Mission
The School of Pharmacy is dedicated to the education of innovative pharmacists who are collaborative, competent problem-solvers serving the needs of individual patients, communities, populations, healthcare systems, and the pharmaceutical industry. Our program cultivates future pharmacy leaders who will ensure ethical, safe, effective, accessible, and equitable use of medications.
Vision
The School of Pharmacy (SOP) will prepare graduates who are leaders among healthcare professionals dedicated to delivering advanced personally-optimized patient care and the translation of applied and clinical science breakthroughs to enhance the quality of life. We will work to better society by developing innovative, collaborative, culturally competent, articulate, and caring healthcare professionals.
Core Values
We believe in:
- Professionalism and patient-centeredness
- Respect for others and cultural humility
- An interactive learning environment
- Collaborative interactions and independent growth
- Reflective development
- Evidence-based decision making
- Entrepreneurial approach to practice
- Ethical and responsible behaviors
- Interdisciplinary translational and applied research
- Shared governance
Goals
- Recruit, retain, and educate highly qualified students with diverse backgrounds, who will be professional, motivated, ethical, and culturally sensitive leaders
- Recruit, develop, and retain highly qualified faculty with diverse backgrounds, who are forward thinking and leaders in education, professionalism, and clinical industry settings
- Use innovative and active techniques to provide an academic program that fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, clinical reasoning, and self-directed learning skills
- Collaborate with leaders of the health care and bioscience industries to inform curricular development to provide graduates with cutting-edge knowledge and skills to advance the practice
- Prepare graduates to utilize pharmacogenomics, operations management, informatics, and technology to practice effectively in a wide variety of currently existing and potential future roles in hospitals and medical centers, community pharmacy settings, academia, government, and the biopharmaceutical industry
- Produce graduates who can communicate effectively with patients, caregivers, and healthcare, regulatory, and industrial professionals
- Promote interprofessional education and cooperation among pharmacy, healthcare professionals, and other biopharmaceutical professionals
- Sustain a culture of professionalism and collegiality in relationships among and between faculty, students, and professionals
- Demonstrate a commitment to minimizing health and educational disparities in underrepresented communities and show sensitivity to the needs of a diverse community
- Develop and maintain a research infrastructure that promotes collaboration, innovation, and discovery in the educational, basic, translational, clinical, and computational sciences to enhance healthcare
- Promote life-long learning through participation in professional development, organizations, and publications
- Utilize continuous quality improvement through assessment and evaluation of desired outcomes in all phases of the program