Basic Drug Development
Even years
 

Introductory graduate course on the fundamental concepts of drug formulation and development, including discussions of the crucial physicochemical and biopharmaceutical characteristics necessary for drug absorption.

Drug Delivery
Odd years

A study at the advanced level of the physical and biological principles which apply to the design, development, and evaluation of drug delivery systems. Specific examples of modern systems such as transdermal preparations, liposomes, implants, monoclonal antibodies, and those involving site-targeting will be discussed.

Protein Pharmaceuticals
Even years
 

Introduction to pharmaceutical issues associated with the development of protein and antibody drugs, in particular, production, formulation, stability, characterization and analysis, Pharmacokinetics & dynamics, immunogenicity, delivery, Bio-similar, bio-betters and next generation protein products.

Positron Emission Tomography

This course will introduce students to the modalities used in molecular imaging. Four imaging modalities will be covered. Those are optical imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Imaging Technology (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). It is designed to introduce students to the basics of each modality. The students spend time at the radiochemistry laboratory for the production of human use PET radiopharmaceuticals. They are exposed to automated synthesizer, HPLC and other equipment needed to complete the quality control tests required by USP. The students also spend time in MRI camera laboratory and learn the practical aspect of MRI imaging.

Clinical Research Methods
 

This course will introduce the student to the concepts and analytical foundation underlying evidence-based pharmacy practice and clinical research.  Course content will focus on: concepts of evidence-based practice; fundamentals of research including measurement, reliability, validity, and ethical concerns; an overview of the FDA approval process; clinical research designs; data analysis and presentation; and the structure and evaluation of clinical research proposals and reports.  Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to critically evaluate the medical literature for use in clinical and or/administrative decision making.

Global Health Outreach
 

This course is designed to expose students to issues surrounding global health including what world interdependence means, considerations in treating noncommunicable diseases in low-income countries, pharmacists' role/servant leadership, concerns and regulations regarding medication use and acquisition outside the USA, and opportunities that exist for pharmacists in global health. Students will also be exposed to possible opportunities to participate in global health outreach such as medical mission trips, advanced rotation experiences, and short-term trips.

Teaching and Learning Theory

The supervised teaching course provides instruction on learning theory and best teaching practices. This will provide the P3 students at the University at Buffalo opportunities to learn about teaching modalities and apply them in small group sessions and evaluate students' performance in pharmaceutical care activities during teaching assistant activities.

Clinical Evaluation of New Drugs
 

PHM 607 is a 1-credit hour course offered in the Fall Semester to students in the third professional year of the Doctor of Pharmacy program. The course is intended to build on drug information skills introduced to students in the P2 year and prepare information for presentation to peers and pharmacists on newly approved drugs.

Practical Oncology
 

Many patients seen in healthcare settings such as community pharmacy, ambulatory care and acute care often come across individuals undergoing active therapies for their cancer diagnosis. Often times these complications are treated in settings out of the direct oversight of their oncologists. This course will look through the lenses of non-oncologists/oncology pharmacists as they treat common complications, presentations and side effects that can routinely be seen in other settings. Topics such as nausea and vomiting, febrile neutropenia and infections, tumor lysis syndrome, hypercalcemia of malignancy and bone health as well as others will be discussed.

Specialty Pharmacy
 

This elective allows students to gain knowledge and expertise in the field of specialty pharmacy. This course will focus on development of clinical and practical knowledge of specialty pharmaceuticals as well as critical thinking and applications of clinical knowledge to solve actual patient problems. It is a pharmacy elective course designed primarily for students interested in expanding their knowledge of specialty pharmaceuticals.

Advocacy and Adv Topics in Reproductive Health
 

This elective course will explore in greater detail the pharmacotherapy of reproductive health topics across the lifespan.  This course will prepare student pharmacists to provide optimal care to patients by reinforcing previously learned content with application activities and by encouraging students to integrate their foundational knowledge in health policy, research, and advocacy into decision making.  Pharmacotherapeutic topics will include a blend of reproductive health topics which may include: specialty infertility care, preconception and antenatal care in pregnancy and lactation, maternal fetal medicine, gender affirming care, complex contraceptive care, among others. Elements of diversity and inclusivity will be woven throughout the course.

Book Club Discussion
 

This is an in person, small discussion group of one book that involves a health or health care theme and the intersection with health care disparities.  

Cardiology and Critical Care Pharmacotherapy
 

Cardiology and critical care pharmacotherapy is an elective course offered to third year professional pharmacy students. The course will cover the pathophysiology and therapeutics of various disease states encountered in these populations. The course will also address challenges to providing pharmaceutical care to these populations, with a particular focus on selecting the appropriate drug, dosage, and route of administration.

Pharmacy Journal Club

This course is designed to improve students understanding of primary literature, research methodology, statistical analysis, and application. Through a formal journal club presentation and group discussion and evaluation of presentations, students will improve presentation skills and collegial discussion of primary literature.

Supervised Teaching
Instructor permission only
 

Teaching assistants serve various roles in courses throughout pharmacy school. Supervised Teaching allows faculty to recognize students who participate as teaching assistants in their courses as review session holders, content creators, and simulated patients, to name a few responsibilities.

LeaderCORE™ Foundations I

Introductory Spanish for the Healthcare Professions