Rural Health I Elective

Catalog description

The Rural Health I course is a 1.5-hour elective conducted in the Fall semester of the second professional (P2) year. Rural Health I is the first of a trilogy series designed to prepare future pharmacists with the expertise to practice in rural healthcare settings. This course will examine the rural environment, describe rural health disparities and it’s impact on population health, and explore possible pharmacy careers in rural pharmacy settings. At the end of this course, students will apply drivers of health to review and present a rural population group. This course is for students accepted into the Rural Health Certificate program.