EPID 51103 Epidemiology I
An introduction to epidemiology and the basic principles and methods of epidemiological research and practice. Overview of the history and the theoretical basis of epidemiology; measures of morbidity, mortality, disease transmission and risk; major study designs; measures of association; bias, confounding and interaction; evaluation of screening tests; inference; casualty.
Typically offered every fall and summer semester.
BIOS 50133 Biostatistics I
Introductory topics in descriptive biostatistics and epidemiology, database principles, basic probability, diagnostic test statistics, tests of hypotheses, sample-size estimation, power of tests, frequency cross-tabulations, correlation, non-parametric tests, regression, randomization, multiple comparisons of means and analysis of variance for one and two-factor experiments.
Typically offered every fall and summer semester.
BIOS 52103 Biostatistics II
Non-parametric analyses of variance. Multiple regression and linear models for analysis of variance. Experimental designs (randomization, data handling, analysis) with factorial treatment arrangements, repeated measures and multiple covariates. Introduction to logistic regression and survival analysis.
Typically offered every spring semester.
PHAR 51171 Scientific Communication and Ethics I
This course will provide formal training in scientific communication and ethics to students in the first and second years of graduate school. Various faculty within and outside the department will lead discussion concerning how to write and publish scientific studies and ethical conduct related to science. Students will also prepare an oral presentation of recent peer reviewed research.
Typically offered every fall semester.
PHPR 71082 Drug Information
This course will introduce the P1 student to the top 200 drugs available in the U.S. and to the drug and medical literature that is available at UAMS. The instructors will emphasize how to locate, evaluate and communicate medical and drug information. The course will involve didactic lectures and assignments that will require the student to utilize the information resources available on the UAMS Library website, the UAMS Intranet and the Internet. This is a two credit hour course and will be required for all persons without a prior degree in a health field such as pharmacy, medicine, or nursing.
Typically offered every spring semester.
PSCI 51081 Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy Seminar
This seminar course is designed to cover contemporary topics relevant for trainees in the Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy track of the Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate program.
Typically offered every spring and fall semester.
PSCI 5114V Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Prerequisite – graduate standing and consent of major advisor.
Typically offered every semester of all years.
PSCI 5116V Mentored Research Experience
In this course, the student will work with an external supervisor to complete a research internship in one of the following settings: pharmaceutical industry, contract research organization, government agency, non-government organization, or academia. Other settings will be considered based on the goals and needs of the student. The major professor will guide the student throughout the experience and facilitate reflection on the connection between the experience, their career goals, and the didactic curriculum. The students’ major professor serves as the instructor of record and reviews work activities and goals, evaluates outcomes, and assigns a final grade. In addition to hours spent on mentored research activities, the student will meet once weekly with the major professor to discuss the experience and reflect on the connection of their research activities to the didactic curriculum. The student must also prepare a final oral report describing the work performed, connecting the work with each of the course learning outcomes, and describing how the experience improved their understanding of theories or applications of concepts from the didactic curriculum.
Typically offered every semester of all years.
PSCI 51173 Foundations of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy Research Methods
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the introductory skills to become a researcher in Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy. The student will be exposed to a wide range of topics including sources for funding for research, identifying research problems and writing study objectives, disseminating research, study measures, and study design.
Typically offered every fall semester of even numbered years.
PSCI 51193 Applied Research Methods Using Retrospective Data
This course will outfit students with the skills necessary to analyze and conduct studies using retrospective health care data with a focus on large administrative claims data such as Medicaid and private payer insurance claims. Students will use SAS to analyze actual health care data. Instruction on study design, statistical techniques, and data integrity issues specific to observational studies using these data sources will be offered.
Typically offered every spring semester of even numbered years.
PSCI 51203 Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the skills to design, conduct, analyze and rate investigations that assess the value or outcomes of health care technologies with a focus on pharmacy related products and services. The course will also integrate the theoretical prefaces to health care technology assessment as well as provide real world applications using decision modeling software to conduct cost effectiveness and other related studies.
Typically offered every spring semester of odd numbered years.
PSCI 51233 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Evaluation
This course provides an understanding of pharmaceutical product markets and institutions from an economic perspective. Principles of economic theory are used to analyze the nature of demand and supply of pharmaceutical products, market structure of pharmaceutical industry, welfare implications, R&D and innovation, marketing, pricing, public policy, and government regulation.
Typically offered every fall semester of even numbered years.
PSCI 51243 US Healthcare System
This course provides an overview of major components of the U.S. healthcare sector and addresses key challenges in financing and delivery of healthcare services. Topics include healthcare expenditures, quality, access, managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, health behavior, measurement of health, public health, pharmaceutical benefit management, health care reform, and asymmetric information. This is a three credit hour course and will be required for all persons without a prior U.S. degree in a health filed such as pharmacy, medicine, public health, or nursing.
Typically offered every spring semester.
PSCI 51253 Applied Health Econometrics
This course is designed to provide students with training in health econometrics techniques applicable to health care data. This course starts with basic econometrics theory, followed by discussions of selected econometric techniques that are commonly used in health economics. The course emphasizes application of these techniques and uses primarily Stata. Introduction to Stata is provided. Prerequisites: Biostats I & II or permission of the instructor.
Typically offered every fall semester of even numbered years.
PSCI 51263 Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures
This course will provide graduate students a solid grounding in patient reported outcomes (PROs) and health related quality of life (HRQL) concepts and how to measure them. Materials will cover PRO instrument development, including psychometric and utility theory. The course will provide students hands on experience with statistical analyses and psychometric testing using SAS. It will cover how to select appropriate PRO instruments for clinical studies to comply with governmental regulatory guidance. The course also offers students opportunities to assess and evaluate literature involved with HRQL information and PRO instruments in specific diseases/conditions as well.
Typically offered every spring semester of even numbered years.
PSCI 5200V Master’s Thesis
A total of 6 hours is required for the MS degree at UAMS.
Typically offered every semester of all years.
PSCI 61153 Pharmacoepidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the use of and the effects of medications in large numbers of people. This specialty combines information from clinical pharmacology (the study of effects of drugs in humans) and epidemiology (the use and effects of exposure in large populations) to form a unique area of study.
Typically offered every fall semester of odd numbered years.
PSCI 6200V Doctoral Dissertation
A total of 18 hours is required for the Ph.D. degree at UAMS.
Typically offered every semester of all years.