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Strategy Map for the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy

Strategy Map

Mission

We are a student-centered learning community that educates and inspires compassionate and ethical leaders in interprofessional, patient-centered care.

Vision

We will be a recognized leader in pharmacy education and personalized medicine to help people live longer, healthier lives.

Accreditation

Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy

The �Ļ�Ӱ�� Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60602-5109. (312) 664-3575, FAX (312) 664-4652.

��ǰ��complaints related to any of the ACPE standards, once all institutional processes have been exhausted, a formal complaint may be filed through the ACPE Complaint Process website:��.

Continuing Education��

The Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

The Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy was created in 1995 to respond to the growing need for pharmacists in the health-care system. The four-year Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum is student-centered, competency-based and technology delivered. Our 10 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio offers students the opportunity to receive individualized attention. Each student is assigned to a faculty advisor who works closely with the student across the entire four years of the curriculum. The Dunn School of Pharmacy faculty is committed to providing a positive learning environment where students can grow both professionally and personally.

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�Ļ�Ӱ�� is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s, and doctorate degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of �Ļ�Ӱ�� may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA ��30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website ().

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State Reciprocity – SARA

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Program Outcomes

�Ļ�Ӱ�� Pharmacy Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) Pass Rate for First-Time Attempts:

Class of 2022:�� 80%

On-time graduation rate

Class of 2022:�� 91.6%

Entering Postgraduate Residencies and Fellowships

Class of 2022: 34.5%

Core Values

The Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy is guided by the core values of �Ļ�Ӱ��:

Collaboration: Promote collaboration amongst faculty, students, and staff.
Diversity & Inclusion: Foster collegiality and acceptance of different views, races, religions, gender identity, and sexuality.
Empathy: Promote the ability to understand and share the feelings of a patient or colleague.
Innovation: Our graduates, faculty, and staff will engage in innovative activities by using creative thinking to envision better ways of accomplishing their goals.
Leadership: Faculty, staff, and students will demonstrate the responsibility for creating and achieving shared goals, regardless of position or title.
Life-long Learning: Instill the desire and skills that support life-long learning.
Professionalism: Faculty, staff, and students will exhibit the behaviors and values that are consistent with the trust given to the profession by patients, other healthcare providers, and society.
Scholarship: Equally support and value discovery in all forms.
Service: Support faculty, student, and staff intramural, local, regional, and national service.

The Oath of a Pharmacist

I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy. In fulfilling this vow:

I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns.
I will promote inclusion, embrace diversity, and advocate for justice to advance health equity.��
I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for all patients.
I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.
I will accept the responsibility to improve my professional knowledge, expertise, and self-awareness.
I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical and legal conduct.
I will embrace and advocate changes that improve patient care.
I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.

I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.

This revision of the 2007 Oath was adopted by the AACP Board of Directors and the APhA Board of Trustees in November 2021. AACP member institutions began to use the revised Oath of a Pharmacist during the 2021-22 academic year and with spring 2022 graduates.