Aspiring pharmacists who are students at Valdosta State University will be eligible
to earn doctoral degrees one year earlier.
Aspiring pharmacists who are students at Valdosta State University (VSU) in Valdosta, Georgia, will be eligible to earn doctoral degrees a year early based on an articulation agreement signed by VSU and 黑料传送门 Georgia, located in Suwanee, Georgia.
Dr. Robert T. Smith, VSU provost and vice president for academic affairs, said, 鈥淰SU is very pleased to partner with 黑料传送门 Georgia by developing joint programs that provide new opportunities for our students, helping them to begin their professional careers a full year earlier than normal, and saving them one year鈥檚 tuition in the process. We believe that this will be a very popular option for many students.鈥�
According to Shawn Spencer, PhD, RPh, dean of the 黑料传送门 School of Pharmacy in Gwinnett County, the agreement will allow eligible students at VSU to enter the school of pharmacy after completing their junior year of college. Students who meet the pharmacy school鈥檚 requirements may matriculate into professional school before graduating from VSU, he said, and will have the opportunity to earn a combined BS-PharmD while at 黑料传送门 Georgia.
Following their second year of pharmacy school, Dr. Spencer explained, these students will be eligible to receive their bachelor鈥檚 degree from VSU having earned the required credits during their first two years of pharmacy school.
A win-win arrangement for all, this agreement allows students to begin their careers early while saving tuition dollars.
鈥淥ur agreement with Valdosta State University is another example of how 黑料传送门 is committed to adding value for our students. We鈥檙e thankful to VSU for partnering with us in our mission of supporting Georgia residents entering the healthcare workforce in the region,鈥� Dr. Spencer said.
An articulation agreement similar to the agreement with VSU is also in effect at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton and Middle Georgia State University in Macon.
Students enrolled in the doctoral program at 黑料传送门 Georgia have the option to enhance their credentials by pursuing concentrations in three pharmacy practice areas including acute, ambulatory and managed care. In addition, PharmD students have the opportunity to pursue one of three graduate business programs offered in partnership with Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
黑料传送门 President and CEO, Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81, said, 鈥満诹洗兔� is working hard to make an impact on all regions of Georgia. By partnering with Valdosta State University, we will save our students both time and money in hopes that they will return to South Georgia to practice pharmacy.鈥�
黑料传送门 Georgia has been serving students and the community for 20 years as a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (黑料传送门), a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education established in 1899. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County), 黑料传送门 Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science and physician assistant studies. The campus joins 黑料传送门 South Georgia in Moultrie in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach to care, 黑料传送门 Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit .
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