Instructor(s): Joanne Chun, Katherine Yang

Foundations I is an integrated course that provides foundational concepts which will serve as the basis for content that will be taught in all subsequent preclinical courses. The content of this course spans all levels of pharmacy practice including the therapeutic sciences, health care policy and management, and evidence-based health care. A key emphasis of this course is to lay the foundation for the development of compassionate critical thinkers and transformative leaders in healthcare.

Instructor(s): Jaekyu Shin

This Cardiovascular Integrated Theme course focuses on the medical treatment of 4 cardiovascular diseases (ischemic heart disease, dyslipidemia, heart failure, and arrhythmias) by integrating related basic and clinical sciences as well as behavioral/social/administrative sciences. It also explores knowledge gap in inquiry classes. The course concludes with a Synthesis week for reflection, exploration of career-options, and integration with the Foundations I course content.

Instructor(s): Yessica Gomez

This is an integrated course focused on pharmacologic/non-pharmacologic approaches to tobacco cessation, medical treatment of 5 common diseases, and conditions involving the respiratory system. This is done by integrating related basic, clinical, and behavioral/social/administrative sciences. It also explores knowledge gaps in inquiry classes. The course concludes with a Synthesis week for reflection, exploration of career-options, and integration with previous course content.

Instructor(s): Igor Mitrovic

This integrated theme course focuses on the pharmaceutical interventions available in the medical treatment of hypertension and chronic kidney disease by integrating related basic and clinical sciences as well as behavioral/social/administrative sciences. It also explores knowledge gaps through inquiry sessions. The course predominantly focuses on the practice of drug dosing adjustments needed in renal dysfunction and renal replacement therapy.

Instructor(s): Cathi Dennehy

This integrated theme course focuses on the pharmaceutical interventions available in the medical treatments of inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, liver disease, and gastrointestinal reflux and peptic ulcer disease. Pharmaceutical self-care as well as the basics of nutrition are also introduced in this course. It also explores knowledge gaps through inquiry sessions.

Instructor(s): Sharon Youmans

Foundations II is an integrated course that provides foundational concepts which will serve as the basis for content that will be taught in all subsequent preclinical courses for the second year of the PharmD curriculum. The content of this course spans all levels of pharmacy practice including the therapeutic sciences, health care policy and management, and evidence-based health care.

Instructor(s): Candy Tsourounis

This integrated theme course focuses on the pharmaceutical interventions available in the medical treatments of diabetes, thyroid and adrenal disorders. Pharmaceutical self-care are also introduced in this course. It also explores knowledge gaps through inquiry sessions.

Instructor(s): Stephanie Hsia, Rupa Tuan

This integrated theme course focuses on the pharmaceutical interventions available in the medical treatments of stroke, epilepsy, pain insomnia, anxiety disorders, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, and alcohol/opioid/substance use disorders. It also explores knowledge gaps through inquiry sessions.

Instructor(s): Janel Long-Boyle

This integrated theme course focuses on the role of the clinical pharmacist in the treatment of a patient requiring chemotherapy or immunotherapy as treatment (malignant and non-malignant disease). It also explores knowledge gaps through inquiry sessions.

Instructor(s): Conan MacDougall

This integrated theme course focuses on antimicrobial regimen selection, antimicrobial stewardship, and the pharmaceutical interventions available in the treatment of respiratory tract infections, urinary tract Infections, skin and soft tissue infections, fungal infections, CNS infections, GI infections, sepsis and septic shock, HIV infection, viral hepatitis, viral infections, and tuberculosis. It also explores knowledge gaps through inquiry sessions.

Instructor(s): Fran Aweeka

This course takes place during a concentrated 5 week period where students will focus on data collection and interpretation to address the scientific aims for their discovery projects. Projects are primarily done as team projects and students will have completed several 3-hour development sessions with their faculty advisors prior to this 5 week period. Weekly research progress meetings will be held either in person or online at the discretion of the faculty research advisor.

Instructor(s): Fran Aweeka

This course is taking place during a concentrated 11 week period where students will focus on data collection and interpretation to address the scientific aims for their Discovery Projects. Projects are done individually and students will have completed several 3-hour development sessions with their faculty advisors prior to this 11 week period.

Instructor(s): Fran Aweeka

This course provides students time to finalize data analysis for their Discovery Projects, write their manuscripts/reports & prepare their presentations. Students are responsible for working independently and/or with their Discovery Project groups to set up meetings with research advisors in order to complete work on their projects & final presentations. Students give oral presentations describing their Discovery Projects during the week after their last spring APPE rotation & before graduation.

Instructor(s): Joanne Chun

This Inquiry Immersion course within the Bridges Curriculum is a two-week block that includes foundational didactics, a selective mini-course, and scholarship skill-building.