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#0071AD">The UCSF PharmD</h3> <h4 tabindex="0">UCSF PharmD</h4> <div class="player-slide-container"> <div class="slide in" tabindex="0"> <p>  </p> <ul> <li>The UCSF PharmD is a medication expert with a strong foundation in science and critical thinking.</li> <li>The UCSF PharmD prepares leaders to improve patient care, transform pharmacy practice and address challenges in pharmacy and across healthcare.</li> <li>UCSF students complete the PharmD <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>and</strong></span> a year of postgraduate training in four years.</li> </ul> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p></p> </div> <div class="transcript" tabindex="0"> <p><span m='0'>[MUSIC PLAYING]</span> </p><p></p><p><span m='5760'>So</span> <span m='5980'>a</span> <span m='6100'>PharmD</span> <span m='6730'>or a</span> <span m='6880'>doctor</span> <span m='7260'>in</span> <span m='7300'>pharmacy</span> <span m='8020'>is</span> <span m='8560'>telling</span> <span m='8890'>the</span> <span m='8980'>world</span> <span m='9250'>that</span> <span m='9370'>you</span> <span m='9640'>are</span> <span m='10470'>a</span> <span m='10570'>master</span> <span m='11200'>of</span> <span m='11710'>medications.</span> <span m='12790'>And</span> <span m='12940'>so</span> <span m='13480'>it</span> <span m='13810'>gives</span> <span m='13990'>you</span> <span m='14050'>that</span> <span m='14190'>depth</span> <span m='14470'>of</span> <span m='14620'>knowledge,</span> <span m='15880'>but</span> <span m='16000'>also</span> <span m='16210'>gives</span> <span m='16400'>you</span> <span m='16510'>an</span> <span m='16600'>expertise</span> <span m='17240'>to</span> <span m='17350'>make</span> <span m='17530'>sure</span> <span m='17650'>that</span> <span m='17800'>people</span> <span m='18070'>take</span> <span m='18280'>their</span> <span m='18370'>medications</span> <span m='19000'>correctly</span> <span m='19390'>and</span> <span m='19540'>that the</span> <span m='19630'>right</span> <span m='19840'>ones</span> <span m='20050'>are</span> <span m='20140'>given</span> <span m='20360'>to</span> <span m='20560'>them.</span> </p><p><span m='20830'>Traditionally,</span> <span m='21400'>what</span> <span m='21580'>it</span> <span m='21670'>would</span> <span m='21820'>take</span> <span m='22170'>a</span> <span m='22300'>student</span> <span m='22810'>five</span> <span m='23320'>years</span> <span m='23590'>to</span> <span m='23710'>complete</span> <span m='24220'>a</span> <span m='24560'>PharmD</span> <span m='25240'>and</span> <span m='25480'>a</span> <span m='25750'>one</span> <span m='25990'>year</span> <span m='26140'>post-graduate</span> <span m='26860'>training</span> <span m='27250'>program,</span> <span m='27940'>our</span> <span m='28090'>students</span> <span m='28480'>will</span> <span m='28600'>be</span> <span m='28720'>able</span> <span m='28840'>to</span> <span m='28960'>do</span> <span m='29110'>it</span> <span m='29180'>in</span> <span m='29330'>four.</span> <span m='30100'>The</span> <span m='30220'>goal</span> <span m='30580'>of</span> <span m='30730'>our</span> <span m='30880'>curriculum</span> <span m='31510'>is</span> <span m='31690'>to</span> <span m='31810'>prepare</span> <span m='32170'>pharmacists</span> <span m='32770'>to</span> <span m='32860'>deal</span> <span m='33070'>with</span> <span m='33210'>the</span> <span m='33280'>21st</span> <span m='33760'>century</span> <span m='34150'>health</span> <span m='34360'>care</span> <span m='34600'>problems</span> <span m='35330'>of</span> <span m='35590'>the</span> <span m='35710'>country,</span> <span m='36250'>as</span> <span m='36430'>well</span> <span m='36640'>as</span> <span m='36790'>the</span> <span m='36910'>world.</span> </p><p><span m='37430'>We</span> <span m='37550'>teach</span> <span m='37750'>you</span> <span m='37840'>how</span> <span m='37930'>to</span> <span m='38050'>think</span> <span m='38440'>critically</span> <span m='39070'>about</span> <span m='39790'>how</span> <span m='40310'>all</span> <span m='40540'>your</span> <span m='40630'>organs</span> <span m='41050'>work</span> <span m='41230'>together</span> <span m='41770'>to</span> <span m='42490'>react</span> <span m='42790'>to</span> <span m='42910'>this</span> <span m='43120'>medication.</span> <span m='44220'>Also,</span> <span m='44490'>make</span> <span m='44680'>sure</span> <span m='44980'>that</span> <span m='45650'>we</span> <span m='45850'>teach you</span> <span m='46200'>the</span> <span m='46420'>data</span> <span m='46750'>behind</span> <span m='47370'>all</span> <span m='47530'>of</span> <span m='47590'>these</span> <span m='47770'>medications</span> <span m='48400'>so</span> <span m='48490'>that</span> <span m='48610'>you</span> <span m='48730'>can</span> <span m='48910'>go</span> <span m='49060'>out</span> <span m='49270'>and</span> <span m='49360'>read</span> <span m='49510'>new</span> <span m='49780'>literature</span> <span m='50440'>and</span> <span m='50750'>determine</span> <span m='51130'>for</span> <span m='51280'>yourself</span> <span m='51780'>how</span> <span m='52030'>to</span> <span m='52300'>use</span> <span m='52450'>that</span> <span m='52570'>for</span> <span m='52730'>your</span> <span m='52870'>patients.</span> <span m='53950'>And</span> <span m='54040'>so</span> <span m='54190'>they're</span> <span m='54310'>giving</span> <span m='54550'>you</span> <span m='54640'>the</span> <span m='54760'>building</span> <span m='55060'>blocks</span> <span m='55450'>that</span> <span m='56410'>many</span> <span m='56650'>others</span> <span m='56980'>may</span> <span m='57130'>skip</span> <span m='57430'>over.</span> </p><p><span m='58120'>There's</span> <span m='58360'>many</span> <span m='58690'>opportunities</span> <span m='59590'>to</span> <span m='59710'>show</span> <span m='60300'>your</span> <span m='60460'>leadership</span> <span m='61060'>in</span> <span m='61160'>pharmacy,</span> <span m='61780'>whether</span> <span m='62080'>it's</span> <span m='62230'>being</span> <span m='62530'>involved</span> <span m='63040'>in</span> <span m='63460'>group</span> <span m='63700'>projects</span> <span m='64750'>or</span> <span m='64900'>also</span> <span m='65260'>presenting</span> <span m='66160'>your</span> <span m='66280'>student</span> <span m='66910'>research.</span> </p><p><span m='67600'>How</span> <span m='68330'>well</span> <span m='68530'>trained</span> <span m='69160'>and</span> <span m='69280'>prepared</span> <span m='69880'>you</span> <span m='70060'>are</span> <span m='70630'>throughout</span> <span m='70930'>the</span> <span m='71040'>program</span> <span m='71710'>will</span> <span m='72040'>really</span> <span m='72460'>help</span> <span m='72820'>me</span> <span m='73210'>into</span> <span m='73870'>getting</span> <span m='74170'>a</span> <span m='74230'>residency.</span> <span m='75160'>And</span> <span m='75550'>that's</span> <span m='75850'>why</span> <span 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