PHM 552 is a 1 credit hour course to prepare Doctor of Pharmacy students accepted into the Clinical Research Program for participation in clinical research careers. The course includes lectures, recitations and written assignments. The final project for the course is the development of a defendable research protocol, informed consent document, and other supporting documenta-tion as necessary (source documents, case report forms, drug disposition records, etc). The final project includes a written protocol and an oral presentation and defense of the protocol.