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School of Pharmacy

Admissions

Prospective Students, The primary mission of the University of Washington School of Pharmacy is to prepare graduates for entry into a life-long career in the profession of pharmacy as providers of pharmaceutical care, defined as health care services and health promotion and disease prevention activities to ensure that medications are used safely, effectively and in a cost efficient manner to improve a patient's well being and quality of life. Because the provision of pharmaceutical care requires knowledge generated from basic and applied research, research is inseparable from the educational mission. The second mission of the school therefore, is to support research and graduate education and to foster the interest of students who seek to engage in research in both its professional and graduate programs. A third mission is to promote life-long learning of pharmacists by facilitating opportunities for post-graduate and continuing education.

School of Pharmacy Certificate Programs, Certificate Program in Geriatric Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacy Management Program. Teaching Certificate in Pharmacy Education, Certificate Program in Biomedical Regulatory Affairs and Certificate Program in Clinical Trials.

Internships and Pharmacy Employment opportunities.

Research and Faculty Interests

Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Research activities of department faculty include studies on various aspects of drug metabolism, mechanisms of drug action and drug metabolism, biophysical aspects of metabolic enzyme systems, microbial metabolism, structure-activity relationships, and biomedical mass spectrometry and aspects of protein folding and protein engineering.

Department of Pharmaceutics
The research program of the department includes six NIH-funded laboratories addressing a variety of fundamental and clinical problems pertaining to drug transport, metabolism, and toxicity associated with several diseases (AIDS, cystic fibrosis, leukemia, epilepsy, pain management, transplantation). Most projects involve collaborative arrangements with investigators from other departments in the University or at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The collaborative relationship of Pharmaceutics faculty with colleagues in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry in the field of drug metabolism has received worldwide recognition.

Department of Pharmacy
Research activities of Department faculty take many forms, ranging from randomized clinical trials of experimental drugs to the evaluation of costs and health benefits of pharmaceuticals and expanded professional services. The Department of Pharmacy faculty conduct research in pharmaceutical outcomes research, pharmacotherapy and clinical pharmacokinetics. Last year faculty received over $1.7 million in grants from the private sector and governmental agencies. Studies are underway on chronic disease management practices in such areas as pulmonary disease, mental illness, cardiovascular disease, and infectious disease. Faculty also study the safety and cost-effectiveness of drugs, women's health issues, and the effects and financing of pharmaceutical care.

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