Overview
towns. The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy offers this unique experience as part of the School’s commitment to increasing the number of pharmacists practicing in rural and medically underserved areas across North Carolina. The nine-credit hour certificate consists of four required courses and a minimum of three (3.0) credit hours of rural health-focused electives.
Course Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| PHCY 841 | Rural Pharmacy Health 1: Introduction to Rural Pharmacy Practice | 1.5 |
| PHCY 842 | Rural Pharmacy Health 2: Cultural Responsiveness in Rural Health | 1.5 |
| PHCY 843 | Rural Pharmacy Health 3: Interprofessional Practice | 1.5 |
| PHCY 844 | Rural Pharmacy Health 4: Population Health Management | 1.5 |
| 3 |
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| PHCY 608I | Interprofessional Perspectives Diabetes Mellitus Management | 2 |
| PHCY 700 | SHAC: Community Outreach and Service Learning | 0 |
| PHCY 800 | Geriatric Pharmacy Practice | 3 |
| PHCY 808 | Critical Care | 3 |
| PHCY 811 | Infectious Diseases | 1.5 |
| PHCY 812 | Pediatric Pharmacotherapy | 1.5 |
| PHCY 814 | Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Care | 1.5 |
| PHCY 822 | Hematology/Oncology Pharmacotherapy | 3 |
| PHCY 832 | Innovations in Community-Based Pharmacy Practice | 1.5 |
| PHCY 833 | Advanced Cardiovascular Pharmacy | 1.5 |
| PHCY 836 | Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery of Substance Use Disorders | 1.5 |
| PHCY 840 | Health Policy and Managed Care | 3 |
| PHCY 846 | Perspectives in Mental Health | 2 |
Non-Course Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 8 |
| 9 |
Generic Table 2 Columns | Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Semester | Community and Continuity Site Requirements |
| Fall PY2 | Continuity Site Mentoring |
| Community Service |
| Spring PY2 | Continuity Site Mentoring |
| Community Service |
| Fall PY3 | Continuity Site Mentoring |
| Community Service |
| Spring PY3 | Continuity Site Mentoring |
| Community Service |
| PY4 year | Research project completion and presentation |
