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School of Pharmacy•

UCSF School of Pharmacy

Degrees

Omit all periods in abbreviations for degrees.

INCORRECT: The Pharm.D/Ph.D program is the first of its kind.

CORRECT: The PharmD/PhD program is the first of its kind.

INCORRECT: We administer all Pharm.D. program affairs.

CORRECT: We administer all PharmD program affairs.

Exception: If the degree happens to end the sentence, keep the resulting punctuation:

INCORRECT: The award was presented by Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, Pharm.D.

CORRECT: The award was presented by Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD.

Code Examples

<abbr title="Doctor of Pharmacy">PharmD</abbr>

PharmD

<abbr title="Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Public Health">PharmD/MPH</abbr>

PharmD/MPH

<abbr title="Doctor of Pharmacy and Doctor of Philosophy">PharmD/PhD</abbr>

PharmD/PhD

<abbr title="Doctor of Philosophy">PhD</abbr>

PhD

<abbr title="Master of Science">MS</abbr>

MS

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