maintenance. The student will provide patient

education with an emphasis on growth and

development and health literacy issues.

Rotation, 200 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

4205 Clinical Primary Care 1 Rotation

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This course is a five-week

rotation in an ambulatory or outpatient

hospital or office-based primary care medical

setting. The student will perform competency

history and physical exams, generate

differential diagnoses and develop therapeutic

treatment plans for patients with acute and

chronic medical problems, including diagnostic

tests, medications and non-pharmacological

treatment interventions. The student will

recognize the need for consultation and

referral, transfer to an emergency or acute care

setting in provision of cost-effective medical

care, including acute and chronic disease

management, health promotion, and patient

education. The student will provide patient

education, disease prevention and routine

healthcare maintenance across all age groups

with an emphasis on health literacy issues.

Rotation, 200 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

4206 Elective Clinical Rotation

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This course is a five-week

rotation in a specialty of the student’s choice

that may take place in a hospital or office-

based setting. Elective rotations include but

are not limited to the following: cardiology,

gastroenterology, infectious disease, psychiatry,

pulmonology, heme-oncology, critical care,

dermatology, occupational medicine, gay

and lesbian health, and the physically and

mentally challenged. The student will perform

competency or focused history and physical

exams, generate differential diagnoses and

develop treatment plans for patients with

acute and chronic problems. This will include

diagnostic tests, medications and non-

pharmacological treatment interventions. The

student will become familiar with the need and

role of consultation and referral of patients,

transfer to an emergency or acute care setting

in the clinical setting through provision of

cost-effective care, including acute and chronic

disease management, health promotion,

disease prevention and routine healthcare

maintenance. The student will provide patient

education with an emphasis on health literacy

issues across all age groups as applicable to

clinical site. Rotation, 200 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4207 Clinical Surgical Rotation

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This course is a five-week

rotation in a hospital inpatient setting,

which may include outpatient or office-

based clinical duties. Student responsibilities

include: performance of history and physical

exams, formulation of differential diagnoses,

therapeutic treatment plans across all age

groups for patients with surgical problems,

including pre-operative, intra-operative, and

post-operative care. The clinical experience

will also include ordering of diagnostic

tests, medications and non-pharmacological

treatment interventions and performance of

diagnostic laboratory tests, and participation in

surgical procedures (operating room).

Rotation, 200 hours/on call required.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4208 Clinical Geriatrics/Long Term

Care Rotation

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This course is a five-week

rotation in a hospital or office-based geriatric

setting. The student will perform competency

and focused history and physical exams,

generate differential diagnoses and develop

therapeutic treatment plans for adult and

geriatric patients with medical or surgical

conditions. This includes diagnostic tests,

medications and non-pharmacological

treatment interventions, while under the

supervision of the preceptor. The student

will recognize the need for consultation and

referral, in provision of cost-effective geriatric

care, including acute and chronic disease

management, health promotion, health

maintenance and disease prevention. The

student will provide patient education with an

emphasis on health literacy issues.

Rotation, 200 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

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4209 Clinical Primary Care 2 Rotation

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This course is a five-week

rotation that continues the educational and

experiential learning of the Primary Care

1 course in an ambulatory or outpatient

hospital or office-based primary care medical

setting for an additional five-week rotation.

The student will perform competency history

and physical exams, generate differential

diagnoses and develop therapeutic treatment

plans for patients with acute and chronic

medical problems. This will include diagnostic

tests, medications and non-pharmacological

treatment interventions. The student will

recognize the need for consultation and

referral, transfer to an emergency or acute

care setting in provision of cost-effective

medical care, including acute and chronic

disease management, health promotion,

disease prevention, and routine healthcare

maintenance. The student will provide patient

education, disease prevention, and routine

healthcare maintenance across all age groups

with an emphasis on health literacy issues.

Rotation, 200 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

4210 Clinical Internal Medicine Rotation

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This course is a five-week

rotation in a hospital or office-based internal

medicine setting. The student will perform

competency history and physical exams,

generate differential diagnoses and develop

therapeutic treatment plans for patients with

acute and chronic medical problems. The

clinical experience will include diagnostic

testing, medications, and non-pharmacological

treatment interventions including patient

education with an emphasis on health literacy

issues across all age groups. The student will

learn to recognize the need for consultation

and referral in provision of cost-effective adult

medical care, including acute and chronic

disease management, health promotion,

disease prevention, and routine healthcare

maintenance. Rotation, 200 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4211 Senior Competencies Component

Prerequisites: All required didactic year classes

and successful completion of competency

examinations. This is a course is designed

to supplement the clinical experience of the

Physician Assistant student with appropriate

learning sessions on callback days. While on

clinical rotations, students will be performing

competency or focused history and physical

examinations, generating differential diagnoses,

ordering, and interpreting laboratory and

imaging studies and developing treatment

plans for patients with acute and chronic

problems under the supervision of the preceptor.

Emphasis is placed on cost-effective care, disease

management and health promotion, disease

prevention and routine healthcare maintenance.

The student will gain and apply knowledge

regarding epidemiology, risk factors, etiology,

pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and

the clinical assessment of medical and surgical

diseases. Learning sessions on call back days are

designed to augment student’s knowledge and

further develop and perfect their history taking,

physical examination and procedural skills.

Lecture. Credit: 0.

4140 Transition to the Clinical

Laboratory (CLS)

This course will introduce the student to the

standards, functions, and procedures of clinical

laboratory practice. The course will include the

history of medical technology at this university,

a history of the profession, HIPAA and safety

regulations, spectrophotometry, quality

control (including standards, controls, etc),

universal precautions, the professional code

of ethics, phlebotomy, and an introduction

to hematology, microbiology, mycology,

urinalysis, and immunohematology. Lecture,

2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.

4148 Clinical Bacteriology (CLS)

The various classes of antibiotics are

introduced to the student. Different types

of susceptibility testing using manual and

automated methodologies are presented.

Discussion of bacteria implicated in human

infection is begun. Gram positive organisms

such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus,

Corynebacterium and Bacillus are discussed

both in diseases caused and identification

methods used in the clinical microbiology

laboratory. Discussion of Gram negative

bacteria such as Haemophilus and Neisseria are

also included. Discussion of the biochemical

tests involved in the identification of the

Enterobacteriaceae is begun. The application

of these tests as a means to identify these

organisms is presented. The diseases caused

by these organisms is also included and

discussed. Includes clinical practicum. Credit: 2

semester hours.

4149 Immunology for Clinical Laboratory

Science (CLS)

This course is composed of the study of

cellular and antigen-antibody reactions.

Topics covered include the types of immunity

and factors associated with immunologic

disease. Antibody synthesis and function are

introduced. Functions of the various cellular

components are also discussed including T and

B lymphocytes and plasma cells. Discussion

will also include a description of various other

types of nonspecific mediators of the immune

system. An overview of molecular diagnostics

is presented. The latest laboratory testing

methods that aid in the diagnosis of bacterial,

viral and parasitic diseases are presented to the

students. Includes clinical practicum. Credit: 2

semester hours.

4150 Clinical Bacteriology and

Virology (CLS)

This course covers in depth the biochemical

identification of other Gram negative

organisms such as nonfermentating Gram

negative rods and Vibrio. Anaerobic

organism’s role in disease as well as

identification is also covered. Less frequently

seen organisms such as the spirochetes and

Chlamydia are also discussed.

Mycobacteria and their differences in

specimen processing, culturing, identification

and staining are introduced. A brief review

of clinical virology is also included. Discussion

also includes application of molecular

diagnostics to microbiology as well as

immunodiagnostics that can be used to detect

infectious diseases. Includes clinical practicum.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

4151 Clinical Bacteriology I (CLS)

The various classes of antibiotics are introduced

to the student. Different types of susceptibility

testing using manual and automated

methodologies are presented. Discussion of

bacteria implicated in human infections is begun.

Gram positive organisms such as Staphylococcus,

Streptococcus, Corynebacterium and Bacillus

are discussed both in diseases caused and

identification methods used in the clinical

microbiology laboratory. Discussion of Gram

negative bacteria such as Haemophilus and

Neisseria are also included. Discussion of the

biochemical tests involved in the identification of

the Enterobacteriaceae is begun. The application

of these tests a means to identify these

organisms is presented. The diseases caused by

these organisms is also included and discussed.

Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4152 Clinical Immunology I (CLS)

This course is composed of the study of

cellular and antigen-antibody reaction.

Also covered are the types of immunity

and factors associated with immunologic

disease. Antibody synthesis and function are

introduced. Functions of the various cellular

components are also discussed including

T and B lymphocytes and plasma cells.

Discussion will also include a description of

various other types of nonspecific mediators

of the immune system. An overview of

molecular diagnostics is presented (each

course covers its own molecular diagnostics

theory) and the latest laboratory testing

methods are presented to the student.

Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 1 hour.

Credit: 1 semester hour.

4153 Clinical Immunohematology I (CLS)

This course will begin with a review of the

immunology as applied to Immunohematology

such as antigens, immunoglobulins and blood

antibodies. Also discussed are ABO and Rh

typing and antiglobulin testing. Other major

blood group antigens (Kell, Lewis, etc.) and

rare blood groups (Colton, Diego, etc.) are

introduced. Other topics include compatibility

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testing, crossmatching and antibody

identification. Laboratory methodologies used

in Immunohematology are also covered.

Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 2 hours.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

4154 Clinical Hematology I (CLS)

This course is designed to present the students

with the theory of blood and bone marrow

formation and diseases related to these cells.

The erythrocytic and leukocytic cell series are

explored in relation to their development,

maturation, function, and identification.

Through the use of audiovisuals and

microscope work, identification of each cell

type is discussed and abnormal cells reviewed

as to composition and related diseases. The

course covers iron metabolism, absorption,

transport, and storage. The synthesis of

hemoglobin for both normal and abnormal

varieties as well as electrophoresis and other

identifying methodologies are explained and

the various instruments used in the study

of hematology are taught. Students are

exposed to all the various procedures the

laboratories perform including the maintenance

and troubleshooting of instrumentation.

The mechanisms of hemostasis including

blood vessels, platelets, and fribrinolysis are

discussed. The structure of blood vessels and

their relationship to hemostasis is covered.

Platelet formation, maturation, and function

will be discussed as well as qualitative and

quantitative disorders. The course will include

factors involved inn the coagulation cascade

and include tests used in the laboratory to

diagnose disorders of hemostasis. The students

will perform these procedures in the hospital

laboratory. Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture,

3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hour.

4155 Application, Analysis and Lab Practice

in Clinical Chemistry I (CLS)

The course is designed to introduce the

students to clinical chemistry theory and

laboratory practice. It is the study of serum

and other body fluids by biochemical analysis

using the latest instrumentation for the test

procedures. The course discusses laboratory

calculations, principles of photometry;

nephelometry, chemiluminescence, fluorometry

and “tagged assays,” electrolytes, trace

elements and mineral metabolism. Principles of

EIA, instrumentation concepts and discussion

commonly used analyzers in the clinical lab are

also presented. Classification of enzymes in

relation to body organs, clinical significance of

the test used and factors affecting the testing

will be covered. Structure and function of lipids

and lipoproteins, methods used to analyze

these products will be examined. Cholesterol

utilization and formation including HDL and

LDL and triglycerides will be covered along

with laboratory analysis. This course requires

the students to perform all analysis on the

instruments and analysis listed above.

Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 4 hours.

Credit: 4 semester hours..

4156 Urinalysis and Body Fluids I (CLS)

This course will address the structure and

function of the kidney in its role in the

formulation of urine. Routine urinalysis tests

will be discussed for each analyte found in

the urine specimen utilizing both manual and

automated testing procedures. Metabolic

disorders requiring special tests will also be

covered. Kodachrome slides and CD Rom will

be used for the microscopic analysis of casts,

cells, crystals and other miscellaneous particles

seen in sediment. Includes Clinical Practicum.

Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.

4157 Mycology and Parasitology I (CLS)

The course will introduce the student to the

classification of those parasites that infect man.

Preparation and examination of specimens will be

discussed. Lectures will cover important parasites

including the hemoflagellates such as Leishmania

and Trypanosoma, trematodes infecting the

intestine, liver-lung, and blood and cestodes. The

student will also be introduced to the glossary of

terms used in the examination of specimens for

fungal agents. Specimen collection, media for

the isolation of these agents, staining used for

microscopic examination and special procedures

will be discussed. Lectures will cover those fungal

agents that affect man including dermatophytes,

superficial mycoses, and subcutaneous mycoses.

Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 2 hours.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

4161 Clinical Bacteriology II (CLS)

This course covers in depth the biochemical

identification of other Gram negative organisms

such as nonfermentating Gram negative

rods and Vibrio. Anaerobic organism’s role

in disease as well as identification is also

covered. Less frequently seen organisms such

as the spirochetes and Chlamydia are also

discussed. Mycobacteria and their differences in

specimens processing, culturing, identification,

and staining are introduced. A brief review of

clinical virology is also included. Discussion also

includes application of molecular diagnostics

to microbiology as well as immunodiagnostics

that can be used to detect infectious diseases.

Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4162 Clinical Immunology II (CLS)

This course will cover infectious and non-

infectious diseases and those laboratory tests

used for their diagnosis. The discussion will

include the characteristics and principle of

the test, importance of quality control and

reference ranges, and the advantages and

limitations of each procedure. Some of the

diseases covered will include syphilis, hepatitis,

infectious mononucleosis, rheumatoid

disorders, Lyme’s disease, and HIV. Includes

Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 1 hour. Credit: 1

semester hour.

4163 Clinical Immunohematology II (CLS)

This course will cover red blood cell platelet

preservation, metabolism, and current trends

in their use. Donor selection, processing and

component preparation will be introduced.

Also discussed is the HLA system, hemolytic

anemias and transfusion therapy and reactions.

New concepts in molecular biology, safety,

quality control, and quality assurance will also

be covered. Includes Clinical Practicum.Lecture,

2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.

4164 Clinical Hematology II (CLS)

The course will present to the students

the various diseases of erythrocytes and

Leukocytes to include all anemias, leukemias,

lymphomas and other red cell and white cell

disorders. Correlation between instrument

results, microscopic analysis and medical

information will enable the student to

recognize and assess these conditions. Specific

laboratory tests utilized for diagnosis of

anemias and leukemias will be taught and

results evaluated. Molecular detection and

monitoring of hematologic malignancies will

be presented in its use as a diagnostic tool for

genetic/chromosome disorders. Students will

perform and evaluate manual and automated

Cell Profiles and differentials in the laboratory

and compare the results obtained from each

as well as all other procedures fro special

testing that is required of them. Includes

Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2

semester hours.

4165 Application, Analysis and Lab Practice

in Clinical Chemistry II (CLS)

This course discusses the assessment of

renal function, creatinine metabolism and

renal control of acid-base balance and liver

function tests for hepatitis, cirrhosis and

other liver disorders, bilirubin metabolism

and analytical aspects of liver enzymes and

their relation to specific organs of the body.

The chemistry and metabolism of proteins

along with various testing methodologies are

analyzed. Carbohydrate metabolic disorders;

analysis and diagnosis are discussed. The

testing and analysis of toxic and therapeutic

drugs including investigation of toxic agents,

antibiotics, cardiac medication, analgesics,

antidepressants, heavy metals, drugs of

abuse and related testing methodologies are

presented. Clinical aspects of hormones and

receptors are discussed along with the testing

methods. Molecular diagnostics will be covered

where applicable. Includes Clinical Practicum.

Lecture, 4 hours. Credit: 4 semester hours..

4166 Urinalysis and Body Fluids II (CLS)

This course includes the study if the

diseases of the kidney to include: Acute and

Chronic Renal Failure, Nephrotic Syndrome,

Glomerulonephritis, and Pyelonephritis etc.

The various fluids of the body will be discussed

such as Cerebral Spinal Fluid, Pleural, Peritoneal

etc. All tests used to diagnose conditions

related to these diseases will be covered.

Includes Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 2 hours.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

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4167 Mycology and Parasitology II (CLS)

This course will continue the introduction

of the student various parasites that infect

man. Emphasis will be on protozoa including

amoeba, flagellates, ciliates, and coccidia.

Staining of clinical material and important

characteristics for diagnosis will be discussed.

Diagnosis of malaria and microfilariae found

in the blood will also be examined. Intestinal

and tissue nematodes will be included in this

course. Continuation of important fungal

agents will also be included. These include

the systemic fungi, yeast and yeast-like

organisms and the Actinomycetes. Lastly,

contaminants will be discussed as possible

causes of opportunistic infections and their

identification in the laboratory. Includes

Clinical Practicum. Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2

semester hours.

4168 Clinical Education, Management and

Research (CLS)

This course will introduce the student to

educational methodologies used in clinical

laboratory science program. Topics covered

include in-service education, continuing

education and laboratory interdepartmental

rotation. Teaching mechanisms, objectives

and testing methodologies will be discussed.

Students are exposed to the management

including various agencies accrediting the

laboratory, financial management and

reimbursement, staffing, job analysis and

the role of human resources in laboratory

management. The basics of research as

applied to the clinical laboratory will also

be discussed. Topics will include research

protocols, adherence to the protocols, data

collection methods and analyzing of results

of data obtained. Lecture, 1 hour. Credit: 1

semester hour.

4170 Advanced Seminar in Clinical

Laboratory Sciences (CLS)

This course will prepare students for the

transition to entry-level clinical laboratory

technologists. It will expose students to

information on both NY State licensure

and the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC)

examination application. In addition, job

search strategies including resume writing,

and interviewing preparation will be

discussed. Published examination review

sources and computer mock exams will be

used as framework for students to practice

and develop experience with analysis and

synthesis of laboratory produced data. Case

studies will be used to reinforce material

taught in lecture. Students will also prepare a

portfolio documenting their professional year.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

Clinical Pharmacy

Practice (CPP)

1101 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice

Prerequisite: PHR 1000. This course is designed

to provide the student with an overview of

the pharmacy profession and contemporary

practice issue. Focus is drawn to analysis of

the attributes of the pharmacy profession,

expectations and realities of a pharmacy

student and pharmacist, and the concept

of pharmaceutical care. Also, emerging and

unique roles of the pharmacist on the health

care team is discussed. Given on a Pass/Fail

basis. Lecture. Credit: 1 semester hour.

3153 Introduction to Alternative Medicine

Prerequisites: CPP 1101, PAS 2301. This

course is intended to provide an introduction

to the origin, basic principles, indications and

philosophy of selected alternative medicine

modalities. Elective. Credit: 2 semester hours.

3201 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Care

Prerequisites: PHS 2101. This course is

designed to introduce the student to

the concept of pharmaceutical care.

Pharmaceutical care embraces the concept

of pharmacist-managed/patient-oriented

pharmacy services directed at providing

effective, safe, and cost effective drug therapy

via outcomes monitoring and assessment.

Selected disease states will be discussed

with emphasis on pathophysiology and

rational therapy and the development of an

appropriate pharmacy care plan.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

3203 Experiential Pharmacy I

Prerequisites: CPP 3201; PAS 3301. This

course is designed to transition the student

from didactic training to experiential training;

to allow the student to apply the skills and

knowledge acquired thus far to the process of

prescription preparation and the practice of

patient care. The major goal of this course is

to foster professionalism within the student,

towards their patients, other healthcare

professionals, and the profession and to apply

didactic knowledge. The student will work

under the supervision of pharmacy preceptors

from affiliated practice sites who will assist

them in the growth of their patient care skills

and to guide them through the experiential

process. This course will introduce the student

to the medication dispensing process, including

patient medication profiles, to drug use

reviews/ evaluations, and to patient counseling

in accordance to state and federal regulations

guiding pharmacy practice. The student will

also be exposed to the administrative, financial,

and clinical activities that pharmacists routinely

perform during the practice of the profession.

Experiential Hours: Total 52 hours and one

credit experiential hours (one four-hour day per

week for 13 weeks) Credit: 1 semester hours.

3951 Research in Clinical Pharmacy I*

Students participate in clinical research

studies under the direction of clinical faculty.

Permission for student participation must be

obtained from a clinical faculty member prior

to course registration. Credit: 3 semester

hours.

3154 Community Health Advocacy

and Outreach

Prerequisites: All courses through the second

year of study. This course explores the

important role of pharmacists in community

health. It provides a competency understanding

of key concepts related to pharmacy initiatives

for, and contributions to, patient advocacy,

education and outreach. Students will work

together on assignments and engage in various

community outreach programs, emphasizing

the value of pharmacists participation in

community health interventions.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

3952 Research in Clinical Pharmacy II

(See 3951) Prerequisite: CPP 3951. Opportunity

for students to continue clinical research

activities or undertake additional projects.

Same requirements as stated in CPP 3951

description. Credit: 3 semester hours.

4301 Drug Information and Laboratory

Prerequisites: CPP 3201; PHS 3508; PHS

3509. The philosophy and fundamentals of

drug information practice and the application

of drug information skills in the delivery of

pharmaceutical care will be discussed. The

student will acquire the basic skills necessary

for the provision of drug information through

lectures, homework, and laboratory project

assignments in the areas of drug information

retrieval, drug literature evaluation, and quality

assurance. Laboratory: 1 hour.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

4402 Literature Evaluation and

Research Design

Prerequisite: CPP 4301. Literature evaluation

and research design will provide the student

with a basic understanding of appropriate

research design and methodology, biostatistics,

and reporting of results. The objective of this

course is to provide the student with the skills

and knowledge base to critically evaluate the

primary literature and understand the practical

implications of such literature.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

5203 Experiential Pharmacy II

Prerequisites: CPP 3203. This course will build

upon Experiential Pharmacy I, transitioning

and developing the skills of the student to

become a more active participant in the

healthcare delivery system for both the

institutional and community settings. The

goals of this course include continuing to

develop professionalism within the student

and applying the knowledge and skills gained

thus far to the provision of patient care. The

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Students will utilize resources of the health

care system to maximize therapeutic outcomes

and medication use in a diverse inpatient

population. Emphasis will be placed on

pharmacist-patient-health care provider

relationships, promoting the safe use of

medications, developing appropriate patient

care plans, communication skills and ensuring

continuity of care. Credit: 3 semester hours.

5415 Specialty Inpatient Care

Prerequisites: ALL required courses through

fifth year and successful completion of

the competency examination. During this

advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE),

the student will continue to develop and

demonstrate the necessary skills to provide

pharmacist-delivered patient-centered care

focusing on a specific inpatient population.

Students are expected to provide this care in

collaboration with the patient, their preceptor

and healthcare providers. Students will

utilize resources of the health care system

to maximize therapeutic outcomes and

medication use in this population. Emphasis

will be placed on pharmacist-patient-health

care provider relationships, promoting the safe

use of medications, developing appropriate

patient care plans, communication skills and

ensuring continuity of care.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6101 Case Studies in Drugs and Diseases

Issues in Pharmaceutical Care

Prerequisites: ALL courses through fourth year.

This course is a patient case based interactive

learning experience designed to strengthen

the student’s ability to provide pharmaceutical

care. The cases discussed will cover particular

therapeutic dilemmas or challenges and reflect

current treatment guidelines. Emphasis will be

placed on patient assessment and development

of a pharmaceutical care plan. Credit: 3

semester hours.

6102 Prevention and Management of

Drug Induced Diseases

Prerequisites: ALL courses through fourth

year. A general understanding of adverse

drug events including monitoring, evaluating,

preventing, and managing these events will

provide a basis for organ system specific drug

induced disease issues. Drug activity effecting

untoward biochemical enzymatic changes

related to cellular, organ, and system functions

will be explored. Topics to be emphasized

will include blood dyscrasias, neurologic,

dysfunction, as well as undesirable drug effects

on the gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, dermal,

and other systems. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6104 Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Prerequisites: ALL courses through fourth year.

Corequisites: CPP 6101, CPP 6102, CPP 6103,

PHR 6101. This course is designed to introduce

the student to the physiologic, pharmacologic,

and sociologic aspects of aging. The course

will focus on: 1) physiological and practical

student, under the supervision of pharmacy

preceptors from affiliated practice sites,

will actively become involved in preparing

prescriptions for the patient, utilizing and

evaluating the patient medication profile,

participating in quality assurance activities, and

actively develop patient counseling skills. They

will be exposed to all aspects of medication

therapy management, including administrative,

financial and clinical activities. Experiential

Hours: 208* hours experiential off-campus

hours. Credit: 5 semester hours.

*This is a longitudinal pharmacy practice

learning experience. It will begin in fall of

fourth year and must be completed by fall of

fifth year. Scheduling of hours will be at the

discretion of the pharmacy preceptor from

the affiliated pharmacy practice sites and

the student. A formalized schedule will be

prepared by the College to assist with student

scheduling.

5301 Clinical Applications of

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

Prerequisite: PHS 4602. This course is

designed to explore prevailing topics in the

areas of applied clinical pharmacokinetics,

pharmacodynamics, toxicokinetics and include

some aspects of special drug delivery systems.

Application of advanced pharmacokinetic

principles will be covered including examples

of drugs and exhibit linear and non-

linear pharmacokinetics. Clinically relevant

pharmacodynamic principles will be covered.

Principles and physio-chemical properties of

drugs removed by extracorpeal systems will be

discussed. Credit: 3 semester hours.

5404 Elective I Clerkship

Prerequisites: ALL required courses through

fifth year and successful completion of the

competency examination. This rotation will

introduce the student to a specialized area of

pharmacy practice. This area may be selected

according to the student’s interest or an area

of medicine in need of further emphasis. This

rotation may involve direct interaction with

patients, may involve managerial aspects of

pharmacy practice or research pertaining to

pharmacy practice. Credit: 3 semester hours.

5407 Ambulatory Care Clerkship

Prerequisites: ALL required courses through

fifth year and successful completion of the

competency examination. This course is

an experiential rotation that is intended to

expose the student to various aspects of

clinical pharmacy practice in the inpatient

setting. Under the direct guidance of an

approved preceptor, the student will function

as an integral member of the health care

team by providing pharmaceutical services

to ambulatory patients in accordance with

the concept of total patient care. The clinical

activities will emphasize the development

of the pharmacist-patient relationship and

will include various aspects of preventative

medicine, patient education, and outcomes

assessment. Credit: 3 semester hours.

5408 Elective II Clerkship

Prerequisites: ALL required courses through

fifth year and successful completion of the

competency examination. This rotation will

introduce the student to a specialized area of

pharmacy practice. This area may be selected

according to the student’s interest or an area

of medicine in need of further emphasis. This

rotation may involve managerial aspects of

pharmacy practice or research pertaining to

pharmacy practice. Credit: 3 semester hours.

5409 Elective III Clerkship

Prerequisites: ALL required courses through

fifth year and successful completion of the

competency examination. This rotation will

introduce the student to a specialized area of

pharmacy practice. This area may be selected

according to the student’s interest or an area

of medicine in need of further emphasis. This

rotation may involve managerial aspects of

pharmacy practice or research pertaining to

pharmacy practice. Credit: 3 semester hours.

5410 Elective IV Clerkship

Prerequisites: All required courses through

fifth year and successful completion of the

competency examination. This rotation

introduces the student to a specialized area of

pharmacy practice. This area may be selected

according to the student’s interest or an area

of medicine in need of further emphasis. This

rotation may involve managerial aspects of

pharmacy practice or research pertaining to

pharmacy practice. Credit: 3 semester hours.

5413 Advanced Community Pharmacy

Prerequisites: ALL required courses through

fifth year and successful completion of the

competency examination. During this advanced

practice experience (APPE), the student will

continue to demonstrate the skills to provide

pharmacist-delivered patient-centered care in

the community pharmacy setting. Students

are expected to be active members of the

healthcare team by participating in medication

therapy management services, patient

education, health screening/monitoring,

and other advanced clinical services offered

at the site. Emphasis will be placed on

communication skills, patient education,

and the pharmacist’s role in maximizing

population–based therapeutic outcomes

including disease prevention and wellness.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

5414 General Inpatient Care

Prerequisites: ALL required courses through

fifth year and successful completion of

the competency examination. During this

advanced pharmacy practice experience

(APPE), the student will continue to develop

and demonstrate the necessary skills to

provide pharmacist-delivered patient-

centered care in a general inpatient care

setting. Students are expected to provide

this care in collaboration with the patient,

their preceptor and healthcare providers.

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aspects of medication use in the elderly; 2) the

pharmacist’s role in geriatric care; and 3) the

management of disease states and syndromes

that predominantly occur in the elderly. The use

of a case study format will allow the student

to gain experience in designing and monitoring

drug regimens for the geriatric patient. Elective.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6105 Contemporary Community

Pharmacy Practice

Prerequisites: ALL courses through fourth

year. This course will expose the student to

contemporary issues in community pharmacy

practice. The role of the community pharmacist

in the provision of pharmaceutical care will

be explored in depth. Particular emphasis will

be placed upon the emerging function of the

pharmacist as an ambulatory care provider and

integral part of the heath care team.

Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6106 Advanced Concepts in the

Management of Allergy and

Immunologic Diseases

Prerequisites: ALL courses through the fall of

fourth year. This course is intended to facilitate

the development of the skills and competencies

necessary for the provision of pharmaceutical

care to patients suffering from allergic and

immunologic disorders. Contemporary issues

in the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic

prevention and management of these disorders

will be investigated in detail. Emphasis will

be placed on patient assessment and the

development of appropriate pharmaceutical

care plans for both the ambulatory and

inpatient settings. Elective.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6107 Pharmacotherapy of

Autoimmune Disorders

Prerequisites: ALL courses through fourth

year. This course is intended to facilitate the

development of the skills and competencies

necessary for the provision of pharmaceutical

care to patients suffering from autoimmune

disorders. The pathophysiology for each

disease state will be reviewed along with

the pharmacology and therapeutics for the

drugs available for their treatment. Emphasis

will be placed on patient assessment and the

development of pharmaceutical care plans for

patients suffering from autoimmune disorders.

Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6108 Pediatric Pharmacotherapy

Prerequisites: PHR 4105; PHR 4107. This course

is designed to introduce the student to the field

of pediatric pharmacotherapy, emphasizing

the maturational process involved from the

neonatal period into adulthood that influences

drug therapy. The units of instruction are

developed to prepare future pharmacists in

understanding the dosing and use of drugs

specific to the pediatric population. Elective.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6109 Comprehensive Management

of HIV/AIDS

Prerequisite: PHR 4105. This course is intended

to facilitate the development of the skills and

competencies necessary for the provision of

pharmaceutical care to patients infected with

HIV. The course is intended to review the

pharmacologic management of HIV infection

and associated AIDS indicator conditions.

Emphasis will be placed on patient assessment

and the development of pharmaceutical care

plans for patients suffering from HIV. Elective.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6110 Advanced Topics in

Infectious Disease

Prerequisite: PHR 4105. This course is designed

to build and expand upon the principles

of infectious diseases. A compendium of

literature, studies, and guidelines in infectious

diseases will be examined to obtain and

in-depth knowledge of: pharmacodynamics

of antimicrobial agents, the treatment of

select disease states not covered by Drugs

and Infectious Diseases (PHR 4105) and

administrative methods to ensure optimal

antimicrobial use. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6111 Pharmacotherapy of Psychiatric

Disorders

Prerequisites: All professional courses through

the fourth year. Students taking this course will

learn advanced principles in the therapeutic

management of psychiatric disorders. This

course is designed to expand on the principles

learned in the Drugs and Diseases course.

The student will learn about special topics

in the treatment of schizophrenia, major

depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and

anxiety disorders. Treatment guidelines as well

as other factors influencing pharmacotherapy

will be discussed. The didactic component of

the course will be supplemented with active

learning activities including case studies and

student presentations. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit:

3 semester hours.

6112 Advanced Therapeutic Management

of Oncology Patients

Prerequisites: All courses through the fourth

year. This is an advanced-level course focusing

on the therapeutic management of cancer

patients. A competency list of oncology-related

topics will be covered with a goal to develop

advanced clinical skills and competencies

necessary for pharmacists to provide care

to cancer patients. This course is designed

to improve independent and active learning

abilities enabling students to advance their

knowledge, understanding and skills in

managing the complex clinical issues facing

cancer patients. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6113 Advanced Education in Patients

with Diabetes

Prerequisites: CPP 3201. This course is designed

to provide students the opportunity to learn

in-depth knowledge of diabetes through

didactic and hands-on learning. A competency

list of diabetes-related topics will be covered

with a goal to develop advanced clinical skills

and competencies necessary for pharmacists

to provide advanced care and education to

patients with diabetes. A service-learning

component will be incorporated into the

course. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6116 Vincentian Health Care: Caring

for the Underserved

This course will demonstrate to students

how health care professionals can apply the

University’s Vincentian mission in providing

health care for the underserved/poor. The

course will expose the student to the sociology

of poverty and its impact upon illness and

healthcare delivery. The special health care

needs of the underserved/poor experiencing

health disparities will be emphasized. The

course will address the health care needs of

poor patients, including homeless individuals,

newly arrived poor immigrant groups and the

working poor. The challenges that patients

encounter attempting to access health care and

medicine, and the challenges that health care

professionals must overcome to provide care

to poor patients, will be addressed. Credit: 3

semester hours.

6117 Pharmacist as an Immunization

Provider

This course will prepare the student to actively

participate in a pharmacy-based immunization

program. It will provide a comprehensive

overview of the role of the pharmacist as an

immunization provider and prepare the student

to apply the pharmacist’s patient care process

to immunization services.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

Radiologic Sciences

Courses (RAD)

The following courses are RAD courses:

1101 Introduction to Radiologic Sciences

An introduction to the field of radiology

technology explains the guidelines of

the program, developments of the field,

organizational structure of the radiology

Department and an introduction to the

standards for radiographers promoting

professional conduct. This course also includes

basic radiation protection, the value of patient

rights and the role of the radiographer.

Introductory law, the elements of malpractice

and cause for actions, employment issues,

contracts, litigation and the radiographers

responsibility to deliver healthcare that is free

from bias will also be discussed. Lecture,

Credit: 2 semester hours.

1110 Radiographic Human Structure

and Function I

This course will acquaint the student on the

structure and function of the human body.

Cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems will be

described and discussed as components of their

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care procedures are described as well as

infection control and medical terminology.

This course also includes an introduction to

a word-building system and an orientation

to understanding radiographic orders and

diagnostic report information, including

abbreviations and symbols. The role of the

radiographer in patient education and radiation

protection is emphasized. Radiographic

contrast agents and basic concepts of

pharmacology will be discussed, as well as

the basic techniques of venipuncture for

the introduction of contrast agents and/or

intravenous medications. Lecture, Credit: 4

semester hours.

1206 Radiographic Anatomy & Procedures

with Lab I

Prerequisites: RAD 1110 and 1111.

This course is designed to introduce the

student to aging procedures with a focus on

the radiographic anatomy and procedures

of the thorax, abdomen and the upper

extremity with consideration for pediatric,

geriatric and trauma patients. Particular

focus will be on how to distinguish between

optimal and sub-optimal images and identify

abnormalities related to any underlying

pathology. Acceptable practices and principles

are discussed and reinforced. Information

will be reinforced through the use of active

learning strategies such as, but not limited to,

case studies, simulations and problem-based

learning. Lecture, Credit: 4 semester hours.

1207 Radiographic Anatomy and

Procedures with Lab II

Prerequisites: RAD 1206.

This course will focus on the radiographic

anatomy and procedures of the lower

extremity, pelvic girdle, vertebral column and

bony thorax with consideration for pediatric,

geriatric and trauma patients. A focus will

be on the ability to distinguish between

optimal and sub-optimal images and identify

abnormalities related to any underlying

pathology. Acceptable practices and principles

are discussed and reinforced. Information

will be reinforced through the use of active

learning strategies such as, but not limited to,

case studies, simulations and problem-based

learning. Lecture, Credit: 4 semester hours.

1208 Medical Imaging: Principles of

Radiographic Exposure and Digital Imaging

Prerequisites: RAD 1114.

This course is designed to familiarize

students with the various imaging systems

in radiography, including an emphasis on

digital imaging. A comprehensive analysis of

technical, procedural, and geometric factors as

they relate to and influence the production of

a radiographic image is provided. The impact

of the aforementioned factors on radiographic

quality and patient dose is emphasized.

Lecture, Credit: 4 semester hours.

respective systems. Emphasis to physiology

and clinical application will give the students a

better understanding of anatomical concepts.

Lecture, Credit: 3 semester hours.

1111 Radiographic Human Structure

and Function II

This course is a continuation of Radiographic

Human Structure and Function II. Students

will complete their study of the human body

and the organs within their respective organ

system. Organs and systems will be described

and discussed. Organs will be discussed as

components of their respective systems.

Organs and systems described will include the

respiratory system, digestive system, urinary

system, reproductive and fetal development

system. Emphasis is placed on physiology

and clinical applications to give the student

a better understanding of the anatomical

concept. Lecture, Credit: 3 semester hours.

1114 Radiation Physics and

Imaging Equipment I

Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses.

Corequisites: RAD 1103, 1104, 1106,

1110, 1125 These courses provide the

student with the knowledge of fundamental

principles of mathematics essential for

mastering radiographic physics, basic

physics, mechanics, structure of matter, basic

electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism,

electrical physics, radiation physics, and

basic x-ray circuitry. Production of ionizing

radiation, interaction between x-rays and

matter, aspects of the emission spectrum and

radiation units of measurements are discussed.

Radiographic equipment including the x-ray

tube, fluoroscopy, and the imaging system as a

whole will be discussed. Lecture,

Credit: 3 semester hours.

1115 Radiation Physics and

Imaging Equipment II

Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses and

third year fall semester courses. Corequisites:

RAD 1107, 1111, 1131, 1126. These courses

provide the student with the knowledge of

basic electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism,

electrical physics, radiation physics, and

basic x-ray circuitry. Production of ionizing

radiation, interaction between x-rays and

matter, aspects of the emission spectrum and

radiation units of measurements are discussed.

Radiographic equipment including the x-ray

tube, fluoroscopy, and the imaging system as a

whole will be discussed. Lecture,

Credit: 3 semester hours.

1203 Patient Care and Medical

Terminology in Radiologic Sciences

Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses.

This course provides students with the basic

concepts of optimal patient care, including

consideration for the physical and psychological

needs of the patient and family. A focus will

be on ethical and legal issues surrounding

patient care. Routine and emergency patient

2105 Advanced Radiation Protection and

Radiation Biology

Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses and

third year fall semester courses. Corequisites:

RAD 2108, 2117, 2124, 2127. An advanced

level course designed to address the need

for radiation protection, biological effects of

ionizing radiation. Patient protection, personal

radiation monitoring, and radiation measuring

instrumentation, as well as applicable state

and federal laws are discussed. The interaction

of radiation on biologic systems, and their

correlation with concepts studied in Physics,

Biology, and Physiology. Acute and chronic

effects of radiation are discussed. Lecture,

Credit: 3 semester hours.

2109 Radiographic Anatomy and

Procedures IV

Prerequisites: All pre-professional, third

year professional courses, fourth year fall

semester professional courses. Corequisites:

RAD 2123, 2132, 2133, 2128. This course

provides students with an understanding of

the advanced imaging techniques required

for producing image of specialized areas of

the body. Anatomy, indications, specialty

procedures, contrast media, equipment and

positioning are discussed. Introduction to

advanced imaging areas such as CT, MRI and

PET scanning are discussed along with the

advanced education requirements necessary

for certification in these and other areas.

Many of these examinations are done within

the confines of the imaging department, but

may not necessarily be routine diagnostic

procedures. Specialized equipment and /or

specially trained personnel may be involved

in offering these services. Specialty exams

discussed include Arthrography, Myelography,

Venography, Central Nervous System including

Angiography, and Hysterosalpingography with

a brief introduction to cross-sectional anatomy

Lecture, Credit: 4 semester hours.

2123 Pathophysiology with Film Review

Prerequisites: All pre-professional, third-year

professional courses, fourth-year fall semester

professional courses. Corequisites: RAD 2109,

2132, 2133, 2128. Content is designed to

introduce theories of disease causation and the

pathophysiologic disorders that compromise

healthy systems. Etiology, pathophysiologic

responses, clinical manifestations, radiographic

appearance and management of alterations in

body systems will be presented. All necessary

QA/QC equipment as well as state and federal

guidelines will be discussed. Lecture,

Credit: 3 semester hours.

2124 Introduction to Quality Assurance

Prerequisites: All pre-professional, third-

year professional courses, fourth-year fall

semester professional courses. Corequisites:

RAD 2105, 2108, 2117, 2127. Content will

include discussion of the integration of federal

and state standards, role, responsibility,

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monitoring maintenance, program evaluation,

and establishing and maintaining a quality

diagnostic radiograph. The student will be

able to identify the importance of quality

control in today’s Radiology Department, and

analyze how to enhance the imaging quality

considering all the variables, and to discuss how

effectively, the image quality can be tested and

how to correct the problems. Lecture, Credit: 1

semester hours.

2132 Registry Review

Prerequisites: All pre-professional, third-year

professional courses, fourth-year fall semester

professional courses. Corequisites: RAD 2109,

2123, 2133, 2128. The course is designed to

prepare students for the American Registry of

Radiologic Technology Certification exam and

the New York State Licensing exam. This course

will provide students with an overall review of

all classes taken in the previous two years of

coursework in preparation for the certification

exam. Lecture, Credit: 3 semester hours.

2207 Radiographic Sectional Anatomy

Prerequisites: RAD 1110, 1111, 1206, 1207.

This course will focus on gross anatomical

structures and their location in axial

(transverse), sagittal, coronal, and orthogonal

(oblique) planes. Illustrations and anatomy

images will be compared with Magnetic

Resonance (MR) and Computerized

Tomography (CT) images in the same imaging

areas and levels. Emphasis will be placed on

characteristic appearances of each anatomical

structure as it appears in CT and MR images.

Lecture, Credit: 3 semester hours.

2208 Radiographic Anatomy and

Procedures with Lab III

Prerequisites: RAD 1206, 1207.

This course will focus on the radiographic

anatomy and procedures for the various

procedures related to the biliary system,

gastrointestinal tract, urinary system and

cranium with consideration for fluoroscopic

studies, pediatric, geriatric and trauma patients.

A focus will be on the ability to distinguish

between optimal and sub-optimal images and

identify abnormalities related to an underlying

pathology. Acceptable practices and principles

are discussed and reinforced. Information

will be reinforced through the use of active

learning strategies such as, but no limited to

case studies, simulations and problem-based

learning. Lecture, Credit: 4 semester hours.

2211 Introduction to Computed

Tomography

Prerequisites: RAD 1115, 1208, 2207.

This course will provide an introduction to

the basic understanding of the operation

of computed tomography (CT) equipment.

An overview of scanner components,

data acquisition, digital imaging, image

reconstruction, image analysis, image display

and manipulation, and quality assurance will

be provided. Current imaging applications will

be explored and radiation protection will be

emphasized. Lecture, Credit: 2 semester hours.

2213 Fundamentals of Mammography

Prerequisites: RAD 1110, 1111, 1203, 1208

Corequisites: RAD 2128.

This mammography course introduces students

to the concepts necessary to perform a

mammogram. The focus will be on theories

and practices inherent in standard and

mammographic positioning, compression,

breast anatomy and physiology, imaging

techniques for breast pathology, clinical

image evaluation, digital image processing,

quality assurance/quality control QA/QC

of mammographic equipment and the

Mammography Quality Standards Act and

Program (MQSA) Federal guidelines. Lecture,

Credit: 2 semester hours.

1127, 1128, 1129, 1150, 2127, 2128, 2130

Clinical Education

Prerequisites: All pre-professional courses and

previous semester courses. Corequisites: All

professional courses in the semester. A well

designed and developed competency based

education at supervised clinical education sites.

This provides the students with an active role

in developing the skills required to deliver high

quality imaging services. Objective competency

evaluations are used for consistent methods

of measuring student outcomes for each

ARRT mandated part. Students will begin their

clinical experience observing the technologist,

and as they progress, and students have

been tested didactically, they will work with

direct supervision until competency has

been achieved. After competency has been

achieved the student may work under indirect

supervision. 1575 hours total.

Elective Courses

Professional elective courses are made available

by several departments of the College of

Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Non-professional electives may be selected

from the courses offered by other departments

of the University, with the approval of the

appropriate Dean.

Those contemplating medical, dental, law

or graduate study after graduation are advised

to consult the appropriate school bulletin, since

specific courses may be required for admission.

Elective credits. may be utilized to satisfy these

requirements.

Courses selected as electives must be

approved in advance by the Dean of the

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Pharmacy Administration

and Public Health

Course Offerings (PAH)

Wenchen Wu, R. Ph., M.B.A., Ph.D., Chair

Objectives

The department seeks to provide students with

the opportunity to acquire the knowledge,

develop the attitudes and master the skills

required for contemporary pharmacy practice.

Lectures, utilization of the multi-media

programs in the Resource Center and individual

and group conferences with faculty give the

student a knowledge of the principles and

processes in the manufacture, stabilization,

preservation, storage and dispensing of both

official and non-official dosage forms.

Classroom and conference discussions give

the student an opportunity to develop creative

talents in compounding and formulating

dosage forms.

Pharmacy and

Administrative Sciences

(PAS)

The following courses are PAS courses:

2201 Introduction to Pharmacoeconomics

Prerequisites: MTH 1250; MTH 1260; PAS

2301. This course is designed to provide

the student with introductory concepts of

pharmacoeconomics as it relates to patient

care. Overview of economic principles, which

may enhance the understanding of the theory

underlying pharmacoeconomic analysis, will be

integrated in this course. A special emphasis

is also placed on applying the economic

evaluation and quality of life concept to

improve the allocation of limited health care

resources. Lecture. Credit: 3 semester hours.

2301 Social Aspects of Pharmacy Practice

Prerequisites: CPP 1101. This course is designed

to introduce the student to the social aspects

of pharmacy practice. Important areas to be

discussed include the pharmacy as a profession,

professionalization of the student, and the

image of pharmacist held by patients. The role

of the pharmacist in various practice settings

as related to patient care and interaction with

other health care professionals will be explored.

An overview of how the pharmacist plays a

key element in drug therapy, drug product

selection, and therapeutic interchange will also

be discussed. Special emphasis will be placed

on understanding the social aspects of drug

use in today’s society and the importance of

providing pharmaceutical care to the patient.

Credit: 1 semester hour.

PAS 2500 Introduction to

Medical Economics

This course serves as an introduction to the

role of economics in medicine. It builds on

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PAS 3501 Statistics for Biomedical Sciences

Prerequisites: Math 1250 and Math 1260.

This course will allow the student to develop

mastery of theories behind the most

frequently used statistical methods in the field

of biomedical sciences. Grounded on these

theories, the student will develop skills that

are necessary in selecting the appropriate

statistical test for a given scenario. Student

will develop computational abilities using

in-vitro and in-vivo data by applying formulae.

Credit: 3 semester hours

PAS 3502 Behavioral Determinants

of Health Care

Prerequisites: PAS3402. This course is

designed to introduce the student to social

concepts and processes that influence

behaviors in healthcare. The course will

provide an introductory background to the

kinds of social and behavioral theories that

guide our understanding of health-related

behavior and explore some of the ways

in which these theories and approaches

may be used in health care practice and

research. The course will also provide insights

into psychosocial issues in health care and

familiarize students with key sociobehavioral

factors related to behavior change,

community, organizational climate, and

family. Credit: 3 semester hours

PAS 3503 Introduction to Epidemiology

This course will provide students with a

fundamental understanding of the general

principles of epidemiologic methods and

their application to identify emerging health

problems and to improve population health.

It will introduce key epidemiologic concepts

such as measures of disease frequency,

association, bias, confounding, as well

as the main epidemiologic study designs.

Credit: 3 semester hours

3951 Research in Administrative Science I

An elective course designed to familiarize the

student with basics associated with the design,

implementation, and data analysis essential to

conducting research in Industrial Pharmacy,

Cosmetic Science, and the administrative areas

of pharmacy practice. The student is required

to conduct an actual research project under

the guidance of the faculty member in an area

of mutual interest to both student and faculty

member. Credit: 3 semester hours.

3952 Research in Administrative Sciences II

An elective designed to familiarize the student

with basics associated with the design,

implementation, and data analysis essential to

conducting research in industrial pharmacy,

cosmetic sciences, and the administrative areas

of pharmacy practice. The student is required

to conduct an actual research project under

the guidance of the faculty member in an area

of mutual interest to both student and faculty

member. Credit: 3 semester hours.

3355 Environment of

Pharmaceutical Marketing

Prerequisites: PAS 2201; PAS 2301. This

course is designed to provide the student

with a thorough overview of marketing in the

pharmaceutical industry. Elective. Credit: 2

semester hours.

3356 Quality Issues in Managed

Care Pharmacy

Prerequisite: PAS 2301; PAS 3301. This

course is designed to provide the student

with an overview of the issues related to the

medication use process within the managed

care setting. Elective. Credit: 2 semester hours.

3357 Computer and Pharmacy

Data Management

Prerequisites: CPP 1101; PHR 1101. This course

is designed to introduce students to up-to-

date computer terminology, hardware and

application programs for Pharmacy information

systems. The major focuses are on the

understanding of technical aspects of pharmacy

computer system and the development of

pharmacy database management skills. Didactic

components are offered in the instructional

computer classroom. Hands-on experience with

database software packages such Microsoft

ACCESS® is provided through student use

of open computer labs. Elective.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

3401 Personnel Management Issues in

Health Care Institutions

The objective of this course is to develop

skills in the Allied Health student to handle

interpersonal issues confronted among and

between professionals and the patients they

serve in health care institutions. Because

of the interdependent nature of leadership

and management across a spectrum

of management process in health care

institutions, this course incorporates application

with theory and emphasizes critical thinking,

problem solving, and decision making. Case

studies and learning exercises will promote

critical thinking and interactive discussion.

Students will enhance their problem-solving

skills by connecting real-life experiences to

the content of the course. Content in key

areas relevant to health care institutions,

such as supervision, staffing, transformational

leadership, motivation, delegation,

organizational, political, and personal power,

and time management will be strengthened.

Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

3402 U.S. Health Care Delivery

This course is designed so the radiologic

scientist will understand the various

methods of health care delivery to remain

knowledgeable in the changing face of

technology. The political context of health care

organization and delivery, with specific focus

on the mechanisms for policy formulation and

implementation will be discussed. Lecture, 3

hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

microeconomic and macroeconomic principles

of supply and demand and covers topics such

as the market for medical care, the market

for health insurance, the role of government

in health care and health care reforms. The

economic principles and concepts in relation to

healthcare will be incorporated in the course.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

3301 Pharmacy and The U.S. Health

Care Environment

Prerequisite: PAS 2201. This course is

designed to introduce the students to the

U.S. health care delivery system and explore

the social, political, and economic factors,

which influence the flow of pharmaceutical

products and services within the system.

Special emphasis will be placed on the role and

function of pharmacy in the new paradigm

of ever-changing health care. An overview

of the current structure and financing will be

provided. Focus will be given to the public

and private sectors of health care, the major

players, the pharmaceutical industry, third

party plans, and managed care. In addition, the

role of the pharmacist in health promotion and

disease prevention will be emphasized. Credit:

3 semester hours.

3352 Communication Techniques

in Pharmacy

This course is designed to provide the student

with opportunity of employing promotional

techniques as a method of communication

between the community pharmacy practitioner

and the public. The aspects of pharmaceutical

promotion, and copy writing will be discussed

as well as the methods employed by the

pharmaceutical manufacturer to familiarize

medical and pharmaceutical practitioners with

the knowledge of pharmaceutical products

that are marketed. Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2

semester hours.

3353 Contemporary Legal Issues Affecting

the Pharmaceutical Industry

Prerequisite: PAS 2301. The purpose of

this course is to introduce students to

contemporary legal issues that affect pharmacy

practice and their role as employees, potential

employers and consumers in the health care

industry. Students will learn about changes

in employment law and business law and be

introduced to risk management issues, privacy

issues and alternative dispute resolution

techniques. Elective. Credit: 2 semester hours.

3354 Contemporary Issues in

Hospital Pharmacy

Corequisite: PAS 2301. Hospital

pharmacy history, theory, techniques, and

administrative procedures. It acquaints the

student with the pharmacy as a hospital

department and the pharmacist’s role within

the institution and the health care system.

Elective. Credit: 2 semester hours.

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4201 Health Care Law for Practitioners

This course is designed to introduce students

to the legal issues that have an impact on the

delivery of care in the American health care

system and influence the ability of health care

professionals to competently practice their

professions. It will also survey current federal

and New York State regulatory schemes

governing the provision of health care. Lecture,

3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

4202 Health Care Finance

This course provides the student with a broad

overview of the health care organizations

financial challenges. Students will learn

the financial challenges of health care

organizations including: enhancing revenues,

managing costs, accessing capital at

reasonable rates, and ensuring the integrity

of financial reporting. Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4305 Pharmacy Law

Prerequisites: PHI 1000C; PHI 2240; PHI 3000C.

The purpose of this course is to provide the

students with an understanding of the legal

basis of pharmaceutical care. As professional

persons empowered by state licensure to protect

patients from risks, students will learn about the

responsibilities of the pharmacists under the law

and the limits of their responsibilities. Pharmacist’s

role in preventing liability by reducing drug-

related morbidity will be covered. Principles

of criminal and civil liability and business and

business and contract law where applicable

to pharmacy practice are included. Specific

attention is given to rules of professional conduct

as defined by the New York State Board of

Pharmacy. Credit: 2 semester hours.

PAS 4501 Health Care Management

Prerequisites: PAS 3502. This course introduces

students to healthcare management in a wide

variety of health care settings such as hospitals,

nursing homes, clinics, and home health care

agencies. Students will examine principles

of effective management including cost

management, strategic planning and marketing,

information technology, organizational design,

leadership, teamwork, and human resources.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

PAS 4502 Health Care Marketing

Prerequisites: PAS 3402. To meet the demands

of the dynamic health care market, this course

is designed to deepen student’s knowledge

and skills of health care marketing by

addressing how traditional promotional and

business techniques are used in this industry.

The course involves analysis, evaluation,

and implementation of marketing strategies

within the health care environment. Credit: 3

semester hours.

PAS 4503 Fundamentals of

Regulatory Affairs

This course will provide students with a

fundamental understanding of the general

principles of pharmaceutical legislation and

regulatory affairs in the pharmaceutical and

biotechnology industry. It will introduce the

FDA’s laws and regulations as they relate to

drug discovery and the drug approval process,

foundations of GXP, ethical considerations of

scientific inquiry and the regulatory scheme

involved. Credit: 3 semester hours.

5202 Pharmacy Management and

Advanced Pharmacoeconomics

Prerequisites: PAS 2201; PAS 3301; PAS

4305. This course provides the student with a

broad information base essential to successful

pharmacy management and efficient resource

allocation in various professional practice

settings. Students learn to apply management

principles; planning, organizing, directing, and

controlling in operating pharmacy resources.

The course prepares pharmacy students to

address change, increase competitiveness,

and optimize patient’s services. Credit: 4

semester hours.

6201 Self-Care Pharmaceuticals

Prerequisite: PHR 4105. This Course is designed

to focus on the therapeutic aspects of self-care

pharmaceuticals. The course will center on

the pharmacist’s role in making professional

decisions concerning these medications and in

providing advice to patients in selecting drugs

for self-medication. Elective.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6202 Experimental Designs in Clinical Trials

Prerequisites: PHR 5106; PHR 5108. Clinical

trial has a prominent role in the research

and approval of new drugs. To conduct

clinical trials, future pharmacists need an

understanding of the carious experimental

designs used in research studies. This

course will introduce the student to the

terminology used to classify the design of

a research study and to explore in detail

observational research as represented by

the case report, case control study, and

cohort study. it will describe the study design

characteristics that distinguish experimental

research, as in clinical trial, from other types

of drug research. Methods for enhancing

validity through the use of appropriate

controls, randomization, and blinding will be

discussed. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6203 Communication Skills for

the Pharmacist

Prerequisites: ALL required fifth-year

courses. This course exposes the student to

interpersonal communication as it applies to

pharmacy practice from a patient-focused

approach. It highlights the importance of the

pharmacist’s responsibility in communicating

with patients and other healthcare providers.

Specific attention is devoted to strategies that

improve the pharmacist’s decision-making

and communication skills. The intertwining

of the didactic and actual pharmacist

interactions will prepare the student for the

real world environment. The knowledge and

skills gleaned from this course will assist the

student with the planning and execution of

communication activities routinely encountered

by the practicing pharmacist. Elective. Credit: 3

semester hours.

6205 Personal Management in

Pharmacy Practice

Prerequisites: ALL fifth-year courses; PAS 5202.

As pharmacy students move from school to

practice, they may find they are supervising

technicians and their peers. This course will

help them prepare for their supervisory role by

addressing the pharmacy supervisor’s foremost

concern: planning, controlling, directing,

and staffing—the four key components of

supervision. With case studies and examples,

ways to motivate employees, how to

bring about change, workplace rules and

expectations, reward, discipline, complaints

and grievances, this course will enable students

to be better enhancers of the environment for

optimal patient care. Elective.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6206 Fundamentals of Regulatory Affairs

Prerequisites: ALL required fifth-year

courses. This course will provide students

with a fundamental understanding of the

general principles of regulatory affairs in the

pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

It will introduce the basic concepts of drug

discovery and the drug approval process,

foundations of GXP, ethical considerations of

scientific inquiry and the regulatory scheme

involved. Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6208 Health Care Data Analysis and

Interpretation

Prerequisites: ALL required fifth-year courses;

CPP 4402. This course is designed for those

students who seek to enhance their skills in

clinical and health care services research and

to extend their knowledge in drug literature

assessment. The purpose of this course is to

provide an adequate working knowledge

of SAS and to offer a fundamental base of

technical skills for statistical data evaluations.

SAS is the most accepted statistical tool

in health care research field and has been

accepted as an FDA standard for accepting

and archiving data sets. The student will learn

the strategy and skills in how to prepare,

organize, analyze data and interpret the results.

Hands-on experience with real data from a

wide variety of applications will be offered to

enable students to master the skills needed for

effective data management, data analysis, and

report presentation. Other statistical packages

such a SPSS and BMDP will also be discussed.

Elective. Credit: 3 semester hours.

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6213 Operations of Managed Care

Pharmacy

Prerequisites: All fifth-year courses. This course

is designed to provide the student with an

overview of key operating issues related to

the management of prescription utilization

within the managed care setting. The course

emphasizes the design and provision of

pharmacy benefits management services

and assesses its impact on inputs, outputs,

processes and participants to optimize

patient care and outcomes. The major goal

of the course is to familiarize students with

current pharmacy benefit strategies used to

provide safe, efficacious and cost-effective

pharmaceutical care in extensive managed care

demographic populations. Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Course Offerings (PHS)

Vijaya Korlipara, Ph.D., Chair

Objectives

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is

committed to providing a solid background in

the biomedical sciences to allow students in

pharmacy and allied health programs to acquire

critical learning skills and to develop successful

careers rendering health service to the public

in industrial, aca demic and clinical settings.

The department provides students with the

fundamental knowledge base that enables

them to interpret and remain current with the

scientific literature in clinical and basic research.

Students are prepared to explain the action

of drugs in current use and to understand the

manner in which these drugs are employed

in clinical and basic science settings. Students

are expected to acquire the necessary critical

skills and background in chemistry, physiology,

toxicology and pharmacology that are essential

to understanding the nature, composition,

standardization and evaluation of natural and

synthetic substances used in the diagnosis,

prevention and treatment of disease.

The following are PHS courses:

2101 Public Health

Prerequisite: BIO 2000. All aspects of public

health including organizations, administration,

environmental social health problems will be

discussed. The study of epidemiology and

disease control will be emphasized.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

2102 Inside-Out Prison Exchange

This class will meet once a week for 3 hours

at Rikers Island and will be comprised of

equal numbers of Inside (incarcerated) and

Outside (university) students not to exceed

24. The pedagogy employs highly interactive,

participatory process in which the professor

acts as facilitator. Students will be challenged

to describe the issue, identify, analyze and

communicate the multiple determinants and

suggest possible strategies to remedy these

issues/crises. Credit: 3 semester hours.

2201 Biopharmaceutical Chemistry/

Biotechnology

Prerequisites: CHE 1110, 1111, 1112; CHE 1120,

1121, 1122; CHE 1130, 1131, 1132; BIO 2000.

Corequisites: PHS 2301.

The course is an intermediate level

undergraduate biochemistry and molecular

biology lecture course. The Chemistry of

macromolecules, i.e. proteins, lipids assemblies,

nucleic acids, and polysaccharides, enzymology,

an introduction to metabolic pathways to energy

utilization in cells is the bulk of the material. In

addition, the fundamental biochemical notions

of nucleic acid metabolism, including DNA

replication and repair mechanisms, RNA, and

protein synthesis is covered. Vitamins and trace

metals are discussed from the standpoint of

their role in enzymatic reactions and metabolic

sequences, and where possible related to health

consequences. Lecture. Credit: 4 semester hours.

2301 Biomedical Laboratory I

Prerequisites: CHE 1110, 1111, 1112;

CHE 1120, 1121, 1122; CHE 1130, 1131,

1132; BIO 2000. Corequisites: PHS 2201.

Demonstration and experimentation of basic

principles of pharmaceutical biochemistry and

biotechnology. Laboratory: 3 hours.

Credit: 1 semester hour.

3101 Introduction to Pathology (for allied

health and toxicology students)

Prerequisite: PHS 3103. A detailed discussion

of the relationships between the normal and

pathologic anatomy of the human body and

disease mechanisms occurring in the major

organ groups. Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3

semester hours.

3103 Human Anatomy and Physiology I

(for allied health and toxicology students)

Corequisite: PHS 3104. Detailed study of

the mechanisms whereby the human body

maintains homeostasis in the major functional

systems of the body to provide a foundation for

the study of pharmacology. Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

3104 Human Anatomy and Physiology

Laboratory I (for allied health and

toxicology students)

Corequisite: PHS 3103. Demonstration and

study of major functional systems of the body.

Laboratory, 3 hours. Laboratory fee $120.

Credit: 1 semester hour.

3105 Human Anatomy and Physiology II

(for allied health and toxicology students)

Prerequisite: PHS 3103, 3104. A study of the

structure and function of the major body

systems: nervous, endocrine, urinary, body

fluids and electrolytes, reproductive system.

Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

3151 Calculations in Pharmacy Practice

Corequisites: PHS 3601, 3602. This course

deals with pharmaceutical calculations involved

in preparation, dispensing, and delivery of

pharmaceutical products. Lecture, 2 hours.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

3152 Introduction to Product Development

Corequisites: PHS 3601, 3602. This course

deals with considerations involved in product

development and formulation of a dosage

form. Lecture, 2 hours.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

3302 Biomedical Laboratory II

(for pharmacy students)

Prerequisite: PHS 2301; PHS 3504. Corequisites:

PHS 3504; PHS 3506; PHS 3507. Demonstration

and experimentation of basic principles of

human anatomy and physiology, microbiology,

immunology, and biotechnology. Laboratory: 3

hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.

3303 Biomedical Laboratory III

(for pharmacy students)

Prerequisites:

PHS 2301; PHS 3302.

Corequisites: PHS 3508; PHS 3509.

Demonstration and experimentation of

basic principles of medicinal chemistry,

pharmacology, toxicology, and biotechnology.

Laboratory: 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.

3504 Human Anatomy and Physiology I

(for pharmacy students)

Prerequisites: BIO 2000; PHS 2201. A study of

the structure and function of the major body

systems: molecular aspects of cell biology, cell

physiology, cell structure and organization,

tissues, integumentary, musculoskeletal,

cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, and

digestive systems. Credit: 3 semester hours.

3505 Clinical Immunology

Prerequisites: BIO 2000; PHS 2201; PHS 2101.

A study of the lymphatic system, immune

response, and immunity in humans. Principles

of antibody–antigen relationship will be

discussed. Special emphasis will be placed on

molecular biology of the immune response,

genes controlling antibody synthesis, its

development, function, and immunopathology

will be discussed. Methods of detection of

immunogenic molecules and immunotherapy

will also be discussed. Credit: 2 semester hours.

3506 Introduction to Infectious Diseases

Prerequisites: BIO 2000; PHS 2201; PHS 2101.

A study of the general microbial concepts,

principles of infectious disease, and host

parasite relationships. Special emphasis will be

placed on pathogenic microorganisms of man,

inflammatory responses to infectious agents

and clinical aspects of infections.

Credit: 2 credit hours.

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test specimens, the analytical principles

underlying common laboratory tests and home

test kits, and the correlation of laboratory

results with patient’s health status. Attention

is also given to the effects of physiological,

dietary and drug-related factors on laboratory

values. Credit: 3 semester hours.

4601 Extemporaneous Compounding

Prerequisites: PHS 3603; PHS 3604;

Corequisite: PHR 4201. Extemporaneous

compounding is the preparation of a

medication for an individual patient following

receipt of a legal order (prescription) from a

prescriber. The course is structured to provide

the students training and expertise to ascertain

the quality, safety, and technique required to

compound and dispense the prescription in

community and institutional pharmacy practice.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4602 Biopharmaceutics and Basic

Pharmacokinetics

Prerequisites: PHS 3603; PHS 3604.

Biopharmaceutics is the study of the factors

influencing bioavailability of a drug in man

and animals and the use of this information

to optimize therapeutic activity of drug

products in clinical application. This course

includes the study of (a) factors which may

influence availability and disposition as well as

pharmacological and toxicological response of

drugs, and (b) pharmacokinetic mathematical

models to assess drug absorption, distribution,

metabolism and elimination process, including

continuous and intermittent drug infusion.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6204 Advanced Pharmacy Calculations

Prerequisites: Completion of all fourth year

courses. This course deals with pharmaceutical

calculations involved in contemporary

pharmacy practice. Special emphasis is

placed on improving the skills of pharmacy

students and stimulating their thinking in

the application of mathematical concepts

in contemporary pharmacy practice, e.g.,

extemporaneous compounding, preparing

intravenous admixtures, electrolyte balance,

radiopharmaceuticals, calculation of dosage

regimen during multiple dosing and calculation

of dosage regimen. Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6207 Contemporary Parenteral Practice

Prerequisites: PHR 5201, and all courses taught

through fourth year. This course is designed

to enhance understanding of the techniques

encountered in the practice involving parenteral

dosage forms. The state of the art in special

equipment, components, and devices necessary

to prepare these delivery systems will be studied

in detail. This course will provide additional

exposure to mathematics as well as the influence

of physical and chemical properties of drugs and

how they relate to excipient, delivery devices

and preparation mechanism. This course will

cover topics such as intravenous admixtures (IV

methods and procedures essential to solving

the mathematical problems typically associated

with pharmacy practice. Credit: 4 semester

hours.

3602 Pharmacy Practice Laboratory I

Corequisite: PHS 3601

This laboratory course enables the student

to correlate the principles and theory with

experimental observation of homogeneous

systems and affords the opportunity to become

familiar with the apparatus and techniques

of measurement. Upon completion of the

laboratory course, the student should be

able to apply the important principles of

pharmaceutical science and technology and to

use the techniques in the preparation of stable

homogeneous liquid dosage forms. Laboratory:

3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.

3603 Pharmaceutics II

Prerequisites: PHS 3601; PHS 3602.

Corequisite: PHS 3604. Pharmaceutics is

the applied science and technology of

pharmacy and is based upon the physical,

chemical, and biological principles used in the

preparation, preservation, and utilization of

drug products and/or pharmaceutical dosage

forms. The second semester concentrates on

the specific physical, chemical, and biological

principles that govern heterogeneous fluid,

semi-solid, and solid systems. The course

integrates fundamentals and theory with the

pharmaceutical dosage forms to which they

best apply. Students are also introduced to the

concepts of degradation of pharmaceutical

products, pathways of degradation, factors

affecting drug stability, approaches to

maximize stability of a product.

Credit: 4 semester hours.

3604 Pharmacy Practice Laboratory II

Prerequisites: PHS 3601; PHS 3602.

Corequisite: PHS 3603. This laboratory enables

the student to correlate the principles and

theory with experimental observation of

heterogeneous systems. Upon completion of

the laboratory course, the student should be

able to apply the important physicochemical

principles of pharmaceutical science and

technology and to use the apparatus and

techniques in the preparation of stable

heterogeneous dosage forms. Laboratory:

3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.

3951; 3952 Research in Pharmaceutical

Sciences I; II

An elective course designed to familiarize

the student with opportunities for research

(conducting an actual research project under

the guidance of a faculty member in the

student’s chosen area). Laboratory fee, $120.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4204 Introduction to Clinical Chemistry

The study of clinical laboratory tests based on

chemical principles or procedures and their use

in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of

diseases. Information is provided on routine

3507 Human Anatomy and Physiology II

(for pharmacy students)

Prerequisites: PHS 2201; PHS 2301;

PHS 3504. Corequisite: PHS 3302. A study of

the structure and function of the major body

systems: nervous, endocrine, urinary, body

fluids and electrolytes, reproductive system.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

3508 Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry

Prerequisites: PHS 2201; PHS 2301; PHS 3302.

Corequisites: PHS 3303. This course will

introduce the student to the specific principles,

which are fundamental to medicinal chemistry

and foundation to the integration of this basic

pharmaceutical science into therapeutics.

Specifically, the course will introduce the

student to the various drug categories with

particular emphasis on chemical nomenclature,

physicochemical properties and chemical

aspects of the dynamics of drug action.

Credit: 2 semester hours.

3509 Introduction to Pharmacology

Prerequisites: PHS 2201; PHS 3504; PHS 3507;

PHS 2301; PHS 3302. Corequisites: PHS 3303.

This course will introduce the student to the

scientific principles, which are fundamental

to pharmacology and foundational to the

integration of this basic pharmaceutical

science into therapeutics. Specifically the

course will introduce the student to the

various drug categories and their mechanism

of action including receptor interactions

and the dynamics of drug action. Credit: 2

semester hours.

3510 General Pathology and Clinical

Laboratory Data

Prerequisites: PHS 2101; PHS 3504; PHS 3505;

PHS 3506; PHS 3507; PHS 3302.

Corequisites: PHS 3303. A detailed study of

the basic principles involving the mechanisms

of disease are discussed. Special emphasis

will be placed on degeneration, inflammation

and repair, disturbances in hemodynamics,

developmental defects and neoplasia. Clinical

correlates will be covered with respect to

laboratory data. Credit: 3 semester hours.

3601 Pharmaceutics I

Prerequisites: MTH 1250; MTH 1260; CHE

1110, 1111, 1112, CHE 1120, 1121, 1122,

CHE 1130, 1131, 1132; BIO 2000. Corequisite:

PHS 3602. Pharmaceutics is the applied

science and technology of pharmacy and

is based upon the physical, chemical, and

biological principles used in the preparation,

preservation, and utilization of drug products

and/or pharmaceutical dosage forms. The first

semester concentrates on the specific physical,

chemical, and biological principles that govern

homogeneous liquid dosage forms. The course

integrates fundamentals and theory with

the pharmaceutical dosage forms to which

they best apply. This course also delineates

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ophthalmic and other parenteral products, their

content, dosing, stability and compatibility.

Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6209 Drug Delivery and Targeting

Prerequisites: all required fourth year courses.

This course is designed to review controlled

release technology primarily as it relates to

medicinal applications. Students will learn about

the design, fabrication, methods of controlling

release, and theoretical considerations of

various classes of drug delivery systems

(matrixes, membrane controlled reservoir

systems, and bioerodible systems) as well as the

application of these systems for various routes

of delivery (parenteral, oral, transdermal, nasal,

pulmonary, etc.). Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

6210 Special Drug Delivery Systems

Prerequisites: Completion of all fourth year

courses. This course will cover modified

release drug delivery systems administered by

transdermal, intranasal, ocular and parenteral

routes. The major emphasis will be placed

on the mechanisms of drug absorption

through various routes, pharmacokinetic

considerations, physico-chemical characteristics

of drugs, and principles involved in the

design, development and manufacture of

these delivery systems. Specific formulation

excipients employed in these delivery systems

and physicochemical characteristics desirable

from these aids will be discussed. In addition,

evaluation of these drug delivery systems,

especially in vitro and in vivo evaluation, and

their correlation will also be covered. Lecture,

3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6211 Contemporary Product Development

Prerequisites: PHS 4303, and all required

courses through the forth year. This

course deals with the processes involved

in development and formulation of

pharmaceutical products from their inception

to the marketing of dosage forms. Special

emphasis is placed on the technology

involved in their preparation, bioavailability

considerations, and in vitro:in vivo correlation.

Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

6212 Delivery of Biotechnology-

Derived Drugs

Prerequisites: Completion of all required fourth

year courses. This course will cover delivery

systems for biotechnology-derived drugs and

techniques used to evaluate these delivery

systems. The major emphasis will be placed

on important aspects utilized in the design

and development of delivery systems for

biotechnology-derived drug substances, such

as peptides and proteins. Novel approaches to

deliver gene therapy will also be discussed. In

addition, studies such as in vitro drug release

studies, cell culture studies used to determine

drug absorption, and in vivo pharmacokinetic

studies for the evaluation of biotechnology

derived products will be covered.

Lecture, 3 hours. Credit: 3 semester hours.

Toxicology (TOX)

The following courses are TOX courses:

1401 Toxicogenomics

This course reviews the principles of cell

biology in terms of the underlying molecular

mechanisms that drive cellular function. The

central dogma and functional concepts of

molecular pharmaceutical science is reviewed

and tied into the larger context of gene

and genome function. Upon completion of

the course, students will possess a working

framework of molecular pharmaceutical

sciences, genomic scale analysis and

toxicogenomics. Students will be prepared

to integrate new molecular technologies and

paradigms as they emerge. The course stresses

the use of a range of resources available to

health professionals. Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

1402L Toxicogenomics Lab

Corequisite: PHS 1401. Students are exposed

to new emerging molecular technologies

and paradigms in a series of hands-on bench

work and computational exercises. This series

support the students already developing

framework of molecular biology and genomic

scale analysis from the accompanying didactic

course. In this lab, students are given a set of

modular online labs to introduce, reinforce,

and expand upon the concepts covered in the

Toxicogenomics course. Online modules use

existing academic and federal research institute

resources wrapped into a modular format to

introduce the students to information outlets

for health professionals. The lab exercises teach

and reinforce the concepts of evaluating whole

systems, i.e., expression data sets, multiple

allele analysis, etc. Laboratory, 3 hours.

Credit: 1 semester hour. Lab fee $120.

2403 Current Issues in Toxicology

Toxicology is the science concerned with

understanding the nature of toxic chemicals

and how they interact with living organisms.

Public issues and controversies where toxic

chemicals are involved are studied with respect

to the social, political and scientific values that

impinge on their resolution. Lecture, 3 hours.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

3405; 3406 Principles of Toxicology I; II

(formerly 2401, 2402)

An introduction to toxicology with emphasis on

material involved as well as systems affected. A

discussion of the classifications of poisons and

the preventive aspects. Lecture, 4 hours. Credit:

4 semester hours..

4403 Toxicology Colloquium

(formerly PHS 3403)

The student is prepared for the process of

identifying a research question of toxicological

interest, research design and the handling of

research data. Lecture, 4 hours.

Credit: 4 semester hours.

4404 Pharmacologic Toxicology

Prerequisites: PHS 3509, 3405, 2201.

Agents affecting the autonomic, central

nervous, cardiovascular, renal and endocrine

systems, as well as antiinfective/antineoplastic

agents are examined therapeutically and

toxicologically.

Lecture, 4 hours. Credit: 4

semester hours..

4405 Pharmacologic Toxicology Laboratory

Prerequisite: PHS 3509. This laboratory will

provide the student with opportunity to

experience the effects of drugs and other toxic

substances on living systems, in coordination

with the course on Pharmacologic Toxicology.

Laboratory, 3 hours. Credit: 1 semester hour.

Laboratory fee $120.

4412 Regulatory Toxicology and Risk

Analysis

Prerequisites: TOX 4404. Advance concepts of

safety evaluation and monitoring for human

and environmental responses to chemicals.

Methods of evaluation of toxic hazards

will be considered for pharmaceuticals,

industrial chemicals, food contaminants, and

environmental chemicals. Students acquire an

appreciation for the role of uncertainty and

quality of data in hazard assessment through

experiential involvement in a formal risk analysis

of a hypothetical toxic incident. Lecture, 4

hours. Credit: 4 semester hours.

4413 Analytical and Quantitative

Toxicology

Prerequisites: CHE 2240. Corequisites: TOX

4414 and TOX 4405. This course introduces

students to principles of analysis for drugs and

environmental contaminants as well as methods

used in toxicological research. Topics will

include sample preparation, analyte extraction,

and detection. Techniques and instrumentation

covered will include spectrophotometry,

chromatography (TLC, GC, HPLC), mass

spectrometry, immunoassay methods (EMIT,

ELISA), and molecular biology. Lectures will

emphasize theoretical and practical aspects

of analysis and instrumentation.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

4414 Analytical and Quantitative

Toxicology Laboratory

Prerequisites: CHE 1210-1220 or equivalent,

CHE 2230-2240 or equivalent. Corequisites:

TOX 4413. Hands-on laboratory experiments

with quantitative and qualitative analytical

techniques and instruments in the areas of

drug metabolism and forensic, environmental,

pharmaceutical, and molecular toxicology.

Laboratory, 6 semester hours.

Credit: 2 semester hours. Lab fee: $120.

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5301 Toxicology and Drugs of Abuse

Prerequisite(s): All required courses in the

first three years. Students are instructed

in the principles of toxicology with an

emphasis placed on clinical toxicology and the

management of the drug overdose victim and

the adverse effects caused by drugs of abuse.

Lecture, 2 hours. Credit: 2 semester hours.

Biomedical Sciences (BMS)

The following courses are BMS courses:

2101 Public Health

This course will introduce students to the field

of public health. This will include a description

of government and non-governmental agencies

and organizations that are part of the public

health system. Also the political process leading

to laws and regulations impacting the public

health will be discussed. The application of

public health to control of infectious diseases

as well as chronic diseases will be explored.

Socioeconomic factors impacting health and

the health care system as a public health issue

will be considered. The global dimensions of

public health issues will be included in class

discussions. Credit: 3 semester hours.

2200 Biomedical Biochemistry

Prerequisites: Biology 2000 and 3000 (or

equivalent); General Chemistry I and II (or

equivalent); Organic Chemistry I and II (or

equivalent). This course provides information

on the chemical features and physicochemical

properties of the major classes of biomolecules

present in the human body that are

needed to understand the contributions

of these biomolecules to cellular structure,

body functions, intermediary metabolism,

bioenergetics, nutrition, membrane

composition and functions, solute transport

and signaling mechanisms. Credit: 3 semester

hours.

2201 Biomedical Biochemistry Laboratory

Prerequisites: BMS2200. A laboratory

course intended to reinforce the theoretical

knowledge acquired in the classroom on the

major classes of biomolecules through the

application of fundamental principles and the

performance of biochemical techniques and

methodologies.Credit: 1 semester hour.

2300 Fundamentals of Pharmaceutics

Prerequisites: Completion of 2nd year in

Biomed Sci Program. The subject of Physical

Pharmaceutics deals with physical, chemical

and biological principles of development,

preparation, preservation and utilization

of pharmaceutical dosage forms. Physical

Pharmaceutics is a two-semester course.

Physical Pharmaceutics – I deals with basic

principles involved in the formulation of liquid

dosage forms. Credit: 3 semester hours.

2301 Fundamentals of

Pharmaceutics laboratory

Corequisite: BMS2300. This laboratory

course will deal experiments and equipment

demonstration of topics covered in

Fundamentals of Pharmaceutics.

Credit: 1 semester hour.

2500 Fundamentals of Pharmacology

Pre/corequisites: PHS 3103, 3105, Biology I and

II (or equivalent), General Chemistry I and II (or

equivalent), Organic Chemistry (or equivalent),

Biopharmaceutical chemistry. This course will

introduce the student to the major concepts

of pharmacology for the Biomedical Sciences.

Introduction to the major categories of drugs

will be considered from the point of view of

biochemical and molecular mechanisms of

action, fundamental understanding of Drug-

Receptor Theory, Dose-Response analysis,

adverse effects, drug-drug interactions and

clinical application of drugs. Specific areas

covered following general introduction to

pharmacology will include autonomic nervous

system pharmacology, central nervous system

pharmacology, gastrointestinal pharmacology,

and the pharmacology of smooth muscle.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

2501 Fundamentals of Pharmacology

Laboratory

Corequisite: BMS 2500, Hands-on laboratory/

exercises using in vivo and in vitro simulation

approaches designed to introduce students

to common experimental methods in

pharmacology. Credit: 1 semester hour.

2600 Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry

Prerequisites or corequisites: Organic Chemistry

I and II, Biomedical Biochemistry. This course

focuses on fundamental principles of medicinal

chemistry, including an understanding of

drug structure-activity relationships, chemical

characteristics of drugs and drug targets,

prediction of physicochemical properties of

drugs (acid-base properties, solubility, drug-

receptor/enzyme interactions, basic knowledge

of major pathways of drug metabolism and

excretion, concept of prodrugs and soft drugs,

chemical principles of pharmacokinetic, and

pharmacodynamic, overview of drug discovery

process and nomenclature of organic medicinal

agents. Credit: 3 semester hours.

2601 Fundamentals of Medicinal

Chemistry Laboratory

Corequisite: BMS2600. The overall goal

of this laboratory is to provide hands-

on experience with various laboratory

techniques that are routinely practiced in

medicinal chemistry research laboratories. In

order to achieve this goal many skills such

as determination of partition coefficient,

determination of optical rotation, extraction

and measurement of CYP450 protein, in vitro

drug metabolism, monitoring reaction progress

by chromatography, work-up procedures to

separate organic compounds, chromatography

of reactants alongside final products,

recrystallization/purification, determination of

melting point, qualitative colorimetric tests to

judge purity, molecular modeling to build 3D

structures and prediction of physicochemical

properties have to be developed. These skills

will be taught through this well designed

laboratory course. Credit: 1 semester hour.

2700 Clinical Immunology

This study of the body’s defense systems will

include structure of the lymphatic system and

the specific and non-specific immune responses

in humans. The emphasis is on principles

of innate and adaptive defenses, antibody

– antigen interactions, molecular biology

of the immune response, genes controlling

antibody synthesis, primary and secondary

immune responses. An introduction to

immunopathology, diagnostics utilizing immune

molecules and immunotherapy will be included.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

2800 Fundamentals of Pharmacogenomics

Prerequisites: All required 3rd year courses

of the BS Biomedical Sciences —Basic Science

Track; Corequisite: BMS2801. Students

are versed in the scientific foundation of

pharmacogenomics. Concepts from the

principles of molecular biology in terms of

the underlying genetic mechanisms that

drive cellular function, the central dogma

and functional concepts of molecular

pharmaceutical science are reviewed and tied

into the larger context of the genetic basis for

disease and drug action, alteration of drug

metabolism. Upon completion of the course

students will possess a working framework of

molecular pharmaceutical sciences, genomic

scale analysis, pharmacogenomics, genotyping

and the use of genome wide markers including

single nucleotide polymorphisms. Students

will be prepared to integrate new molecular

technologies and paradigms as they emerge.

The course stresses the use all resources

available to health care professionals including

online datasets and current research literature.

Credit: 3 semester hours.

2801 Fundamentals of

Pharmacogenomics Laboratory

Corequisite: BMS2800. The overall goal

of this laboratory course is to assess how

the presence of genetic markers and the

expression of these gene products can alter

response to pharmaceutical drugs. In order to

achieve this goal many genetic, microscopy,

molecular biology and human cell culture

laboratory skills have to be developed. These

skills collectively include bioinformatics and

sequencing, karotyping and intracellular

staining, cloning and transfection to altered

DNA content in cultured cell, nucleotide

isolation and PCR, drug metabolism in

cultured cells and cellular toxicity to drug

delivery. Credit: 1 semester hour.

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Zaidalynet Morales, Associate Professor

Industry Professional, B.S. Lehman College

M.S., St. Joseph’s College.

Samantha Moore, Assistant Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D., Massachusetts College

of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Kimberly Ng, Assistant Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Khusbu Patel, Associate Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D. St. John’s University.

Mary Jo Perry, Associate Professor Industry

Professional, A.S., Northeastern University; B.S.,

Adelphi University; M.S., Long Island University,

C.W. Post College.

Michele Pisano, Associate Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Daniel Podd, Associate Professor Industry

Professional, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S.,

University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Alyssa Quinlan, Assistant Professor Industry

Professional,

B.S. Marist College, M.S.

Pace University.

Josh Rickard, Assistant Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D., South Carolina College

of Pharmacy.

Maha Saad, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.,

Rosary School Mansourieh, Lebanon; B.S.,

Phm., Pharm.D., Lebanese American University.

Hira Shafeeq, Associate Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Sharon See, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm.,

Pharm.D., Rutgers University.

Stacey Singer-Leshinsky, Associate Professor

Industry Professional; B.S., Brooklyn College,

M.S. Ed., Capella University.

Sarah Smith, Associate Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D., University of Kentucky.

Damary Torres, Associate Clinical Professor,

B.S., Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Laura M. Gianni, Associate Clinical Professor,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Regina Ginzburg, Associate Clinical Professor,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St John’s University.

Pamela Gregory-Fernandez, Associate

Professor Industry Professional,

B.S.,

St. John’s University, M.S., A.T. Still University.

Olga Hilas, Associate Professor Industry

Professional,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,

St. John’s University.

Lisa Hochstein, Associate Professor Industry

Professional, B.S., Richmond College; M.S.,

St. John’s University.

Mary Ann Howland, Clinical Professor, B.S.,

Wake Forest University; B.S. Phm., Rutgers

University; Pharm.D., Philadelphia College of

Pharmacy and Science.

Gregory J. Hughes, Associate Clinical

Professor, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Samantha Jellinek-Cohen, Associate Clinical

Professor, Pharm.D., Long Island University.

Elsen Jacob, Assistant Professor Industry

Professionals, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Tina Kanmaz, Associate Clinical Professor,

B.A., Hofstra University, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,

St. John’s University.

Farah Khorassani, Assistant Clinical Professor,

B.A., University at Buffalo, State University

of NY; Pharm.D, Massachusetts College of

Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Danielle Kruger, Associate Professor Industry

Professional, B.S., St. Francis College; M.S.Ed.,

Capella University.

Sum Lam, Associate Clinical Professor, B.S.

Phm., Pharm.D., University of Connecticut.

Chung-Shien Lee, Assistant Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Louise Lee, Associate Professor Industry

Professional,

B.S., Stony Brook, M.H.A.

St. Joseph’s College, Ed.D., Northcentral

University.

Yuman Lee, Associate Clinical Professor,

Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Celia Lu, Assistant Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D, St. John’s University.

William M. Maidhof, Associate Professor

Industry Professional,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,

St. John’s University.

Nicole M. Maisch, Associate Clinical

Professor, B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., Albany

College of Pharmacy.

Maria Mantione, Associate Clinical Professor,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University

Nissa Mazzola, Associate Clinical Professor,

Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Teresa Miller, Associate Professor Industry

Professionals, B.S., SUNY Downstate Medical

Center; M.S., St. John’s University; Ph.D.

Temple University.

Department of Clinical Health

Professions

Ebtesam Ahmed, Clinical Professor; Pharm.D.,

St. John’s University.

Corinne I. Alois, Assistant Professor Industry

Professional, B.S., St. John’s University; M.S.,

Pace University.

Emily M. Ambizas, Associate Clinical

Professor,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,

St. John’s University.

Vibhuti Arya, Associate Clinical Professor,

Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Carmela Avena-Woods, Associate Clinical

Professor,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D.,

St. John’s University.

Judith L. Beizer, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm.,

St. Louis College of Pharmacy; Pharm.D.,

University of Tennessee.

Sandra Beysolow, Associate Professor Industry

Professional,

B.S., Long Island University;

M.S. Ed., Capella University.

Jennifer Bhuiyan-Qadeer, Assistant Professor

Industry Professionals, Pharm.D., St. John’s

University; MPH, Johns Hopkins University.

Nicole Bradley, Assistant Clinical Professor,

Pharm.D., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

and Health Sciences.

Joseph M. Brocavich, Associate Clinical

Professor, B.S. Phm., Philadelphia College of

Pharmacy and Science; Pharm.D., Duquesne

University.

Tina Caliendo, Assistant Professor Industry

Professionals, B.S. Phm., St. John’s University;

Pharm.D., University of Florida.

Manouchkathe Cassagnol, Associate Clinical

Professor, Pharm.D., Florida Agricultural and

Mechanical University.

Christine Chim, Associate Professor Industry

Professional, Pharm.D, St. John’s University.

Jennifer Chiu, Associate Professor Industry

Professional,

B.S., Binghamton; M.B.A.,

St. Joseph’s College; Ed.D., Dowling College.

Robina Colclough-Davy, Assistant Professor

Industry Professional, B.S., York College; M.S.,

Long Island University.

John Conry, Clinical Professor, B.S. Phm.,

Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Angela Eaton, Assistant Professor Industry

Professional, B.S., M. Ed. Wayland Baptist

University.

Gladys M. El-Chaar, Clinical Professor, B.A.,

East Stroudsburg University; B.S. Phm.,

St. John’s University; Pharm.D., Medical

University of South Carolina.

Joseph V. Etzel, Associate Clinical Professor,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Danielle C. Ezzo, Associate Clinical Professor,

B.S. Phm., Pharm.D., St. John’s University.

Faculty

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES

160

Department of Pharmacy

Administration and Public Health

Afolarin Aiyedun, Assistant Professor Industry

Professionals, B.S., SUNY Stony Brook; M.S.

and Ed.D., Columbia University.

Preety Gadhoke, Assistant Professional

Industry Professional, B.A. Knox College; M.P.H.

Emory University; Ph.D. Johns Hopkins.

Yolene Gousse, Assistant Professor Industry

Professional, DB.S., St. John’s University;

MPH, CUNY Hunter College; Dr.P.H., SUNY

Downstate Medical Center.

Sen Anna Gu, Associate Professor,

M.A.,

M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland, M.D.

Tongji Medical University, China.

Harlem Gunness, Associate Professor Industry

Professionals, B.S. and M.P.H., Hunter College;

Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Monica Hwang, Associate Professor, B.S.

Sung Kyun University, South Korea, M.S., Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Martha L. Mackey, Associate Professor, B.A.,

M.A., J.D., St. John’s University.

Robert A. Mangione, Professor, B.S. Phm.,

M.S., P.D., Ed.D., St. John’s University.

Jagannath M. Muzumdar, Associate

Professor, B.S., Mumbai University; M.S.,

Mississippi State University; M.S., University of

Toledo; Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Rajesh Nayak, Associate Professor, B.S.

Phm., M.S. Phm., Mangalore University; Ph.D.,

University of Florida.

Somnath Pal, Professor, B.S. Phm., M.S.,

Jadavpur University; M.B.A., Calcutta University;

Ph.D., University of Iowa.

Wenchen Wu, Associate Professor, B.S.

Phm., Taipei Medical College; M.B.A., Ph.D.,

University of Minnesota.

Department of

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Saurabh Agarwal, Assistant Professor, B.S.,

University of Kanpur, India; M.S., Jiwaji University,

India; Ph.D., University of Lucknow, India.

Frank A. Barile, Professor, B.S. Phm., M.S,

Ph.D., St. John’s University.

Michael Barletta, Professor, B.S. Phm., M.S.,

St. John’s University; Ph.D., New York

Medical College.

Andrew J. Bartilucci, Dean Emeritus and

Executive Vice President Emeritus, B.S., Phm.,

St. John’s University; M.S., Rutgers University;

Ph.D., University of Maryland.

Blase C. Billack, Professor, B.S., University of

Richmond; Ph.D., Rutgers University.

Jerome Cantor, Professor, B.A., Columbia

University; M.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Joanne M. Carroll, Associate Professor, B.S.,

Molloy College; M.A., CUNY,

Hunter College; Ph.D., CUNY.

Joseph M. Cerreta, Associate Professor, B.S.,

M.S., Ph.D., Fordham University.

Carlos Chavez, Assistant Professor, B.Sc.,

University of Concepcion, Chile; M.Sc.,

University of La Laguna, Spain; Ph.D.,

University of La Laguna, Spain.

Zhe-Sheng Chen, Associate Professor, M.S.,

Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences,

P.R.China; M.D., Guangdong Medical and

Pharmaceutical College, Guangdong Province,

China; Ph.D., Institute for Cancer Research,

Kagoshima University, Japan.

Xingguo Cheng, Associate Professor, Ph.D.

University of Kansas Medical Center.

Vikas Dukhande, Assistant Professor, B.S.,

Mumbai University, India; Ph.D.,

Idaho State University.

Sue M. Ford, Associate Professor,

B.S.,

Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D.,

Michigan State University.

Marc Gillespie, Professor, B.A., University of

Vermont, Ph.D., University of Utah.

Vivek Gupta, Assistant Professor, B.S., Jamia

Hamdad University, New Delhi, India; Ph.D.,

Texas Tech University Health Sciences.

Diane Hardej, Associate Professor, B.A.,

Queens College; M.S., Ph.D.,

St. John’s University.

Vijaya L. Korlipara, Professor, B.S. Phm.,

Banaras Hindu University; Ph.D.,

University of Minnesota.

Nitesh Kunda, Assistant Professor,

B. Pharmacy, Birla Institute of Technology

and Sciences, India; M.Sc., London School of

Pharmacy, UK; Ph.D., Liverpool John Moores

University, UK.

Chul-Hoon Kwon, Professor, B.S. Phm.,

Howard University; Ph.D.,

University of Minnesota.

Please visit the following webpage for a

complete list of our faculty, including current

part-time faculty. stjohns.edu/academics/

undergraduate/pharmacy/faculty

Cesar A. Lau-Cam, Professor, B.S. Phm.,

University of San Marcos, Peru; M.S., Ph.D.,

University of Rhode Island.

Senshang Lin, Professor, B.S. Phm., Taipei

Medical College; Ph.D., Temple University.

Woon-Kai Low, Associate Professor, B.S.,

University of Waterloo; Ph.D.,

University of Toronto.

Lin Mantell, Professor, M.D., Beijing University;

Ph.D., Stony Brook University.

Ashley Thomas Martino, Associate Professor,

B.A., California State University Northridge;

Ph.D., University of Florida.

Aaron Muth, Assistant Professor, B.S., SUNY

Binghamton; M.A., University of Virginia;

Ph.D., University of Central Florida.

Raymond S. Ochs, Professor, B.S., Purdue

University; Ph.D., Indiana University.

Ketankumar Patel, Assistant Professor,

B.Pharm., Pharmacy College, Anand, India;

M.Pharm., Bombay College of Pharmacy Mumbai

University, Mumbai, India; Ph.D., Institute of

Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India.

Jeanette Perron, Assistant Professor, B.S.,

Ph.D., University of Miami.

Sandra E. Reznik, Professor, A.B. Harvard

University; M.D., Ph.D.,

Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Bhagwan D. Rohera, Professor, B.S. Phm.,

M.S., Saugar University; Ph.D.,

University of Basel, Switzerland.

Francis A.X. Schanne, Associate Professor,

B.A., La Salle College; Ph.D., Temple University.

Abu Serajuddin, Professor, B.S. Phm., Dhakra

University, Bangladesh; M.S., Columbia

University; Ph.D., St. John’s University.

Jun Shao, Associate Professor, B.S. Phm.,

Zhejiang University, M.S., China Pharmaceutical

University, Ph.D., West Virginia University.

Emilio Squillante, Associate Professor, B.S.

Phm., M.S., Ph.D., University of Rhode Island.

Tanaji Talele, Professor, B.S., University of

Pune, India; M.S., Ph.D., Mumbai

University, India.

Louis Trombetta, Professor, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.,

Fordham University.

John N.D. Wurpel, Associate Professor, B.

S., Belmont Abbey College; M.S., Fairleigh

Dickinson University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania

State University.

Byron C. Yoburn, Professor, B.A., Boston

University; M.A., Hollins College; Ph.D.,

Northeastern University.

Sabesan Yoganathan, Assistant Professor,

B.Sc. McMaster University, Canada; Ph.D.