About USciences
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- History
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- Our Campus
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- Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services Certificate Program
- Discover Series
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- Misher Festival of Fine Arts and Humanities
- MLK Day of Service
- Move-in and Welcome Events
- Orientation
- Patricia Leahy Memorial Lecture
- Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Training
- Philadelphia Grain Malt Symposium
- Philadelphia Science Festival
- REEP Annual Symposium and Networking Event
- Research Day and John C. Krantz Jr. Lecture
- Undergraduate Research Festival
- Vestibular Rehabilitation Continuing Education Series
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University of the Sciences has prepared students to be leaders and practitioners in the healthcare and science fields for 200 years. Key to its distinctive education is a tradition of hands-on research and experiential learning that is evident in every graduate who has walked its campus.
Since its founding in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America, USciences has grown to more than 30 degree-granting programs from bachelor’s through doctoral degrees in the health sciences, bench sciences, and healthcare business and policy fields. USciences students are proven everywhere they go. A USciences education is offered both on-campus and online.
Events
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Oct 19
Transfer Advising Virtual Seminar
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Register herePlease join USciences for our Transfer Advising Virtual Seminar. This event is designed specifically for community...
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Oct 21
Lois K. Cohen Endowed Lecture Series in Global Health
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Register herePlease join us in person and online for the eleventh lecture in this exciting informative series on Thursday, October...
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Oct 28
2021 Misher Lecture
11:00am - 12:00pm
Register here"Conducting Life Interviews: A Legacy Workshop", presented by Maryanne O’Hara. Life interviews offer an...
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Oct 28
Graduate Fall Open House
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Register hereDiscover how the graduate programs at USciences can give you the edge you’re looking for at our Graduate Open House....
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Oct 30
Medical Cannabis Education Certification Course
8:00am - 12:15pm
Register hereUSciences Substance Use Disorders Institute is proud to offer its Medical Cannabis 4-Hour Certification Course in...
USciences News
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Elizabeth Harris Named 2021 PPA Preceptor of the YearOctober 15, 2021
The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) recently presented Elizabeth Harris, PharmD, BCACP with the PPA Preceptor of the Year Award.
USciences Online Launches Labster SimulationsOctober 15, 2021
USciences Online is teaming up with Labster, an interactive simulated laboratory tool, to enhance its online offerings to students.
Alumni Named to Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association BoardsOctober 15, 2021
Thomas Franko PharmD'11 was installed as president of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA)'s Board of Officers for the 2021-22 term.
Student Org Spotlight: Phi Delta ChiOctober 14, 2021
Phi Delta Chi focuses on preparing students to be professionals in the pharmacy industry.
First-Generation Students Find Support, Success at USciencesOctober 12, 2021
Approximately a third of USciences undergraduate students are the first in their families to attend college.
At a Glance
Founded: 1821
Interim President: Valerie P. Weil, MD
Students: 2,285 (1,372 undergraduate, 913 graduate)
Diversity: >56% non-white
64% female
On-campus residents: 438
Colleges: 3
BS programs: 22
Masters programs: 14 (includes MS, MOT, MBA)
Doctoral programs: 10 (includes PharmD, DPT, DrOT)
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs: 12
Full-time faculty: 179
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1
Laboratories and computer labs: more than 100
Clubs and Campus Orgs: 60+
Sororities and fraternities: 11
Athletics Name: Devils
School mascot: Drake the Devil
Division II varsity teams: 12
Address:
600 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495
Points of Pride
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Founded in 1821 as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, USciences was the first college of pharmacy in North America.
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Our impressive alumni include giants of the pharmaceutical industry like Dr. Eli Lilly. Gerald F. Rorer and John Wyeth.
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USciences’ 24-acre, state-of-the-art campus in Philadelphia is close to 100 hospitals and 150 research laboratories.
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Both undergraduate and graduate USciences students engage in significant original research alongside world-class faculty.