Pharmacy - D'Youville College

Pharmacy
DOCTORAL DEGREE
Student-Centered Learning
Patient-Centered Care
Buffalo, New York

DOCTORAL DEGREE
Pharmacy
MissiON
The D’Youville School of Pharmacy is mission driven: It is
dedicated to creating a continuously improving teaching
and learning environment for faculty, staff and students
and committed to educating tomorrow’s pharmacists
to work collaboratively to identify, manage and resolve
problems related to drug therapy. The School of
Pharmacy is committed to the exploration and validation
of ideas through research, critical inquiry and scholarly
activity. We believe that tomorrow’s pharmacists must
be committed to a lifetime of learning and service to their
profession and communities and select only students and
faculty who possess the intellectual ability and core values
that contribute to our mission.
Our core values reflect our mission. We will create a
teaching and learning culture that values:
• Excellence
• Lifelong Learning
• Cultural Diversity
• Professionalism
• Leadership
• Social Responsibility
• Critical Inquiry
• Collaboration
FACiLiTiEs
On May 12, 2010, D’Youville College dedicated its newest
building, the D’Youville Academic Center. A project
that began in 2008, the $23 million, 90,000 squarefoot,
6-story academic building houses enrollment
management, a technology center and the new D’Youville
College School of Pharmacy.
The architectural firm Cannon Design, which recently
completed work on a building for the University of
Toronto School of Pharmacy, has designed a building that
is both aesthetically pleasing, and responsive to the social
and academic needs of both students and faculty.
NEw YORk sTATE DEpARTMENT OF EDuCATiON
(NYsED)
The D’Youville College School of Pharmacy is
registered for professional purposes under Subchapter
A of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education
(Chapter II of Title 8 of the Official Compilation of
Codes, Rules and Regulations of the state of New
York); enabling all eligible doctor of pharmacy students
to receive financial aid.
ACCREDiTATiON COuNCiL FOR phARMACY
EDuCATiON (ACpE)
The D’Youville College School of Pharmacy was awarded
candidate status from the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE) at its June 22-24, 2011
board of directors meeting. Graduates of a class
designated as having candidate status have the same
rights and privileges of those graduates from a fully
accredited program, generally including eligibility for
licensure. For further information, contact:
ACPE • 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500 • Chicago, IL
60602-5109; 312.664.3575; FAX 312.664.4652;
www.acpe-accredit.org.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Dean:
Gary P. Stoehr, PharmD
Assistant Dean of Faculty and Student Affairs:
Canio J. Marasco, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Research:
Joseph Dunn, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice:
Robert H. Leopold, PharmD, MD
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical, Social and
Administrative Sciences:
Robert Drobitch, Ph.D.
Director of Experiential Education:
John Koford, R Ph, MBA
Director of Assessment:
David Gettman, Ph.D.

pRE-pROFEssiONAL REquiREMENTs
Admission to the four-year doctor of pharmacy degree program requires
completion of a minimum of 65 credits hours of pre-professional education
at an accredited college or university. The minimum pre-pharmacy course
requirements are summarized below.
pREREquisiTE COuRsEs
Applicants must successfully complete ALL course prerequisites by the end
of spring 2011 term:
Course Title Credit Hours
Biology I with Lab....................................................................................................4
Biology II with Lab ..................................................................................................4
Microbiology with Lab or Anatomy & Physiology with Lab.....4
General Chemistry I with Lab .........................................................................4
General Chemistry II with Lab ........................................................................4
Organic Chemistry I with Lab .........................................................................4
Organic Chemistry II with Lab .......................................................................4
Physics I ..........................................................................................................................4
Physics II .......................................................................................................................4
Calculus I ........................................................................................................................4
Applied Statistics .....................................................................................................4
English Composition I ...........................................................................................3
English Composition II .........................................................................................3
Public Speaking ........................................................................................................3
History ............................................................................................................................3
Economics ....................................................................................................................3
Social Sciences ..........................................................................................................3
Humanities ....................................................................................................................3
Total: 65
OThER CLARiFYiNG iNFORMATiON:
1. All required science courses (biology, microbiology, anatomy and
physiology, and chemistry) require a laboratory component.
2. If general biology is not offered at your school, you may take botany or
zoology and cell biology to satisfy the general biology requirement.
3. All pre-professional science courses must be obtained from an accredited
institution for a letter grade; Pass/Fail, online, distance learning, CLEP and
advanced placement courses are not accepted.
4. All pre-requisite coursework must be completed with a grade of “C”
(2.0/4.0) or better.
5. Science and math courses should be current, completed no more than
five years prior to enrollment.
6. All pre-requisite math and science courses must be equivalent in scope
and rigor to those required for math, chemistry and biology majors at
D’Youville College.
7. All students are expected to be proficient in the implementation of
computer operating systems, software applications for word processing,
statistical analysis, database management, presentations, e-mail, and the
use of online databases.
All questions concerning pre-requisite requirements or course equivalents
should be directed to Dr. Canio Marasco, assistant dean for faculty and
student affairs.
hOw TO AppLY
The D’Youville College School
of Pharmacy participates in the
Pharmacy College Admission
Service (PharmCAS) (www.
PharmCAS.org). Applicants
should complete the PharmCAS
application, submitting the
results of the Pharmacy College
Admissions Test (PCAT, code
104), official transcripts from all
colleges previously attended, and
three letters of recommendation
to PharmCAS. Non-US citizens
must also take the TOEFL and TSE
and have the scores reported to
PharmCAS.
Selected applicants will be invited
to campus for an interview. The
interview process employs a
series of multiple mini-interviews
to assess non-cognitive skills
important to rendering patientcentered
care. The School
of Pharmacy’s core values
(excellence, lifelong learning,
cultural diversity, professionalism,
leadership, social responsibility,
critical inquiry and collaboration)
are the domains evaluated by the
mini-interviews.
If you have any questions
regarding the School of
Pharmacy’s application process,
please visit our website: www.
dyc.edu/academics/pharmacy or
contact:
• Dr. Canio Marasco Jr., PhD,
assistant dean of faculty and
student affairs at 716.829.7846
• Ms. Beverly Taggart, assistant
director of pharmacy admissions
and advisement, at 716.829.8440
• E-mail the School of Pharmacy:
pharmacyadmission@dyc.edu.

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1 ...... STUDENT APARTMENT COMPLEX
2 ...... DR. PAULINE M. ALT BUILDING
3 ...... THE BAUER FAMILY ACADEMIC CENTER
4 ...... KOESSLER ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
5 ...... MADONNA HALL
6 ...... MONTANTE FAMILY LIBRARY
7 ...... D’YOUVILLE EDUCATION CENTER
8 ...... COLLEGE CENTER
9...... MARGUERITE HALL
10 ... NIAGARA STREET ANNEX
11 ... D’YOUVILLE ACADEMIC CENTER
......... HANDICAPPED ENTRANCE
K ...THE KAVINOKY THEATRE
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D’YOuviLLE COLLEGE
D’Youville College is a private,
co-educational, liberal arts and
professional college located in
residential Buffalo, N.Y., a few blocks
from the Peace Bridge. Founded in
1908 by the Grey Nuns, D’Youville
College has long been considered
a leader among colleges for its
progressive and comprehensive
programs. With a student
population of approximately 2,900,
D’Youville offers its students the
diversity and resources of a much
larger college and the attention and
accessibility that is usually attributed
to a small college. Our campus
offers students comprehensive
facilities, modern computer labs
and state-of-the-art medical labs.
Our teaching faculty are the core
of what makes D’Youville College
a special place. Teaching positions
are occupied by professors who
believe in quality teaching and
individualized instruction. At
D’Youville College, academic
excellence is paramount.
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D’Youville College is ideally located in a
residential community of Buffalo, within
a mile of downtown area and in close
proximity to the Peace Bridge that links
the United States and Canada. The
location of the college affords many
opportunities for those interested in art,
culture, history and sports as well as for
the casual sightseer and shopper.
Within easy walking distance are several,
well-established cultural landmarks.
The award-winning Kavinoky Theatre,
located on D’Youville’s campus, presents
outstanding professional productions
to sell-out audiences. Kleinhans Music
Hall, home of the Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra, features concerts of leading
musical personalities, and the Karpeles
Manuscript Museum and Library, one of
D’Youville’s neighbors on the West Side,
is just five minutes from campus.
Amtrak, Metro train and bus stations
and a junction to the New York State
Thruway are all located in downtown
Buffalo. Also, the Buffalo International
Airport is a 20-minute drive from
the D’Youville campus, thus making
the college accessible from virtually
anywhere in the world.
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D’Youville College admits students of
any race, color, creed, age, national or
ethnic origin, to all rights, privileges,
programs, and activities generally
accorded to its students. it does not
discriminate on the basis of gender,
race, color, handicap, national or
ethnic origin, age, religion, or creed in
the administration of its educational
policies, scholarships, programs,
and athletic and other institutionally
administered programs.
hOw DO i GET TO ThE CAMpus?
D’Youville College is located less than
one mile from downtown Buffalo,
near the Peace Bridge. Off-street
parking is available or you may park
in the student parking lots (lots
B,C,D,E).
If you are driving SOUTHbound
on the Niagara section (I-
190) of the NYS Thruway, exit
EAST ON PORTER AVENUE EXIT 9,
turn LEFT on Porter Avenue and
continue to the college.
If you are driving NORTHbound on
the Niagara section (I-190) of the
NYS Thruway, exit on NIAGARA
STREET EXIT 8, turn LEFT on
Niagara then RIGHT on Porter
Avenue and continue to the college.
If you are driving from CANADA
Take the QEW, follow the signs to
Fort Erie, to the Peace Bridge. After
you go through U.S. customs, bear
to the left and follow the signs to
Niagara Street (Route 266 south).
Travel to the second traffic light
and turn LEFT onto Porter Avenue.
Continue straight (4 traffic lights) to
the college.
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School of Pharmacy
One D’Youville Square • 320 Porter Avenue • Buffalo, New York 14201
t: 716.829.7846 • tf: 1.800.777.3921 • f: 716.829.7760 • www.dyc.edu
e: pharmacyadmission@dyc.edu