Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy partners with Mount Mary University for direct admittance 4+3 program
Milwaukee, March 27, 2018 – A new agreement between the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Mount Mary University will assure qualified undergraduate students at Mount Mary early admittance to the MCW School of Pharmacy upon graduation.
In addition to being guaranteed a spot in MCW’s three-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program, full-time Mount Mary students who successfully complete the requirements will also connect with MCW in the early stage of their academic careers. They will each be assigned a MCW mentor and have opportunities to participate in School of Pharmacy programs and events before entering pharmacy school.
“This partnership enhances a direct pipeline to recruit diverse students exemplified by Mount Mary to the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program,” said George E. MacKinnon III, PhD, MS, RPh, founding dean of MCW’s School of Pharmacy. “We’re excited for the growth this partnership will bring to the PharmD program and expanding our reach within the Milwaukee community.”
The partnership is the first of its kind for Mount Mary. At a university where the undergraduate population is all-female, one of the goals of the direct admittance program is to attract and retain more women in STEM careers.
This agreement will have wide-ranging effects, both for advancing women in the sciences and to address demand for pharmacists within the region, said Mount Mary President Christine Pharr, Ph.D.
“Mount Mary is very pleased to be expanding upon our previous partnerships with the Medical College of Wisconsin with the new Pharm.D. Early Assurance program,” Pharr said. “We are always looking for opportunities for our women to become successful in STEM and health-related disciplines. Given that over 80 percent of Mount Mary students stay in the greater Milwaukee area after graduation, this will be a wonderful collaboration that will benefit our institutions and our community.”
The seven-year program is comprised of four years of undergraduate curriculum at Mount Mary, resulting in a Bachelor of Science degree, followed by three years of study in the PharmD curriculum at MCW.
The MCW Pharmacy School is the only three-year PharmD program in the Midwest that is located at an academic medical center, providing access to world-renowned resources at Froedtert Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin for students and faculty alike. The aim of the MCW Pharmacy School is to not only educate the pharmacists of the future, but also create new and innovative practice models and inter-professional health care teams that leverage the role of the pharmacist to deliver patient-centered care with improved health outcomes.
For full details of this partnership, visit the program page on the Mount Mary website.
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About the Medical College of Wisconsin
With a history dating back to 1893, The Medical College of Wisconsin is dedicated to leadership and excellence in education, patient care, research and community engagement. More than 1,200 students are enrolled in MCW’s medical school and graduate school programs in Milwaukee, 56 medical students enrolled at MCW-Green Bay, and 26 students matriculated to MCW-Central Wisconsin in 2016. MCW’s School of Pharmacy opened in 2017. A major national research center, MCW is the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. In FY2015, faculty received more than $158 million in external support for research, teaching, training and related purposes. This total includes highly competitive research and training awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annually, MCW faculty direct or collaborate on more than 3,200 research studies, including clinical trials. Additionally, more than 1,500 physicians provide care in virtually every specialty of medicine for more than 525,000 patients annually.
About Mount Mary University
Mount Mary University is an urban Catholic university committed to social justice and the development of the whole person. Founded in 1913 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, it is the first four-year, degree-granting Catholic institution for women in Wisconsin. Today it serves a minority-majority population and offer more than 30 undergraduate majors for women and nine graduate programs for women and men in four schools: Arts & Design, Humanities, Social Sciences & Education, Natural & Health Sciences and Business. Mount Mary creates bold women who transform the world. #HerestotheBold
