Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Lara Gomez, Pharm.D.

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Dianqing Sun, Ph.D.

Department of Pharmacy Practice: Nicole Young, Pharm.D., BCCCP

The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP)
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
200 W. Kawili St.
Hilo, HI 96720

Email: pharmacy@hawaii.edu
Tel: (808) 932-8120
Website: pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu

Program Description

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo's Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) is a four-year educational and experiential program through which students pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. The Pharm.D. program prepares the student for entry into the pharmacy profession.

Mission

The mission of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo DKICP is the traditional mission of academic healthcare—education, research, and service with emphasis on patient care. More specifically, our mission is:

To educate pharmacy practitioners and leaders.
To serve as a catalyst for innovations and discoveries in pharmaceutical science and practice for the promotion of health and wellbeing.
To provide community service, including quality patient care.

Vision

The Vision of the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is to drive Improvement of Healthcare in Hawaiʻi and throughout the Pacific.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):

Pono (Hawaiʻian word meaning excellence, moral qualities, correct): Live and practice professional conduct in the proper way
- 1.1 Ensure optimal health outcomes for people of all cultures, races/ethnicity, genders, lifestyle habits and socioeconomic levels
- 1.2 Demonstrate personal and professional attributes of an ethical, reflective, and responsible pharmacist
Demonstrate and apply the foundational knowledge and skills of contemporary pharmacy practice
- 2.1 Demonstrate expertise in medication use and delivery, population health, and practice
- 2.2 Access, evaluate, and apply relevant scientific and patient centered knowledge and information to support evidence-based healthcare
- 2.3. Utilize electronic and other technology-based systems and evaluate its impact on patient safety, efficiency, privacy, and patient and health care services
- 2.4. Think critically, prioritize effectively, identify and implement solutions
- 2.5. Demonstrate strong decision-making skills and the ability to justify those decisions
- 2.6 Deliver quality health care through health promotion and disease prevention
- 2.7 Utilize an integrative health approach to treating the whole patient with a wide range of preventive and treatment modalities
Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide optimal patient care
- 3.1 Demonstrate mutual respect, understanding and the value of working as a team in the delivery of patient-centered care
- 3.2 Learn with and from other healthcare professionals
- 3.3 Educate others on the role of the pharmacist in improving health outcomes
Communicate and educate effectively with individuals and groups
- 4.1 Educate, advocate, and collaborate utilizing effective and professional communication
- 4.2 Read/interpret and listen using effective communication to identify and manage problems and foster collaborative care
Lead, innovate and create through professional development
- 5.1 Drive and manage discovery, innovation, and entrepreneurship to improve patient care and advance the pharmacy profession

Admissions

Please refer to admission and application requirements on the DKICP Website

Curricula

First Professional Year: Fall (17)

PHAR 500 Cornerstone Pharmacy and Sci (2)
PHAR 510 Princ of Pharm Readiness I (1)
PHAR 511 Foundational Pharm Biochem (2)
PHAR 512 Foundational Pharm Immunology (2)
PHAR 513 Pharmaceutical Formulations I (2)
PHAR 514 Pharmacology/Medicinal Chem I (3)
PHAR 515 Drug Information (2)
PHAR 517 Foundational Calculations (1)
PHAR 519 Therapeutic Prob Solving I (2)
PHAR 501 Intro Pharm Prac Exp I (1) (1 credit awarded in Spring)

First Professional Year: Spring (18)

PHAR 520 Princ of Pharm Readiness II (1)
PHAR 521 Comprehensive Clin Care I (1)
PHAR 522 Essential Pharm Skills I (2)
PHAR 523 Pharmaceutical Formulations II (2)
PHAR 524 Pharmacology/Medicinal Chem II (3)
PHAR 525 Evidence-Based Sci & Prac I (2)
PHAR 526 Topics in Healthcare I (1)
PHAR 527 Foun Indiv Pharmacotherapy (1)
PHAR 528 Therapeutic Prob Solving II (2)
PHAR 529 Therapeutic Prob Solving III (2)
PHAR 501 Intro Pharm Prac Exp I (1) (1 credit awarded in Spring)

Second Professional Year: Fall (16)

PHAR 530 Princ of Pharm Readiness III (1)
PHAR 531 Comprehensive Clin Care II (2)
PHAR 532 Essential Pharm Skills II (2)
PHAR 535 Evidence-Based Sci & Prac II (2)
PHAR 537 Therapeutic Prob Solving IV (2)
PHAR 538 Therapeutic Prob Solving V (2)
PHAR 539 Therapeutic Prob Solving VI (2)
PHAR 503 Intro Pharm Prac Exp III (1) (1 credit awarded in Spring)
PHAR 502 Intro Pharm Prac Exp II Comm (1) (1 credit occurs in first professional year Summer)
Electives (2)

Second Professional Year: Spring (17)

PHAR 540 Princ of Pharm Readiness IV (1)
PHAR 541 Comprehensive Clin Care III (2)
PHAR 542 Essential Pharm Skills III (2)
PHAR 546 Topics in Healthcare II (3)
PHAR 547 Therapeutic Prob Solving VII (2)
PHAR 548 Therapeutic Prob Solving VIII (2)
PHAR 549 Therapeutic Prob Solving IX (2)
PHAR 503 Intro Pharm Prac Exp III (1) (1 credit awarded in Spring)
Electives (2)

Third Professional Year: Fall (16)

PHAR 550 Princ of Pharm Readiness V (1)
PHAR 551 Comprehensive Clin Care IV (2)
PHAR 552 Essential Pharm Skills IV (2)
PHAR 555 Pharmacy Informatics and Tech (2)
PHAR 557 Therapeutic Prob Solving X (2)
PHAR 558 Therapeutic Prob Solving XI (2)
PHAR 559 Therapeutic Prob Solving XII (2)
PHAR 505 Intro Pharm Prac Exp V (1) (1 credit awarded in Spring)
PHAR 504 Intro Pharm Prac Exp IV Hosp (1) (1 credit occurs in second professional year Summer)
Electives (2)

Third Professional Year: Spring (17)

PHAR 560 Princ of Pharm Readiness VI (1)
PHAR 561 Comprehensive Clin Care V (2)
PHAR 562 Essential Pharm Skills V (2)
PHAR 566 Topics in Healthcare III (3)
PHAR 567 Therapeutic Prob Solving XIII (2)
PHAR 568 Therapeutic Prob Solving XIV (2)
PHAR 569 Therapeutic Prob Solving XV (2)
PHAR 505 Intro Pharm Prac Exp V (1) (1 credit awarded in Spring)
Electives (2)

Fourth Professional Year (43)

PHAR 580 Adv Pharm Prac Exp Community (6)
PHAR 581 Adv Pharm Prac Exp Hospital (6)
PHAR 582 Adv Pharm Prac Exp Ambulatory (6)
PHAR 583 Adv Pharm Prac Exp Acute Med (6)
PHAR 584 Adv Pharm Prac Exp Elec I Clin (6)
PHAR 585 Adv Pharm Prac Exp Elec II (6)
PHAR 586 Adv Pharm Prac Exp Elec III (6)
PHAR 587 Board Exam Review (1)

The PharmD curriculum includes 8 electives during the second and third professional years. Students may choose from the following electives:

PHPP 530 Basic Research Methods (1)
PHPP 531 Survey, Epidem, Qual Methods (1)
PHPP 532 Pharmacy Research (1)
PHPP 535 Healthcare Leadership (1)
PHPP 536 Strategic Management (1)
PHPP 550 History of Pharmacy (2)
PHPP 553 Current Topics in Healthcare (1)
PHPP 554 Zoonotic Diseases (1)
PHPP 555 Intro to Veterinary Medicine (1–2)
PHPP 556 Adv Topics in Hypertension (1)
PHPP 557 Personal Finance (1)
PHPP 558 Business Admin Overview (1)
PHPP 559 Spanish for Healthcare Profess (1)
PHPP 560 Pharmacy Leadership (1)
PHPP 561 Pharmacy and Therapeutics Comp (1)
PHPP 564 Advanced Managed Health Care (1)
PHPP 567 Rural Health Science Intro (2)
PHPP 568 Rural Health Science Advanced (2)
PHPP 571 Story-telling in Healing (1)
PHPP 572 Intro to Residency Application (1)
PHPP 573 Pediatric Pharmacotherapy (2)
PHPP 575 Drug Info Veterinary Medicine (1)
PHPS 545 Intro Pharm Chemistry Research (2)
PHPS 546 Intro Pharm Biology Research (2)
PHPS 547 Veterinary Toxicology (1)
PHPS 548 Intro to Vet Pharmacy Sciences (1)
PHPS 549 Common Animal Disease Pharm II (1)
PHPS 550 Genetics in Medicine (2)
PHPS 551 Substances of Abuse/Addiction (2)
PHPS 552 Dietary Supplements (1)
PHPS 553 Radioactivity in Pharmacy (1)
PHPS 554 Herb Med & Hawaiian Med Plants (1)
PHPS 555 Geographic (Tropical) Medicine (1)
PHPS 556 Drugs from Natural Sources (1)
PHPS 558 Drug Development & Regulation (1)
PHPS 559 Environmental Toxicology (1)
PHPS 561 Emerging Trends Drug Discovery (1)
PHPS 562 Disc & Dev of Blockbuster Drug (1)
PHPS 563 Curr Adv in Neuropharmacology (1)
PHPS 565 Genetics & Pharm of Malaria (1)
PHPS 566 Emerging Trends Drug Discovery (1)
PHPS 567 Pharmacogenetics (1)
PHPS 568 Antibiotic Mechanisms & Applic (1)
PHPS 569 Cancer Prevention (1)
PHPS 570 Drugs from the Ocean (1)
PHPP/PHPS 594 Special Topics in Subject Matter (To Be Arranged) Special Topics
PHPP/PHPS 597/598 Experimental
PHPP/PHPS 599 Directed Studies (To Be Arranged) (1-3 cr)

Minimum semester hours required for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree

144 credits.