M.S., PharmacoAnalytics–Pharmacy Outcomes Research (PA-POR)
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Submission Number: 438
  Submission ID: 438
  Submission UUID: 72f9aa9f-e692-4700-8898-343dfc3a759a
      Submission URI: /publishedsurvey
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    Created: Tue, 07/30/2024 - 13:56
  Completed: Fri, 07/18/2025 - 14:34
  Changed: Fri, 07/18/2025 - 15:22
  Remote IP address: 70.238.181.51
  Submitted by: Anonymous
  Language: English
  Is draft: No
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    Webform: PharmGrad Program Directory
      Submitted to: Published Survey
    
  Contact Information
          M.S., PharmacoAnalytics–Pharmacy Outcomes Research (PA-POR)
        
            
      
          3501 Terrace Street
        
            
      
          5016 Salk Hall
        
            
      
          Pittsburgh
        
            
      
          Pennsylvania
        
            
      
          15261
        
            
      
          United States
        
            
      
          Pennsylvania
        
            
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                      Name: Lori M. Altenbaugh
Title: Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: 3501 Terrace Street, 5016 Salk Hall
Phone (Work): 412-648-1014
Email: altenbaughlm@pitt.edu 
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      Program Application Deadline
          January 03, 2026
        
            
      
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          $50
        
            
      
          Please submit your documentation in the month before the deadline to assure to have everything completed.
        
            
      
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      Program Description
          Graduate Program in PharmacoAnalytics- Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research (POPR) is a research-based MS (2 year on-line program)
PharmacoAnalytics-Pharmacy Outcomes Research (PA-POR)This online MS program in PharmacoAnalytics-Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research provides students the opportunity to develop expertise in the application of outcomes research to optimize pharmaceutical use and enhance patient care and outcomes. The program will provide students with the tools and knowledge necessary to conduct comparative effectiveness, safety, costs, and policy intervention research from large data sets. Students will be competent with identifying big data sources, managing data, using various data analytic techniques from experience with statistical and analytics software to apply towards decision-making processes in the pharmacy field, including drug development, drug pricing and acquisition, and patient care outcomes. Students will collaborate closely with distinguished, well-funded research faculty, engage in multidisciplinary training opportunities, and acquire hands-on experience with state-of-the-art technologies. Knowledge of data manipulation in some platform (STATA, SAS, Python, R, Tableau); secondary data sources, methods and tools are preferred prior to enrollment. Courses will be 100% online.
            
      PharmacoAnalytics-Pharmacy Outcomes Research (PA-POR)This online MS program in PharmacoAnalytics-Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research provides students the opportunity to develop expertise in the application of outcomes research to optimize pharmaceutical use and enhance patient care and outcomes. The program will provide students with the tools and knowledge necessary to conduct comparative effectiveness, safety, costs, and policy intervention research from large data sets. Students will be competent with identifying big data sources, managing data, using various data analytic techniques from experience with statistical and analytics software to apply towards decision-making processes in the pharmacy field, including drug development, drug pricing and acquisition, and patient care outcomes. Students will collaborate closely with distinguished, well-funded research faculty, engage in multidisciplinary training opportunities, and acquire hands-on experience with state-of-the-art technologies. Knowledge of data manipulation in some platform (STATA, SAS, Python, R, Tableau); secondary data sources, methods and tools are preferred prior to enrollment. Courses will be 100% online.
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      Institution Information
          Public
        
            
      
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          Fall
        
            
      
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      Degree Requirements
          30
        
            
      
          Not Required
        
            
      
          Varies
        
            
      
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      Degree Information
          Distance Pathway/Online
        
            
      
          Biometrics/Biostatistics, Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Health Policy, Health Services, Industrial Pharmacy, Informatics, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacy Policy, Pharmacy Practice, Public Health
        
            
      
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      Program Statistics
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          4
        
            
      
          3.0
        
            
      
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      GRE and Other Tests
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          We do not require the GRE
        
            
      
          TOEFL or IELTS
        
            
      
          We are now accepting Duolingo scores if you are not able to take the TOEFL or IELTS.  The minimum score for Duolingo is 140 and the test can be found https://englishtest.duolingo.com/applicants
        
            
      
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      Letters of Recommendation
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          3
        
            
      
          Recommendations should be written by faculty members or mentors.
        
            
      
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      Other Admission Requirements
          3.0
        
            
      
          3.5
        
            
      
          Statement of Purpose is required.  Please include what faculty member you are interested in working with and why.
        
            
      
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      Financial Support
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      Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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