Health Professions Subcommittee
	REPORT

	January 2008

I.     KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: Biomedical and Biological Sciences (PIBBS)
A.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
Ph.D.	Systems Biology and Disease (60)
Replace PHBI 550 with new course INTD 574 as a requirement; INTD 550 and INTD 551 may 
be taken in place of INTD 572 and INTD 573.  Change required courses to suggested courses 
for five areas.   INTD 574 is to be taken every semester from the second year on.
>	Approved
Subcommittee chair asks that a transition plan for current students be provided.

B.  New	Course			Eff. Term: Fall 2008
INTD-574	Systems Biology and Disease Seminar (1, max 16)
Selected topics in Systems Biology and Disease. CR/NC. Open only to Systems Biology and Disease PhD students.
>	Approved

II.  SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
A.  Revise Dual Degree Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
PHARM.D/PhD,	Doctor of Pharmacy/Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences (160+60)
Allow up to 12 units of Pharm.D. course work to count toward the required 24 units of core course requirements for the Ph.D.. 
>	Approved
Degree title on page 89 of 2007-08 catalogue should be made consistent with the one in the Pharmacy section in the catalogue.

B.  Revise	PhD Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
Ph.D.	Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (64)
Add ECON 513 as a recommended course, and revise seminar requirement to two 4-unit research seminars chosen from PMED 698 or the equivalent.
>	Approved
The ECON department chair provided acknowledgement as an affected department.