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Dean

Amy L. Seybert, PharmD

Departments

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chair: Wen Xie, MD, PhD

Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Interim Chair: Sandra Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP

Centers

Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research
Director: Ralph Tarter, PhD

Center for Pharmacogenetics
Director: Song Li, MD, PhD

Pharmacogenomics Center of Excellence
Director: Philip Empey, PharmD, PhD

Center for Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
Director: Philip Empey, PharmD, PhD

Community Leadership and Innovation in Practice Center
Director: Melissa A. Somma McGivney, PharmD, FCCP, FAPhA

Computational Genomics Screening Center
Director: Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie, MD, PhD, EMBA

National Center of Excellence for Computational Drug Abuse Research
Director: Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie, MD, PhD, EMBA

Program Evaluation Research Unit
 

Core Facilities

Small Molecule and Biomarker Core of the University of Pittsburgh
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Director:  Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD, PhD, FCCP, FCP, FASN

National Recognition with Fellowship Awards

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
  • American College of Cardiology
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacology
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy
  • American College of Critical Care Medicine
  • American College of Physicians
  • American Pharmacists Association
  • American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
  • American Society of Health System Pharmacists
  • American Society of Nephrology

Academic Programs

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) with Areas of Concentration in:

  • Community Leadership, Innovation, and Practice
  • Geriatrics and Palliative Care
  • Global Health
  • Pediatrics
  • PharmacoAnalytics
  • Pharmacotherapy Scholars
  • Pharmacy Business Administration
  • Research

MPBA in Master of Pharmacy Business Administration

MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences with six areas of specialization: 

  • Clinical Pharmaceutical Scientist
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology (PSP)

PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences with six areas of specialization:

  • Clinical Pharmaceutical Scientist
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology (PSP)

Online Graduate Programs

  • MS in Outcomes Research
  • Certificate in Pharmacy Business Administration

Micro-credentials

  • Championing Hearing Using Accessible Medication Experts at the Community Pharmacy (CHAMP)
  • Test2Learn

Residency Programs

PGY1

  • Managed Care
  • Pharmacy

PGY2

  • Ambulatory Care
  • Cardiology
  • Critical Care
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Geriatrics
  • Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership
  • Oncology
  • Psychiatry
  • Solid Organ Transplant

Fellowship Programs

  • Clinical Pharmacogenomics
  • Community Pharmacy Practice Development Fellowship
  • Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership
  • Infectious Diseases
  • PharmacoAnalytics and Implementation Science
  • PharmacoAnalytics of Natural Drug Products
  • PharmacoAnalytics and Outcomes

By the Numbers: 2022

Students and Trainees

  • 457 Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD students)
  • 61 Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • 29 Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • 50 Residents in 11 different types of programs
  • 12 Fellows
  • 16 Postdoctoral Fellows

Faculty

  • 80 full-time faculty members
  • 8 part-time faculty members

Experiential Learning Preceptors

  • 585

Alumni

  • 6,000 living alumni

Geographic Location

The School of Pharmacy is located on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh. 

Accreditation

The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), which is the national agency that accredits professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education.