University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy

The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy is the pharmacy school of the University of Minnesota. It has two campus locations: in Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota. The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy is part of one of the largest Academic Health Centers (AHC)[1] in the United States. This center allows health professionals to train collaboratively during the course of their training programs. The AHC comprises the College of Pharmacy, School of Dentistry, Medical School, School of Nursing, School of Public Health, and the College of Veterinary Medicine:.[2]

## History

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The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy opened in 1892 with Frederick J. Wulling serving as Dean.[3] Only six of the original 15 students completed the two-year program on time and were granted a pharmaceutical doctor degree in 1894. Three years later the first women were admitted to the college, all of whom graduated.

Wulling established a nationally recognized medicinal plant garden at the University. He dedicated two acres to the exclusive cultivation of the heart stimulant digitalis, which helped produce over 20,000 bottles of tincture during World War I.[4]

Wulling's successors as dean are:[5]

* Charles Rogers, 1936-1957
* George Hager, 1957-1965
* Lawrence Weaver, 1966-1984
* Gilbert Banker, 1985-1992
* Bob Cipolle (Interim), 1992-1994
* Lawrence Weaver (Interim), 1994-1996
* Marilyn Speedie, 1996-2017
* Lynda Welage, 2017-

The Duluth program began in 2003 and was intended to address the severe shortage of pharmacists in Minnesota, especially in Greater Minnesota, at that time.[6]

## Academics

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The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD), Master of Science (MS) and Doctoral (PhD) degrees, and dual-degree programs for students interested in combining their pharmacy education with a degree in public health (PharmD/MPH), or business (PharmD/MBA).

In addition, the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy also has pharmacy residency as part of its education programs.

The Twin Cities campus enrolls approximately 100 PharmD students per class, while the Duluth campus enrolls approximately 50 students per class.[7]

## Ranking

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In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy sixth in the United States.[8]

## Notable faculty and alumni

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* Gunda Georg
* Philip S. Portoghese
* Robert Vince

## References

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1. ^ "Association of Academic Health Centers".
2. ^ "University of Minnesota Academic Health Center".
3. ^ "Frederick J. Wulling". Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association. 23 (3): 175–178\. 1934. doi:10.1002/jps.3080230301.
4. ^ "From Digitalis to Ziagen".
5. ^ "University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy History".
6. ^ "University of Minnesota-Duluth News Release". Pharmacy Program to Open at UMD September 2003.
7. ^ "Our Campuses: Duluth and Twin Cities".
8. ^ "U.S. News & World Report pharmacy school rankings". U.S. News & World Report pharmacy school rankings.

## External links

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* Official website

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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Located in: Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota

Academics|

| Colleges
and schools|

* College of Biological Sciences
* College of Continuing Education
* College of Design
* School of Dentistry
* College of Education and Human Development
* College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
* School of Journalism and Mass Communication
* Law School
* College of Liberal Arts
* Carlson School of Management
* Medical School
* School of Nursing
* College of Pharmacy
* Humphrey School of Public Affairs
* School of Public Health
* College of Science and Engineering
* College of Veterinary Medicine
* College in the Schools

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Research centers
and institutes|

* Institute for Advanced Study
* Charles Babbage Institute
* Institute on the Environment
* The Geometry Center
* GroupLens Research
* Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute
* Immigration History Research Center
* Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
* Institute for Law and Politics
* Institute for Mathematics and its Applications
* Masonic Cancer Center
* Minnesota Population Center
* National Center for Engineering and Technology Education
* The Polar Geospatial Center
* University of Minnesota primate research
* Soudan Underground Laboratory
* University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute
* William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute

Journals|

* Future Anterior
* Mechademia
* Management Information Systems Quarterly
* Minnesota Law Review
* Minnesota Journal of International Law
* Journal of Transport and Land Use
* Wíčazo Ša Review

Athletics|

| Teams|

* Golden Gophers
* Basketball
* men's
* women's
* Football
* Gymnastics
* Ice hockey
* men's
* women's
* Soccer
* Track and field
* Volleyball
* Wrestling

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Venues|

* Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium
* Les Bolstad Golf Course
* 3M Arena at Mariucci
* Memorial Stadium (demolished)
* Metrodome (demolished)
* Northrop Field (demolished)
* Ridder Arena
* Siebert Field
* Huntington Bank Stadium
* Williams Arena

Culture|

* Goldy Gopher
* Ski-U-Mah
* Spirit Squads
* Minnesota Marching Band
* Minnesota Rouser
* Minnesota March
* Go Gopher Victory
* Our Minnesota
* Minnesota Fight
* Hail! Minnesota

Other|

* Big Ten Conference
* Western Collegiate Hockey Association
* Little Brown Jug
* Paul Bunyan's Axe/Slab of Bacon
* Floyd of Rosedale
* North Star College Cup

Campus|

| Buildings|

* Armory
* Bell Museum of Natural History
* Children's Hospital
* Coffman Memorial Union
* Old Campus Historic District
* Eastcliff
* Katherine E. Nash Gallery
* Library System (Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, James Ford Bell Library, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, Walter Library)
* Moos Tower
* Masonic Cancer Center
* McNamara Alumni Center
* Medical Center
* Northrop Auditorium
* Rarig Center
* Southeast Steam Plant
* Weisman Art Museum

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Transportation|

* Campus Shuttle
* Dinkytown Bikeway Bridge
* Gopher Way
* METRO Green Line (West Bank station, East Bank station, Stadium Village station)
* Transitway
* Washington Ave. Bridge

Other|

* Bohemian Flats
* Cedar-Riverside
* Dinkytown
* Grand Rounds
* Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
* Northrop Mall
* Stadium Village

Student life|

* GAPSA
* Minnesota Daily
* Minnesota Republic
* Radio K
* Solar Vehicle Project
* The Wake
* Minnesota Centennial Showboat

History|

* Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota
* Starvation Experiment

People|

* Alumni
* Faculty

* Founded: 1851
* Students: 54,890
* Endowment: 3.281 billion
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