Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy

History

• Graduated nearly 2,100 students
• Led the nation in the level of enrollment of Hispanic doctoral pharmacy students
• Developed a postgraduate Doctor of Pharmacy program for bachelor-level students seeking further
• 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 programs to sites in West Palm Beach, Florida and Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• Expanded post-baccalaureate Pharm.D. degree programs for students in San Juan and Ponce, Puerto Rico, as well as Fort Myers, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; Miami, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Tampa, Florida; and Boston, Massachusetts
• 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 country of origin