New pharmacy school in Suwanee
SUWANEE – The new Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy (PCOM) is scheduled to open in August 2010 in Suwanee with a focus of providing students with a four-year doctor of pharmacy degree that will prepare them for regional needs.
At its January 2008 meeting, the PCOM Board of Trustees authorized a search for the founding dean and chief academic officer of the new School of Pharmacy. In October 2008, Mark P. Okamoto, PharmD, was named to that position. A national search has brought a distinguished group of pharmacy educators to Suwanee to form the core leadership of the new school.
The decision to move forward with the School of Pharmacy and the search for a dean was based on a feasibility study that highlighted the critical demand for pharmacists as being second only to the demand for nurses within Georgia. Pharmacy Manpower Project projections, coupled with a Georgia Board of Regents report, pointed to the need for more than 2,100 pharmacists in Georgia by 2012.
The curriculum will be composed of courses in Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Social / Behavioral / Administrative Sciences, and Clinical Sciences.
Additional information about the PCOM School of Pharmacy program is available from the Dean’s office at 678-407-7330. Information about the application process is available on the web at www.pcom.edu.
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