WHERE YOU GET YOUR PHARM.D. MATTERS

At McWhorter School of Pharmacy, we understand that a career in the field of pharmacy is more than a job—it’s a deeper calling to serve your neighbors, your community and the world. That’s why our mission is to nurture and prepare future pharmacists in a Christian environment. From day one, students learn to be exemplary professionals who improve the lives of others with innovative pharmacy practice, scholarship and service.

Our Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) requires a minimum of six years of collegiate work consistent with the standards set by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

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DOCTOR OF PHARMACY

WHY SAMFORD?• Unique learning environment: Our mission-driven organization is led by

supportive faculty and staff who are committed to student success.• Remarkable interprofessional education opportunities: Learn alongside

students from the schools of nursing, health professions and publichealth in Samford’s College of Health Sciences.

• Personalize your degree: With numerous didactic and experientialelectives and dual degree options, you can customize your studiesto achieve your specific career goals, such as missions, research,community pharmacy and more.

• Experience an integrated curriculum and vibrant student life• Learn to apply management principles to the practice of pharmacy• Participate in one of our joint-degree programs including a Pharm.D./

M.B.A., a Pharm.D./M.P.H., a Pharm.D. with a business minor or aPharm.D./Master of Health Informatics and Analytics (coming soon)

• Students may take extra pharmacy school didactic elective courseswithout paying additional tuition (not to exceed 21 credit hours of totalcourse work per semester).

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSAdmission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program is competitive, and all applications are considered based on merit. We use the PharmCAS system to process our applications.

• 64–67 completed college semester hours• 28 semester hours of basic science• All necessary test scores: PCAT, TOEFL (for international applicants and

American citizens who learned English as a second language), ACT or SAT• Two letters of recommendation submitted to PharmCAS• Pharmacy-related experience is recommended but not required

CONTACTJonathan ParkerDirector of Pharmacy Admission205-726-4242jmparker@samford.edu

NAPLEX pass rates for McWhorter School of Pharmacy graduates consistently exceed the national average.

96.4% AVERAGE 2006–15

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OUTCOMESAs a graduate, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and experience you need to render exemplary care and advancethe practice and profession of pharmacy. Our graduates consistently exceed national pass rates on the North AmericanPharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) as first-time exam takers. Between 2006 and 2015, the McWhorter Schoolof Pharmacy pass rate was 96.4% on average.

ACCREDITATIONMcWhorter School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), Chicago,Illinois, and has maintained continuous school accreditation through ACPE since the first site visit in 1940. SamfordUniversity is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award a Doctorof Pharmacy.

OUR COMMITMENT TO STUDENT SUCCESSOur vision at McWhorter School of Pharmacy is “Preparing Pharmacists Who Transform Lives.” Our faculty provide a didactic curriculum that instills foundational knowledge in basic and clinical sciences. As faculty, we strive to help students connect the dots with the information presented and be true problem solvers. Knowledge is applied and reinforced in the real world as students have exposure to practice sites throughout the curriculum. Our ultimate goal is that our students are prepared to flourish in any of the multitude of practice settings they may pursue.

—John Arnold, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacy

LIFE IN THE D O CTOR OF PHARMACY PRO GRAMI wanted to attend a school that offered both a long-standing tradition of excellence and a reputation for caring for students. McWhorter School of Pharmacy has more than met my expectations. The faculty are professional and accomplished, but they are equally compassionate and personable. I’ve never been around a more caring and accommodating faculty or staff in my academic career. There are a number of reasons to choose McWhorter—a beautiful campus, established professionalism, strong reputation in pharmacy, experienced faculty—but for me, the school’s greatest asset is its people.

—Jacob Campbell ’17

PLAN OF STUDYCOURSE CREDITSFall 1Introduction to Pharmacy Practice

Experience (IPPE) I 1Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry 4Basics of Drug Information 1Physiologic Basis of Disease I 4Pharmaceutics I 4Introduction to Patient Care Systems 2Integrated Pharmacy Applications

(IPA) I 1Total Credits 17

Spring 1IPPE II 1IPPE III 1Introduction to Pharmaceutical

Sciences 4Physiologic Basis of Disease II 4Institutional Practice/Sterile

Compounding 2Pharmaceutics II 3Population Health 3IPA II 1Total Credits 19

COURSE CREDITSFall 2Pharmacotherapy I 4Pharmaceutical Sciences I 4Biopharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics 4Financial Management 3IPA III 1Total Credits 16

Spring 2IPPE IV 2Pharmacotherapy II 4Pharmaceutical Sciences II 4Patient Self-care and Monitoring I 3Ethics in Christianity and Health Care 2IPA IV 1Elective* 2Total Credits 16–18

COURSE CREDITSFall 3Introduction to Capstone Project 1IPPE V 2Pharmacotherapy III 4Pharmaceutical Sciences III 4Patient Self-care and Monitoring II 2Human Resource Management 3Elective** 2Total Credits 16-18

Spring 3IPPE VI 2Pharmacotherapy IV 4Preparation for Patient Care 4Pharmacy Law 3Drug Literature Evaluation 2Capstone Project I 1Elective** 2Total Credits 16–18

COURSE CREDITSYear 4, mid-May to mid-AprilCapstone Project II 1APPEs 40Total Credits 41

Total Credits Required 145

*Students must complete a total of fourcredits of electives (two 2-credit electives)during two of the following semesteroptions: Spring 2, Fall 3, Spring 3.

**Students are required to take eightApplied Pharmacy Practice Experiencesin nine possible time periods offeredduring the fourth year.

Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Institution that complies with applicable law prohibiting discrimination in its educational and employment policiesand does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or national or ethnic origin.