Collaborative Degree Program
PharmD/MPH
Concentration in Health Services Administration
University at Buffalo
Coordinator – School of Public Health
Coordinator – Pharmacy
Arthur M. MichalekDirector, MPH concentration in Health Services Administration
School of Public Health and Health Professions
Mark J. Wrobel
Clinical Assistant Professor Director of Advisement
SUNY Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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INTRODUCTION
The School of Public Health and Health Professions and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences jointly offer a five-year program leading to the doctor of pharmacy (PharmD)/Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. The joint program reduces the usual pattern of a four-year PharmD program and a two-year MPH program by one year. Each candidate must meet all the degree requirements of each school, except for the reduction in total credit hours.
The collaborative degree in pharmacy and public health provides a valuable set of knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to tackle some of the challenges in the current dynamic health care environment. The combination of strong clinical knowledge and skills focused in the area of patient drug therapeutic management obtained from the doctor of pharmacy curriculum would complement and enhance the strong knowledge and skills for enhancing and promoting public health and health promotion. Graduates of this program assume leadership positions in health departments at the local, state, national and
international levels as well as serve as excellent faculty members for schools of public health, health professions and pharmacy.
The PharmD/MPH program prepares students for positions in:
• Local, county, state, or federal government agencies• Community health and immunology • Emergency response
• Genetics research
• Insurance and managed care organizations • Family and juvenile health
Example roles for which a practicing PharmD/MPH would be specially prepared:
• Conduct and participate in screening programs• Patient education and counseling related to disease prevention and health promotion (e.g.,
smoking cessation, wellness education, poison prevention) in pharmacies or other settings, such as elementary schools
• Provide pharmacy-based immunization programs
• Participate in disease surveillance of adverse drug events, potential drug interactions, patterns of
over/underuse, and disaster preparedness
• Provide accurate information on public health issues (including provision of literature) • Critically evaluate research studies, drug information, and pharmacy websites
• Make decisions related to inclusions/exclusions from drug formularies
• Design benefit programs, reimbursement systems, and prescription drug plans • Design and provide disease management programs
• Participate in program planning, implementation and evaluation, such as evaluating
appropriateness of prescribed treatment regimens, medication refill reminders and other compliance programs
• Participate in public health programs sponsored by health departments, for example, disaster
preparedness, and administering vaccinations
• Advocate and develop policies for the pharmacy profession, for example scope of practice,
regulation of pharmacy practice, and insurance reimbursement
ADMISSION
• Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0/4.0 in the required courses of the PharmD program at
the end of the second professional year (P2)
• Application to the Graduate School by January 15th of the P2 year. Late applications will be
reviewed on a space available basis.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or PCAT completed by the end of the first semester of the P2
year and within 5 years of application to the MPH program. The GRE is waived persons with an MD, PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited American university.
• Two letters of recommendation stating the student’s interest in the MPH program – preferably at
least one should be from a former faculty person who can address the applicant’s record.
• Personal statement of career goals.
• GRE combined verbal and quantitative score of 1050 or better.
• International applicants: TOEFL examination with a minimum acceptable score of 600 on the
paper-based test or 100 on the internet-paper-based test; or demonstration of proficiency in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The required minimum IELTS score is 7.5 overall. The IELTS score must be dated within two years of the time the student will enroll. Only the official original IELTS score report is acceptable; photocopies are not acceptable.
• Applicants who do not have at least two semesters of successful course work in calculus will be
required to take additional courses in mathematics before being admitted. Prior coursework in advanced calculus and statistics is desirable, but not essential.
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COURSE SEQUENCING FOR PharmD/MPH COLLABORATIVE DEGREE PROGRAM
CONCENTRATION IN HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
*Starred courses are counted toward the collaborative degree as elective credit
YEAR ONE
Fall Spring
PHC 501: Pharmaceutical Chemistry (3 cr) PHC 530: Physical Pharmacy (3 cr)
PHC 529: Pharmaceutical Calculations (3 cr) PHM 501: Foundations of Therapeutics (2 cr) PHM 503: Pathophysiology 1 (3 cr) PHM 504: Pathophysiology 2 (3 cr)
PHM 505: Patient Assessment Lab 1 (1 cr) PHM 506: Patient Assessment Lab 2 (1 cr) PHM 515: Pharmaceutical Care 1 (3 cr) PHM 516: Self-Care Therapeutics (2 cr) PHM 581: IPPE-1a (1 cr) PHM 530: Pharmacy Law (3 cr)
PMY 511: Pharmacology 1 (4 cr) PHM 582: IPPE-1b (1 cr)
PMY 512: Pharmacology 2 (4 cr)
TOTAL: 37 hours (37 PharmD)
YEAR TWO
• Take GRE
• Apply to the MPH program
Fall Spring
PHC 517: Pharmacogenomics (2 cr) PHC 532: PK and PD 2 (3 cr)
PHC 531: PK and PD 1 (3 cr) PHM 603: Immun/ID Therapeutics (3 cr)
PHM 601: CV/Renal Therapeutics (3 cr) PHM 604: Ophth/Derm/Nutr/GI T’peutics (2 cr) PHM 602: Endocr/Women’s Hlth T’peutics (2 cr) PHM 606: Drug Information (2 cr)
PHM 615: Pharmaceutical Care 2 (1 cr) PHM 616: Pharmaceutical Care 3 (1 cr) PHM 637: Pharmacy Management (3 cr) PHM 652: Professional Practice 2 LEC (2 cr) PHM 651: Professional Practice 1 LEC (2 cr) PHM 652: Professional Practice 2 LAB (2 cr) PHM 651: Professional Practice 1 LAB (2 cr) PHM 682: IPPE-2b (1 cr)
PHM 681: IPPE-2a (1 cr)
TOTAL: 35 hours (35 PharmD)
YEAR THREE
Fall Spring
CHB 501: Study of Health Behaviors (3 cr) SPM 530: Adm Thry and Prac Pub Hlth Prac (3 cr) CHB 523: Intro Progr Plan and Evaluation (3 cr) SPM 543: Public Health Practice (3 cr)
SPM 501: Principles of Epidemiology (4 cr) SPM 549: Environmental Health (3 cr) SPM 505 or STA 527: Statistics (4 cr) SPM 591: Public Health Seminar (0 cr) SPM 507: Introduction to Health Care (3 cr) 3 SPM selectives in concentration (9 cr)* SPM 591: Public Health Seminar (0 cr)
YEAR FOUR
Fall Spring
PHM 701: Neuro/Psych/Subst P’therapeutics (3 cr) PHM 703: Hem/Onc Pharmacotherapeutics (3 cr) PHM 702: Pulm/Tox/Rheum P’therapeutics (3 cr) PHM 704: Ger/Ped/Crit Care P’therapeutics (3 cr) PHM 706: Informatics (2 cr) PHM 716: Pharmaceutical Care 5 (1 cr)
PHM 715: Pharmaceutical Care 4 (1 cr) PHM 730: Topics in Pharmacy Law (1 cr)* PHM 729: Pharmacy Ethics (2 cr) PHM 736: Pharmacoecon/Epi (2 cr)* PHM 781: IPPE-3a (3 cr) PHM 782: IPPE-3b (3 cr)
1 PHM elective (1+ cr)
TOTAL: 28 hours (28 PharmD, 3 MPH overlap)
YEAR FIVE
MPH required coursework in fall semester:
SPM 544: MPH Field Training (3 cr) SPM 630: Integrative Project (3 cr)
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (6 cr ea.):
SUMMER FALL SPRING
MODULE TYPE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CORE/OTHER X X off off X X X RESEARCH (MPH) X OTHER PHM 650 (1 cr)
TOTAL: 43 hours (37 PharmD, 6 MPH)
PharmD AND MPH AWARDED UPON COMPLETION OF YEAR 5
Total hours (184) – MPH: 44 (3 overlap); PharmD: 146 (9 overlap)Revised December 30, 2014 6
MPH PROGRAM INFORMATION
PROGRAM CONTACTS
Dr. Arthur M. Michalek
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health School of Public Health and Health Professions
268 Farber Hall Tel: (716) 829-5369
e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Carl K. Li, MD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
School of Public Health and Health Professions 275 Farber Hall
Tel: (716) 829-5382 e-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Kristina M. Young
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health School of Public Health and Health Professions
270 Farber Hall Tel: (716) 631-1219 e-mail: [email protected]
APPLICATION STATUS
Karen DeGarmo
Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine 272 Farber Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8001 Tel: (716) 829-5364
e-mail: [email protected]
PharmD/MPH PROGRAM WEBSITES
http://sphhp.buffalo.edu/social-and-preventive-medicine/education/health-services-administration-mph/combined-degree-programs/mph-pharmd-program.html
http://pharmacy.buffalo.edu/pages/53/Combined-Degrees.html
FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS
Contact:
Dr. Carl Li, MD, MPH
School of Public Health and Health Professions e-mail: [email protected]