Pharmacy — Pharm.D. with Health Informatics — M.S.

The School of Pharmacy will interview pharmacy students who express interest in the MS degree in Health Informatics. An online admission application for the program is required to facilitate enrollment, but the School of Pharmacy grants formal approval. 

The deadline for submitting the application is June 1 of each year; decisions will be made by July 1 of each year. Selection will be based on the following criteria:

  • For pharmacy students starting in the second year:
    • Minimum GPA of 3.5 or ranked at the top 10 percent of the class.
  • For pharmacy students starting in the first year:
    • Minimum GPA of 3.5 or ranked at the top 10 percent of the class.
    • Evidence of past coursework in informatics.

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First YearUnits
RELT 706Adventist Beliefs and Life2
RXEE 580Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience—Community I3
RXPC 561Pharmaceutical Care I4
RXPS 501Pharmaceutical Calculations2
RXPS 502Pharmaceutics I4
RXPS 503Pharmaceutics II3
RXPS 5414
RXPS 542Foundations of Biomedical Science II4
RXRX 500AProfessional Development1.5
RXRX 500BProfessional Development1.5
RXSA 547Pharmacy Law and History2
RXSA 555Research Design, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology3
RXSA 6501Biostatistics3
RXTH 560Pharmacist-Guided Self Care5
RXTH 570Introduction to Disease Management2.5
Second Year
RELE 705Ethics in Pharmacy Practice3
RELR 709Christian Perspectives on Death and Dying2
RXDI 664Drug Information and Literature Evaluation3
RXEE 680Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience—Community II2
RXEE 690Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience - Hospital Pharmacy2
RXPS 543Foundations of Biomedical Science III4
RXPS 544Foundations of Biomedical Science IV4
RXPS 610Introduction to Pharmacokinetics4
RXRX 600AProfessional Development1.5
RXRX 600BProfessional Development1.5
RXSA 646Principles of Management3
RXSA 751Social-Behavioral Aspects of Pharmacy Practice3
RXTH 671Fluids and Electrolytes2
RXTH 674Renal and Respiratory Therapeutics3.5
RXTH 683Endocrine3.5
RXTH 684Cardiovascular I3.5
RXTH 685Cardiovascular II3.5
Health informatics courses 
Autumn Quarter 
HLIF 510Healthcare Information Systems3
HLIF 515The U.S. Healthcare System3
HLIF 518Programming for Health Informatics Applications2
Winter Quarter 
HLIF 520Data Management: Modeling and Development3
HLIF 528Data Analytics and Visualizations3
HLIF 550Systems Security in Health Care2
Spring Quarter 
HLIF 525Management of Health-Care Data and Information2
HLIF 538Clinical Informatics & Workflow Optimization3
HLIF 545System Design, Implementation, and Management3
Autumn Quarter
HLIF 518Programming for Health Informatics Applications2
Third Year
RELE 706Advanced Ethics in Pharmacy Practice2
RELT 740World Religions and Human Health3
RXEE 790Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy Practice2
RXPC 761Pharmacy Practice I2
RXPC 762Pharmacy Practice II2
RXPC 763Pharmacy Practice III4
RXPS 545Foundations of Biomedical Science V4
RXRX 700A3Professional Development1.5
RXRX 700B3Professional Development1.5
RXSA 743Health Systems, Reimbursement, and Pharmacoeconomics3
RXTH 704Special Populations3
RXTH 771Central Nervous System II3.5
RXTH 773Central Nervous System I3.5
RXTH 774Gastrointestinal Disorders2.5
RXTH 775Oncology2.5
RXTH 776Infectious Diseases7
Health informatics courses: 
Autumn Quarter 
HLIF 540Leadership Perspectives and Practice3
HLIF 538Clinical Informatics & Workflow Optimization3
Winter Quarter 
HLIF 555Health-Care Vendor and Project Management3
HLIF 548Human Computer Interactions3
Spring Quarter 
HLIF 530Data Analytics and Decision Support3
HLIF 575Capstone Project and Special Topics in Health Informatics2
Fourth Year
Six (6) of the following eight (8) APPE courses required 
RXEE 821Advanced Pharmacy Practice - Community6
RXEE 822Advanced Pharmacy Practice - Hospital6
RXEE 823Advanced Pharmacy Practice - Acute Care6
RXEE 824Advanced Pharmacy Practice - Ambulatory Care6
RXEE 825Advanced Pharmacy Practice - Elective-Direct Patient Care6
RXEE 826Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Elective-Direct or Indirect Patient Care6
RXEE 827Special Topics Elective APPE6
RXEE 828Advanced Pharmacy Practice - Board Prep6
 Total Units: 219.5
2

700-level religion courses taken in the PharmD program will satisfy the religion requirement for the M.S. degree in health informatics.

3

The combination of RXRX 700A Professional Development and RXRX 700B Professional Development fulfills the service learning requirement and HLIF 570.

NORMAL TIME TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM

Four years (13 academic quarters); full-time enrollment required