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FDA/CDER & UF/POP Graduate Program In Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy The University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy (COP) is collaborating with the Food & Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) to recruit individuals to become research scientists trained in safety and regulatory decision‐making. The FDA/CDER Graduate Program works in collaboration with the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS). It offers graduate education to career‐minded healthcare professionals who are interested in research surrounding the safe, effective and cost‐effective use of medications. The UF & FDA/CDER Partnership The Program admits 20 graduates from the health or related sciences annually. Students enroll in the UF Master of Pharmacy in COP Research program with an FDA/CDER safety and regulatory focus. Alternatively, students can receive funding for 2 years training towards a PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy (POP) Research. Integrating didactic course work and projects, students get extensive experience in FDA regulatory science. Internships and mentoring will be provided by affiliate faculty located at CDER. Students admitted are located full‐time at the University of Florida, and receive tuition, housing allowance, and a salary with benefits during their training. The student must agree to work for FDA/CDER for two years for each year of paid tuition. Candidates for the Scholarship Program must qualify for service as a USPHS Commissioned Corps officer, which include American citizenship, age 44, degree in health or related sciences from an accredited program, and licensure in at least one state (for health professionals). The UF Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Research Masters Program This program was created to meet the need for researchers trained to investigate safe, effective, and cost‐effective use of medications. The program offers a terminal masters degree. However, coursework is fully transferable to the Department’s Ph.D. program. The MS degree provides the credentials to serve as entry‐ or mid‐level research associates in academic and clinical research units, pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations, and government organizations. Typically, these individuals work under limited direction as part of a multi‐disciplinary research group. Examples of such positions include research associates, program managers, and health scientists. Successful graduates bring a strong skills set in research design and measurement, biostatistics, and clinical, regulatory, ethical, and socio‐ economic aspects of drug development, utilization, and drug and patient safety. Applicants are selected based on academic achievement and demonstrated interest in POP Research. Applicants must have over 500 points for each of the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE and a GPA 3.0. Core Curriculum Core courses establish the basic competencies in statistics, research methods, and POP content. Pharmacy Healthcare Systems Federal Regulation of Drugs and Pharmacy Study Design in POP Research Measurement in Pharmacy Research Introduction to Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Statistical Methods I‐III Data analysis and interpretation Critical appraisal of pharmacoeconomic studies POP seminars and journal club Mentored traineeship (FDA/CDER, pharmaceutical industry, contract research) 1 1 Traineeship is mandatory for FDA scholars program. For other students, internships are voluntary and can be planned during the summer semester. The University of Florida College of Pharmacy

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FDA/CDER & UF/POP Graduate Program In Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy  The University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy (COP) is collaborating with the Food & Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) to recruit individuals to become research scientists trained in safety and regulatory decision‐making. 

The FDA/CDER Graduate Program works in collaboration with the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS). It offers graduate education to career‐minded healthcare professionals who are interested in research surrounding the safe, effective and cost‐effective use of medications. 

 The UF & FDA/CDER Partnership 

The Program admits 20 graduates from the health or related sciences annually. Students enroll in the UF Master of Pharmacy in COP Research program with an FDA/CDER safety and regulatory focus. Alternatively, students can receive funding for 2 years training towards a PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy (POP) Research.  Integrating didactic course work and projects, students get extensive experience in FDA regulatory science. Internships 

and mentoring will be provided by affiliate faculty located at CDER. 

Students admitted are located full‐time at the University of Florida, and receive tuition, housing allowance, and a salary with benefits during their training. The student must agree to work for FDA/CDER for two years for each year of paid tuition.   

Candidates for the Scholarship Program must qualify for service as a USPHS Commissioned Corps officer, which include American citizenship, age ≤ 44, degree in health or related sciences from an accredited program, and licensure in at least one state (for health professionals).   

The UF Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Research Masters Program   This program was created to meet the need for researchers trained to investigate safe, effective, and cost‐effective use of medications.  The program offers a terminal masters degree.  However, coursework is fully transferable to the Department’s Ph.D. program. 

The MS degree provides the credentials to serve as entry‐  or mid‐level research associates in academic and clinical research units, pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations, and government organizations.  Typically, these individuals work under limited direction  as part of a multi‐disciplinary research group. Examples of such positions include research associates, program managers, and health scientists. Successful graduates bring a strong skills set in research design and measurement, biostatistics, and clinical, regulatory, ethical, and socio‐economic aspects of drug development, utilization, and drug and patient safety. 

Applicants are selected based on academic achievement and demonstrated interest in POP Research.  Applicants must have over 500 points for each of the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE and a GPA ≥ 3.0. 

 

Core Curriculum  Core courses establish the basic competencies in statistics, research methods, and POP content.  

Pharmacy Healthcare Systems  Federal Regulation of Drugs and Pharmacy  Study Design in POP Research  Measurement in Pharmacy Research  Introduction to Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy  Statistical Methods I‐III  Data analysis and interpretation  Critical appraisal of pharmacoeconomic studies  POP seminars and journal club  Mentored traineeship (FDA/CDER, pharmaceutical industry, contract research)1 

1Traineeship is mandatory for FDA scholars program. For other students, internships are voluntary and can be planned during the summer semester. 

 

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy 

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Program Specializations 

The POP Research Master’s degree is divided into three specializations: 

   

 

Pharmacoepidemiology 

Focuses on observational research methods, large secondary database analyses, and pharmacovigilance to evaluate drug safety and effectiveness. 

 Prepares students to participate in research to  examine the utilization and effects of drugs and related products or services in populations 

apply observational research methods in phase IV studies (comparative effectiveness and drug safety) 

This program will be of interest to clinicians who discover the need to conduct research but lack the formal training.  Applicants with a non‐clinical but strong methodological background such as in epidemiology may choose this degree to specialize in the evaluation of pharmaceuticals.  Students learn to measure phenomena such as drug utilization, its quality, and sequelae on patient morbidity or mortality on a population level.  Specialty courses include: 

Pharmacoepidemiology and Risk Management  Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology  Pharmaceutical Products & Public Policy 

 

Pharmacoeconomics 

Focuses on the economic evaluation of medication and medical technology 

Prepares students to participate in research to examine  pharmaco‐economic and related health outcomes  

the cost, utilization, and economic efficiency of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and related services in the delivery of health care 

The program introduces students to basic theoretical principles of pharmacoeconomic research.  Students will learn to measure phenomena such as resource utilization, quality of life (health state utilities), and cost‐effectiveness and generate decision‐making statistics such cost‐effectiveness acceptability curves.  This program is suited for individuals with a clinical or economic background and interest in research that can inform healthcare policy and payment decisions. Specialty courses include:  Pharmacoeconomics & Health Technology Assessment   Pharmaceutical Microeconomics  Pharmaceutical Health Economics  

Patient Safety and Medication Use 

Focuses on quality in medication use, technical / scientific aspects in quality improvement and program evaluation  

Prepares students to participate in  conduct of quality improvement studies   quality‐related assessments of behavior, policy, and health care services as they relate to delivery of and access to healthcare 

Studies will evaluate the quality of medication use and systems, to determine barriers and root causes related to patient safety risks and medication errors, to identify or develop targeted interventions for these barriers and root causes.  Graduates may participate in regulatory and public policy initiatives that affect the use of medications in society, and the evaluation of programs to prevent, detect and resolve medication errors and improve patient safety.  Specialty courses include: 

Patient Safety Program Evaluation  Healthcare and Patient Safety  Patient Responsibility in Healthcare 

Applicants who may be interested in the POP Research Masters Program are: 

Practicing clinicians with a desire to increase their involvement in research 

Individuals working in research settings who wish to formalize and extend their training in order to advance their careers in these settings 

Graduates in the health sciences who would like to explore a clinically‐oriented research career while maintaining their involvement in clinical care 

Individuals with previous training in research (e.g., epidemiology) who would like to advance and focus their training on pharmaceutical research 

 Positions at the FDA/CDER center around drug approval, drug safety, and risk communication: 

Clinical reviewer  Safety evaluator  Epidemiologist  Project manager 

   For More information, please contact: 

Pharmaco‐epidemiology 

Pharmaco‐economics 

Patient Safety  

Almut G. Winterstein, PhD  Greg Wood, RN, MSN, FNP Associate Professor    Captain­USPHS University of Florida    FDA/CDER 352­273­6258    301­796­3639 [email protected]                     [email protected]