PCOM School of Pharmacy

Responding to the rising need for pharmacists nationally, and particularly in the South, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine's Georgia Campus now offers a four-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree program in Suwanee, just north of Atlanta.

Accreditation

PCOM School of Pharmacy's Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), 135 LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60503-4810, www.acpe-accredit.org.

PCOM School of Pharmacy Mission

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) School of Pharmacy - Georgia Campus's mission is to educate and train caring, competent and proactive generalist pharmacists who contribute to the health and well-being of their patients and who support the needs of the underserved of Georgia, the Southeast region and society at-large. Our graduates are trained to design, implement, monitor and modify pharmaceutical care plans using evidence-based decision making to achieve defined goals and improve therapeutic outcomes. The School of Pharmacy supports the personal and professional development of faculty in the areas of teaching, research/scholarship and service.

PharmD Program Description

The PharmD program provides a comprehensive curriculum designed to prepare a well-rounded pharmacist capable of practicing in many different healthcare environments. During the program's first three years, students split time between the classroom and introductory experiential learning. In the fourth year, students take part in eight five-week hands on clinical rotations, gaining exposure to multiple pharmacy specialty areas and practices. A required clinical rotation, Advanced Community Management Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience, is designed to expose students to the managerial and business side of operating a pharmacy.

As part of this professionally-oriented education, students work in state-of-the-art classrooms and teaching laboratories, including a sterile products lab, compounding lab and simulated pharmacy practice lab. Other advanced resources include a Pyxis automated dispensing machine and laminar flow hoods to prepare sterile products using aseptic techniques such as intravenous solutions. Clinical learning and assessment laboratories utilizing simulated patients and a cadaver anatomy lab are other resources offered by the program.

Although their primary focus is on teaching, School of Pharmacy faculty also conduct research in basic, clinical and administrative sciences, and share their subject expertise and scholarly work with students and colleagues alike.  For more information, download our brochure.

Student Testimonials

Faculty and Research/Practice Interests

Learn more about PCOM School of Pharmacy faculty by visiting our website.

Tuition and Cost of Attendance

Tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year is $35,460. For full details on tuition, fees and cost of attendance, please visit our website.