The Doctor of Pharmacy Program is designed to prepare
pharmacists who have the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to
promote and deliver outstanding patient care in all contemporary
and future pharmacy practice settings and who are effective
leaders, good citizens, and moral and ethical practitioners.
The program will prepare graduates to:
Demonstrate core competencies as they
relate to the field of pharmacy
- Demonstrate the ability to think logically, analyze
information, problem solve and make decisions
- Discuss scientific methods in a comprehensive manner
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication
skills
- Demonstrate the application of information systems and
integrated computer technologies in the practice of pharmacy
Demonstrate practice
competencies
- Demonstrate patient–centered care in cooperation with patients
and other members of the health care team.
- Evaluate the legal, ethical, social, cultural, economic and
professional issues as related to patient specific care.
- Participate actively in the drug use decision making
process
- Manage and use resources of the health care system to promote
health and provide, assess, and coordinate safe, accurate and
time-sensitive medication distribution.
- Demonstrate knowledge of informatics.
- Collect, interpret and analyze professional, lay, and
scientific literature to disseminate accurate drug information and
counseling to patients, their families or care givers and other
involved health care providers.
- Design a patient specific medication regimen including the
selection of appropriate agent, dosage form, formulation, route of
administration and/or delivery systems to improve therapeutic
outcomes of medication use.
- Determine, recommend, and monitor dose and dosage schedules by
applying the principles of pharmacokinetics and
pharmacodynamics.
- Counsel patients effectively about their medication regimen in
terms of efficacy and toxicity.
- Monitor patients’ progress effectively with regard to drug
therapy.
- Demonstrate the ability to successfully manage a
patient-centered practice.
- Demonstrate the ability to promote health improvement, wellness
and disease prevention in the community.
Address issues of ethical behavior and
social responsibility in pharmacy, critically and reflectively in
accordance with the Vincentian Mission
- Identify the nature, range and scope of ethical considerations
in pharmacy and relate the discussion to the principles of the
“Oath of the Pharmacist”.
- Describe situations that are ethically ambiguous and the
actions you would take and relate the discussion to the principles
of the “Oath of the Pharmacist”.
- Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to cultural
diversity
- Explain the importance of continuing professional
development