Fall

BPS 312 Cannabis Chem & Pharmacognosy (3 crs.) Natural products produced by the cannabis plant will be described along with methods for their extraction/purification. The genetic basis for strain variability and the entourage effect will be explored. (Lec. 3) Pre: BPS 206.

PHP 430 Public Health Consequences of Infectious Disease (3 crs.) Through a variety of learning techniques, students will learn about current and emerging public health challenges, focusing on team-based identification, prevention, and control of transmissible infectious diseases. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHP 328, second- or third-year Doctor of Pharmacy professional student in good standing or permission of the instructor. Not for graduate credit.

BPS 455/555 Protein Molecular Modeling (3 crs.) Cutting edge computer software to study the 3D-structure of proteins/RNA/DNA of biomedical interest. Application of course topics will be required via case study or research project. (Lec. 3) Pre: CMB 311 and CHM 227.

PHP 519 Self-Care III (3 crs.) Complementary and Integrative Health combines conventional with alternative medicine. Pharmacists play a unique role in educating patients on treatment options and the decision to employ integrative health in their overall care plan. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHP 315 and PHP 418.

PHP 540 Principles, Methods, and Applications of Epidemiology (3 crs.) An introduction to epidemiology, the study of health and disease in populations. Epidemiologic methods and research design for conducting and interpreting health research. (Lec. 3) Pre: STA 307; second- or third-year Doctor of Pharmacy professional student in good standing; or permission of the instructor.

PHP 555 Advanced Neuropsychiatric Pharmacotherapy (3 crs.) Comprehensive and advanced course on the pharmacotherapy of psychiatric and neurological diseases. Use of clinical case studies, evaluation of the primary literature, and other forms of interactive teaching will be emphasized. (Lec) Pre: PHP 324, 312 or BPS 312, BPS 322, second- or third-year Doctor of Pharmacy student in good standing or permission of the instructor.

PHP 575 Causal Inference (3 crs.) Cross-listed as (PHP), STA 575. Using a potential outcomes framework, this course will present methodologies for drawing causal inference in a variety of settings. Examples will be drawn from epidemiologic and medical studies. (Lec. 3) Pre: STA 411 or 412 or permission of instructor.

PHP 585 Measurement of Health Outcomes(3 crs.) Cross-listed as (PHP), STA 414. This course introduces classical psychometric theories and helps students understand methods to measure important health outcomes of medication use, including clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHP 405, STA 411 or equivalent; graduate student standing or permission of the instructor.

PHP 640 Epidemiological Methods for the Health Sciences (3 crs.) A focus on quantitative methods used in epidemiologic and health-related research. Students will learn to analyze and interpret data from large-scale observational studies and will be exposed to problematic situations in research design and data analysis. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHP 540, STA 412, or permission of instructor.

PHP 685 Pharmacoeconomic Methods (3 crs.)Methodologies for conducting pharmacoeconomic analyses in observational settings and clinical trials, and the application of pharmacoeconomic techniques to describe and evaluate cost-effectiveness of medication use. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHP 580, or graduate student standing with permission of instructor.

Offered by the rest of URI

The following URI courses are suitable for use as professional electives. If you wish to choose any other non-Pharmacy course not listed here as your professional elective, you must obtain permission from Dr. Katherine Orr, Associate Dean, or Denise Gorenski, Assistant Dean for Student and Academic Affairs. May only count as 1 professional elective.