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Courses

Professional Education

The Department of Pharmacology teaches courses in each of the five schools within the Health Sciences Center. Most faculty members participate in each of these courses.

Graduate Education - The department offered two fundamental graduate courses, Principles of Pharmacology and Methods in Pharmacology. The department also taught an elective "Behavioral Pharmacology".

Interdisciplinary Course - A total of 18 students were taught "Comprehensive Pain Management". Dr. Dennis Paul served as Co-Director.

Medical Pharmacology - This course is taught to sophomores in the School of Medicine. Dr. Emel Songu-Mize and Dr. Rhoda Reddix serve as course directors.

Basic Dental Pharmacology - This course is designed to provide the student with a fundamental knowledge of pharmacology. Strong emphasis is placed on dentally oriented therapeutics such as analgesics, antibiotics and drug interactions. The course consisted of 66 hours and was divided into 55 hours of lectures, and 11 of examinations. There were 60 students enrolled in the class and Dr. Dennis Paul served as the course director.

Dental Hygiene Pharmacology - This course is designed to provide the Dental Hygienist with the basic principles of pharmacology necessary for clinical practice. Among the areas covered in the lectures were autonomic, cardiovascular, CNS, and antibiotic drugs. There were 26 hours of lectures plus a mid-term and final exam. Dr. Dennis Paul serves as the course director.

Advanced Nursing Pharmacology- This course is designed to provide students enrolled in the nurse practitioner's curriculum with advanced training in pharmacology. There were 47 students enrolled in the class and Dr. Paul Kirkendol serves as course director.

Nursing Pharmacology - Two courses were taught in the School of Nursing, (fall and spring) serving the B.S. program. (Fall 77 students and Spring 74 students). Dr. Paul Kirkendol serves as course director and Dr. Hamid Boulares course co-director.

Allied Health Pharmacology- A total of 12 students were taught a course in basic pharmacology. This course served students in the Cardiopulmonary Science program. Dr. Kurt Varner served as course director.

Physical Therapy Pharmacology - A total of 40 students were taught a course in basic pharmacology. This course served students in the Physical Therapy program. Dr.Kurt Varner serves as course director.