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-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) -- Close window Popular links Apply to a program Pharm.D. Admission About Us Resources Pharm.D. FAQ Experiential Education Graduate Department of Pharmaceutics Department of Medicinal Chemistry Call Email Phartech Directory Skip to main content School of Pharmacy Give Resources Menu Search About Us About Accreditation Administration Advisory Boards Departments Medicinal Chemistry Pharmaceutics Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science Admissions Pharm.D. Graduate Postgraduate Dual Degree Alumni & Donors Alumni Give Ask a question Scholarships & Funds Research & Discovery Centers & Programs Experiential Education Community Outreach Continuing Education myVCU Blackboard Email (Faculty) Email (Student) Contact Info Directory Events **** -- Scientist. Pharm.D. student. Miss America. Learn more Student Life Student FAQ News Directory 98% NAPLEX pass rate for 1st time candidates 12 Residency & fellowship programs 15th in NIH funding (Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research) 96% on-time graduation rate 17th in the country (U.S News & World Report) $9.85 million in research funding 82% research and fellowship acceptance rate 550 Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.S. students 8 endowed professorships and chair positions More Statistics Patient care or research? We offer a number of degree programs and career options. Our largest program is our doctorate of pharmacy degree, or Pharm.D. Graduates of our Pharm.D. program are skilled medical experts in medicines and other treatments who work in hospitals, community pharmacies, clinics, specialty pharmacies and many other settings. Our Ph.D. and master’s programs focus on research in the pharmaceutical sciences. VCU School of Pharmacy offers the only Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences program in Virginia. Learn more about patient care Pharm.D Learn more about research Ph.D / M.S. Work together, grow together Students at VCU School of Pharmacy come from across the United States and around the world. Here they work together to gain the skills and experience they will need as professionals alongside faculty, their fellow pharmacy students and students in our other health-care professional programs such as nursing and medicine. We believe in our students and they believe in us -- more than 98% would choose to attend VCU again. Our alumni are our best ambassadors. VCU School of Pharmacy Life as a student The importance of caring At VCU School of Pharmacy we do more than just train great pharmacists. It’s true that VCU School of Pharmacy is ranked among the top pharmacy schools in the United States. Our graduates go on to great careers in many fields. But what drives us and makes us different from many other schools is how much we care. From community clinics to welcoming and supportive faculty to students helping each other succeed, we have a strong culture of caring. Learn more about our culture of caring A great career in medicine Pharmacy is an exciting, dynamic health-care profession. Pharmacists are experts in medicines of all kinds. Pharmacists find careers in pharmaceuticals, nuclear pharmacy, psychiatric pharmacy, transplant medicine, and many more. Pharmacists love their jobs and report high satisfaction rates. The average pharmacist earns more than $120,000 a year . The unemployment rate in pharmacy is 2%. Employment in pharmacy is projected to grow by 6% by 2026 in the U.S. Learn more about pharmacy careers Programs Students Why VCU Why pharmacy Learning Teaching Research Service David Vu, Pharm.D Class of 2018 Learning in action How David got involved with VCU HealthHacks I joined the Healthcare Innovation Technology Student Interest Group at VCU School of Medicine a few months ago. More learning in action Krista Donohoe, Pharm.D. Assistant Professor Teaching in action Why Dr. Donohoe choose pharmacy I taught eighth-grade science before applying to pharmacy school. During pharmacy school, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in academia. More teaching in action Dayanjan Wijesinghe, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research in action How Dr. Wijesinghe's work contributes to a new future of patient care The interdisciplinary VCU team hopes the use of mass spectrometry to analyze patients’ medications will become common practice. More research in action Benjamin Van Tassell, Pharm.D. Associate Professor Service in action How Dr. Van Tassell outreach project transforms lives Like most things in life, it’s all about relationships. At VCU, we embrace the connections that link us together. More service in action Events How we make it happen news Colonial Williamsburg internship gives Pharm.D. students chance ‘to do something unusual’ For their fourth and final year of school, Virginia Commonwealth University pharmacy students travel across the country or the world for a series ... Pharmacy named No. 1 school at VCU for inclusion and engagement The School of Pharmacy has been named the most inclusive academic department at VCU — a notable distinction at a university that has long cited ... VCU Pharmacy graduate returns home to help her twin sister and veterans Lebanon, Virginia, is a small town nestled in the mountains of Appalachia, where Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky come together. Pharmacy joins with engineering to make inhaled medications more effective for infants Pharmaceutical aerosols are painless, fast-acting and less likely to cause side effects than medicines delivered via pills or injections. vcupharmacy Apply Facilities MCV Campus Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy 410 North 12th Street Box 980581 Richmond, Virginia, 23298 (804) 828-3000 Inova Campus Inova Health System 3300 Gallows Road Falls Church, Virginia, 22042 (703) 776-7600 UVA DIVISION University of Virginia Health System 999 Grove Street Box 800674 Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903 (434) 465-9050 Site Privacy Policy Accessibility at VCU For website issues, contact webmaster@vcu.edu View text version Page last updated 11/4/19 | Edit...