Pharmacy undergraduate programs: Development of an adaptive curriculum for student success.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Applicants for graduate work in Pharmacy on paper appear competitive, but upon entering a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program many students struggle with course work, course load, and pharmacologic topics in their first-year studies. In addition to math and science, undergraduate candidates need to have skills that enable them to be adaptable and creative learners. The Pharmacy Undergraduate Program (PUP) at the University of Southern California (USC) has been attentive to these educational needs. In this manuscript we will show how our program has been successful in generating well-prepared and successful candidates for graduate programs (pharmaceutical, clinical, medical, and other) and employment in pharmaceutical fields.

Methods

A review of current student enr

SUBMITTER: Church TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9939604 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature