College of Pharmacy Fast Facts

  • Founded in 1898
  • One college with two campuses based in Memphis and Knoxville

Accrediation

  • Full six-year accreditation by the American Council for Pharmacy Education

Rankings

Degrees Offerred

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD)
  • Combined PharmD/PhD

School Leadership

Leadership Postion Name

Dean

Dick R. Gourley, PharmD

Executive Associate Dean,
Memphis

James C. Eoff III, PharmD

Executive Associate Dean,
Knoxville

Peter A. Chyka, PharmD

Associate Dean,
Academic Affairs

Stephanie J. Phelps, PharmD

Associate Dean,
Graduate Programs and Research

Bernd Meibohm, PhD

Associate Dean,
Transitional Research

P. David Rogers, PharmD, PhD

Associate Dean,
Continuing Education

Glen Farr, PharmD

Assistant Dean,
Knoxville

Debbie C. Byrd, PharmD

Assistant Dean,
Nashville

D. Todd Bess, PharmD

Chair,
Clinical Pharmacy

Richard A. Helms, PharmD

Chair,
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Duane Miller, PhD

Student Body Profile (incoming PharmD students, Fall 2009)

Accepted

168

Average Composite PCAT

72

Average GPA

3.45

In-State Students (%)

80

Out-of-State Students (%)

20

Females (%)

58

Male (%)

42

Age Range

20-36

Number of states represented

19

Number of Tennessee Counties

42

The class entering in the fall 2009 is comprised of 25.1% minority students. With the exception of the five historically black schools of pharmacy, UTCOP has the largest percentage of African-American students enrolled of any college of pharmacy in the United States.

College of Pharmacy

Contact Us

College of Pharmacy
847 Monroe Ave. Suite 226
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: (901) 448-6036
Fax: (901) 448-7053