Strategic Priority for Education:
Equip and empower learners to advance pharmacy practice and the pharmaceutical sciences.
1 Implement evidence-based curricular changes in our undergraduate, professional, and graduate programs that consider the current and future educational landscape.
- Revise math and problem-solving instruction in the BSPS program and share math learning resources with PharmD students in need of support.
- Apply evidence-based processes to address curricular overload in the PharmD program.
- Enhance interdisciplinary training in the PhD program.
- Support learning by faculty, staff and students to appropriately and effectively leverage AI technology.
2 Enhance and expand certificates, specializations, and combined degree programs for diverse learners and working professionals.
- Evaluate and build new combined degree programs.
- Create and deliver new micro-credential offerings.
- Incorporate elective tracks and/or embedded certificates within the PharmD curriculum.
3 Strengthen our students’ professional preparation.
- Prepare students to enter industry and other non-direct patient care roles.
- Increase students' exposure to and participation in cutting-edge research.
- Expand strategies to develop students’ critical thinking and knowledge application skills in the BSPS and PharmD curricula.
4 Provide learner support that enhances well-being, belonging, resiliency, and personalized success.
- Enhance peer mentoring that emphasizes belonging in the BSPS, PharmD and PhD programs.
- Increase students' awareness of and engagement in support resources.
5 Build and promote matriculation pathways into all programs.
- Expand enrollment in Early Assurance Programs at new and existing partner institutions.
- Promote training opportunities with a wide variety of academic partners.
- Increase pharmacy career awareness in pre-college student populations.