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College of Pharmacy | University of Illinois at Chicago

One College. Two Campuses. Unlimited Opportunities.

UIC is ranked the #6 College of Pharmacy in the country for good reason: research and clinical innovations, discoveries and comprehensive, committed teaching. That is why we've been defining the field for more than 150 years.

PharmD Program Graduate Programs Residency & Fellowship Programs

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Jenny Colombo, PharmD ’89, RES ’91, FEL ’92
Vice President Global Patients and Scientific Affairs for Takeda Pharmaceuticals International

College Announces Speaker for our 2019 Commencement Ceremony

The Class of 2019 will graduate on the May 9 at 10 a.m. in a ceremony at UIC's Credit One Arena. The UIC College of Pharmacy is proud to announce that the graduation speaker will be alumna Jenny Colombo, PharmD ’89, RES ’91, FEL ’92, Vice President Global Patients and Scientific Affairs for Takeda Pharmaceuticals International.

Jim Wang, recipient of the 2018 UIC Distinguished Researcher of the Year Award

Jim Wang named 2018 UIC Distinguished Researcher of the Year in Basic Life Sciences

Professor Jim Wang, Biopharmaceutical Sciences, was named the 2018 UIC Distinguished Researcher of the Year in Basic Life Sciences.

Drs. Cha and Bartels Win Teacher of the Semester

Professors Isaac Cha and Bradley Bartels were recognized as the Teachers of the Semester for fall 2018. Dr. Cha was recognized by the P3 students, and Dr. Bartels by both the P1 and P2 classes. Teachers of the Semester are voted on between the 14th and 15th week of the semester by each PharmD class. Congratulations!

Our Locations

Chicago Campus

Our Chicago campus is strategically located in the world-renown Illinois Medical District, providing numerous educational, clinical, and collaborative opportunities in a diverse urban setting.

Rockford Campus

Our Rockford campus, which opened in 2010, shares a 20-acre tree-lined site and state-of-the-art facilities with the U of I College of Medicine and College of Nursing at Rockford. Students gain hands-on clinical experience at the city’s multiple hospitals.

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Wed, Apr 24

BPS Research Seminar: "Controlled Spatiotemporal Signal Presentation within High-Density Cell Culture Systems for Engineering Co

3:30 pm UIC College of Pharmacy — 231 Chicago/E216 Rockford

Thu, Apr 25

PSOP Department Research Seminar - Alem Asfaw, MCs, PhD Candidate

12:20 pm College of Pharmacy — 134-2

Fri, Apr 26

47th Annual Albert Ebert Lecture

12:30 pm 134-1

Sat, Apr 27

Directions In Pharmacy Conference

Sat, Apr 27

APHA-ASP Golf Outing

12:00 pm Arrowhead Golf Course

Our People

Class of 2016

Jeiran Ghasemi

The Rockford campus is one big family and I wanted to be a part of it.

Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy

Dima Qato

We have to encourage and promote greater accountability for public health among the drug store enterprises.

Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion; Clinical Associate Professor, Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes & Policy; Director of UHP

Clara Awe

Our overarching goal [is] to increase the applicant pool of underreprresented minority students in the pharmacy pipeline.

Class of 2016

Jamie Hale

I chose to go to the Rockford campus because it is smaller and more intimate.

Class of 2017

Jordan Burkholder

Choosing the Rockford Campus...was a perfect fit. Getting a superior education while being close to my family and friends is priceless.

Why UIC? Because our students are given the foundation to pursue their dreams.

Last year, our residency match rate was 77%.

Our NAPLEX pass rate was 94.49%, 4% above the national average.

There’s always room in our legacy for more great minds and caring hearts, whether you’re a student, professor, preceptor, or supporter of our mission.

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