30 hours

3 Letters of recommendation Resume Statement of Purpose’ emphasizing career goals, objectives, and research plans) Unofficial transcript A minimum of GPA 3.0, and higher GPA preferred A previous BS, MS, PharmD degree, or an equivalent International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required (TOEFL or IELTS). Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. For students on sponsorships by their home country institutions, a certificate of finances must be provided upon acceptance to the program. Application deadline is December 31 for the following fall.

PHSOP Core

PHRM 8610

Social Behavioral Theory in Health Care

3

PHRM 8620

Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes and Policy Seminar

1

PHRM(HPAM) 8670

Economic Evaluation in Health Care

3

PHRM 8680

Pharmacoepidemiology

3

PHRM 8690

Health Outcomes

3

Methods Core

PHRM 8640

Research Methods in Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes, and Policy

3

PHRM 8650

Advanced Research Methods in Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes and Policy

3

PHRM 8080

Grantsmanship

3

Statistics Core

STAT 6210

Introduction to Statistical Methods I

3

STAT 6220

Introduction to Statistical Methods II

3

Research Core

PHRM 9000

Doctoral Research

1-18

PHRM 9300

Doctoral Dissertation

1-15

Choose a minimum of 3 course(s) from the following:

Area of Emphasis in Epidemiology, Economics, Policy Analysis & Evaluation, or Health Promotion & Behavior

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

GRSC 8200

Communicating Research and Scholarship

1-3

GRSC 8300W

Academic and Professional Writing for Graduate Students

3

Additional courses may be required depending on a student’s academic and professional background and the discretion of the student’s advisory committee. Students not exhibiting excellent written and/or oral communication skills will be required to take various courses to correct these deficiencies.

Our graduates move to different careers – Some move to academia as Postdoctoral fellows transitioning into academic faculty while others take up pharmaceutical industry track.

All eligible students admitted to the program will either receive a teaching assistantship or research assistantship unless sponsored by their home country institutions. Students are encouraged to submit fellowship applications to extramural agencies.

Students are encouraged to pursue research opportunities outside of Athens, when appropriate and in consultation with their committees.

Students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities when those internships will facilitate their professional development and career aspirations.

Students are encouraged to present their research at conferences, professional meetings, and symposia. The department (and Graduate School) have funds available to defray travel expenses for students who present. Students also are encouraged to write grant proposals to help fund their research and to develop grant-writing skills. Students are expected to publish their research findings in peer-reviewed journals.

All students are members of the UGA Graduate student association

Other programs in the Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy include: Pharmacy MS - Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics Pharmacy MS - Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes, and Policy Pharmacy PHD - Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics