Medicinal Chemistry in the PharmD Curriculum: Tying Foundational Science to EPAs

Hosted by the Chemistry Section

Knowledge of medicinal chemistry provides the foundation for the understanding of pharmacological activity, thereby contributing to defining the pharmacist as the drug expert on the healthcare team. However, the connection between medicinal chemistry foundational principles and the clinical knowledge required of pharmacists, as described in the AACP COEPA Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), requires clearer definition. In this webinar, we will present an approach to this problem and provide concrete examples that can be incorporated into a medicinal chemistry course.

Objectives:

• To define seven foundational principles for teaching of medicinal chemistry in a PharmD curriculum
• To discuss how these principles connect to seven applications from broader science areas taught in the PharmD
• To link the seven applications to Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)
• To describe examples of principle-application-EPA linkages that can be implemented in a medicinal chemistry course

Moderator:

Nicole Lounsbury-Rivera
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
William Carey University

Speakers:

Chris Cunningham
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director, CUW Center for Structure-Based Drug Discovery & Development
Concordia University Wisconsin

Ian Haworth
Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Southern California