Contact Information
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Institution Address:
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Address 1: Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy 
Address 2: 2316 Walker Building
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City: Auburn
State: Alabama
Zip/Postal Code: 36849
Country: United States

Program Location:: Alabama
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Dr. Surachat Ngorsuraches
  Title: Associate Professor and Admissions Coordinator
  Office: Health Outcomes Research and Policy
  Phone (Work): 334-844-8304
  Email: szn0053@auburn.edu
- Name: Jennifer Johnston
  Title: Academic Administrator
  Office: Graduate Programs
  Phone (Work): 334-844-4029
  Email: jmj0025@auburn.edu
- Name: Dr. Jay Ramapuram
  Title: Professor and Graduate Program Officer
  Office: Drug Development and Discovery
  Phone (Work): 334-844-8320
  Email: ramapjb@auburn.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://pharmacy.auburn.edu/academics/graduate.php

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Program Application Deadline
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Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: December 01, 2023
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
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Application Fee:: $60/Domestic or $70/International
Application Deadline Description::
For applications to the Health Outcomes Research and Policy option, the deadline for Fall admission is December 1 of the preceding year. For all applications to all other options, we like to receive applications by Jan. 15th each year but applications can be considered at any time. 

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Program Description
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Program Description:
The Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy (HSOP) offers MS and PhD degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Those pursuing these degrees must select one of four curricular options: (1) Health Outcomes Research and Policy, (2) Pharmaceutics, (3) Pharmacology, or (4) Medicinal Chemistry.

Research and teaching in the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy seeks to improve medication-related outcomes, considering the perspective of patients, providers, and policymakers. This includes social and behavioral aspects of pharmacy, research to maximize medication-related outcomes, machine learning, and comparative effectiveness and safety research. The overall goal of the department is to improve medication effectiveness through practice and population-based research.

Research in the Department of Drug Discovery and Development is focused on several therapeutic areas, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and oncology. Investigators are generating lead molecules with therapeutic potential, elucidating mechanisms of disease, optimizing drug delivery strategies, and studying drug disposition.

Medicinal chemists identify or generate novel chemical entities that may serve as potential lead molecules for the drug discovery process. These chemists also work to develop strategies and tools for assessing drug consumption and metabolism.
Scientists who focus on pharmaceutics study the relationship between the properties of drugs and development of strategies to improve drug administration and drug delivery.

Pharmacologists work to identify and validate novel targets for pharmacotherapeutic intervention. They also study the effects of agents on cell, tissue, organ, and organismal function, particularly toxic effects.


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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Public
Is your program accepting applications for this program?: Yes
Program Start Term:: Fall, Spring
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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 60
Required Rotations:: Research
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
Curricular Focus or Concentration::
- Health Outcomes Research and Policy
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutics

Area(s) of Study:: Behavioral Science, Biochemistry, Drug Delivery, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism, Forensic Science, Health Outcomes, Health Policy, Health Services, Medicinal Chemistry, Natural Product, Patient Safety, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy Communication, Social Science
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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes
Last academic year-number of accepted students for your program:: 9
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
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United States: 3
International: 6

Last academic year-average overall GPA of the accepted students:: 3.58
Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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Academia: 3
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Unknown: 2

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Last 5 academic years-estimated average years of study to graduation:: 4.39
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GRE and Other Tests
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GRE Section
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 Is the GRE required?: No

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GRE scores are not required but applicants are encouraged to provide them. 

Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation:
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Are letters of recommendations required by your program?: Yes
 If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required?: 3

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 3.0
Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.5
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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 90
Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Department or University Scholarship, Other
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: $20,000
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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
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