"Pharmacists are one of
the most accessible health care professionals and as such we need to be equipped
with the knowledge and the skills necessary to recognize and overcome barriers
to healthcare and the healthcare system. I feel the knowledge and skills I have
obtained in the MPH program have given me a more comprehensive view of the
healthcare system which has made me a better pharmacist."
Heather LaShalle Dickson, PharmD,
MS MPH Student in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
PharmD/MPH COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAM
The College
of Pharmacy (COP) offers access to a combined Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of
Public Health (PharmD/MPH) degree. The combined degree is offered in
partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W.
Boozman College of Public Health (COPH). Pharmacy students interested in this
program should contact the Associate Dean for Professional Education or Dean’s
designee. Admission to the combined PharmD/MPH degree requires a separate
application to the COPH.
COP students
enrolled in the combined PharmD/MPH degree program may apply up to 12 credit
hours from the PharmD program towards credit in the MPH program and up to 8
hours of credit earned in the MPH program can be applied to meet elective course
requirements (8 credit hours) for the PharmD curriculum. A minimum grade of B
is required to receive cross credit in either College.
The courses
in the COPH meeting consideration for elective credit within the PharmD program
are the Core Courses in the MPH degree curriculum. At this time, the following
courses have been approved by the UAMS COP faculty as electives within the
PharmD program:
PBHL 5003 Intro to Public Health (3 hr) (approved 8/10/05)
PBHL 5013 Biostatistics I (3 hr) (approved 8/10/05)
PHBL 5113 Environmental and Occupational Health (3 hr) (approved
8/10/05)
PBHL 5123 Health Care System (3 hr) (approved 8/10/05)
PBHL 5133 Health Behavior Research (3 hr) (approved 8/10/05)
PBHL 5173 Epidemiology I (3 hr) (approved 8/10/05)
PBHL 5323 Pharmaceutical Policy in the Healthcare System*
*Take as COPH student; same class as PhPr 5263
The courses
in the COP meeting consideration for credit within the MPH program are both
didactic and experiential course work. At this time, the following are courses
in the PharmD program are eligible for elective credit within the MPH program:
Didactic Course Credit (up to 9 credit
hours):
PhPr 3412 US Health Care System for
Pharmacists (2 hr)
PhSc 5142 Chemical Addiction (2 hr)
PhPr 5285 Death and Dying (2 hr)
PhPr 5412 Public Health: Overview (2
hr)
PhPr 5442 Introduction to Research
Methods (2 hr)
Experiential Course Credit (up to 3 credit
hours):
PhPr 67X4 Advance Practice
Experiential clerkship*
*An advanced practice experiential clerkship in
the final professional year of the PharmD program may be allowed credit as a
Preceptorship within the MPH program (3 credit hours of the 4 allowed in the
PharmD curriculum) if the student meets the PBHL 5993 requirements and with the
approval of the faculty of the MPH program.
Grade point
averages and class standings in each program are determined without
consideration of the credit hours accepted from the other programs.
Students
enrolled in the combined PharmD/MPH degree program would pay UAMS COP tuition
for their PharmD curriculum courses. Course work in the COPH currently requires
no additional tuition if the student is a full-time student within the COP;
however, students should discuss other fee charges with the COPH Registrar.
Student financial aid will not be available through the UAMS COPH for students
with primary enrollment in the COP. 09/02/05 & 08/01/06 &
6/5/09 cds
Interested students should
review the curriculum and administrative policies and procedures. Students
entering the first year program of the College of Pharmacy must apply for
admission to the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health prior to the April
1 deadline to be accepted in the summer program. Students must obtain
admission separately to the PharmD program and the MPH program and file a
Declaration of Intent to Pursue Combined Degrees
according to the procedures to participate in the combined degree
program. For details contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at 501-526-6622.
APPLICATION PROCESS
FOR
THE PharmD/MPH COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAM
Step 2:
Complete application through SOPHAS (see
www.sophas.org for
information and checklists) COPH does not require a supplemental
application.
Step 3:
Forward a check or money order for $25 processing fee ($50 for
international applicants) made payable to UAMS COPH.
Step 4:
Log in and monitor the status of application and documents in SOPHAS
regularly.
Step 5:
Once SOPHAS has received all application requirements, it may take up to
four weeks for them to verify and deliver the file to COPH. Please
take this time into account when adhering to COPH deadlines.
Please note:
SOPHAS will not hold your application for the following items:
-Standardized
test scores
-International
transcripts
Thus, COPH may
receive the file incomplete. We will not move forward with the
admission review process until the necessary documents either from
SOPHAS or the corresponding test agencies or academic institutions are
received. Continue to monitor your SOPHAS account for updates regarding
the status of these items.
Step 6:
After receipt of completed application packet from SOPHAS, COPH will
send a confirmation email to the applicant to the preferred email
address entered on the application.
Step 7:
COPH will schedule a brief telephone interview with each completed and
qualifying applicant within three weeks of receipt of file from SOPHAS.
Please monitor your preferred email address for this and other
communications.
Step 8:
The COPH Admissions Committee will review the files and each applicant
interviewed will be notified in writing of an admission decision within
4 weeks of the completed telephone interview.
For additional specifics
about the curricula content and degree requirements refer to the
COPH Catalog
or contact the Assistant Dean of Student Services at 501-526-6747.