FACTS

• Founded: March 1897.
• The only public school of pharmacy in the state of North Carolina and one of the oldest in the nation.

ACCREDITATION

• Accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education
• Member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

RANKINGS

• Ranked number two among the nation’s doctor of pharmacy programs in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s 2007 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools
• Received more that $24.4 million in total research funding in 2008, ranking second among the nation's pharmacy schools, according to AACP data
• Received more than $16 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2008, ranking fourth among the nation’s pharmacy schools

DEGREES OFFERED

• Doctor of pharmacy (PharmD)
• Doctor of philosophy in pharmaceutical sciences (PhD)
• Master of Science in Health System Pharmacy (MS)

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

• Robert A. Blouin, PharmD—Dean
• Gary Pollack, PhD—Executive Associate Dean
• Kevin Almond, BS, RPh—Associate Dean for Advancement
• Rudy Juliano, PhD—Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
• Pamela U. Joyner, EdD, MS Pharm—Associate Dean of Professional Education
• Mike Patil, MSEE, MPA, PMP—Associate Dean for Integrated Business Systems
• Wayne Pittman, MS—Associate Dean for Economic Development and International Partnerships
• Dhiren Thakker, PhD—Associate Dean for Economic Development and International Partnerships

Division Chairs

• Kim Brouwer, PharmD, PhD—Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
• Steve Caiola, MS—Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education
• Leaf Huang, PhD—Molecular Pharmaceutics
• Michael D. "Mick" Murray, PharmD, MPH—Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
• Alex Tropha, PhD—Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products

STUDENT BODY PROFILE

Annually, the School educates approximately 550 professional students and 100 graduate students, postdocs, residents, and fellows. School graduates work in many dynamic fields, including academia, pharmaceutical sales, drug development and research, community and health-system pharmacy, and long-term and managed-care pharmacy.

Incoming PharmD Students, Fall 2008

• Accepted: 155
• Average Composite PCAT: 86%
• Average GPA: 3.5
• In-State: 82%
• Out-of-State: 18%
• Females: 64%
• Male: 36%
• Age Range: 19 to 44
• Number of States Represented: 17
• Number of North Carolina Counties: 39