VCU School of Pharmacy was founded in 1898 as part of the

Medical College of Virginia The VCU Medical Center is Virginia Commonwealth University's medical campus located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, in the Court End neighborhood. VCU Medical Center used to be known as the Medical College of Virginia (MCV), which merged with the ...

. It consistently has been ranked among the top 20 pharmacy schools in the United States by '' U.S. News & World Report''. From 201
until June 2022
the school was headed by Dean Joseph T. DiPiro. It currently is led by Dean K.C. Ogbonna. The school enrolls approximately 400 students in its

Doctor of Pharmacy A Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD; New Latin: ''Pharmaciae Doctor'') is a professional doctorate in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a doctoral degree to practice the profession of pharmacy or to become a clinical pharmacist. In many countries the ...

program. Research and Ph.D. programs in the School of Pharmacy include Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science. Centers for research and practice in the school include: * Center for Biomarker Research and Precision Medicine * Center for Compounding Practice and Research
Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation
* Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Discovery and Development

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