Online Doctorate Programs in Pharmacy
Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy
by University of Florida
The purpose of the distance education Working Professional Doctor of
Pharmacy degree program is to educate pharmacy practitioners to become
proficient in the delivery of pharmaceutical care. This requires a
thorough understanding of pathophysiology and therapeutics; application
of skills to educate, counsel, monitor and conduct patient follow-up;
the motivation to sustain competency; and an economically viable mode of
practice. Graduates of the Working professional Doctor of Pharmacy
program will perform functions consistent with the elements described in
the categories for patient care functions and education of health
professionals and the public published in the Standards of Practice
established by the American Pharmaceutical Association/American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Pharmacists who complete this
program will meet the same terminal performance objectives as students
who complete the College’s ‘traditional’ Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Everything you need to succeed is available anytime, anywhere via online
learning in our virtual classroom or delivered to your home.