Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Curriculum

University of Washington School of Pharmacy

Autumn Winter Spring Summer
MEDCH 500 Fundamental Medicinal Chemistry 2 MEDCH 501 Medicinal Biochemistry 3 MEDCH 561 Immunizing and Antimicrobial Agents 3
PCEUT 531 Pharmaceutical Formulation 4 PCEUT 532 Clinical Pharmacokinetics 4 PCEUT 534 Principles of Precision Medicine 2
PHRMCY 501 Foundations of Being a Pharmacist I 3 PHRMCY 502 Foundations of Being a Pharmacist II 2 PHRMCY 513 Applied Patient Safety and Quality 2
PHRMCY 511 Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice 2 PHRMCY 531 Pharmacotherapeutics I 4 PHRMCY 514 Design and Analysis of Medical Studies 2 IPPE - Institutional Health
Year 1

PHRMCY 512 Fund. of US Health Care, Pharmacy Safety & Law 3 PHRMCY 542 Pharmacist Provider Readiness II 3 PHRMCY 532 Pharmacotherapeutics II 4 System (2 weeks)
PHRMCY 541 Pharmacist Provider Readiness I 2 PHRMCY 543 Pharmacist Provider Readiness III 4
PHRMPR 511 Pharmacist Provider Experience I 2 PHRMPR 531 Pharmacist Provider Experience Year I 1 PHRMPR 531 Pharmacist Provider Experience Year I 1
PHRMPR 541 IPPE - Institutional Health-System* 1
Core Credits 18 17 19
Suggested Elective Credits** 0 0 Up to 1 Elective Course

MEDCH 532 Chemical & Molecular Pharmacology I 5 MEDCH 533 Chemical & Molecular Pharmacology II 4 PCEUT 537 Chemical & Molecular Pharmacology III 4
PHRMCY 533 Pharmacotherapeutics III 4 PHRMCY 534 Pharmacotherapeutics IV 4 PHRMCY 535 Pharmacotherapeutics V 4
PHRMCY 544 Pharmacist Provider Readiness IV 3 PHRMCY 545 Pharmacist Provider Readiness V 3 PHRMCY 546 Pharmacy Provider Readiness VI 3
IPPE - Community (3
Year 2

PHRMCY 580 Current Trends in Pharmacy Science and Practice 1

weeks)
PHRMPR 514 Pharmacist Provider Experience IV 2 PHRMPR 515 Pharmacist Provider Experience V 2 PHRMPR 516 Pharmacy Provider Experience VI 2
PHRMPR 541 IPPE - Institutional Health-System 2 PHRMPR 517 Pharmacist Provider Experience VII* 1
PHRMPR 542 IPPE - Community Practice* 1
Core Credits 16 13 16 0
Suggested Elective Credits** 4-5 4-5 4-5
MEDCH 580 Current Trends in Pharmacy Science and Practice 1 PCEUT 580 Current Trends in Pharmacy Science and Practice 1 APPE Rotations (EE Manager enrolls students in courses) 14
PHRMCY 515 Population Health and Pharmacy Management 3 PHRMCY 503 Advanced Pharmacy Leadership 2
APPE Rotations (EE
PHRMCY 536 Pharmacotherapeutics VI 4 PHRMCY 537 Pharmacotherapeutics VII 4
Manager enrolls students in
Year 3

PHRMCY 547 Pharmacist Provider Readiness VII 3 PHRMCY 516 Law & Ethics 2
courses)
PHRMPR 517 Pharmacist Provider Experience VII 1 PHRMCY 550 Readiness for APPEs 5
PHRMPR 542 IPPE Experience - Community Practice* 2
Core Credits 14 14 14 7
Suggested Elective Credits** 4-5 4-5
PHRMCY 551 Case Conferences and Continuous Professional Development 2 APPE Rotations (EE Manager enrolls students in courses) 7
APPE Rotations (EE Manager enrolls students in courses) 14 APPE Rotations (EE Manager enrolls students in courses) 14 IPPE = Introductory
Pharmacy Practice
Year 4

Experience
APPE = Advanced
Pharmacy Practice
Core Credits 14 16 7 Experience

*PHRMPR 541, PHRMPR 517, and PHRMPR 542 are hyphenated courses; students complete them in Spring and Autumn.
**Students must earn 23 elective credits,17 of which must be professional electives. This document includes recommended quarterly ranges of elective credits.

KEY: INTEGRATED CORE PRACTICE EXPERIENCE ELECTIVES

Last Updated: 12-5-24