PHARM 5142 - Foundations of Pharmacy: Law/Ethics/Risk Mitigation

This course will introduce pharmacy students to the legal, ethical, and risk management issues that are foundational in the practice of pharmacy. Course content will focus on statues, regulation, standards of practice, and case law. Students will also develop skills for ethical issue identification, critical reasoning and analysis. These skills will enable students to better integrate core principles of basic and clinical sciences within a balance of legal requirements, ethical rules, public policy, and societal interests.