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Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program - Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy (PEP) Track

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Address 1: 4301 W. Markham St, slot 522
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City: Little Rock
State: Arkansas
Zip/Postal Code: 72205
Country: United States

Program Location:: Arkansas
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Latrina Prince
  Title: Director of Admissions
  Office: UAMS Graduate School, 4301 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, AR, 72005
  Phone (Work): 501.686.5456
  Email: princelatrina@uams.edu
- Name: Audrey Hanks
  Title: Education Coordinator
  Office: RAHN 6250
  Phone (Work): 501.686.6393
  Email: AHanks2@uams.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://pharmacy.uams.edu/prospective-students/graduate/pep/

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Program Application Deadline
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Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: February 01, 2025
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
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Application Fee:: $0
Application Deadline Description::
All application material should be received by February 1st of each calendar year. Students are admitted to begin course work with the fall semester.  Top tier candidates will be invited to an online or on-site interview shortly after February 1st.  Initial admission recommendation decisions are generally made by March 1st, and applicants are notified shortly thereafter.  For early consideration, completed applications should be received before December 1st of the previous calendar year.

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Program Description
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Program Description:
Pharmaceuticals are increasingly being used to cure, treat, manage, or provide relief for many human afflictions, however, issues of financing, efficiency, access, adherence, and safety of pharmaceuticals continue to challenge the health care systems of the world. The Pharmaceutical Sciences M.S. and Ph.D. programs offer a Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy (PEP) track to meet the training needs of persons with business, science, and health care backgrounds wishing to contribute to the understanding of the value, safety and outcomes of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical policies. Ultimately, the goal of the Ph.D. curriculum is to provide the training and skills for persons to be independent research scientist in these fields.

PEP works closely with state, national, and international leaders to help guide policy evaluation and development and to conduct rigorous original research evaluating pharmaceutical and pharmacy services. Our program utilizes an applied approach where graduate trainees gain strong analytic skills that have applications in Pharmacoeconomics, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Epidemiology, Patient Reported Outcomes and Health Policy Analysis. Graduates of the PEP program have successfully pursued careers in industry based Health Economics and Outcomes (HEOR) positions where persons communicate value propositions for pharmaceutical based technologies as well as careers in academia, health payers, managed care organizations and in government. The PEP program shares some curricular competencies with other graduate programs in Pharmacy Administration, Social and Administrative Sciences, Pharmacy Care Administration, Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy and Pharmaceutical Health Services Research with an emphasis on evaluating pharmaceutical effectiveness, value and safety.

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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Public
Is your program accepting applications for this program?: Yes
Program Start Term:: Fall
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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 72
Required Rotations:: Not Required
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
Additional Information about Degree Requirements::
Details on the PEP curriculum and degree requirements can be found on our website. 
https://pharmacy.uams.edu/prospective-students/graduate/pep/degree-requirements/ph-d-degree-requirements/


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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
Curricular Focus or Concentration::
- Statistics
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy / Health Services Research
- Informatics

Area(s) of Study:: Administrative Science, Biometrics/Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Health Policy, Health Services, Human Population, Informatics, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacy Policy, Public Health
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Additional Information regarding the Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy Curriculum can be found on our website. 
https://pharmacy.uams.edu/prospective-students/graduate/pep/degree-requirements/ph-d-degree-requirements/



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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes
Last academic year-number of accepted students for your program:: 4
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Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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GRE and Other Tests
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GRE Section
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 Is the GRE required?: Yes
Is a GRE Subject Test Required or Recommended?: Required
Oldest GRE considered:: 5 years
Recommended GRE Score:
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Verbal Reasoning:: 155
Quantitative Reasoning:: 155
Analytical Writing:: 4.0


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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL
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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation:
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Are letters of recommendations required by your program?: Yes
 If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required?: 3

Enter any additional information regarding recommendations: :
Three recommendation forms (available on PEP website) and three optional letters of recommendation: The standard recommendation form should be completed by persons whom can evaluate your scholarly potential, professional relationships and work habits, and aptitude for study in this area. The persons completing the form are encouraged to include an optional letter of recommendation.  

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 2.85
Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.0
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In addition, the following are required to be considered for admission.

1. Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)

2. Statement of Purpose which must clearly and concisely articulate the candidate’s experiences, rationale and motivation, and career goals for studying Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy. If you are self funding your tuition and living expenses, please indicate that clearly in the statement of purpose. All applicants will automatically be considered for funding.  However, we can accept qualified applicants that are able to self finance all their educational expenses to study in the PEP program that meet our minimum standards but do not qualify for funding.

3. Optional: Copies or reprints of any relevant published abstracts, manuscripts, or other scholarly works.


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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 100
Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Other
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: N/A
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Students admitted to the doctoral program can be funded as Graduate Research Assistants depending on the experiences of the candidate and availability of funds. The standard stipend compensates trainees at $30,000/ year and tuition waivers are typically provided to students offered funding.  ALL students who apply for admission to the doctoral program will automatically be considered for funding.  Licensed pharmacists may have the option of practicing pharmacy in a clinical area.

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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
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