Ambulatory Care Scholars Certificate

Overview

The Ambulatory Care Certificate at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Asheville Campus provides a unique opportunity for student pharmacists to learn how to develop new ambulatory care services during their Doctor of Pharmacy training. Key components of the Ambulatory Care Certificate include a robust curriculum, a mentoring program, professional advocacy, and interprofessional education. Certificate courses will focus on foundations of ambulatory care, special populations in ambulatory care, and developing and sustaining services that will serve as a strong foundation for pursuing careers and postgraduate programs in outpatient settings. The nine-credit hour certificate will consist of four required courses, which includes a capstone project, and a minimum of one (1) ambulatory care-focused elective. 

Course Requirements

Core Courses
PHCY 851Foundations in Ambulatory Care2
PHCY 852Ambulatory Care Services I1.5
PHCY 853Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Services II1.5
PHCY 854Ambulatory Care Capstone Course2
Electives
2 minimum credit hours of elective courses are required from the list below.2
Minimum Hours9
Pharmacy Elective Course Options
PHCY 800Geriatric Pharmacy Practice3
PHCY 804Travel Medicine Care1.5
PHCY 807Veterinary Pharmacotherapy3
PHCY 810The Science of Pharmaceutical Compounding1
PHCY 811Infectious Diseases1.50
PHCY 812Pediatric Pharmacotherapy1.50
PHCY 813Clinical Toxicology1.5
PHCY 814Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Care1.5
PHCY 821Contemporary and Applied Communications in Healthcare1.5
PHCY 822Hematology/Oncology Pharmacotherapy3
PHCY 824Solid Organ Transplantation Pharmacy Practice1.5
PHCY 832Innovations in Community-Based Pharmacy Practice1.5
PHCY 833Advanced Cardiovascular Pharmacy1.5
PHCY 836Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery of Substance Use Disorders1.50
PHCY 837Pharmacogenetics1.5
PHCY 840Health Policy and Managed Care 3
PHCY 846Perspectives in Mental Health2