Apr 24, 2024

2017-2018 Graduate Catalog

2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Pharmacy Leadership and Administration, MS

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College of Pharmacy > Pharmacy Leadership and Administration, MS

Taking full advantage of the resources of the world’s largest medical center, the 24-month Houston Program in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration offers unique learning, teaching and collaboration opportunities to train the next generation of pharmacy leaders. The University of Houston College of Pharmacy offers a Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration, with PGY1 and PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration (HSPA) residency programs from seven leading Texas Medical Center institutions.

Texas Medical Center institutions with HSPA residencies participating in the Houston Program:
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Harris Health System
Houston Methodist Hospital
Memorial Hermann Health System
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Texas Children’s Hospital
The University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center

For more information, please visit the Pharmacy Leadership and Administration website.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have a Pharm.D. and a license to practice pharmacy in the US. Applicants apply for PGY1/PGY2 residency via the PhORCAS application and enroll in ASHP Residency Matching process, then apply to the M.S. Pharmacy Leadership and Administration degree program at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. See the application website for all of the details.

Degree Requirements

Credit hours required for this degree: 37.0

The MS program is offered by the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research (PPTR). The student must complete a minimum of 37 Cr. Hrs. for the MS degree with the thesis/project option. Please note, students have to take seminar courses each fall and spring terms enrolled. The distribution of the hours with these options is provided below:

The curriculum focuses on Pharmacy Leadership and Administration in Health-system pharmacies.

Required Coursework	Credit Hours
Core Courses	9
Recommended Elective Courses	9
Electives -Area of Emphasis	9
Seminar	4
Thesis or Project	6
Minimum hours to complete degree	37

Core Courses (9 credits):
PHLA 6321 - Intro to Hospital and Health System Pharmacy Management Credit Hours: 3.0
PHCA 7306 - Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Quality Credit Hours: 3.0
PHCA 7307 - Research Methods in Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy Credit Hours: 3.0
Seminar Courses (4 credits):
PHLA 6100 - Leadership Seminar Credit Hours: 1.0
PHLA 6101 - Seminar in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration Credit Hours: 1.0
Prescribed Electives in Pharmacy Practice & Translational Research (9 credits):
PHCA 6320 - Medication Safety and Quality Improvement Credit Hours: 3.0
PHLA 6310 - Innovations in Health System Pharmacy Credit Hours: 3.0
PHLA 6313 - Pharmacy Workforce Competency Credit Hours: 3.0
PHCA 7308 - Biostatistics and Experimental Design Credit Hours: 3.0
Other electives to be chosen in consultation with faculty and academic advisor.
PHCA 6396 - Masters Project Credit Hours: 3.0
PHCA 7396 - Masters Project Credit Hours: 3.0
PHCA 6399 - Masters Thesis Credit Hours: 3.0
PHCA 7399 - Masters Thesis Credit Hours: 3.0
It is expected that the students will normally utilize the first summer and the second calendar year of their M.S. degree program to conduct sufficient original research to write a quality thesis or project proposal. The quantity of research expected for the thesis or project should be sufficient for publication and should be sufficiently complete as judged by the thesis/project committee chair and the committee to produce an acceptable thesis or a project document. The student is intended to master experimental techniques, learn to critically evaluate the scientific literature, have a grasp of what is involved in a sound, independent research project, and assemble intelligently the research results and present and defend it in a manner suitable for presentation to the scientific community. A thesis/project proposal will be presented to the student’s committee after year one, and the completed thesis/project defended after year two.

Academic Policies

Department/Program Academic Policies

Every graduate student must maintain a ‘B’ average or 3.00 GPA throughout the MS program curriculum. Failure to do so will automatically place the student on probation for the following term. Once on probation, the student has one term (Fall or Spring) to improve their grades. If the student is not able to improve their performance and if their GPA is still below 3.00 the student may have to withdraw from the program. Students who have their GPA below 3.00, but have shown dramatic improvement in course grades, may petition for an extension to the MS Program Advisory Committee.

Graduate students are allowed only 2 ‘C’ grades throughout the MS program. Students will be automatically put on probation upon receipt of their second ‘C’ grade and will be withdrawn from the program upon receipt of their third ‘C’ grade.

In addition, the student will be automatically put on probation if they receive a grade below a ‘C’ in any one course. Individuals who receive a grade below ‘C’ have one term to improve their grades. Students who are on probation and who show dramatic improvement in course grades may petition for an extension to the MS Program Advisory Committee.

Additionally, students receiving a grade below ‘C’ in any core course is required to repeat the course during its next offering. In addition, a student with a D, F, or I as the most recent grade in a graduate level course for a degree plan will not be eligible for graduation.

Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration: Graduate Student Policies and Procedures Handbook