Category:
Health/Science
Region:
USA
State:
Tennessee
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COUNCIL APPROVES SITE VISIT FOR UNION PHARMACY SCHOOL
Date: 18-Jan-2008
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education has approved Union University's School of Pharmacy for a site visit this spring, according to a press release.
Approval for the visit was the next step for Union to achieve accreditation from the council, which is the national agency for accrediting pharmacy education programs.
The accreditation council's campus visit will take place in the late spring and is the final step Union must take before classes can begin in the fall.
"This approval is a significant affirmation of the health and status of the program, which with a dean and nine faculty and staff members will be ready to offer quality pharmacy education this fall," Union President David Dockery said in the release.
The School of Pharmacy will be housed temporarily in the Penick Academic Complex, in the suite formerly occupied by the School of Nursing before its move to White Hall. Plans are under way for construction of a dedicated pharmacy building with student, faculty, lab and classroom space.
Union already has accepted about 20 students into its inaugural pharmacy class, which will consist of about 40 students.
The accreditation process will continue until the first class of students graduates.
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