Course Overview
Are you interested in learning about the process of drug development and commercialization? Understanding these domains has important implications for anyone currently working or considering employment in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry and health care sector. This unique online course offers a way for students to learn from faculty at the University of California San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as well as from industry practitioners about how drugs are developed and marketed.
Module Topics
Module: |
Presented by: |
Pharmacotherapy and Diseases |
Andrew Willeford, PharmD, PhD |
Pharmaceutics for Small Molecules and Macromolecules |
Chantal Reed, PhD |
The Regulatory Environment |
Williams Ettouati, PharmD, MA |
Clinical Trial Development |
Joseph Ma, PharmD |
Health Outcomes Evidence |
Raphael Cuomo, PhD, MPH |
Marketing Strategy and Life Cycle Management |
Williams Ettouati, PharmD, MA |
Pharmacoeconomics and Product Value |
Dilesh Doshi, PharmD |
Biologic and Biosimilar Development |
Joseph Ma, PharmD |
Managed Markets and Pharmacy Benefits |
Anne Petrie, MBA |
Intellectual Property in the Life Science Industry |
William Evans, Esq.
Peter Kang |
Entrepreneurship |
Williams Ettouati, PharmD, MA |
Corporate Law in the Life Science Industry |
Cindy Nguyen, PharmD, JD |
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, students will:
- AQUIRE insights into multiple areas including regulatory, clinical, health economics, marketing, pharmacoeconomics, managed care, intellectual property and entrepreneurship as it relates to the life science industry.
- GAIN a better understanding of the complex landscape of the drug development process from pre-clinical to patient.
Who Should Attend?
- Individuals working in the life science industry and health care professionals
- Professionals making a potential career transition into the healthcare industry
- Entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new drug product in the U.S. healthcare market
- Companies in need of training employees and new hires on the entire process of developing pharmaceuticals and biotechnology drugs
Format
This course is offered in an online asynchronous format. There are no set meeting times. Please note that this course is entirely self-paced. Modules are released every two weeks.
This course is a non-credit bearing course and it is not part of a degree-granting program. Upon completion of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion. If students are interested in pursuing a graduate program, they may learn more about UC San Diego's Master's program in Drug Development & Product Management by visting this page: UCSD DDPM.
Course Number: BIOL-80007
Credit: 0.00 unit(s)
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Science & Technology department at 858-534-3229 or unex-sciencetech@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.