Auburn University
Doctor of Pharmacy Program
Auburn University
 

Overview

Auburn University, chartered in 1856, is located in Auburn, Alabama.  Over the last 148 years, Auburn has evolved into a premier comprehensive university.  The University has a unique role among the State’s higher education institutions in that its mission involves three interrelated components: instruction, research, and extension. Undergraduate, graduate and professional students receive outstanding instruction at Auburn University.  The University is recognized for providing quality instruction that is economically accessible for students.  Many areas of research conducted by Auburn University are providing the citizens of Alabama with a better quality of life.

 

On November 7, 2000, the pharmacy building was officially named for W.W. Walker, Jr. Mr. Walker built the Birmingham-based Walker Drug Co. into one of the nation's largest independent wholesale drug companies. He and members of the Walker family are longtime benefactors of the pharmacy program at Auburn. In appreciation, Dean Lee Evans said, "It is very gratifying to have the professional home of pharmacy faculty and students named after one of Alabama's most outstanding pharmacy leaders. Practitioners in Alabama will always be indebted to the Walker family for their numerous contributions."

With their past contributions, the Walker family not only supported the Auburn pharmacy building funds in 1975 and 2000, but they also established the W.W. Walker, Jr. Endowed Professorship and the Walker Family Fund for [Teaching] Excellence. In addition to financial support, W.W. Walker served on the Dean's Advisory Council and was awarded the first Distinguished Service Award by the Pharmacy Alumni Association in 1976.

The James I. Harrison, Sr. School of Pharmacy, established in 1885, is the oldest professional school at Auburn University.  It is the only public pharmacy school in Alabama and is also the only institution in the State that offers a graduate program in Pharmaceutical Sciences.  Post-graduate education and continuing education are provided to practitioners across Alabama.  Each year, the School receives four applications for every admission seat in the professional program.  The Harrison School of Pharmacy faculty is a highly qualified group of educators who are nationally recognized for teaching, research and scholarship.  The three departments of faculty within the Harrison School of Pharmacy are as follows:

Pharmacal Sciences

Faculty within this department provide instruction in the disciplines of pharmaceutics, pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry.  These disciplines represent important components of the curriculum’s foundation in pharmaceutical sciences.  The faculty members contribute in the areas of identification of new drugs, innovations in drug delivery, and pharmacokinetics.

Pharmacy Care Systems

Pharmacy Care Systems faculty members provide instruction related to socio-behavioral, economic, and administrative sciences in pharmacy.  The faculty members are internationally recognized for research in the areas of pharmacy systems automation and robotics, pharmacy informatics, communication and counseling, pharmacy facilities design, and educational methods.

Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacy Practice faculty provide instruction in both classroom and patient care setting.  This department is nationally recognized for innovative pharmacy education and for its emphasis in primary care. The faculty also practice and provide instruction in family practice and other primary care settings.  In order to provide primary care experiences for the students in a broad array of settings, these faculty members are located throughout the State of Alabama, western Georgia and the Florida panhandle.

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