The Master of Pharmacy in Advanced Pharmacy Practice (MPharm) will address a need for advanced pharmacist practitioners who have the expert knowledge to manage complex patients or complex drug therapy in specialized patient populations.  The program consists of didactic coursework, experiential education and a required research paper.  Required courses include advanced principles of medication management, critical appraisal, physical assessment, clinical research methods and statistics.   Students must complete a clinical practicum consisting of 750 hours of experiential education in a health care setting with the clinical experiences tailored to the career goals of the student.  In addition, students will conduct a non-thesis research project addressing an important issue related to medication use or clinical practice.  This includes study design, data collection, data analysis and preparation of a research paper.   Graduates of the program will be prepared to serve as medication experts in the provision of health care, educators in the classroom and clinical setting, and researchers contributing to generation and transfer of knowledge related to the optimal use of medications.