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2019 graduates together at Memorial Union terrace

Photo Gallery: Commencement 2019

Posted on June 1, 2019

This May brought many celebrations, awards, and smiling graduates. Across the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy’s PharmD, Pharmacology-Toxicology, and graduate programs, we ushered more than 100 new graduates into the next stage of their …

Dean Steven Swanson at the 2019 Hooding Ceremony

Dean’s Corner – Summer 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019

As the Class of 2019 launches their pharmacy career, the School of Pharmacy is as strong as ever, and we have much to be proud. Our PharmD program is preparing students successfully in key outcomes: …

Melissa Heim is honored by the Larry Boh Clinical Instructor Excellence Award and delivers her speech at the ceremony.

Award-Winning APPE Preceptor Driven by Making Difference

Posted on May 30, 2019

Alumna Melissa Heim accepts the 2019 Larry Boh Clinical Instructor Excellence Award as an outstanding preceptor for student pharmacists. as well as her contribution to push forward the difference to happen in the pharmacy practice.

2019 Residency Match - SoP is #4 in the nation for most students matched with residencies

UW–Madison PharmD Students Outperform in 2019 Residency Match

Posted on April 18, 2019

A record number of PharmD students at the School of Pharmacy matched with ASHP residencies this year, making the School fourth in the nation for the most students matched with residencies.

2018 NAPLEX Pass Rate for UW-Madison School of Pharmacy is 98%, Accredited Pharmacy Schools Average is 89%, and all NAPLEX takers is 83%

UW–Madison School of Pharmacy Leads with One of the Best NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Posted on April 17, 2019

PharmD students from the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy significantly outperformed their peers on the 2018 North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) with a first-time pass rate of 98.33 percent versus the national average for all accredited pharmacy schools of 89.46 percent.

UW–Madison School of Pharmacy’s Jennifer Golden Designs Promising New Compounds To Fight Deadly Mosquito-Transmitted Viruses

Posted on April 16, 2019

The School of Pharmacy makes a breakthrough in creating new small molecules that penetrate into the brain where the equine encephalitis viruses reside and interfere with viral replication to stop EEV. The research is funded by a new, five-year $21 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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