Jefferson School of Pharmacy Receives Pre-Candidate Accreditation

The Jefferson School of Pharmacy (JSP) was awarded pre-candidate accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board of Directors in January 2008. The school, which opens its doors in September, has over 500 applicants for its inaugural class; 75 will be admitted.

"The Jefferson School of Pharmacy faculty and administration are proud to announce our pre-candidate status, as conferred by the ACPE. We are building a program that responds to a rapidly changing healthcare environment and to today's sophisticated pharmacy student. We look forward to welcoming our inaugural class in the fall and to developing our program to meet the highest standards and expectations of the ACPE," states Rebecca S. Finley, PharmD, MS, Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Pharmacy.

Following the enrollment of its first class of students, the Board will further evaluate JSP in Spring 2009. If candidate status is granted and the program continues to develop as planned, full accreditation of the Doctor of Pharmacy program would be considered by the Board following the graduation of students from the program in 2012.

The Jefferson School of Pharmacy is the first pharmacy school to open in Philadelphia in 107 years. The School is part of the Jefferson College of Health Professions (JCHP), an integral part of one of the nation's oldest academic health centers, Thomas Jefferson University, which also includes Jefferson Medical College and Jefferson College of Graduate Studies. JCHP has three schools: a School of Health Professions (consisting of the Departments of Bioscience Technologies, Couple and Family Therapy, General Studies, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Radiologic Sciences), a School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy.

Contact:
Jacqueline Paquet
215-503-1918
jacqueline.paquet@jefferson.edu

Published: 3-21-2008

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