Skaggs School of Pharmacy

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Type Public
Established 2002
Dean Palmer Taylor
Academic staff
 32
Postgraduates 330[1]
Location La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA
32°52′26″N 117°14′10″W / 32.874°N 117.236°W / 32.874; -117.236Coordinates: 32°52′26″N 117°14′10″W / 32.874°N 117.236°W / 32.874; -117.236
Website pharmacy.ucsd.edu

The Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego is a graduate-level pharmacy school offering five educational programs:

Prior to the establishment of the school, San Diego was the largest metropolitan city in the USA without a local pharmacy school.[2]

History

The School was authorized by the Regents of the University of California in July 2000.[3] The school was named on November 4, 2004 in recognition of a $30 million gift, the largest ever to UCSD Health Sciences, from the Skaggs Institute of Research.[4] The inaugural class began in the Fall of 2002 with 25 Doctorate of Pharmacy students, and graduated the first class of students in the Spring of 2006.

On May 2, 2006, the School opened the doors of its new four story and 110,000-square-foot (10,000 m2) facility to house all of its academic and research operations.[5]

Currently

As of 2015, enrollment is 240 Pharm.D. students, 60 Ph.D. students and 30 pharmacy residents. The school accepts 60 Pharm.D. students per year.

References

  1. ↑ Skaggs "About Us" Facts
  2. ↑ San Diego Union Tribune Newspaper: Pharmacists a first at UCSD
  3. ↑ San Diego Union Tribune Newspaper: UCSD pharmacy school gets emergency cash
  4. ↑ Press Release: $30 million gift from the Skaggs Institute for Research to the school of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences
  5. ↑ Press Release: Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences officially opens its doors

External links

  1. University of California, San Diego
  2. The Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  3. UCSD School of Pharmacy Student Website
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