EPID 51103 Epidemiology I
An introduction to epidemiology and the basic principles and methods of epidemiological research and practice. Overview of the history and 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; causality.
Typically offered every fall and summer semester.
BIOS 50133 Biostatistics I
Introductory topics in descriptive biostatistics, database principles, basic probability, diagnostic test statistics, tests of hypotheses, sample size estimation, power of tests, frequency cross tabulations, correlation, nonparametric 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
Nonparametric analyses of variance; multiple regression and linear models for analysis of variance; experimental designs 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
Formal training in scientific communication and ethics for early stage graduate students. Faculty lead discussions on how to write and publish scientific studies and on the responsible conduct of research. Students prepare an oral presentation of recent peer-reviewed research.
Typically offered every fall semester.
PHPR 71082 Drug Information
Introduces P1 students to the top 200 drugs in the United States and to drug and medical literature available at UAMS. Emphasizes how to locate, evaluate, and communicate medical and drug information. Includes didactic lectures and assignments that require use of UAMS Library resources, the UAMS intranet, and the internet. This is a two credit-hour course required for all students 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
Seminar on contemporary topics for trainees in the Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy track of the Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate program.
Typically offered every fall and spring semester.
PSCI 5114V Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of major advisor.
Offered every semester.
PSCI 5116V Mentored Research Experience
Supervised research internship with an external supervisor in settings such as the pharmaceutical industry, a contract research organization, a government agency, a nongovernmental organization, or academia. The student’s major professor serves as instructor of record, reviews goals and activities, meets at least once per week to support reflection and integration with didactic coursework, evaluates outcomes, and assigns the final grade. Students deliver a final oral report that links activities to course learning outcomes and to theories or applications from the curriculum.
Offered every semester.
PSCI 51173 Foundations of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy Research Methods
Introduces core skills for research in Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy, including sources of research funding, identifying research problems, writing study objectives, selecting and developing measures, study design, dissemination, and professional development.
Typically offered every fall semester of even-numbered years.
PSCI 51193 Applied Research Methods Using Retrospective Data
Skills for analyzing and conducting studies using retrospective health care data, with a focus on large administrative claims such as Medicaid and private payer insurance claims. Students use SAS to analyze real health care data. Instruction covers study design, statistical techniques, and data integrity issues specific to observational studies using these data sources.
Typically offered every spring semester of even-numbered years.
PSCI 51203 Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment
Skills to design, conduct, analyze, and evaluate investigations that assess the value and outcomes of health care technologies with a focus on pharmacy related products and services. Covers theoretical foundations of health technology assessment and real world applications using decision modeling software to conduct cost-effectiveness and related studies.
Typically offered every spring semester of odd-numbered years.
PSCI 51233 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Evaluation
Economic analysis of pharmaceutical product markets and institutions. Uses principles of economic theory to examine the demand and supply of pharmaceuticals, market structure of the pharmaceutical industry, welfare implications, research and development and innovation, marketing, pricing, public policy, and government regulation.
Typically offered every fall semester of even-numbered years.
PSCI 51243 U.S. Healthcare System
Overview of major components of the U.S. healthcare sector and key challenges in financing and delivering care. Topics include healthcare expenditures, quality, access, managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, health behavior, measurement of health, public health, pharmacy benefit management, health care reform, and asymmetric information. This is a three credit-hour course required for all students without a prior U.S. degree in a health field such as pharmacy, medicine, public health, or nursing.
Typically offered every spring semester.
PSCI 51253 Applied Health Econometrics
Training in econometric techniques commonly used in health economics, with emphasis on applications. Uses Stata, with an introduction provided. Prerequisites: Biostatistics I and Biostatistics II or permission of the instructor.
Typically offered every fall semester of even-numbered years.
PSCI 5200V Master’s Thesis
A total of 6 hours is required for the M.S. degree.
Offered every semester.
PSCI 61153 Pharmacoepidemiology
Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the use and effects of medications in large populations. The specialty combines clinical pharmacology and epidemiology to evaluate medication utilization, effectiveness, and safety.
Typically offered every fall semester of odd-numbered years.
PSCI 6200V Doctoral Dissertation
A total of 18 hours over at least two semester is required for the Ph.D. degree.
Offered every semester.