- About
- Organization
- Organization Overview
- Dean’s Office
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Quantitative Biosciences Institute
- Org Chart
- Research
- Education
- Patient Care
- People
- News
- Events
Deans call for changes in PharmD accreditation
By UCSF School of Pharmacy Editorial Staff / Thu Jun 25, 2009
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.
Full story
[Accreditation: We Want Standards, Not Standardization][link defunct as of February 4, 2013] (PDF)
Tags
Keywords:
Category:
Sites:
School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, PharmD Degree Program, Dean's Office
About the School: The UCSF School of Pharmacy aims to solve the most pressing health care problems and strives to ensure that each patient receives the safest, most effective treatments. Our discoveries seed the development of novel therapies, and our researchers consistently lead the nation in NIH funding. The School’s doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree program, with its unique emphasis on scientific thinking, prepares students to be critical thinkers and leaders in their field.
Related news
- Assemi named assistant dean of accreditation and quality improvement
- Top-ranked UCSF School of Pharmacy challenged to retain accreditation under outdated state funding model
- Pharmacy school program aims to increase pharmacists in California’s Central Valley
- Koda-Kimble, Day, Yokoyama, Academy of Student Pharmacists, and former pharmacy students recognized at 2008 Annual APhA Meeting
- Stebbins and Lipton receive Boggess Award
