About the College
Ronald P. Jordan, RPh - Interim Dean
Joan M. Lausier, Ph.D. - Associate Dean
E. Paul Larrat, Ph.D. - Associate Dean

The University of Rhode Island's rural campus near the sea makes the College of Pharmacy unique among pharmacy programs in the East, where pharmacy is generally taught in urban communities. The URI College of Pharmacy is a professional school, but it is also an integral part of University of Rhode Island.

The mission of the College of Pharmacy is to educate Doctor of Pharmacy degree students in the pharmaceutical sciences and in patient care, to train Masters and Doctoral degree students in pharmaceutical and biomedical research, and to provide service in these disciplines at state, national and international levels.

Integral to the mission is expansion of our leadership role in the discovery, evaluation, dissemination, and application of pharmaceutical knowledge for the benefit of society. An essential component of the mission is to instill the highest professional and ethical standards within the students, faculty, and pharmacy community. In addition, the College embraces its responsibility to participate in the advancement of the University Mission.

In your freshman and sophomore years, you'll have dual registration in the College of Pharmacy and University College. During your first semester, you'll complete 4 credits in animal biology, 3 credits in English communication, 4 credits in general chemistry, and 3 credits in general electives. To guarantee third-year standing (first professional year), you must maintain a 2.50 and no grade lower than a C- in math or science courses during your first three semesters. If you don't qualify for a guaranteed seat, you may enter the overall pool for transfer admissions at the end of your fourth semester and compete for any open seat.

Transferring to the College of Pharmacy from another institution or from other programs at URI is highly competitive. Preference is given to students who have completed the science courses equivalent to those required in the pharmacy program, including: General Chemistry, Calculus, General Zoology or Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biostatistics or Statistics.
 

Accreditation

The College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

ACPE is the sole accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit professional degree programs in pharmacy.

ACPE is also responsible for accrediting the programs offered through the college's Office of Continuing Education.

Mission

The mission of the College of Pharmacy is to educate Doctor of Pharmacy degree students in the pharmaceutical sciences and in patient care, to train Masters and Doctoral degree students in pharmaceutical and biomedical research, and to provide service in these disciplines at state, national and international levels.

Goals

Academic Excellence

• Educate professional degree students to become accomplished and compassionate practitioners of pharmaceutical care in traditional and emerging roles in all practice environments
   

• Inspire professional degree students to pursue lifelong commitments to learning, professionalism, and leadership within pharmacy
   

• Support high quality innovative experiential learning sites that empower professional degree students to practice and fully provide pharmaceutical care
   

• Continue to pursue and develop novel resources for the recruitment and support of a diverse student and faculty body
   

• Innovate in the development and delivery of continuing pharmaceutical education programs, especially those that advance the professional practice of pharmacy
   

• Educate and train professional and graduate students, residents and postdoctoral fellows to lead in the advancement of scientific discovery in the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences toward a greater understanding of human health

Scholarship and Research

• Recruit and retain dedicated, expert, and productive faculty to educate, train, and inspire all students, and to generate new knowledge for the advancement of human health
   

• Mentor junior faculty in the pursuit of excellence in teaching and research
   

• Establish and maintain state-of-the-art research facilities to promote faculty recruitment and retention efforts and to improve the competitiveness of faculty in the pursuit and attainment of extramural research support
   

• Encourage collaborative research between faculty in the biomedical, pharmaceutical and clinical sciences
   

• Promote interdisciplinary scholarship among diverse faculty at the University, state and national levels
   

• Develop and advance the scholarship of teaching as research by faculty in the entire College
   

• Integrate professional degree students into faculty research programs

Community and Service

• Foster a strong sense of community, caring and respect between all students, faculty and staff in the College
   

• Promote community service among students and faculty for the benefit of all Rhode Islanders
   

• Provide an environment that encourages all students to play an active role in local and national pharmaceutical and biomedical organizations
   

• Develop an integrated Rhode Island healthcare network through partnerships with practitioners, health care organizations and other businesses, and professional organizations to better serve the changing needs of our community
   

• Encourage faculty to participate in providing service to the broader scientific community at national and international levels

Innovative Teaching

The College of Pharmacy utilizes a range of innovative teaching technologies to create exciting interactive learning environments that engage and enthuse our students.

Visualization and Animation

With our recently installed stereo projection system we can apply IMAX like experiences to student learning.

From anatomy to molecular visualization our students can see things as they really are with an image that jumps off the screen and joins them in the classroom

Simulation and Modeling

Our state-of-the-art Human Patient Simulator allows our students to work hands on with a real patient. The simulator responds accurately to their actions and they even get upset when it dies (of course resurrection is only a click of the mouse away).

We also employ advanced software tools to teach our students how to model the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs providing them with a deep and lasting understanding of how they function.

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