School of Pharmacy

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(Knoxville)

Mission

The mission of South College School of Pharmacy is to prepare pharmacy students to be proficient practitioners who deliver team oriented, patient care with advocacy and compassion to diverse populations. The School of Pharmacy achieves its mission through commitment to excellence in education, scholarly activity including research, service, and patient care.

Vision

The South College School of Pharmacy will become a regionally recognized provider of pharmacy education, patient care, and research.

Values

Excellence among pharmacy students and faculty will be achieved through an environment that respects the individual, values diversity, instills integrity and ethical behavior, encourages academic attainment, inspires professionalism, motivates service, creates a commitment to life-long learning, fosters innovation, sustains a culture of cooperation and collaboration, promotes leadership, and recognizes academic inquiry and freedom.

Strategic Priorities and Goals

Strategic Priority 1: Educational Outcomes (Curriculum)

• Goal 1: Deliver a curriculum that provides student pharmacists with the knowledge, competencies, skills, and abilities needed to practice pharmacy.
• Goal 2: Develop pharmacists who are committed to life-long learning and delivery of team-oriented patient care with advocacy and compassion.

Strategic Priority 2: Infrastructure & Governance

• Goal 3: Recruit, develop, and retain faculty, preceptors, and staff dedicated to the Mission, Vision, and Goals of the School of Pharmacy.
• Goal 4: Maintain effective operations in the School of Pharmacy.

Strategic Priority 3: Practice of Pharmacy

• Goal 5: Advance pharmacy practice through education, research, innovative and collaborative practice models, and public health initiatives.
• Goal 6: Collaborate with community and professional organizations.

Strategic Priority 4: Students & Academic Environment

• Goal 7: Recruit, enroll, and retain qualified student pharmacists with diverse backgrounds.
• Goal 8: Provide an environment conducive for personal and professional development.

Strategic Priority 5: Scholarly Activity

• Goal 9: Promote scholarly activities that contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge, pharmacy practice, and healthcare.

Programs

• Pharmacy, PharmD

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