Pharmacy Preparedness and Application

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This course aims to prepare students to successfully pass NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination) by participating in supplemental instruction sessions as conducted during each APPE rotation. This is a year-long course administered in the third year and it counts towards 25% of each APPE rotation grade. THE FOLLOWING DEGREE PROGRAM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT EDUCATION (CIE). HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME LARKIN UNIVERSITY IS NOT OFFERING THIS PROGRAM NOR ARE WE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS DEGREE PROGRAM. THERE ARE NO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM AT THIS TIME. Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical and Translational Research The Clinical and Translational Research Program has been designed to train biomedical science students and health care professionals in translational biomedical research. The curriculum provides a core of coursework with select electives to allow students to tailor their coursework to their research interests. Program Objectives The educational objectives for the Doctor in Clinical and Translational Research Program correlate with the three (3) goals of the curriculum: critical thinking, communication, and professionalism. • Upon completion of the Program, the graduate shall have acquired knowledge, skills and competence related to the Program goals as evidenced by the ability to: • Analyze clinical or biological problems in healthcare (Critical Thinking). • Design experiments and analyze data (Critical Thinking). • Demonstrate collaboration by actively engaging in interdisciplinary local and global community outreach efforts for health promotion (Communication, Professionalism). • Participate in health-related research and scholarship(Professionalism). • Correlate principles of molecular and cellular pathology to selected health and disease states (Critical Thinking, Communication). • Demonstrate technology skills to enhance overall lifelong learning through peer-reviewed publications (Communication, Professionalism). • Demonstrate achievement of the Program’s objectives and synthesis of educational activities by completing a scholarly work in the form of a dissertation and a scientific presentation (Critical Thinking, Communication, and Professionalism). Course of Study Curriculum Outline Course Number Course Title Course Hours PCTB500 Foundations of Clinical and Translational Research 3 PCTB510 Principles of Epidemiology 3 PCTB511 Statistics in Clinical and Translational Research 3 PCTB549 Clinical Pharmacology 3 PCTB520 Research Design, Ethics, and Implementation 3 PCTB522 Regulatory Policies in Clinical and Translational Research 3 PCTB530 Seminar in Clinical and Translational Research 1 PCTB540 Strategies in Scientific Writing 3 PCTB600 Comprehensive Exam and Preliminary Proposal 8 PCTB602 Dissertation 54 (600 hours in lab /semester) Total *Core Courses 84 Electives (Select 18 credit hours from the following) PCTB512 Advanced Epidemiological Methods 3 PCTB513 Genetic Epidemiology 3 PCTB550 Principles of Drug Development and Pharmaceutical Science 3 PCTB570 Intro to Clinical Informatics 3 PCTB552 Introduction to Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies 3 PCTB560 Immunology and Toxicology 3 PCTB572 Evidence-Based Medicine 3 PCTB514 Precision Medicine 3 PCTB515 Computational Science in Data Analysis 3 PCTB562 Principles of Environmental Health Studies 3 PCTB574 Case Studies in Biotech Entrepreneurship 3 PCTB516 Intro to Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis 3 PCTB564 Health Disparities and Population-Based Research 3 PCTB517 Outcomes in Patient-Oriented Studies 3 PCTB575 Cost-effectiveness in Scientific Research 3 PCTB541 Grant Writing in Human Health Research 3 PCTB563 Systems Biology and Human Health 3 Total 102 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE PROGRAM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT EDUCATION (CIE). HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME LARKIN UNIVERSITY IS NOT OFFERING THIS PROGRAM NOR ARE WE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS DEGREE PROGRAM. THERE ARE NO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM AT THISTIME. Master of Science, Clinical Cellular and Molecular Biology Program Objective The educational objectives for the Program correlate with the three (3) goals of the curriculum: critical thinking, communication and professionalism. Upon completion of the Program, the graduate shall have acquired knowledge, skills and competence related to the Program goals as evidenced by the ability to: 1. Analyze individual cases and evaluate clinical outcomes (Critical Thinking). 2. Design appropriate laboratory procedures with a thorough understanding of Molecular and Cellular Biology and the present health status of the individual(Critical Thinking). 3. Demonstrate collaboration by actively engaging in interdisciplinary local and global community outreach efforts for health promotion (Communication, Professionalism). 4. Participate in health-related research and scholarship(Professionalism). 5. Correlate principles of molecular and cellular pathology to selected health and disease states (Critical Thinking). 6. Demonstrate technology skills to enhance overall lifelong learning through peer-reviewed publications (Communication, Professionalism). 7. Develop a laboratory operation manual according to inventory and CLIA policies (Communication, Professionalism). Demonstrate achievement of the Program’s objectives and synthesis of educational activities by completing a scholarly work in the form of a research project (thesis) and a scientific presentation or by passing a comprehensive examination (Critical Thinking, Communication, Professionalism). Program Description The Clinical Cellular & Molecular Biology Program has been designed to thoroughly train biomedical science students and healthcare professionals in the clinical diagnosis and laboratory detection of cancer, cellular biology, infectious disease, and molecular disorders. The curriculum has been developed to educate and train students through rigorous, graduate level science courses along with hands on training using clinical and laboratory equipment. Course of Study *Curriculum Outline **Thesis Track Course Number Course Title Course Hours CMB505 Laboratory Techniques & Equipment 3 MSB501 Biochemistry 1 3 MSB511 Immunology/Intro to Med Micro 3 MSB512 Medical Microbiology 2 3 MSB520 Molecular Genetics 3 CMB510 Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi & Parasites 3 CMB520 DNA, RNA and Immunological Methods 3 CMB530 Molecular Biology of Cancer 3 CMB540 Hematology & Histology 3 CMB550 Clinical Laboratory Practicum I 4 CMB650 Clinical Laboratory Practicum II 4 MSB600 Thesis CR/NC* Total 35 **Non-thesis Track Course Number Course Title Course Hours CMB505 Laboratory Techniques & Equipment 3 MSB501 Biochemistry 1 3 MSB511 Immunology/Intro to Med Micro 3 MSB512 Medical Microbiology 2 3 MSB520 Molecular Genetics 3 CMB510 Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi & Parasites 3 CMB520 DNA, RNA and Immunological Methods 3 CMB530 Molecular Biology of Cancer 3 CMB540 Hematology & Histology 3 CMB550 Clinical Laboratory Practicum I 4 CMB650 Clinical Laboratory Practicum II 4 MSB593 Comprehensive Exam CR/NC* Total 35 *CR = Credit/NC = no credit THE FOLLOWING DEGREE PROGRAM HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT EDUCATION (CIE). HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME LARKIN UNIVERSITY IS NOT OFFERING THIS PROGRAM NOR ARE WE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS DEGREE PROGRAM. THERE ARE NO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM AT THISTIME. Master of Science, Clinical Anatomy Program Objective The educational objectives for the Program correlate with the three (3) goals of the curriculum: critical thinking, communication, and professionalism. Upon completion of the Program, the graduate shall have acquired knowledge, skills and competence related to the Program goals as evidenced by the ability to: 1. Analyze individual surgeries and evaluate procedural and clinical outcomes (Critical Thinking). 2. Design appropriate surgical procedures with a thorough understanding of Anatomy & Physiology and the present health status of the individual (Critical Thinking). 3. Demonstrate collaboration by actively engaging in interdisciplinary local and global community outreach efforts for health promotion (Communication, Professionalism). 4. Participate in health-related research and scholarship(Professionalism). 5. Correlate principles of molecular and cellular pathology to selected health and disease states (Critical Thinking, Communication). 6. Demonstrate technology skills to enhance overall lifelong learning through peer-reviewed publications (Communication, Professionalism). 7. Demonstrate achievement of the Program’s objectives and synthesis of educational activities by completing a scholarly work in the form of a research project (thesis) and a scientific presentation (Critical Thinking, Communication, Professionalism). Program Description The Master’s in Clinical Anatomy program has been designed to thoroughly train biomedical science students and health care professionals in the art of surgical anatomy and anatomical sciences. Specifically, the curriculum has been designed to educate and train students through rigorous, graduate level science courses along with hands on training using human cadavers and shadowing surgical residents and hospital surgeons Course of Study *Curriculum Outline Course Number Course Titles Credit Hours MCA530 Neuroanatomy with Surgical Techniques 6 MCA550 Human Anatomy with Surgical Techniques 7 MCA560 Cardio Anatomy & Physiology 4 MCA591 Research 1 5 MCA592 Research 2 5 MSB600 Thesis CR/NC* Total 27 Electives (Select 9 credit hours from the following) MSB501 Biochemistry 1 3 MSB502 Biochemistry 2 3 MSB505 Frontiers in Medicine 1 MSB511 Immunology/Intro to Med Microbiology 3 MSB512 Medical Microbiology 2 3 MSB520 Molecular Genetics 3 MSB550 Human Anatomy 4 MSB560 Human Physiology 4 CMB505 Laboratory Techniques & Equipment 3 CMB510 Detection of Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi & Parasites 3 CMB520 DNA, RNA and Immunological Methods 3 CMB530 Molecular Biology of Cancer 3 CMB540 Hematology & Histology 3 Total 36 THE FOLLOWING COURSES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON INDEPENDENT EDUCATION (CIE). HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME LARKIN UNIVERSITY IS NOT OFFERING THESE COURSES.