FIP, as the global leader for pharmacy, has taken the initiative to build the “FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools”, which will be the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of pharmacy institutions from around the world. This global list is intended to guide all pharmacy stakeholders, from students to policymakers, in assessing the appropriateness and effectiveness of pharmacy education strategies. The availability, completeness and quality of FIP’s World List of Pharmacy Schools means it will provide a unique source of information for pharmaceutical workforce policies, procedures and plans.
Further background on the FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools:
The FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools is an initiative to monitor pharmaceutical capacity and capability, similar to those of many other global organisations, such as the World Medical Schools List held by the World Medical Association. Given 2021 is the World Health Organization’s Year of Health and Care Workers, the need for our global organisations to demonstrate increased capacity in all health workers is key to ensure our professions are not further diminished but amplified.
FIP is a founder member of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) with doctors, nurses, dentists, and physiotherapists. All WHPA members have been requested to feedback their schools’ status to the WHO as part of pandemic preparedness, and FIP having a list of accredited pharmacy schools will help to identify where schools may be needed and created to ensure long-term pharmaceutical workforce capacity.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Vision
To be the preeminent school of pharmacy where leaders in practice, education, and research are developed and nurtured.Mission
To advance health care through innovation and collaboration in pharmacy practice, education, research, and public service.
We will:
1. Provide innovative and contemporary educational experiences
2. Provide the highest quality educational experiences
3. Develop and evaluate progressive practice models
4. Create and maintain competitive research programs
5. Apply new knowledge that contributes to the economic development of North Carolina
6. Recruit, mentor and retain exceptional faculty, staff, and preceptors
7. Recruit and mentor exceptional students and trainees who will address the health-care needs of North Carolina.
8. Deliver and promote postgraduate education and training for career and leadership development
9. Establish and sustain partnerships, collaborations, and strategic alliances
10. Embrace and support the network of alumni and professional colleagues across North Carolina
11. Provide outreach and service to the citizens of North Carolina and beyond
12. Maintain a culture that values diversity
13. Foster an environment of creative thought and academic freedom
FACTS
• Founded: March 1897.
• The only public school of pharmacy in the state of North Carolina and one of the oldest in the nation.
• Location: The School is housed in Beard Hall, Kerr Hall, and the Genetic Medicine Building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.ACCREDITATION
• Accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education
• Member of the American Association of Colleges of PharmacyRANKINGS
• Ranked number two among the nation’s doctor of pharmacy programs in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s 2007 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools
• Received nearly $25 million in total research funding in 2009, according to AACP data
• Received nearly $23 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal sources in 2009, ranking second among the nation’s pharmacy schools in that area
DEGREES OFFERED
• Doctor of pharmacy (PharmD)
• Doctor of philosophy in pharmaceutical sciences (PhD)
• Master of science in health system pharmacy (MS)