{"id":62040,"date":"2025-07-14T15:25:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mann.usc.edu\/?post_type=program&#038;p=62040"},"modified":"2025-07-25T13:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:23:29","slug":"ms-in-pharmacoepidemiology-and-drug-safety","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/mann.usc.edu\/program\/ms-in-pharmacoepidemiology-and-drug-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"MS in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"62040\" class=\"elementor elementor-62040\" data-elementor-post-type=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2a3ec6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2a3ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-130e058\" data-id=\"130e058\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bd47f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9bd47f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MS program in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety prepares graduates with the knowledge and skills to improve the safe, effective, and equitable use of medications through rigorous research and informed policy and advocacy.<\/p><p>With the growing availability of large medical and pharmacy databases and real-world evidence, pharmacoepidemiology \u2013 a scientific discipline that uses epidemiological methods to evaluate the use, benefits and risks of \u200emedicines and medical products and interventions in large populations \u2013 has become crucial to public health, clinical and regulatory decision-making.<\/p><p>The program is designed to provide specialized training in identifying, measuring, and addressing critical issues related to drug safety, effectiveness and utilization in the context of pharmaceutical policy and regulations. The program equips learners to improve health outcomes and advance equitable access and safe use of medicines for both patients and populations.<\/p><p>Students will have access to large data assets, including pharmacy claims, rigorous training and symposium participation, seminar participation to share current research projects.<\/p><p>With a distinguished faculty and access to cutting-edge data assets and resources, including Medicare Part-D claims, SEER-Medicare, IQVIA LRx, and pharmacy access and availability longitudinal data, this program offers robust academic training emphasizing real-world analyses and applications that can inform policymakers, public health and regulatory agencies, and clinical practice. Graduates will emerge prepared to lead in diverse environments, from academic and regulatory settings to industry and healthcare practice. Join us to be part of the future of healthcare innovation, where your expertise will contribute to shaping medication safety and effectiveness, ultimately driving health equity in the U.S. and globally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82772ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82772ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77b9e46\" data-id=\"77b9e46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d525b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d525b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Educational Objectives<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be67b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7be67b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upon successful completion of the core courses required for the MS in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety program, students will be able to:<\/p><ul><li>Apply principles of pharmacoepidemiology necessary for conducting and interpreting pharmacoepidemiologic studies, including drug utilization and pharmaceutical policy research.<\/li><li>Understand the role of pharmacoepidemiology in pharmacovigilance and the post-marking evaluation of drug safety after they have been released onto the market, including strategies to mitigate risk.<\/li><li>Critically evaluate investigations on the safety and effectiveness of medications and explain their strengths and weaknesses.<\/li><li>Understand research methods, data sources and study designs, and analytic techniques to address confounding and bias, often employed in pharmacoepidemiologic research.<\/li><li>Participate in study design and analyses to assess the effectiveness and post-marketing surveillance of drug safety, including monitoring adverse drug events, and contextualize the safety of standard of care treatments for new drugs in development<\/li><li>Increase awareness and understanding of novel applications of pharmacoepidemiology in health disparities research, including equitable access and safe use of essential medicines in the U.S. and globally.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd8ed34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd8ed34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f1d957\" data-id=\"1f1d957\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fa9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60fa9d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Courses<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2953af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"2953af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4331\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4331\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23.758\" height=\"23.758\" viewBox=\"0 0 23.758 23.758\"><g id=\"icon-accordian-plus\" 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class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4332\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4332\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23.758\" height=\"23.758\" viewBox=\"0 0 23.758 23.758\"><g id=\"icon-accordian-plus\" transform=\"translate(-12 -964.362)\"><path id=\"Path_57169\" data-name=\"Path 57169\" d=\"M22,964.362v10H12v3.751H22v10h3.751v-10h10v-3.751h-10v-10Z\" fill=\"#c42f2f\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23.758\" height=\"3.751\" viewBox=\"0 0 23.758 3.751\"><g id=\"icon-accordian-minus\" transform=\"translate(-12 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of Medical Products (2 units)<\/li><li>CXPT 650 &#8211; Advanced Pharmacoepidemiology Methods (4 units)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4333\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4333\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23.758\" height=\"23.758\" viewBox=\"0 0 23.758 23.758\"><g id=\"icon-accordian-plus\" transform=\"translate(-12 -964.362)\"><path id=\"Path_57169\" data-name=\"Path 57169\" d=\"M22,964.362v10H12v3.751H22v10h3.751v-10h10v-3.751h-10v-10Z\" fill=\"#c42f2f\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg 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units)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1fc097 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1fc097\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06a0e21\" data-id=\"06a0e21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3be55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e3be55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Admissions Requirements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c534635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c534635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>A bachelor&#8217;s degree in a related field, including public health, economics, sociology, pharmacy and regulatory sciences.<\/li><li>GPA required: 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 scale)<\/li><li>Three letters of recommendation<\/li><li>Personal statement describing: research and professional experience; and career objectives and research interests<\/li><li>English language proficiency for international students: a minimum of 90-100 for TOEFL iBT; 6.5-7.0 for IELTS.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a65c1e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a65c1e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c3dd6f\" data-id=\"9c3dd6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9629a75 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d9db6c\" data-id=\"0d9db6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8565dbb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8565dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mann.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dima-m-qato-pharmd-mph-phd-4bde60be-291x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-23871\" alt=\"Dima M. Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mann.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dima-m-qato-pharmd-mph-phd-4bde60be-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/mann.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dima-m-qato-pharmd-mph-phd-4bde60be.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39b7e56 testimonial_slider_content\" data-id=\"39b7e56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0329c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"5c0329c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>\u201cPharmacoepidemiology is vital to understanding the safety and effectiveness of medication use in real-world populations \u2014 especially in addressing adverse drug events, drug-drug interactions, and the growing challenges of polypharmacy. By applying rigorous population-based methods, we can inform prescribing (and de-prescribing), safer dispensing practices, and improve the safe and effective use of medicines. 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