Professional Electives Search
This search tool is designed to help you identify professional electives that may align with your interests. You can search by any/all of the fields provided. This tool is not intended as an exhaustive list of all possible professional electives; rather, it includes electives offered through the college of pharmacy, professional electives approved by the Curriculum and Assessment Committee, and electives that have been taken by students at some of the other schools on campus. Term offered is only provided for College of Pharmacy courses; a link to the appropriate course guide is provided for all other courses.
As a reminder, graduate courses (>500 level) that are relevant to biomedical, human health, and/or the practice of pharmacy which are offered through the U-M health-science schools (Pharmacy, Nursing, Social Work, Public Health, Medicine, and Dentistry) qualify as professional electives provided they are not attendance-only courses. Attendance-only courses offered through the health-science schools (e.g., seminars or journal clubs that do not require a rigorous form of student assessment) are not accepted for professional elective credit. Courses offered through U-M non-health-science schools must be reviewed and approved by the Curriculum and Assessment Committee.
Introduction to Oncology and Oncology Concepts (Credits: 2)
This course will offer introductory concepts to cancer care including survivorship, the patient experience, supportive care management including internal medicine application and the multidisciplinary approach to problem solving and patient care. A few initial complex patient cases will be a common thread throughout the course to apply knowledge gained each class.
Clinical Trials for Translational Scientists (Credits: 2)
In this multidisciplinary course students will design their own clinical trial by being part of a T0– T3 translational research team. Topics covered include trial design, ethical issues, managing the study team, study conduct, IRB and regulatory practice, protecting and respecting participants, managing data and data safety, and communicating findings.
Prerequisites: Statistics or Biostatistics, and prior or concurrent enrollment in Pharmacy 614 or Pharmacology 640.
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Pediatric Pharmacotherapy (Credits: 1.5)
This course provides disease-oriented, pharmacy-oriented insight into the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and rational drug treatment of diseases primarily encountered in the pediatric age group. Emphasis is on the pharmacist’s role in selecting drug products, individualizing dosages, and monitoring patients.
Note: This was formerly a 2-credit course, Pharmacy 747
Prerequisites: Second and third year PharmD students or permission of instructor.Career and Professional Development (Credits: 2)
This course explores a variety of topics, including unique opportunities for pharmacists in industry, government, professional writing; the pros and cons of post-graduate training (fellowships, residencies, Ph.D., etc.); how to get the “perfect job”; job interview techniques; pros and cons of board certification; how to become professionally active; and balancing both professional and personal demands.
Prerequisites: Third year PharmD students.Be More Aware in Eldercare: Learning the Geria-tricks of the Trade (Credits: 2)
Study the physiological, social, psychological, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes that make medication dosing and monitoring different in geriatric patients. Heavy clinical tilt makes great preparation for Internal Medicine and Ambulatory Care Rotations. Will also study the issues surrounding death and dying, Hospice versus Palliative Care, and caregiving.
Prerequisites: Third year PharmD students or permission of instructorIntroduction to Critical Care Pharmacotherapy (Credits: 2)
This course provides a basic overview of key concepts in critical care. Course content includes the principles of hemodynamic monitoring and the pathophysiology and management of selected diseases affecting major organ systems and requiring intensive care therapy.
Prerequisites: Third year PharmD students.Mammalian Reproductive Physiology (Credits: 4)
An introduction to the mammalian reproductive physiology for PhD, MS and senior undergraduate students who are considering a career in the biomedical sciences.
*Cross listed with Psychology 532
Prerequisites: Please view the course schedule for current advisory and/or enforced prerequisites.Special Topics in Signal Transduction (Credits: 2)
This course is literature based discussion course that will cover both seminal discoveries in signal transduction as well as recent advances in the field.
Prerequisites: Please view the course schedule for current advisory and/or enforced prerequisites.Drugs of Abuse, Brain, and Behavior (Credits: 3)
Basic introduction to the neuropsychopharmacology of drug abuse and addiction.
Prerequisites: Please view the course schedule for current advisory and/or enforced prerequisites.Applications in Global Public Health (Credits: 3)
The course addresses the diverse health impacts of economic, environmental, and cultural globalization. Well-being is affected by the transnational movement of people, technologies, capital, commodities, toxins, pathogens, ideologies and treatments, and changing global power relations and actions of international organizations. These topics are explored through lectures and discussion of readings.
Prerequisites: Please view the course schedule for current advisory and/or enforced prerequisites.
