The SCP is a four year program that leads to the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD). Emphasis is placed upon training students to enter any area of pharmacy practice or pharmacy residency. During the first and second years of the curriculum, a heavy emphasis will be placed on foundational courses in the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. During the second and third years, integrated pharmacotherapy will be taught with an organ system approach. Clinical problems/diseases with their underlying pathophysiology will be presented, followed by the medicinal chemistry and pharmacology of drug classes used to treat these conditions. In the pharmacotherapy part of each block, students will apply this information in analyzing and evaluating clinical cases and recommending appropriate, effective, and cost-effective pharmaceutical care plans. Clinical case discussions in the first year will focus on health promotion and communication skills, and in the second and third years, these discussions will align with the pharmacotherapy blocks. Pharmacy Practice Skills Laboratories in Years 1 and 2 will focus on medication preparation, patient interviewing and assessment, and professional communication skills. Students will participate in Pharmacy Practice courses in Semesters 1 - 6, in which they study a broad range of areas, including biostatistics, health care delivery systems, pharmacoeconomics, law, ethics, history of pharmacy, communications, and more. During Years 1 - 3, students will engage in Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE’s) in which they work with pharmacists or fourth year pharmacy students in community and institutional pharmacies, participate in health promotion projects in the community, take Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support classes, and perform simulations on high fidelity manikins. IPPE’s will emphasize interprofessional collaboration with other health professions students at the UNTHSC. In the fourth year, students will engage in Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE’s), in which they provide patient assessment and care through medication management, provide drug information to patients, providers, and other health care professionals, engage in disease management and prevention, and engage in medication distribution through filling of prescriptions and medication orders, all under the direction of a licensed pharmacist preceptor.