The University of Toledo

The College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The nationally ranked College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences was the first college established at The University of Toledo. The college’s 109-year history includes a tradition of student-centered instruction and excellence in research and patient care. The mission of the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is to educate students to become pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists while advancing pharmaceutical knowledge. Guiding principles are personal integrity, respect for humanity and human diversity, and professionalism.

The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences features state-of-the-art facilities, including a renowned pharmacy practice lab that allows students to gain real-time experience in a functioning pharmacy. Our faculty members are recognized authorities in their areas of specialization, conducting research that contributes to the development of new treatments, practices, and innovations. In fall 2010, the college expanded to The Frederic and Mary Wolfe Center on the University’s Health Science Campus. This distinction allows the college to expand its mission in an academic health science community. The College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Points of Pride

• The College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences was founded in 1904 and was the first college established at The University of Toledo.  The college originally shared a building with the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Law and Medicine in downtown Toledo. In fall 2010, the college expanded to a newly constructed state-of-the art facility, the Frederic and Mary Wolfe Center, on the university's Health Science Campus.

• A 2011 study conducted by faculty members at Southwest Oklahoma State University’s College of Pharmacy ranked The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences eighth in the U.S. and first in Ohio for teaching and value. The college is also ranked among the nation's top pharmacy schools in U.S. News and World Report.

• The college’s international relationships include academic and research partnerships with The University of Szeged in Hungary, Lebanese American University in Lebanon, Al Zaytoonah University in Jordan, PSG and Sons’ Charities College of Technology in India, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Saudi Arabia, and the North Sichuan Medical College in China, among others.

• Steven Lombardo, a 2011 graduate of the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences program was the first Fulbright scholar in the history of the college.  Mr. Lombardo, who studied pharmacology and toxicology, conducted a year of study with Dr. Mary Collins of the Faculty of Pharmacy at The University of Sydney.  Subsequently, Mr. Lombardo began a PhD in neuroscience at Wake Forest University.

• Each year, more than $1 million in grant money is awarded to the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences for research and development. 

• The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is a nationally recognized leader in promoting the pharmacy profession to high school students through camps and career days. In 2001, the college established a pharmacy summer camp to introduce rising high school seniors to the profession and practice of pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences. As part of its diversity initiative, the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences hosts an annual one-day camp for children of migrant farm workers. Many pharmacy camp participants later earn pharmacy degrees from The University of Toledo. 

• Pharmacy students have an on-time graduation rate of over 90%. Graduates of the doctor of pharmacy program have a first-time passage rate of over 94% on the Pharmacy Board Licensure Exam.

 

College Administration

Dean Johnnie L. Early, II, PhD, RPh	Executive Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Student Affairs Christine Hinko, PhD	Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs Marcia McInerney, PhD	Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Laurie Mauro, PharmD

Dr. Katherine Wall, Chair Department of Medicinal & Biological Chemistry	Dr. William S. Messer, Chair Department of Pharmacology	Dr. Steven J. Martin, Chair Department of Pharmacy Practice