University of Arizona College of Pharmacy

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College of Pharmacy is part of the University of Arizona, a public university in Tucson, Arizona. It is the only pharmacy school at a public Arizona university and one of four health professions colleges at the Arizona Health Sciences Center campus. The college is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.HistoryIn September 1947, the School of Pharmacy opened as part of the University of Arizona Liberal Arts College. Eighty-three students were enrolled. It became a full-fledged college in 1949, with 206 students and seven faculty members. Faculty and staff moved into new pharmacy building on the Arizona Health Sciences Center part of the campus in 1982. Faculty and students also have offices and classrooms in Roy P. Drachman Hall, next to the Pharmacy building. In 2007, the College of Pharmacy opened an office on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.DeansSix deans have led the school: Rufus Lyman, MD, 1947–1950Haakon Bang, PhD, 1950–1952Willis R. Brewer, PhD, 1952–1975Albert L. Picchioni, PhD, 1975–1977Jack R. Cole, PhD, 1977–1989J. Lyle Bootman, PhD, ScD, 1987–2015Rick G. Schnellmann, PhD, 2016–presentAcademic DepartmentsPharmacy Practice and ScienceThe Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science is responsible for providing instruction in how to be a pharmacist and teaches courses such as pharmacokinetics, patient assessment and quality improvement and medication error reduction. The Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science faculty oversee includes clinical studies and case overviews and experiential learning.