Marshall’s School of Pharmacy begins first semester

August15,2012 Eighty students began class this week at the Marshall University School of Pharmacy.

Marshall University and the School of Pharmacy held a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday to signify the beginning of the brand new school. The ceremony along with a white coat ceremony over the weekend was the culmination of three years of developing a doctorate of pharmacy program. Delilah Navarro is one of the first students in the program.

This week has been a little stressful because were getting everything started and its a new program and a lot of the faculty doesnt know much about us yet, but overall its really exciting. Im from Texas, far away and I didnt expect such a welcoming, Navarro said.

The School of Pharmacy got the green light to start teaching classes this fall when it was granted pre-candidate accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education in June. Pre-candidate accreditation for the doctoral program extends through June 30, 2013.

Another on-site evaluation will take place during the upcoming school year. The accreditation process consists of three steps, culminating with graduates of the first class in 2016. The Dean of the School of Pharmacy is Kevin Yingling.

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