College Quick Facts
Degrees Offered
Pharm.D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) Degree
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science
B.S. Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
M.S. Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Ph.D. Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Post-graduate credentials offered
Pharmacy Residency
Professional certification for becoming registered dietician
Number of Professors
50, plus several affiliated professionals who teach
Research dollars spent 201-2011
$2,520,120
PharmD Program Quick Facts
Tuition 2011-2012:
Residents -- $19,022
Nonresidents -- $35,746
90+ = Number of pharmacy students graduated each year
4 years = Length of professional pharmacy school program
2.5 years = Time needed to complete pre-requisites for admission to pharmacy program
Location:
Pullman = first two years of Pharm.D. program
Spokane = third year of Pharm. D. program
Spokane, Yakima, elsewhere = fourth year of Pharm.D. program, all 6-week rotations
$200,000+ = Amount awarded to students in scholarships annually
PharmD Class of 2015 Profile
- 84 students
- 66 students have bachelor’s degrees
- Average age is 25.3 years
- 57 females, 27 males
- 56 students from Washington state
- 10 students from California
- Other states represented are: Idaho, Oregon, Hawaii, Arizona, Texas, Utah, Colorado
PharmD Class of 2014 Profile
95 students in the class
82 students have bachelor’s degrees; one has master’s
Average age is 27 years
50 females; 45 males
66 students from Washington
18 students from of California
Other states represented are: Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Hawaii and Wisconsin.
PharmD Class of 2013 Profile:
92 new students
57 women, 35 men
85 have bachelor’s degrees
Average age: 24.3 years old
59 students from Washington state
17 students from California
3 students from Hawaii
AREAS of EXCELLENCE
Recent national recognition of WSU student pharmacists:
- Student business plan competition national champions, 2010, National Community Pharmacists Association
- President, Student Leadership Council of National Community Pharmacists Association, 2010-2011, student Andrew Helm
- Secretary-elect, Student Leadership Council of National Community Pharmacists Association, student Patrick Tabon
- American Pharmacists Association second-place " Immunization Champion" award, spring 2010, for helping Spokane Regional Health District give H1N1 flu shots to the public.
- APhA Operation Diabetes, Northwest region winners, 4th consecutive year, spring 2010, for the large number of people they reached with diabetes education and screenings.
- Wal-Mart/Pharmacy Times student volunteer of the month, 2009-2010, two different months, two students, Lindy Wood, Jamie Robinson
- President, Student Leadership Council of National Community Pharmacists Association, 2008-2009, student Jason Doss
- Student business plan competition national champions, 2006, NCPA
- Student business plan competition second-place winners, 2004 and 2007, NCPA
Patient-centered learning and community care. Our student pharmacists provide more than 250 hours of health care each to people in Pullman and Spokane during their hands-on training. Students in nutrition and exercise physiology provide similar community outreach.
Professional mentoring network. A network of 350 well-trained and enthusiastic pharmacists in the Northwest willing to take in, teach and evaluate our students during six-week clerkships. A similar network for dieticians is being established.
Geriatric pharmacy practice and research. We have a dedicated and energetic team of certified Geriatric Pharmacists providing direct patient care for an elderly population in Spokane and conducting research in the field.
Drug Information Center (DIC). Health care professionals from across Washington state call our DIC for prescription drug information. The center’s director, Dr. Danial E. Baker, is a respected author of new drug reviews for Facts & Comparisons.
Faculty practitioners educate colleagues and care for patients. A number of faculty are practicing professionals and are involved in educating other health care professionals about their field while caring directly for patients.
College Departments and Programs
Department of Pharmacotherapy, Spokane-Pullman-Yakima
Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Pullman
Program in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Spokane
Drug Information Center, Spokane
U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries, Richland
Oath of a
Pharmacist
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Videos
Pharmacy involved in
Emergency Public Health
in Spokane. VIDEO
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Geriatric Pharmacy team
on front lines helping
seniors with medications.
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