PharmD/Masters of Public Health (MPH)

Our Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)/Masters of Public Health (MPH) program gives you the opportunity to engage in important public health policy development and health care research to improve patient outcomes. The multidisciplinary program integrates the skills and knowledge of pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice with public health, health promotion, disease investigation, chronic disease prevention, and medication safety. The first two years of the program are spent completeing the first two years of the PharmD curriculum. During the third year of the program students complete the majority of the MPH program. Students complete the MPH portion of this dual degree program by taking any remaining MPH courses in the 4th year, and finishing the program with thier final 5th year, with required Pharmacy externship experiences.

PharmD Professional Year One

PHC 501LR - Pharmaceutical Chemistry: The Chemical Basis of Drug Action Credits: 3
PHC 516LEC - Pharmacogenomics Molec. Approa Credits: 1-2
PHC 530LEC - Physical Pharmacy Credits: 2
PHC 531LEC - Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacod Credits: 4
PHM 500LEC - The US Health Care System, Informatics and Quality Improvement Credits: 3
PHM 501LEC - Foundations of Pharmacotherapeutics 1 Credits: 2
PHM 508LEC - Biostatistics and Drug Literature Evaluation Credits: 2
PHM 517LLB - Patient Care Essentials 1 Credits: 3
PHM 518LLB - Patient Care Essentials 2 Credits: 3
PHM 527LEC - Basic Pharmacological Principles of Pharmacotherapy 1 Credits: 1
PHM 528LEC - Basic Pharmacy Principles of Pharmacotherapy 2 Credits: 1
PHM 529LEC - Pharmacy Calculations Credits: 2.5-3
PHM 537LEC - Contemporary Pharmacy Management and Practice Credits: 2
PHM 538LEC - Pharmacy Law and Ethical Princ Credits: 4
PHM 543LEC - Commonly Prescribed Medications 1 Credits: 1
PHM 544LEC - Commonly Prescribed Medications 2 Credits: 1
PHM 555CON - Pharmacy Series: Success in Program and Profession Credits: 0
PHM 577LEC - Pharm Prof. Dev. and Leadershi Credits: 1
PHM 578LEC - Pharmacy Professional Development and Leadership 2 Credits: 0.5

PharmD Professional Year Two

PHM 555CON - Pharmacy Series: Success in Program and Profession Credits: 0
PHM 613LEC - Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Credits: 2
PHM 620LLB - IPC Nutrition Credits: 3
PHM 621LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Cardiology 1 Credits: 3
PHM 622LLB - IPC Cardiology 2 Credits: 3
PHM 623LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Kidney Credits: 3
PHM 624LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Immunology and Infectious Diseases Credits: 5
PHM 625LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Endocrinology Credits: 3
PHM 626LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Pulmonology Credits: 2
PHM 632LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: P2 Objective Structured Clinical Exams Credits: 0.5
PHM 651LAB - Extemporaneous Compounding 1 Credits: 1
PHM 652LAB - Extemporaneous Compounding 2 Credits: 1
PHM 677LEC - Pharm Prof. Dev. & Leadership Credits: 0.5
PHM 678LEC - Pharm Prof Dev. & Leadership Credits: 0.5
PHM 683TUT - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) - 2a Credits: 2
PHM 684TUT - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) - 2b Credits: 2

Public Health MPH Curriculum

In your third year, complete the majority of your MPH required and elective coursework.

Public Health MPH

Required Core (21-22 credits)

EEH 500LEC - Introduction to Epidemiology Credits: 3 or
EEH 501LEC - Principles of Epidemiology Credits: 4
CHB 501LEC - Study of Health Behavior Credits: 3
CHB 525LEC - Health Disparities Credits: 3
EEH 530LEC - Intro to Health Care Credits: 3
EEH 550LEC - Environmental Health Credits: 3
EEH 590SEM - Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health Credits: 2
STA 527LEC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 3
STA 527REC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 1

Depth Area (9 credits minimum)

Select 9 credits from the following:

CHB 500LEC - Special Topics Credits: 1-3
CHB 502LEC - Health Behavior Change Credits: 3
CHB 505LEC - Applied Statistics for PH Credits: 3
CHB 522SEM - Refugee Health Credits: 3
CHB 523LEC - Introduction to Program Planning and Evaluation Credits: 3
CHB 528LEC - Tobacco Control Credits: 3
CHB 529SEM - Cannabis: A Review of its Pharmacology, Mythology, and Implications for Public Health Credits: 3
EEH 502LEC - Advanced Methodology Credits: 3
EEH 532LEC - Fin Mng for Pub Health Prof Credits: 3
EEH 536LEC - Health Policy in the US Credits: 3
EEH 538LEC - Intro to Health Economics Credits: 3
EEH 551LEC - Advanced Environmental Health Sciences Credits: 3
EEH 573LEC - Epi of Infec Diseases Credits: 3
EEH 575LEC - Epi Appl to Environ Hlth Credits: 3
PMY 626LEC - Toxicology Princ Practice Credits: 3
STA 502LEC - Intro Stat Inference Credits: 3
STA 503LEC - Introduction to Applied Statistics I Credits: 3
STA 504LEC - Introduction to Applied Statistics II Credits: 3
STA 528LR - Statistical Analysis II Credits: 4

Breadth Area (6 credits)

Select from the following of courses:

BMI 504SEM - Research Methods in Biomedical Informatics Credits: 3
BMI 506SEM - Clinical Population Research and Public Health Informatics Credits: 3
CEP 504LEC - Introduction to Addiction and Substance Abuse Credits: 3
CEP 548SEM - Coaching for Wellness & Physiological Integration Credits: 3
CEP 566SEM - Mindfulness Interventions Credits: 3
CHB 500LEC - Special Topics Credits: 1-3
CHB 516LEC - Creating Media for Public Health Credits: 3
CHB 520LEC - Public Health Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Exploration Credits: 3
CHB 522SEM - Refugee Health Credits: 3
CHB 523LEC - Introduction to Program Planning and Evaluation Credits: 3
CHB 524SEM - Sexual Risk Behavior Credits: 3
CHB 525LEC - Health Disparities Credits: 3
CHB 527LEC - Obesity Credits: 3
CHB 528LEC - Tobacco Control Credits: 3
CHB 529SEM - Cannabis: A Review of its Pharmacology, Mythology, and Implications for Public Health Credits: 3
CHB 547LAB - MPH Field Training Credits: 3
CHB 601LEC - Principles of Community Health and Health Behavior Credits: 3
CHB 602LEC - Community Health and Health Behavior Interventions Credits: 3
CHB 605LEC - Res Meth-Com Health & HB Credits: 3
CHB 620LEC - Special Topics Credits: 1 - 3
CIE 563LEC - Air Pollution Credits: 3
CIE 569LEC - Brownfield Restoration Credits: 3
EEH 510LEC - Prin Measurement Pub Hlth Credits: 3
EEH 521LEC - Global Health Credits: 3
EEH 531LEC - Adm Theory & Pract Ph Prac Credits: 3
EEH 537LEC - Public Health: Legal and Ethical Perspectives Credits: 3
EEH 539SEM - Business of Health Care Credits: 3
EEH 547LAB - Master of Public Health Field Training Elective Credits: 3
EEH 555LEC - Exposure Assessment in Environment Health Research Credits: 3
EEH 570LEC - Cancer Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 571LEC - Epi of Cardiovascular Dis Credits: 3
EEH 572LEC - Nutritional Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 574LEC - Epidemics & Outbreaks Credits: 3
EEH 575LEC - Epi Appl to Environ Hlth Credits: 3
EEH 577LEC - Perinatal Epidemiology Credits: 3
EEH 611LEC - Analysis of Health Data Credits: 4
MGH 642SEM - Innovators in Health Care Credits: 3
MGH 644LEC - Healthcare Delivery Models Credits: 3
MGH 645LEC - Transformative Applications in Health Care Management Credits: 3
MGO 635LEC - Healthcare Operations Management Credits: 3
PHM 730LR - Topics in Pharmacy Law Credits: 1
PHM 736LEC - Economics & Epidemiology Credits: 2
RPG 580LEC - Cancer Control/Prevention Credits: 3
STA 509LEC - Statistical Genetics Credits: 3
STA 511LEC - Advanced Statistical Computing Credits: 3
STA 517LEC - Categorical Data Analysis Credits: 3
STA 521LEC - Intro Theoretical Stat 1 Credits: 3
STA 522LEC - Intro Theoretical Stat 2 Credits: 3
STA 525LEC - Stats for Bioinformatics Credits: 3
STA 526LEC - Design and Analysis of Clinical Experiments Credits: 3
STA 531LEC - Sample Survys Thery-Meths Credits: 3
STA 536LEC - Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments Credits: 3
STA 545LEC - Statistical Data Mining I Credits: 3
STA 546LEC - Data Mining II Credits: 3
STA 561LEC - Longitudinal Data Analysis Credits: 3
STA 571LEC - Spec Top in Statistics Credits: 3
STA 575LEC - Survival Analysis Credits: 3
STA 581LEC - Multivar Data Analysis Credits: 3
SW 503LEC - Power, Privilege, & Oppression Credits: 3
SW 506LEC - Theo of Org Behv & Dev Credits: 3
SW 550LEC - Field Instruction 1 Credits: 3
SW 551LEC - Field Instruction 2 Credits: 4
SW 554LEC - Motivational Interviewing Credits: 3
SW 564LEC - Administ/Managemt Credits: 3
SW 569LEC - Community Social Work Credits: 3
SW 587LEC - Addiction and the Family Credits: 3
URP 508SEM - Race, Class, Gender and the City Credits: 3
URP 604SEM - Food Systems Planning Credits: 3
URP 605SEM - Built Environment and Health Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 44-45

3.0 Degree GPA required

PharmD Professional Year Three

PHM 720LLB - IPC: GI and Hepatology Credits: 3
PHM 721LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Neurology Credits: 2
PHM 722LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Pain / Psychiatry Credits: 3
PHM 723LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Toxicology / Critical Care Credits: 2
PHM 724LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Dermatology/Rheumatology/Ophthalmology Credits: 3
PHM 725LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Reproductive Health Credits: 2
PHM 726LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Pediatrics / Geriatrics Credits: 3
PHM 727LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: Hematology and Oncology Credits: 2
PHM 730LR - Topics in Pharmacy Law Credits: 1
PHM 732LLB - Integrated Pharmacy Concepts: P3 Objective Structured Clinical Exams Credits: 0.5
PHM 777LEC - Pharmacy Professional Developm Credits: 0.5
PHM 778LEC - Pharmacy Professionalism VI Credits: 0.5
PHM 783TUT - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) - 3a Credits: 2
PHM 784TUT - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) - 3b Credits: 2

Pharmacy Electives (8 credits)

Elective courses provide students with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge, skills and professional attitude beyond that provided by the core curriculum. Students entering in the Fall 2024 term or later are required to take 8 elective credit hours, Carefully review the elective policy here and PharmD electives.Pharmacy Electives are taken in the P2 and P3 years, and must be completed before the start of the P4 clinical rotations year.

Students completing a dual/collaborative degree will have their 8 PharmD elective requirements met by the other master’s degree program.

PharmD Professional Year Four

PHM 843TUT - Ambulatory Patient Care Credits: 6
PHM 844TUT - Community Pharmacy Credits: 6
PHM 845TUT - Hospital/Health-System Pharmay Credits: 4
PHM 846TUT - Inpatient Adult Patient Care Credits: 6
PHM 847TUT - Elective 1 - Patient Care Credits: 6
PHM 848TUT - Elective 2-Patnt/NonPatnt Care Credits: 6
PHM 849TUT - Elective 3-Patnt/NonPatnt Care Credits: 6
PHM 850TUT - Professional Development Credits: 1

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1) Apply evidence-based approaches to public health

2) Compare and discuss public health and health care systems

3) Apply planning and management competencies to promote health

4) Apply policy principles to public health

5) Apply leadership principles to public health

6) Apply communication and interprofessional practice principles

7) Apply systems thinking tools to public health issues

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).