Mission Statement
The Mission of the South University School of Pharmacy is:
To prepare graduates for the practice of pharmaceutical care and life-long learning, and to promote faculty research, scholarship, and service.
The School provides a learning community that facilitates critical thinking, problem-solving skills and scholarship, using the latest technology. It provides for active student-centered learning that fosters life-long learning and continuing professional development. Although the School prepares pharmacists for all areas of practice, special emphasis is placed on the community environment in which the majority of healthcare services will be provided in the future.
VISION
To become a national leader in pharmacy education.
The School of Pharmacy strives for excellence in:
Teaching
- Provide students with the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes and values necessary to practice pharmaceutical care.
- Develop an understanding of and approach to critical inquiry.
- Facilitate the transformation of students from dependent to independent learners.
- Foster a desire and need for life-long learning.
- Provide a model of care that improves health outcomes for patients.
Scholarship
- Engage in all forms of scholarship including the scholarship of teaching.
- Expose students to the processes of research.
- Encourage scholarly inquiry into the benefits of pharmaceutical care in improving patient outcomes.
Professional Service and Practice
- Develop an understanding of the value of interdisciplinary care.
- Provide students with models of wellness and community health programming.
- Involve students in the profession of pharmacy.
Community Service
- Develop an understanding of the importance of volunteerism and its impact on the community.
- Integrate the School into the daily life of the community.