The School of Pharmacy is committed to improving health through excellence, innovation, and leadership in education of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists, in research and scholarship, in care of patients, and in service to our communities. The School of Pharmacy is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, adjacent to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Like the five oth
er Schools of the Health Sciences, the School of Pharmacy is affiliated with the internationally renowned academic medical center, the UPMC-Health System, which provides the region's largest and finest network of tertiary, specialty and community hospitals. Collectively, these facilities provide one of the nation's greatest, most complete health centers for teaching, patient care, and research in the health sciences. Our PharmD curriculum integrates science and practice throughout the course of study to facilitate development of the skills necessary to provide patient-centered care in a complicated and evolving health care system. Central to the School’s educational mission is preparing students for life long learning and professional growth.Faculty design and deliver the curriculum utilizing both traditional and technically advanced methods of instruction. Provisions for a unique learning experience include (1) emphasis on team building through collaborative learning in group work (2) incorporating progressive techniques for problem-based learning experiences for students to enhance their skills in solving medication therapy problems (3) integrating Human Patient Simulation (HPS) technology into our PharmD courses where students apply their knowledge of medication and principles of pharmacodynamics and develop critical thinking skills while they observe simulated patient responses to their medication decisions (4) experience global health issues at international rotation sites developed by faculty (5) a rich environment of diversified research opportunities from basic research in drug discovery to clinical trials to outcomes research.
