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a legacy of leaders

 For 160 years, we have been turning students into leading pharmacy professionals. Through experiential learning both on and off campus, our doctorate program will prepare you for licensure – and the real world.

Why Choose UHSP for Your Pharm.D.

St. Louis College of Pharmacy students on rotation

ROTATIONS

Complete rotations that help you gain experience in a variety of health care settings. Our program boasts one of the most extensive selection of international pharmacy rotations in the Midwest, with sites in 14 countries. 

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LOCATION

Our campus is part of one of the top biomedical complexes in the country, including Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and more. 

Student working in pharmaceutics lab

FACILITIES

Develop hands-on clinical skills is a critical part of the curriculum. Our state-of-the-art labs and instruction provide the hands-on training and skills students need to become a pharmacist.

Student learns from professor one-on-one in the community pharmacy lab

CIRRICULUM

Our curriculum takes an integrated approach, ensuring student pharmacists can put what they learn in the classroom directly into practice.    

NAPLEX
First-Time Pass Rate


86%

MJPE
First-Time Pass Rate


80%

PGY1 Residency
Match Rate


96%

Pharm.D. Admissions

Applying to pharmacy school is the first step to your exciting future in one of the most trusted health care professions. As you work through this process, we’re here to help you every step of the way of your Pharm.D. admissions journey. 

Innovative Learning Spaces

Designed to simulate settings and situations you’ll encounter in the real-life practice of pharmacy, our innovative skills labs and exam rooms provide the perfect environment for hands-on learning.

Pharmacy community skills lab
Community Skills Lab
A mock pharmacy setting where students can experience the workflow of a community pharmacy, recommend over-the-counter medications and counsel patients about self-care and prescription medications.
Students work in the pharmaceutics lab
Pharmaceutics Lab
Learn the fundamental basics of the art of drug formulation, run pharmaceutical sciences experiments and practice how to interpret prescriptions to efficiently compound a variety of dosage forms, including solutions, suspensions, emulsions, capusles, ointments and creams and suppositories.
Student practices taking patient's blood pressure
Clinical Exam Rooms
Practice and develop your patient care and communication skills within simulated exam rooms that mimic the look and feel of a traditional physician’s office that feature exam recording capabilities, which allow faculty to record, watch and assess your interactions with standardized patients.
Hospital skills lab
Hospital Skills Lab
Develop your pharmacy practice skills in a health-system setting. Within the main hospital skills lab, is a sterile compounding lab with state-of-the-art laminar flow hoods that allow students to prepare IV medications.
Group of students work together on large screen in a collaborative classroom setting
Collaborative Learning Classrooms
Take part in collaborative learning related to Electronic Health Records where you utilize software platforms and review patient charts with your peers to practice the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process.

Meaningful Research

Research is part of who we are, which means we ensure our students can engage in meaningful research alongside expert faculty and clinicians at every level of their academic career if they want to.

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