Fast Facts
FACTS
- Founded: March 1897.
- The only public school of pharmacy in the state of North Carolina and one of the oldest in the nation.
- Location: The School is housed in Beard Hall, Kerr Hall, and the Genetic Medicine Building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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 nearly $25 million in total research funding in 2009, according to AACP data
- Received nearly $23 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal sources in 2009, ranking second among the nation’s pharmacy schools in that area
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
- Russell Mumper, PhD—Vice Dean
- Rick Wernoski, MPA—Executive Associate Dean for Business
- Kevin Almond—Associate Dean for Advancement, Regional Associate Dean for Asheville
- Rowell Daniels, MS—Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
- Alex Tropha, PhD—Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
- Pamela U. Joyner, EdD, MS Pharm—Associate Dean of Professional Education
- Wayne Pittman, MS—Associate Dean for Facilities Planning and Resource Analysis
- Dhiren Thakker, PhD—Associate Dean for Economic Development and International Partnerships
Division Chairs
- Kim Brouwer, PharmD, PhD—Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
- Stefanie Ferreri, PharmD—Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education (interim)
- Leaf Huang, PhD—Molecular Pharmaceutics
- Betsy Sleath, PhD—Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
- David Lawrence, PhD—Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry
STUDENTS
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.
