Mission Statement

To educate professionals who will address the pharmacy-related needs of society.

Vision Statement

Through our program of innovative teaching, service, research, and scholarship, we will achieve the distinction of being a premier college of pharmacy.

Values

• entrepreneurship
• excellence
• innovation
• integrity
• professionalism
• respect for diversity
• service
• teamwork

Accreditation

Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award associate's, bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees. Nova Southeastern University was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) as Nova University in 1971.

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60660, 312/664-3575, 800/533-3606; FAX 312/664-4652, web site www.acpe-accredit.org has accredited the Doctor of Pharmacy Program of the College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University. The College of Pharmacy is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

History

The College of Pharmacy admitted its first class in 1987 to become the only College of Pharmacy in South Florida. Since then, it has graduated nearly 2,100 professionals with either Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degrees. Because of the profession's demand for greater clinical specialization, the College has discontinued its baccalaureate degree program.

Pharmacists are experts on drugs and therapeutic goals, their biological action and uses, formulation, adverse effects and potential for drug interactions. However, pharmacists are not just drug-oriented, but people-oriented. They consider both the medication and the patient to ensure that the patient has the right drug, in the right amount, for the right length of time, and with a minimum of adverse effects. The result is improved health care. Most pharmacists practice in patient-oriented settings: in community pharmacies, hospitals, extended care facilities or public health clinics. In addition, pharmacists are employed by the pharmaceutical industry in research and development, in manufacturing, or as medical service representatives. They work in academic institutions, government, health maintenance organizations, and home health care programs. It is because of these challenges and opportunities that pharmacy has assumed a wider role and become an increasingly rewarding profession involving patient counseling, compliance, and education.

Since admitting its charter class in 1987 the College of Pharmacy has:

• Graduated nearly 2,100 pharmacists.
  
• Led the nation in the level of enrollment of Hispanic doctoral pharmacy students.
  
• Developed a postgraduate Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program for bachelor-level pharmacists seeking to advance professionally. The program, developed in 1991, is among the largest in the nation.
  
• Developed, in 1995, a Post baccalaureate Pharm.D. program utilizing interactive Compressed Video. The practicing pharmacists throughout the state of Florida and Puerto Rico who cannot afford to interrupt their careers or relocate to a college campus are enrolled in this innovative and flexible program.
  
• Expanded full time Entry-Level Degree Program to sites in West Palm Beach and Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  
• Expanded Post-baccalaureate Pharm.D. Degree Program for pharmacists in San Juan and Ponce, Puerto Rico, as well as Fort Meyers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and Boston.
  
• Developed residency programs in Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice, General Pharmacy Practice, Ambulatory Care, and Infectious Diseases.
  
• Developed a Drug Information Center to provide area health care providers with current information on pharmaceuticals.
  
• Brought the latest American pharmaceutical education to leading institutions of higher learning in Latin America. The program features faculty exchanges, collaboration on research projects, and seminars on advances in patient-oriented pharmacy.
  
• Developed two ambulatory care pharmacies for innovative teaching and testing of pharmacists' expanding roles.
  
• Created a medicinal garden to serve as a repository for living medicinal plants for treating human illness and maintaining health. The purpose of the garden is to teach students the properties and roles of medicinal plants.
  
• Created in 2002 a degree program designed for international students who graduated from a pharmacy program in their home country.