Fast Facts
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Dean
Departments
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chair: Wen Xie, PhD
- Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics
- Interim Chair: Sandra Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP
Centers
- Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research
- Director: Ralph Tarter, PhD
- Center for Pharmacogenetics
- Director: Song Li, MD, PhD
- Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence
- Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences Center
- Director: Samuel Poloyac, PharmD, PhD
- Community Leadership and Innovation in Practice Center
- Director: Melissa A. Somma McGivney, PharmD, FCCP, FAPhA
- Computational Genomics Screening Center
- Director: Sean Xie, PhD
- National Center of Excellence for Computational Drug Abuse Research
- Director: Sean Xie, PhD
- Director: Janice L. Pringle, PhD
Core Facilities
Small Molecule and Biomarker Core of the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute
National Recognition with Fellowship Award
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
- Barry Gold, PhD
- Patricia D. Kroboth, PhD
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
- 4 faculty member fellows
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- 6 faculty member fellows
Academic Programs
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) with Areas of Concentration in:
- Community Leadership, Innovation, and Practice
- Global Health
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacotherapy Scholars
- Pharmacy Business Administration
- Research
- MPBA in Master of Pharmacy Business Administration
- MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
- PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences with four tracks:
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Biochemical Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutics
- Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research
Residency Programs
- PGY1
- Community-Based
- Pharmacy
- Managed Care
- PGY2
- Ambulatory Care
- Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Geriatrics
- PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership
- Oncology
- Psychiatric
- Solid Organ Transplant
By the Numbers: 2017-2018
Students and Trainees
457 Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD students)
49 Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
24 Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
6 MPBA students
46 Residents in 11 different types of programs
21 Postdoctoral Fellows
Faculty
75 full-time faculty members
9 part-time faculty members
153 unpaid faculty members (secondary and adjunct)
Preceptors for Clinical Program
545
Alumni
5,132 living alumni
Geographic Location
- In the heart of the Oakland section of Pittsburgh
- With the UPMC academic health center and the VA
The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, which is the national agency that accredits professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education.
Overall
In the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report, the School of Pharmacy ranked ninth among 143 PharmD-granting institutions. PittPharmacy is widely recognized for its outstanding and innovative education curricula, having received 10 national or international awards for teaching or assessment since 2012. Research strengths include new medications and formulations for unmet medical needs, community health and wellness, clinical pharmaceutical sciences, and pharmacogenomics. In 2018, the School received $13.4 million in federal funding and ranked 11th among pharmacy schools in total research funding.