Deans call for changes in PharmD accreditation

Deans call for changes in PharmD accreditation

<p>  <abbr title="University of California, San Francisco">UCSF</abbr> School  of Pharmacy Dean <strong>Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, <abbr title="Doctor of  Pharmacy">PharmD</abbr></strong> (image left), and <strong>Marilyn Speedie,  <abbr title="Doctor of Phil
UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD (image left), and Marilyn Speedie,

UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD (image left), and Marilyn Speedie, PhD (image right), dean of the College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, are advocating for immediate changes in how doctor of pharmacy programs are accredited in the United States. If these changes are not made, they call for the formation of a new accrediting body. Their editorial appeared in Pharmacotherapy, Volume 29, Issue 5, 2009.

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