McWhorter School of Pharmacy

The McWhorter School of Pharmacy is an American pharmacy school located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school offers a four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) degree, and is nationally accredited by the ACPE.[1]

McWhorter School of Pharmacy
TypePrivate
Established1927
DeanDr. Michael A. Crouch
Location
Birmingham
,
Alabama
CampusSuburban
Website[www.samford.edu/pharmacy]
McWhorter-School-of-Pharmacy, located on the campus of Samford University

History

McWhorter was established January 31, 1927 as the Howard College Department of Pharmacy, with a handful of students and a small number of faculty.[2] and is one of Samford University's ten schools. It is named after R. Clayton McWhorter.

For 90 years, McWhorter School of Pharmacy has been at the forefront of pharmacy education. The stock market crash in 1929 and new accreditation requirements forced Howard College to close the pharmacy school after only two years. However the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association pushed the administration of Howard College to reopen the program in 1932, and by the late 1930s, the school was the largest pharmacy program in the South.

Admissions

The Admissions committee reviews applications for an entering Fall Class. The application and transcript deadline is March 1, and is submitted via PharmCAS. The School of Pharmacy normally admits around 125 students annually out of an applicant pool of 400–500.[3]

References
  1. "Accredited Professional Programs of Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy". (ACPE) Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. "History of the McWhorter School of Pharmacy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  3. "McWhorter School of Pharmacy Admission Statistics". PharmCAS. Archived from the original on 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-02-11.

"School Info". Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. "School FAQ". Archived from the original on 2010-01-26.



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