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college of pharmacy

The average American visits a pharmacy

12 times each year. Every visit is an

opportunity for the pharmacist to touch

lives, whether its through dispensing drugs

or counseling patients on how to manage

their use of prescribed and over-the-counter

medications.

New drug discovery is critical to maintaining

the health of society and pharmaceutical

research has never been more exciting.

The University of Toledo College of

Pharmacy will prepare you to improve

peoples quality of life and reduce the

prevalence of disease as a practitioner

or researcher.

You will get personal attention with all

the resources and opportunities of our

world-class University, that includes The

University of Toledo Medical Center UTs

own on-campus teaching hospital. Youll

study under caring and experienced faculty,

take part in valuable work experiences and

develop a professional demeanor, and youll

learn in one of the most advanced facilities

in the nation for pharmacy, chemistry and

life sciences.

Start your life-changing career at the UT College of Pharmacy.

making adifference

2The College of Pharmacy has more than 100 years of experience training and educating pharmacists:

points of pride TheCollegewasfoundedin1904andisUTsoldestcollege.

TheDoctorofPharmacy(PharmD)programhasa100percent

post-graduationjobplacementrateforthepast50years.

Pharmacystudentshaveanon-timegraduationrateofmore

than90percent

GraduatesofthePharmDprogramhavea99percentfirst-time

passagerateonthePharmacyBoardLicensureExam.

InconjunctionwiththeProfessionalCompoundingCentersof

America(PCCA),theCollegeannuallyhostsatwo-day

IntroductoryLabCourseinContemporaryCompounding,making

UToneofaselectgroupofcollegesnationallytoofferthis

opportunityforacademiccredittoitsstudents.

Eachyear,morethan$1millioningrantmoneyisawardedto

theCollegeofPharmacyforresearchanddevelopment.

Morethan$100,000inCollegeofPharmacyscholarshipsis

awardedtopharmacystudentsannually.

TheCollegeofferspartnershipsandresearchopportunities

withCleveland-areaUrsulineCollege,TheUniversityofSzeged

inHungaryandtheNorthSichuanMedicalCollegeinChina.

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DoctorofPharmacy(PharmD)

BachelorofScienceinPharmaceuticalSciences(BSPS)

MedicinalandBiologicalChemistry

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacology/Toxicology

PharmacyAdministration

BusinessAdministrationMinor

InternationalBusinessMinor

ProfessionalSalesMinor

InterestedinGraduateSchool?

Broadenyourhorizonsthroughourmastersordoctoraldegrees.

MasterofScience

MedicinalChemistry

PharmaceuticalSciences

IndustrialPharmacy

AdministrativePharmacy

Pharmacology/Toxicology

PhD MedicinalChemistry

programs of study

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maj

ors

Looking for opportunities to distinguish yourself from othergraduateswhilegainingvaluablepracticalexperience?

HospitalandCommunityPharmacy

residencyoptionsareavailableforpost

PharmDstudents.

The College of Pharmacy offers a six-year program leading to a doctor of pharmacy degree and a four-year program leading to a bachelor of scienceinpharmaceuticalsciences.

programs of study

PharmD

DoctorofPharmacy(PharmD)Graduatesofthisprogramareeligibleforboardlicensuretopracticepharmacy.

ThePharmDprogramisstructuredwitha2+4yearcurriculum.Youbegin

yourstudiesinthepre-professionaldivision,whichlaysthefoundation

withcoursesinchemistry,biologyandphysics.Midwaythroughthesecond

year,youapplyforadmissiontotheprofessionaldivision,whichfeatures

advancedclassesinpharmacology,medicinalchemistry,pathophysiology

andpharmacotherapy.

becoming a pharmacist

SomeoftheuniqueUTPharmDAPPEsinclude:

MedicalmissionsinHonduras

IndianreservationsinArizona

HIVclinicsinAfrica

CompoundingpharmacyfortheOaklandAsbaseballteaminCalifornia

HomelessclinicsandphysiciansofficesinAlaska

Youllhaveanopportunitytoworkforsomebignamesandinnovatorsin

thepharmaceuticalindustry,includingCVS,DiscountDrugMart,EliLilly&

Co.,Pfizer,Procter&Gamble,Walgreens,andWyeth.

Andwhenyougraduate,manyofthesecompanieswillofferyoufull-time

employmenteachfall,theycomeformilestointerviewgraduatingstudents.

practice makes perfectRespondingtopatientsquestions,measuringdosages,delegatingworkflowalotofthingsabout

practicingpharmacycantbelearnedintheclassroom.

AsaPharmDstudent,youllgainpracticalexperienceandcollegecreditthroughIntroductoryPharmacy

PracticeExperiences(IPPEs)duringyourfirstthroughthirdprofessionalyearsintheprogram

whichareconcurrentfieldexperiencesandadvancedcoursework;thebestofbothworlds.

YoullalsoparticipateinAdvancedPharmacyPracticeExperiences(APPEs)duringyourfourth

professionalyearwhichareeight,one-monthfieldexperiencestoearncollegecreditand

professionalexperience.Youcanrotateininstitutionalandcommunitypharmaciesormedical

facilitiesandexploreuniqueelectiveopportunitiesinothersettingsthatinvolvepharmacists.

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BachelorofScienceinPharmaceuticalSciences(BSPS)

Thisfour-yearprogramisidealifyourelookingforacareerinthepharmaceutical,

healthcareandbiomedicalindustriesorwanttopursuegraduateschool,dentistry,

veterinarymedicine,medicalschool,orlawschool.

Asoneoffewerthan20ofitskindnationwide,UTsBSPSprogrampreparesstudentsfor

abroadspectrumofcareersinresearch,business,healthcareandbeyond.Alumnihave

beensuccessfulaspharmacymanagers,researchassociates,investmentanalysts,

pharmaceuticalsalespeopleandclinicaldatamanagers.

pharmaceutical scientists: discovering&designingthe future of pharmacy

Youbeginyourstudiesinthepre-professionaldivisionandapplytotheprofessional

divisionmidwaythroughthesecondyear.Youcanchoosefromfourmajors:

MedicinalandBiologicalChemistryThechemistry,biochemistry,

andbiotechnologyunderlyingthedesign,synthesis,anddevelopment

ofdrugs

Pharmaceutics Thephysicalandchemicalattributesofdrugs,

withastrongemphasisonthedesignandevaluationofdrugdelivery

systemsanddosageforms

Pharmacology/Toxicology Thedevelopmentofsafe,effective

drugswhilepreventingtheharmfuleffectsofchemicals

Pharmacologyfocusesonthewaydrugsinteractwithvariouslivingsystems.

Toxicologyfocusesontheinteractionoftoxiccompoundsinthebody.

Pharmacy AdministrationThecorporateandmanagerialaspects

ofthepharmacyprofession

StudentsmayearnminorsfromtheCollegeofBusinessAdministration.Studentsin

theMastersofBusinessAdministration(MBA)trackcanearnaMBAdegreewithone

yearofadditionalgraduatestudyfollowingthecompletionoftheBSPSdegree.

TheBSPSprogramalsorequiresapracticumexperience,whichisagreatway

toexplorecareeroptionsandgainhands-onexperience(nottomentionjob

connections)withindustryleadersinresearch,healthcareandbusiness,nationwide

andabroad.Theseleaderswillinterviewyouforthe400-hourpracticumassignment,

andyoullcompleteanexperientialorresearchreport.

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BSPS

hands-on learningTheUniversityofToledoCollegeofPharmacyshallmarkfeatureisthe

PharmacyProfessionalDevelopmentLaboratorySuite,whichincorporates

afullylicensedmodelpharmacyanddruginformationcenterwithstudent

counselingspacesandadispensinglaboratory.

Thekindofreal-lifetrainingyoureceivecontributestotheColleges

reputationasapractitionersschool.

OurPharmDgraduatesarepreparedtosteprightintopharmacypractice

followinggraduationandconductpatienthealthscreenings,suchas

monitoringbloodpressureandglucoseandadministeringimmunizations.

OurBSPSstudentslearnhigh-techlaboratorytechniquesthatpreparethem

forcareersinresearchsettings.

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hands-on learning

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studentorganizationsUTs12pharmacystudentorganizationsplansocial

events,promotethepharmacyprofession,andattend

professionalseminarsacrossthecountry.

AcademyofStudentsinPharmacy

AlphaZetaOmega

AmericanAssociationofPharmaceuticalScientists

CollegeofPharmacyStudentCouncil

KappaPsi

LambdaKappaSigma

PharmacyStudentAmbassadors

PhiLambdaSigma

RhoChiHonorSociety

RxEALLife

StudentNationalPharmaceuticalAssociation

StudentSocietyofHealthSystemPharmacy

events&activitiesTheCollegeofPharmacyalsoholdssomeofthecoolest(and

mostinformative)eventsoncampus.Therearepizzaparties

forincomingstudents,ayear-endPharmacyPhieldDayevent,

barbeques,stressmanagementworkshops,Homecoming

festivities,andguestlecturesbyrenownedleadersin

pharmacy,medicine,andscience.

Specialdinnersareheldforstudentleadersandscholarship

andawardrecipients.Youmayfindyourselfattendingthe

annualStarvingStudentDinner,whichallowsforconversation

andbusinesscardexchangesbetweenstudentsand

pharmacyandpharmaceuticalscienceprofessionals.

YoullalsoenjoytheProfessionalAdvancementCeremony,

duringwhichtheCollegerecognizesstudentsprogressingto

theprofessionaldivisionofthePharmDandBSPSprograms.

Studentsattendingtheceremonyarepresentedwithselect

textbooksforfutureusethroughouttheprofessionalcurriculum.

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involvement

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TheCollegeofPharmacyishousedinWolfeHall,the

165,000-square-footpharmacy,chemistryandlife

sciencescomplexontheMainCampus.

PharmacystudentsalsobenefitfromUTsHealth

ScienceCampus,locatedwithin4milesoftheMain

Campus.TheHealthScienceCampusfeaturesafully

operationalon-campushospital,wherepharmacy

studentscangainpracticalexperience.Thecampus

wasknownastheMedicalUniversityofOhio(until

itsmergerwithUTin2006).

TheCollegeofPharmacywilladdanew,state-of-

the-artfacilityontheUTHealthScienceCampusto

accommodatethegrowthoftheCollegeandgive

studentsanoutstandingeducationalexperience.

state-of-the-artspaces

leadership

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teachers,experts&mentorsProfessionalstaffadvisersintheOfficeofStudentAffairsprovideadvisingand

supportservicesthathelptoensurestudentsaresuccessfulincompletingtheir

degreeprograms.Morethanonehasreceivedanadvisingawardandallare

dedicatedtosupplyingthehighestqualityofpharmacystudentcarepossible.

CollegeofPharmacyfacultymembersarecommittedtoyoureducation,

bringingthelatestresearchandtechnologyintotheclassroom.Theyhave

regularlyscheduledopenofficehoursforyoutostopbyandchataboutan

assignmentorcareers.

Youalsocanworkone-on-onewithafacultymemberonaresearchproject,

whichcanbepublishedinascholarlyjournalandgiveyouanedgewhenyou

applyforjobsorprofessionalandgraduateschools.

Youcoulddoresearchwith: Dr.MariannChurchwell,assistantprofessorofpharmacypractice,who

researchessoluteanddrugremovalinhemodialysispatients.

Dr.PaulErhardt,professorofmedicinalandbiologicalchemistryand

DirectoroftheUniversitysCenterforDrugDesignandDevelopment

(CD3),whodevelopsagentsusedtotreatandpreventcancer.

Dr.EzdiharHassoun,professorofpharmacology,whostudiesthe

mechanismsoftoxicityofdifferentenvironmentalpollutants.

Dr.MarciaMcInerney,professorandchairofmedicinalandbiological

chemistry,whostudiesgeneticanddietaryriskfactorsinobesity

anddiabetes.

Dr.WilliamMesser,professorandchairofpharmacology,whohasbeen

fundedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealthfor20yearstodevelopnew

treatmentsforneurologicaldisordersincludingAlzheimersdisease

andschizophrenia.17

improvingthe

CenterforDrugDesignandDevelopment(CD3)AcademicandprivatesectorsworktogetherattheCD3tocreate

usefultechnologiesthatcanbedeliveredtothemarketplaceto

makeadifferenceinpeopleslives.Thecenterisfundedentirely

bymorethan$1millioninannualexternalgrantmoney,withcurrent

researchcenteredonprostateandbreastcancers.Pharmacy

studentsplayaroleintheCD3lab,completingresearchprojects

andassistinginstudies.

CommunityServicePharmacystudentsandfacultyareinvolvedinservingthepublic

throughtheUniversityandthroughareahospitalsandclinics.For

example,attheCordeliaMartinHealthCenter,studentsprovide

pharmaceuticalcaretomorethan8,000oftheunder-anduninsured

patientsintheToledoarea.

The College of Pharmacy has a commitmenttoimprovingthehuman condition through research andeffortsinthecommunity.

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research

improvingthehuman condition

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The average American visits a pharmacy

12 times each year. Every visit is an

opportunity for the pharmacist to touch

lives, whether its through dispensing drugs

or counseling patients on how to manage

their use of prescribed and over-the-counter

medications.

New drug discovery is critical to maintaining

the health of society and pharmaceutical

research has never been more exciting.

The University of Toledo College of

Pharmacy will prepare you to improve

peoples quality of life and reduce the

prevalence of disease as a practitioner

or researcher.

You will get personal attention with all

the resources and opportunities of our

world-class University, that includes The

University of Toledo Medical Center UTs

own on-campus teaching hospital. Youll

study under caring and experienced faculty,

take part in valuable work experiences and

develop a professional demeanor, and youll

learn in one of the most advanced facilities

in the nation for pharmacy, chemistry and

life sciences.

schedule your tour of the classrooms, laboratories and facilities of the

College of Pharmacy. Tours are available Monday through friday at 1:15

p.m., in conjunction with the admissions presentation and campus tour.

you also can meet with college representatives about specific degrees

during the 1:15 p.m. appointment.

To make a reservation, call the office of Undergraduate Admission

at 800.5Toledo.

for more information, please call the College of Pharmacy office of student

Affairs at 419.530.1904.

you also can meet the faculty, staff and students of the UT College of Pharmacy

during Pharmacy visit days, which are hosted several times each year.

Each year the College of Pharmacy hosts a four-day

residential Pharmacy Summer Camp for rising high school

seniors. The camp provides an excellent opportunity to meet

professors, experiment in laboratories and shadow pharmacy

professionals. Corporate sponsors have included Walgreens

since 2001 and CVS Pharmacy since 2003.

visit us

College of Pharmacy2801 W. Bancroft St.

Toledo, OH 43606-3390419.530.1904

pharmacy@utoledo.eduutoledo.edu/pharmacy

The mission of the College of Pharmacy is to educate

students to meet the pharmaceutical needs of society,

to advance pharmaceutical knowledge through research

and to serve the profession and the community.

Guiding principles are personal integrity, respect for

humanity and human diversity, and professionalism.

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