Article: Pharmacy schools become the new growth industry

The much publicized pharmacist shortage has spurred plans for up to seven-count 'em, seven-new pharmacy schools around the country, and that building boom has some established institutions a little nervous about their own manpower shortfall.

Four of the seven proposed new pharmacy schools are seeking accreditation from the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, according to executive director Peter Masses, Pharm.D. Applications and presentations were made to ACPE by the Nevada College of Pharmacy, which opened its doors in January; the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy; Palm Beach Atlantic School of Pharmacy; and the University of California San Diego ...

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