College of PharmacyAt a Glance
The University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy is training the nation’s next generation of pharmacists and health scientists. In addition to providing an ACPE-accredited pharmacy education, our school is leading clinical, entrepreneurial and research efforts designed to boost South Carolina’s health outcomes and communities our graduates go on to serve.
Students are well-prepared for traditional and nontraditional pharmacy settings within one-of-a-kind centers, labs and experiences. Our faculty and staff are internationally renowned for clinical innovation, patient care and for empowering pharmacy students to transform health care globally.
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USC programs, faculty, students and alumni work to address rural health
Rural communities face significant barriers to adequate healthcare. That’s why USC is bringing major players to the fight for better rural health through innovative programs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, behavioral health and more. For National Rural Health Month, we’ve gathered highlights of the work being done by the USC community.
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Over 170 USC experts listed as top-cited global researchers
The annual study, conducted by Stanford University and Elsevier, an academic publishing company, identifies the world’s most-cited researchers. The University of South Carolina had 174 faculty members representing 10 colleges and schools named to the list – the highest number among universities in South Carolina.
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Board Briefs: New campus projects, public policy institute approved
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved a number of USC Next-related projects and other construction work as well as a new public policy institute.
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Board approves latest USC Next projects, new state policy institute
New College of Pharmacy building can move ahead with design, final approval granted to construct a new STEM building and a new institute created to analyze crucial state data
Disease Fighters
Our faculty includes top researchers in areas such as cancer treatment, pharmaceutical chemistry, genomics, neuroscience and pharmacology. In centers such as the COBRE Center for Targeted Therapeutics, talented junior scientists are collaborating to develop new and more effective classes of drugs used to combat disease.
RESEARCH
