College of Pharmacy - Graduate Brochure

Nova Southeastern University | 19 PH.D. IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES PROGRAM DESCRIPTION CURRICULUM GOAL NSU’s Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences program provides graduates with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to address the dynamic and complex nature of the provision of pharmacy services, expanding the science of drug knowledge and drug delivery and the interface between pharmacy and society. Students choose one of three sequences to study with experts in their field. These sequences are • Drug Development (Pharmaceutics) • Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics • Social and Administrative Pharmacy DRUG DEVELOPMENT (PHARMACEUTICS) This sequence emphasizes coursework, laboratory, and research skills that are integral to the theory and development of drug formulations. Students are advised by faculty members in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, a group with expertise in pharmaceutical-related disciplines. Particular areas of expertise include new dosage form design, advanced drug formulations, and tailor-made delivery technologies. MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND PHARMACOGENOMICS This sequence emphasizes laboratory research and the development of research skills that are integral to elucidation of the mechanism of action of drugs, as well as the extent and characteristics of those actions. Students who pursue this sequence will be primarily under the tutelage of faculty members in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, a group of researchers with expertise in pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, toxicology, neuroscience, and biochemistry. Particular areas of expertise include cardiovascular pharmacology, molecular pharmacology, central nervous system diseases, and cancer pharmacology. SOCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY This sequence focuses on knowledge and research skills that deal with the dynamics and complex nature of drug use and distribution systems. Students who pursue this sequence are advised and mentored by faculty members from the Department of Sociobehavioral and Administrative Pharmacy, a group of scholars whose specialties include, among others, pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research, the economics of pharmacy, pharmacoepidemiology, data analytics, health disparities and special populations, cultural competency, patients’ decision-making, public policy, social and behavioral pharmacy, biostatistics, and pharmacy administration (management, marketing, and finance). Students are expected to complete original dissertation research in the intersection of any of these areas with medication use.