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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.

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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

Rockford Campus Awarded Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) grant from the AACP

On April 1st, 2019, the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Rockford Campus was awarded a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) grant from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Dr. Allison Schriever, the Principal Investigator, and Co-Investigators Dr. Joseph Ross, Dr. Christopher Schriever, Dr. Annette Hays, Dr. Kevin Rynn and Megan Magnuson will use the award funds to conduct a study investigating the “Reactions, attitudes, and perceptions of multidisciplinary teams during IPE outreach”.

Philanthropist Carol H. Retzky to Receive Honorary Degree

Carol Retzky, along with her late husband Herbert, owned pharmacies in Chicago most of their working lives. They were leaders in their community and within the profession of pharmacy. Carol recently lost Herb at the age of 93. In the last decade, they’ve become philanthropists in the Oak Park area as well as to UIC, Herb’s alma mater (Class of 1946). Both Carol and Herb came from families with pharmacy backgrounds. Herb’s father passed away while he was a senior in high school forcing him to go to pharmacy school so the family could make ends meet. Carol’s father and brother were both pharmacy owners as well.

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.

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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Thu, May 23

Opioid Crisis: What’s Our Role in its Control?

12:30 pm UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford

Thu, May 23

Evening Resident Seminar May 23, 2019

5:30 pm UIC College of Pharmacy at Chicago — B36

Thu, Jun 6

Pharmacy Resident Seminar: Pharmacist Burnout: How Do We Stop the Burn?

12:30 pm UIC College of Pharmacy at Chicago — 134-1

Sat, Jun 22

Directions In Pharmacy Conference

Thu, Aug 22

White Coat Ceremony (Tentative Date)

7:00 pm UIC College of Pharmacy — 134-1

Our People

Assistant Director of the UICentre

Jason Hickok

We start with the idea that there are researchers on campus with a seed of a drug discovery project and then we pull together the team and resources capable of moving the project to the next level.

Class of 2016

Jeiran Ghasemi

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

Class of 2018

Paula Bielnicka

All of my teachers are experts in their fields which provides me with the knowledge and research opportunities to further my career in the small world of pharmacy.

Alum

Thomas Westerkamp

Many hands pulling in one direction can share the load. I want to help the students whose careers will follow mine, and I hope other alums feel the same.

Alum

Claire Thom

This institution set the foundation for how I think, how I behave and how I view the world.

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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