Curriculum
Curriculum delivery is fully online, providing a convenient and flexible opportunity to enable current health care professionals to obtain the skills they need to assume management and leadership positions in hospitals and health-system pharmacy practice environments. Courses are taught by faculty who currently or have had extensive experience in leadership positions within health-system pharmacy practice.
Masters of Science (M.S.)
Mid-career practitioners enrolled in the M.S. degree only, may finish the program in two to six years. All courses are offered online using the Learning Management System (LMS) called Blackboard.
| Subject | Course # | Course title | Credits | Type of course | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGS | 65101 | Research Methods | 3 | Required | Fall & Spring |
| HSMG | 60102 | Financial Management in Health-System Pharmacy | 3 | Required | Spring |
| HSMG | 60104 | The Healthcare System | 3 | Required | Spring |
| HSMG | 60100 | Seminar, Contemporary Issues | 1 | Required | Fall & Spring |
| HSMG | 60100 | Seminar, Contemporary Issues | 1 | Required | Fall & Spring |
| HSMG | 60100 | Seminar, Contemporary Issues | 1 | Required | Fall & Spring |
| HSMG | 60100 | Seminar, Contemporary Issues | 1 | Required | Fall & Spring |
| HSMG | 60106 | Personnel Management | 3 | Required | Fall |
| HSMG | 60108 | Effective Communications | 2 | Required | Spring |
| HSMG | 60109 | Integrated Business Strategy | 3 | Required | Spring |
| HSMG | 60105 | Innovation Project 1 | 3 | Required | Fall |
| HSMG | 60107 | Innovation Project 2 | 3 | Required | Spring |
| HSMG | 60110 | Data Analytics for Health System Pharmacy | 2 | Required | Fall |
| HSMG | 60103 | Pharmacy Leadership & Operations Management | 3 | Required | Fall |
| HSMG | 60111 | Health System Pharmacy Informatics | 3 | Required | Spring |
| TOTAL CREDITS: 35 | |||||
Course Descriptions
Course descriptions for the Health-System Pharmacy Administration program can be found in the current edition of the NEOMED Compass, the University Catalog and Student Handbook.
PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Each course in the program should help the student achieve the goals and objectives listed below:
Objective 1-Strategic Planning
- 1.1 Convey a shared, inspired vision for pharmacy services in health systems to meet organizational and patient needs
- 1.2 Demonstrate the ability to develop strategies, objectives and plans of action to support high quality, contemporary, comprehensive pharmacy services
Objective 2-Evidence Based Management
- 2.1 Design, develop, implement, and evaluate safe and effective medication use systems across the continuum of care
- 2.2 Incorporate evidence-based management and best practices/innovation from other industries
Objective 3-Human Resource Function
- 3.1 Manage the entire spectrum of the human resource function
Objective 4-Financial Management
- 4.1 Utilize financial management skills to develop and monitor budgets, write program proposals and perform pharmacoeconomic analysis to optimize managerial decisions
- 4.2 Provide innovative, quality services while maximizing the organization’s financial position across the continuum of care
Objective 5-Communication
- 5.1 Utilize effective interdisciplinary communication (written and verbal) throughout the health care system
- 5.2 Demonstrate ability to communicate analysis, results, and recommendations through data visualization
Objective 6-Leadership
- 6.1 Integrate regular self-assessment to optimize management styles and techniques for continuous improvement
- 6.2 Develop and refine skills necessary to be an effective manager or leader.
- 6.3 Foster analytical and decision-making skills
