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The WSU College of Pharmacy has a professional pharmacy degree program that accepts 94 new students each fall. The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) is a four-year program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

The College also has students pursuing Ph.D. or master's degrees in pharmacology/toxicology, students enrolled in a master's degree program in Health Policy and Administration, and students pursuing degrees in exercise sciences and dietetics.

The College has administrative offices on the WSU campuses in Pullman and Spokane.

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College Quick Facts

Degrees Offered
 Pharm.D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) Degree
 M.S. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology/Toxicology
 M.S. in Health Policy & Administration.
 B.S. Exercise Physiology and Metabolism
 M.S. Exercise Science

Post-graduate credentials offered
 Pharmacy Residency
 Certification in Dietetics

Number of Professors
 60, plus several affiliated professionals who teach

Departments and Programs
 Department of Pharmacotherapy, Spokane-Pullman-Yakima
 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pullman
 Department of Health Policy and Administration, Spokane
 Program in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
 Center for International Health Services Research and Policy, Spokane
 Drug Information Center, Spokane
 U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries, Richland

PharmD Program Quick Facts

Tuition 2009-2010:
 Residents -- $16,092
 Nonresidents -- $31,310

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

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

Class of 2012 Profile:
 92 students
 50 women, 42 men
 68 have bachelor’s degrees
 Average age: 25.3 years old
 53 students from Washington state
 15 students from California
 9 students from Hawaii

AREAS of EXCELLENCE

National recognition for WSU student pharmacists in 2008-09:

APhA Operation Diabetes, Northwest region winners, 3rd consecutive year, for the large number of people they reached with diabetes education and screenings.
APhA, patient-counseling, competition, a top 10 finalist
NCPA, business plan team competition, top 5 finalist
Pharmacy Times/Wal-Mart, Volunteer Service Award, two of the 10 winning students in the past year were from WSU
NCPA, leadership, a WSU student served as president of the national Student Executive Committee and another is now president-elect. A third WSU student also served on that 16-member committee.

Patient-centered learning and community care. Our student pharmacists provide more than 250 hours each of health care to people in Pullman and Spokane during their hands-on training. Students in exercise physiology and dietetics 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. Certified Geriatric Pharmacists are part of a dedicated team of faculty 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 Baker, is a respected author of new drug reviews for Facts & Comparisons.

Pharmaceutical and biomedical research. Forty-five manuscripts published in scientific journals and 34 research presentations made at national and international scientific conferences in 2007. Research expenditures of $2,690,867 in FY2007.

Diabetes education. Several faculty certified in diabetes education, including two who recently authored an updated guide to diabetes medications for the American Diabetes Association.

Faculty practitioners promote pharmacy and care for patients. A number of faculty are practicing pharmacists and are involved in educating other health care professionals about the field while caring directly for patients.