USC School of Pharmacy
| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1905 |
| Affiliation | University of Southern California |
| Dean | Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, DSc (hon) |
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Academic staff
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73 full-time faculty, 13 part-time faculty |
| Students | 740 Doctor of Pharmacy, 35 Doctor of Regulatory Science, 101 Doctor of Philosophy, 163 Master of Science |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website |
USC School of Pharmacy is the pharmacy school of the University of Southern California, originally established in 1905 as USC College of Pharmacy. In 1918, it created the four-year bachelor of science in pharmacy degree program. In 1950, it established the nation's first Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. The School offers numerous dual- and joint-degree programs in such fields as law, business, public health, regulatory science, healthcare decision analysis, and gerontology. The School launched the nation’s first PharmD/MBA dual degree in 1990, the first PhD in pharmaceutical economics and policy in 1994, the first professional doctorate in regulatory science in 2008, and a translational science graduate program that merges science with clinical expertise. The School is led by Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos.
The USC School of Pharmacy is organized into four academic departments:
USC School of Pharmacy currently offers the following programs:
Doctor of Pharmacy program:
PhD programs
Masters degree programs:
Undergraduate degree program:
Undergraduate minor:
Graduate certificate programs:
Patient care settings include Keck Hospital of USC, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, LAC+USC Medical Center County Hospital, Huntington Hospital, Edward R. Roybal Comprehensive Health Center, and safety-net clinics including JWCH Institute, QueensCare, AltaMed Health Services.
The university owns and operates five pharmacies: USC Pharmacy (University Park Campus), Health Center Pharmacy (University Park Campus), USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy (Health Sciences Campus), USC Verdugo Hills Professional Pharmacy (adjacent to USC Verdugo Hills Hospital) and Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy.
In 1905, the USC College of Pharmacy opened, the first in Southern California. The USC College of Pharmacy established the nation's first Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program in 1950. Later, in 1968, the school introduced the nation's first clinical pharmacy program, and the first Master of Science in radiopharmacy. In 1974, the school relocated to the USC Health Sciences campus, where students and faculty had access to multidisciplinary medical facilities and the LAC+USC Medical Center. In 1988, USC established the nation's first PharmD/MBA dual degree program, training students in both pharmacy and business administration.
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