2007 Annual Report - College of Pharmacy - The Ohio State University

Education and Academics
The outstanding academic programs in the College of Pharmacy experienced
continued growth and enhancement during the 2006-2007 academic year. These
degree programs include the graduate professional Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
programs, the undergraduate BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and graduate MS and
PhD programs.
Doctor of Pharmacy Programs
Pharmacists place an emphasis on medication therapy
management, a patient-focused orientation to pharmacy practice,
which entails a shared responsibility between the patient,
pharmacist, and other health care professionals toward achieving
positive therapeutic outcomes. The
Entry-Level PharmD (ELPD)
program prepares students
for licensure as a
pharmacist and
prepares them to
embrace this
mission of a
patient-focused
orientation. The
program consists
of four years of study. Three years of
didactic course work cover principles
of pharmaceutical, administrative, and
clinical sciences, with some pharmacy
Figure 1: Positions accepted by
2007 PharmD Graduates
practice experiences included in the first
and third years. The fourth year is devoted
to full-time professional experience.
The Non-Traditional Doctor of Pharmacy Program (NTPD), a distance
learning program, provides licensed pharmacists at the baccalaureate level the
opportunity to enhance their skills and earn the Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The
first NTPD class entered in January, 2001, and the final class was admitted January,
2007. At the end of 2006/2007 academic year seventy-two Doctor of Pharmacy
degrees had been earned by students in the NTPD program. As of July 2007 there
were ninety-five active students in the program.
The inter-professional combined degree programs in the College, the
PharmD/Master in Business Administration (PharmD/MBA) and the
PharmD/Master in Public Health (PharmD/MPH), complete our graduate
professional programs.
Sylvan Frank
Associate Dean
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