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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT TITUSVILLE SIGNS UNDERGRADUATE AFFILIATE AGREEMENT WITH LECOM'S NEW SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
TITUSVILLE, Feb. 14 -- Officials of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy and the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville signed an agreement establishing an affiliation that will allow qualified pre-pharmacy students to attend the new pharmacy school. The “2+3” Accelerated Program in Pharmacy will offer an early-entry pre-pharmacy program that will give UPT students the opportunity to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) in five years. UPT is the second undergraduate school to join LECOM in preparing new pharmacists who will meet the growing national demand for pharmacists. “We’re pleased that the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville has recognized the opportunity to train more qualified professionals for the pharmaceutical health care field,” said Diane S. Swaffar, Ph. D., R.Ph. and Dean of the new School of Pharmacy. “LECOM is proud to work with our colleagues in Titusville which has a well established pre-pharmacy program in place preparing highly qualified and caring students that LECOM wants in our new pharmacy program.” “This agreement permits students in northwest Pennsylvania who wish to become pharmacists to begin their careers in a first-rate, supportive academic environment before they complete their education at the LECOM School of Pharmacy,” said Michael A. Worman, Ph.D., and President of UPT. “This agreement assures students that, if they perform well academically, they will be able to complete their degree locally.” In addition, Margaret H. Peaslee, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Biology, said, “This cooperative program will allow students to receive a strong foundation in their basic course work provided by the superior faculty and facilities at UPT, and then complete their professional training at LECOM in the minimum amount of time. It’s efficient, effective, and will make students exceedingly employable.” Dr. Swaffar added, “We hope that many of these future pharmacists will decide to stay in northwestern Pennsylvania area and pursue their careers here.” Students would attend UPT for two years of pre-pharmacy education and would complete the professional pharmacy program in an accelerated three-year program at LECOM. When the new school of pharmacy opens in September 2002, it will be one of only a few pharmacy schools offering the accelerated three-year professional degree program. The traditional doctor of pharmacy degree takes six years, starting with the undergraduate program. LECOM will work with UPT academic advisors to accept students for the professional phase of their pharmacy education. These students will need to complete 60 credits of pre-pharmacy education at UPT and maintain a 3.0 grade point average. To begin the program in Titusville, students will need to meet academic guidelines established by the University of Pittsburgh. The LECOM School of Pharmacy three-year professional program will open in September 2002 with 78 students. The School of Pharmacy has begun accepting applications for the first class. LECOM will house the school of pharmacy in the college’s new $16 million dollar addition. President Michael A. Worman, Ph.D. of Titusville signed the agreement for UPT. Vice President of Academic Affairs Margaret H. Peaslee, Ph.D. also signed. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Silvia M. Ferretti, D.O., and School of Pharmacy Dean Diane S. Swaffar, Ph.D., R.Ph., signed for LECOM..
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