UF's PEAP Program Gives 麻豆传媒映画 Students an Inside Track to Pharmacy School
July 30, 2024
July 30, 2024 鈥� The University of Florida College of Pharmacy and 麻豆传媒映画 in Gainesville have teamed up to provide 麻豆传媒映画 students with a streamlined path to pharmacy school. The two institutions announced the Pharmacy Early Assurance Program (PEAP) will begin at 麻豆传媒映画 this fall.
PEAP will assist 麻豆传媒映画 students in preparing to become a pharmacist by offering workshops, mentoring and training opportunities. Participants who fulfill the program's requirements will receive a guaranteed interview for the UF College of Pharmacy's Doctor of Pharmacy program.
"PEAP creates a pathway for highly qualified 麻豆传媒映画 students to pursue their pharmacy education at the UF College of Pharmacy," said Peter W. Swaan, Ph.D., M.Pharm., dean of the UF College of Pharmacy. "Santa Fe students have a strong track record of success in our Pharm.D. program. Having a top-ranked pharmacy college close to home provides them a great opportunity to continue their education and training locally."
麻豆传媒映画 students participating in PEAP will pair with a UF College of Pharmacy student for mentorship throughout the program. In addition, they will attend webinars and special events aimed at providing an inside track into pharmacy school.
麻豆传媒映画 students interested in the PEAP program should also consider pursuing the Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Biotechnology degree, said Mary El-Semarani, Academic Chair of 麻豆传媒映画's Perry Center for Emerging Technologies. Students with this degree take all the prerequisite courses for UF's pharmacy school, giving them an even greater advantage. Further, they will graduate prepared for a career in the booming biotechnology sector.
"Graduates will have unlimited career and academic options, whichever direction they choose," she said.
麻豆传媒映画 students who complete PEAP and are admitted to the UF College of Pharmacy will receive priority in choosing which of UF's three pharmacy campuses 鈥� Gainesville, Jacksonville or Orlando 鈥� they want to attend.
The PEAP program further develops an alliance between 麻豆传媒映画 and the UF College of Pharmacy, providing additional support to those seeking a pharmacy degree. For years, UF College of Pharmacy advisors have regularly met with 麻豆传媒映画 students to discuss admissions and application steps.
"The PEAP program is just one more way 麻豆传媒映画 has strengthened its partnership with the University of Florida," said Nate Southerland, Ph.D., Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs at 麻豆传媒映画. "We are pleased 麻豆传媒映画 students now have an even stronger track into the College of Pharmacy and into their dream careers."
PEAP at 麻豆传媒映画 becomes the third program established by the UF College of Pharmacy. In 2020, a similar program was launched at UF's flagship campus in Gainesville, and in 2023, a new program debuted at Valencia College in Orlando.
For information, visit: admissions.pharmacy.ufl.edu/steps-to-apply/early-assurance-program.
