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TxPHARM: Doctor of Pharmacy
(non-traditional Pharm.D.)
TxPHARM is a non-traditional program designed to meet the needs of
practicing pharmacists in Texas who desire to enhance their
knowledge, skills, and credentials through completion of the Doctor
of Pharmacy degree. This program is intended to be widely available
and is not a specialty, post-BS, or graduate-level program.
The practice of pharmacy, like all health professions, is undergoing rapid change. With the emergence of technology and automation, the focus of pharmacy practice is shifting from drug distribution to patient care. Pharmacists have been given expanded clinical practice roles, termed pharmaceutical care, for which most practitioners have not received adequate education and training. This program has been developed to provide practicing pharmacists the enhanced knowledge and skills required for expanded clinical practices.
TxPHARM is a cooperative program. Participating institutions include:
Texas Southern University
Texas Tech University
University of Houston
University of Texas
These institutions share faculty, deliver a common core curriculum, coordinate admissions to equalize enrollment, charge the same state-based tuition (although fees may vary), and use comparable instructional methodologies and student assessments. As designed, the program provides for the cooperative delivery of doctoral education to busy practitioners using proven adult educational strategies and electronic instructional methods in the delivery of the program to every region of the state.
TxPHARM is not a joint degree program. Each doctoral candidate matriculates to one of the participating institutions that oversees the student's program and awards the degree. To meet accreditation standards, each institution retains governance of its own program.
Program Director: Dr. Catherine Hatfield
Program Manager: Hazel Hixon
Internet: www.txpharm.org