Graduate Catalog 2026-2027

Acute Care Specialization

Students can pursue a specialization in acute care that will allow them to have a focused path to develop their skills caring for patients in the acute care setting and enhance their competitiveness for postgraduate training. The specialization consists of six credits of approved acute care didactic elective courses that are taken during the third professional year, and one six-credit-hour elective acute care advanced pharmacy practice experience taken during the fourth professional year. Students who are selected to pursue this specialization will work with a faculty mentor to fulfill additional requirements in order to develop their acute care skills and navigate through postgraduate education.

• > 90% of graduates currently working in or completing additional post-graduate training in acute care setting
• 100% PGY1 Match Rate (87% of all specialization graduates)
• 24 of the 25 CAPE outcomes asked about on graduate surveys had >90% of graduates strongly agree or agree that the specialization increased the student's ability in the outcome