MEPHMS - Medical Pharmacology

Core Major Units: 9
Additional Units: 21 (see requirements below for students with or without emphases)
Total Minimum Degree Units: 30

Common Core: 9 Units

• course: Pharmacology: General Principles (2)

• course: Pharmacology of Chemotherapeutics, Endocrine & Immune System Drugs (2)

• course: Pharmacology of Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, GI & CNS Drugs (2)

• course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)

Additional Requirements for students with no emphasis:

• course: Critical Literature Review (1) - 3 units total

• course: Critical Literature Review and Research Seminar (1) - 3 units total

• course: Molecular Targets of Pharmacological Agents (3)

• course: Neuropharmacology (3)

• course: Scientific Writing, Presentation and Bioethics (1) - 2 units total

• course: Directed Research (1-6) - 6 units total

• course: Research (1-12) - 6 units total

Minimum GPA in core coursework: 3.0

• course: Introduction to Pharmacology (3)

• course: Pain/Neuropharmacology (2)

• course: Drugs of Abuse (3)

• course: Cancer Therapeutics (3)

• COMPLETE an online training course by the University Animal Care staff before the end of the first semester of residence in order to comply with federal, state and local regulations governing animal care.  Please visit http://www.iacuc.arizona.edu/training/ for information on obtaining IACUC training and certification.

• ATTEND AND COMPLETE the Laboratory Safety and Environmental Health by end of the first semester of residence, preferably as soon after your arrival as possible.  Please visit the Risk Management website at http://risk.arizona.edu/training/index.shtml to sign up for the training programs. Radiation Safety training: orcbs.arizona.edu>; Radiation Safety>Medical Use

• COMPLETE M.S. Student Interview Sheet - Students supported by the Program are required to interview six (6) Program Faculty by the conclusion of their first semester of residence in the Program.  Form  may be obtained at  http://www.pharmacology.arizona.edu/graduateforms.cfm

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Minimum Emphasis Units

21 (in addition to "Core Major Units"

Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements

• course: Principles of Perfusion Sciences I (1)

• course: Perfusion Science (1-3) - 16 units total

• course: Critical Literature Review and Research Seminar (1) - 4 units total

• course: Principles of Perfusion Sciences I (4)

• course: Directed Research (1-6) - 4 units total

• course: Perfusion Sciences Lab (1) - 4 units total

• course: Perfusion Technology II (2)

• course: Physiology for Biomedical Engineering (3)

• course: Perfusion Technology Laboratory (1)

• course: Research (3)

• course: Thesis (3)

Minimum GPA in core coursework: 3.0

Emphasis Elective Coursework

None

Additional Emphasis Requirements

The following is in addition to the additional requirements for the overall plan (above).

Year 1: Summer/Fall

• COMPLETE the College of Medicine Policy, Arizona Fingerprint Clearance and SUBMIT to Program Coordinator

Year 1 - Spring

• FORM Thesis Committee

Year 2 - Fall

• PRESENT in Seminar (PHCL 596C).  One presentation must be completed prior to completion of program of study

Year 2 - Spring

• PRESENT in Seminar (PHCL 596C). One presentation must be completed prior to completion of program of study

• SCHEDULE AND DEFEND THESIS Master’s / Specialist Plan of Study (log in to UAccess - Student Center - GradPath