INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Gain immersive pharmacy practice experience in a different country. Learn about global health, medication use, health systems, and pharmacy practice with a health equity lens.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Pharmacy program with fourth year standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, for 3 number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe social, political, environmental, and economic factors that may contribute to health and the burden of disease in the country the student is visiting (host country). Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the prevalence of communicable and noncommunicable diseases in the host country and health disparities within the host country. Audience: Graduate 3. Explain the medication-use system in the host country. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify similarities and differences in pharmacy patient care services, interprofessional collaboration, and drug information resources in the host country compared to student’s home country. Audience: Graduate 5. Compare and contrast public (government) and private health systems and funding sources in the host country. Audience: Graduate 6. Assess the strengths and opportunities for pharmacy patient care services in the host country. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe social, political, environmental, and economic factors that may contribute to health and the burden of disease in the country the student is visiting (host country). Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the prevalence of communicable and noncommunicable diseases in the host country and health disparities within the host country. Audience: Graduate 3. Explain the medication-use system in the host country. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify similarities and differences in pharmacy patient care services, interprofessional collaboration, and drug information resources in the host country compared to student’s home country. Audience: Graduate 5. Compare and contrast public (government) and private health systems and funding sources in the host country. Audience: Graduate 6. Assess the strengths and opportunities for pharmacy patient care services in the host country. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027