UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy school at UC San Diego
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The UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is a graduate-level pharmacy school at the University of California, San Diego.
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2002 |
Parent institution | University of California, San Diego |
| Dean | Brookie M. Best, PharmD, MAS |
Academic staff | 32 |
| Postgraduates | 330[1] |
| Location | San Diego, California , United States 32.874°N 117.236°W |
| Website | pharmacy.ucsd.edu |
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History
The pharmacy school was authorized by the Regents of the University of California in 2000.[2] The inaugural class began in fall 2002 with 25 Doctorate of Pharmacy students, and graduated the first class of students in the Spring of 2006.[citation needed] The school was renamed "Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences" on November 4, 2004, in recognition of a $30 million gift, the largest ever to UC San Diego Health Sciences, from the Skaggs Institute of Research.[3]
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.[4]
Prior to the establishment of the school, San Diego was the largest metropolitan city in the United States without a local pharmacy school.[5]
Programs
Skaggs School offers five academic programs that produce degrees in the pharmaceutical industry:
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree awarded in a four-year program
- Joint Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry and Pharm.D. degree awarded in a seven-year program in cooperation with UCSD's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Dual Pharm.D. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences
- Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Development
- M.S. in Drug Development and Product Management
Skaggs Schools also offers four post-graduation fellowship opportunities.