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 Iowa
College of Pharmacy
Message from Dean Donald E. Letendre
As Dean I have the privilege of routinely boasting about the rich tradition of excellence that has come to symbolize our College. Our outstanding methods of educational delivery, pursuit of high professional ideals, quest for new knowledge through discovery, tireless dedication to meeting the needs of the public through civic engagement and outreach, and the persistent desire to attain high-quality patient care all serve to underscore that rich tradition. Most certainly, the greatest beneficiaries of all that this great institution offers are our students.
One of my principal mantras is: "If not for the students, why do we exist?" The academic and training experiences that are available through a tradition-rich, highly regarded program like ours are clearly a key aspect to student life. However, as anyone who has walked our halls has come to know, our expectations go well beyond what is learned through coursework and experiential education. There is a deep and abiding resolve on the part of all who comprise the College family to actively contribute to the full professional realization of each and every student. We believe that a true grounding as a professional requires a sense of belonging, a sense of caring, and a sense of commitment. In that regard, we are driving by a "spirit of community."This spirit of community extends well beyond the physical structure of the College. In 2008, the University and, indeed, all of eastern Iowa witnessed the worst recorded flooding in our state's history.
The spirit of community shone bright on our campus as students, faculty, staff, alumni, and volunteers from all walks of life stood side-by-side to form relay lines as long as the eye could see. They shared equally in filling, passing, and stacking sandbags around buildings and other areas threatened by the rising waters.There are heartfelt stories of students like Wasihun "Nico" Nicodimos, who escaped war-ravaged Ethiopia, found a home in our College, and experienced the caring community that exists here. These accounts and so many more like them serve to enrich our students' lives and provide further meaningful substance to all that encompasses their education.
It is our sincere hope that the professional foundation that is nurtured throughout students' time with us gives rise to a fulfilling career and a lifelong sense of community as a member of the Hawkeye family.
MISSION
The College of Pharmacy serves the state, nation and world by:
a) enhancing human health through the creation and dissemination of knowledge in discovery, development and evaluation of new drugs and drug delivery systems, optimization of safe and effective drug use, and improvement of pharmaceutical services through pharmaceutical care delivery;
b) preparing outstanding pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists to meet the health care needs of the diverse populations of the state and society and enhancing the delivery of essential pharmacy services for all citizens;
c) developing and transferring new advances in pharmaceutical science and technology to strengthen and support the State of Iowa and society.