The USC School of Pharmacy is the

pharmacy school The basic requirement for pharmacists to be considered for registration is often an undergraduate or postgraduate pharmacy degree from a recognized university. In many countries, this involves a four- or five-year course to attain a bachelor of ...

of the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

, originally established in 1905 as USC College of Pharmacy. On November 17, 2022, the

released an announcement stating that the school will be renamed the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and will receive a $50 million endowment for student scholarships, faculty recruitment and integrating a university-wide research infrastructure related to biomedical innovation across USC’s University Park and Health Sciences campuses. The School is led by Dea
Vassilios Papadopoulos

Departments

The USC School of Pharmacy is organized into four academic departments: * Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy * Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences * Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, based at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics * Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences

Programs of Study

USC School of Pharmacy currently offers the following programs: Doctor of Pharmacy program: * Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) PhD programs * Health Economics (PhD) * Regulatory Science (DRSc) * Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology (PhD) * Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD) * Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics (PhD) Master's degree programs: * Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology (MS) * Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS) * Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics (MS) * Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics (Progressive MS) * Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (MS) * Health Care Decision Analysis (MS) * Health Care Decision Analysis (Progressive MS) * Biopharmaceutical Marketing (MS) * Biopharmaceutical Marketing (Progressive MS) * Regulatory Science (MS) * Management of Drug Development (MS) * Medical Product Quality * Regulatory Management (MS) Undergraduate degree program: * Pharmacology and Drug Development (BS) * Pharmacology and Drug Development (BA) * Biopharmaceutical Sciences (BS) * Biopharmaceutical Sciences (BA) Undergraduate minors: * Biopharmaceutical Business * Foundation in Regulatory Sciences * Science and Management of Biomedical Therapeutics Graduate certificate programs: * Six graduate certificates in Regulatory Science

Patient Care Settings

Patient care settings include

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, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, LAC+USC Medical Center County Hospital,

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, Edward R. Roybal Comprehensive Health Center, and safety-net clinics including JWCH Institute, QueensCare, AltaMed Health Services. The university owns and operates five pharmacies: USC Pharmacy (University Park Campus), Health Center Pharmacy (University Park Campus), USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy (Health Sciences Campus), USC Verdugo Hills Professional Pharmacy (adjacent to USC Verdugo Hills Hospital) and Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy.

History

In 1905, the USC College of Pharmacy opened, the first in Southern California. In 1918, it created the four-year Bachelor of Science in pharmacy degree program. In 1950, it established the nation's first

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 ...

(PharmD) program. The School launched the nation's first PharmD/MBA dual degree in 1990, the first PhD in pharmaceutical economics and policy in 1994, the first professional doctorate in regulatory science in 2008, and a translational science graduate program that merges science with clinical expertise. The USC College of Pharmacy established the nation's first

(PharmD) program in 1950. Later, in 1968, the school introduced the nation's first clinical pharmacy program, and the first

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in radiopharmacy. In 1974, the school relocated to the USC Health Sciences campus, where students and faculty had access to multidisciplinary medical facilities and the

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. In 1988, USC established the nation's first PharmD/MBA dual degree program, training students in both pharmacy and business administration.

Rankings

In 2016, USC School of Pharmacy was ranked among the top 10 pharmacy schools in the nation by ''U.S. News & World Report''. USC School of Pharmacy was among the top five U.S. schools with the strongest passing rates on the 2015 North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX). The USC School of Pharmacy class of 2016 had the highest passage rate in California (97.4%) on the North American Pharmacy Licensing Exam (NAPLEX).California State Board of Pharmacy
Sept. 2016.

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