Responding to the evolving and expanding field of pharmacy, the University at Buffalo’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UB SoPPS) is excited to introduce programmatic updates effective for fall 2010 entering freshmen interested in becoming licensed pharmacists.

With post-graduate residencies and fellowships becoming the norm, and clinical and counseling skills taking on greater importance, UB students who enter the four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program beginning in Fall 2012 will first follow a flexible two-to-three-year pre-pharmacy curriculum. The curriculum will provide students with the “clinical edge” needed to counsel and manage the drug and therapeutic services prevalent in the rapidly growing field of health care.

In addition, UB’s SoPPS is scheduled to move to John Kapoor Hall, which will be located on UB’s South Campus in 2012. Students entering the professional program in 2012 will be the first class in this new state-of-the-art building. They will have an immediate advantage of access to a highly sophisticated compounding lab, our groundbreaking patient simulation center, and much more.

Founded in 1886, UB’s SoPPS is the only pharmacy school in the SUNY system and a national leader in education and research. With over 1,000 regular applicants, the school only admits the best of the best, ensuring that its students are well-prepared for whatever track they choose. UB continues to attract high quality students in part because of its top-notch Early Assurance program (automatic entrance into the PharmD program for qualified students), unique combined degree programs (PharmD/MBA, PharmD/JD, PharmD/MPH, and PharmD/PhD), and the internationally renowned Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences which allows students to study the design, action and delivery of drugs while pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

If you know students who excel in math and science and are interested in a rewarding and flexible career that is in high demand, UB’s SoPPS may be right for them.

For more information on the University at Buffalo and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, visit www.pharmacy.buffalo.edu/admissions, or contact the school at pharm-admin@buffalo.edu or 716-645-2825 (press 1).