Pharmacy
WINTER
SPRING
2014
P E R S P E C T I V E S
CU's Skaggs
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
From nationwide school
rankings to licensing pass
rates and outstanding
on-time graduation rates
- our school proves
it's exceptional.
* Ranked 24th on U.S. News &
World Report's 2013 list of
best pharmacy schools in the
country (out of 129 schools)
* In 2013, 100% of our recent
graduates who took the
NAPLEX passed the exam.
* 91% of the graduates from the
class of 2013 completed the
curriculum within 4 academic
years and 94% of the class of
2013 are anticipated to have
graduated within 5 academic years
* In 2013, 75% of graduates
who applied for first-year
residencies matched. The
national average was 63.4%.
* 7th in the nation for National
Institutes of Health (NIH) funding
among pharmacy schools and 8th
in the nation for grant funding
from all sources among pharmacy
schools (fiscal year 2012-2013).
In This Issue
2-8 Alter Egos
10 Genie in a Bottle
12 The Other Drug Problem
14 Action and Advocacy
FUTURE
Pr e s c r i p t i o n f o r t h e
M
ore than 200 4th graders
descended upon the
Anschutz Medical Campus
recently and discovered what it's
like to be pharmacists. Hosted by
second and third-year pharmacy
students and members of the
SNPhA and CSSHP, 4th graders
learned about the importance
of accurate measurements,
labeling, and compounding.
Second-year pharmacy
student Thanh Tran helps
4th graders compound
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pharmacy Perspectives - Winter/Spring 2014