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Submission Number: 223
Submission ID: 223
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Created: Thu, 03/26/2020 - 13:24
Completed: Mon, 07/15/2024 - 13:54
Changed: Tue, 11/05/2024 - 14:53

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Language: English

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Submitted to: Published Survey

Contact Information

7-155 Weaver Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minnesota
55455
United States
Minnesota
  • Name: Caroline Gaither
    Title: Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
    Office: 7-155 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455
    Phone (Work): 612-626-9938
    Email: cgaither@umn.edu
  • Name: Katherine Goffin
    Title: Graduate Program Coordinator
    Office: 7-155 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455
    Email: goff0020@umn.edu
Yes

Program Application Deadline

February 01, 2025
No
US citizen/permanent resident $75 / International $95
Yes

Program Description

The SAPh Graduate Program focuses on drug use from an individual and societal perspective. At the societal level the program's emphasis is on the examination of the system and environment in which pharmacists, patients and other health care providers interact. At the individual level the program emphasizes the interaction of biological, pharmaceutical and sociobehavioral sciences with direct patient care to assure the safe, appropriate and economic use of drugs in patients.

Emphasis in any area in terms of breadth and depth will be determined by the students in cooperation with the program faculty. Individual needs and objectives will be primary determinants of the direction of the course of study. Core competencies for students are defined by students and their advisors.

Graduates of this program may expect to tailor their programs toward careers, such as:

1. College of Pharmacy and other Health Sciences faculty
a. Graduate
b. Undergraduate
c. Continuing education
d. Educational development
e. Administration
2. Research scientists for health planning agencies
a. State
b. Federal
c. International
d. Private
3. Research scientists for the pharmaceutical industry
a. Marketing
b. Product management
c. Pharmaceutical outcomes
d. Pharmacoepidemiology
e. Clinical trials
f. Drug product development
4. Directors of pharmaceutical services
a. Health Science Centers
b. Hospital Systems
c. Chain Store Pharmacy Corporations
d. Managed Care Corporations
5. Directors of Drug Distribution Systems
6. Planners and researchers
a. Managed Care Corporations
b. Insurance Companies
c. Governmental Programs
d. Contract Research Organizations
e. Consulting Companies
Yes

Institution Information

Public
Yes
Fall
  • University of Minnesota - Twin Cities University of Minnesota -Duluth
Yes

Degree Requirements

45
Not Required
Required
Required
Not Required
Required
Yes

Degree Information

On Campus
Administrative Science, Behavioral Science, Biometrics/Biostatistics, Cognitive Science, Education, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Health Policy, Health Services, Human Population, Informatics, Pharmaceutical Marketing, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacy Care, Pharmacy Communication, Pharmacy Management, Pharmacy Marketing, Pharmacy Policy, Pharmacy Practice, Public Health, Regulatory Science, Social Science, Translational Science
Yes

Program Statistics

Yes
3
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
1
2
3.63
Yes
Last academic year-graduates job placement:
2
1
4.5
Yes

GRE and Other Tests

No
Although not required, applicants are strongly encouraged to complete and submit GRE examination results as part of their application to the SAPh program.
TOEFL or IELTS
Yes

Letters of Recommendation

Yes
3
Supplemental form that is part of the application process is used extensively by the admissions committee during its deliberations.
Yes

Other Admission Requirements

2.8
Yes

Financial Support

100
Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Department or University Scholarship, Other
N/A
University of Minnesota fellowships and Social & Administrative Pharmacy program competitive fellowships are open for application to all students.
Yes

Background Checks and Drug Screenings

We are not a participating PharmGrad program
We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Yes