Rural Pharmacy Program Summaries
Below you will find a brief summary of the rural programs that are available at each institution.
University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy
Program Details:
- Rural Program Name: Rural Pharmacy Education (RPHARM) Program
- Program Director: Heidi Olson, PharmD (holson6@uic.edu)
- Program type: Concentration
- Started in 2010
- Didactic coursework: 3 years
- Interprofessional: yes
- Rural IPPE: optional
- Rural APPE: 3 required
- Student research: community-based project
University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
Program Details:
- Rural Program Name: Rural Health Professions Program/Certificate in Health Disparities
- Program Director: Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, JD, MPH (ehall@pharmacy.arizona.edu)
- Program type: Certificate
- Started in 1997
- Didactic coursework: 4 years
- Interprofessional: yes
- Rural IPPE: 2 required
- Rural APPE: 1 required
- Student research: optional
University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Program Details:
- Rural Program Name: Rural Pharmacy Health Certificate
- Program Director: Stephanie Kiser, RPh (skiser92@email.unc.edu)
- Program type: Graduate certificate
- Started in 2014
- Didactic coursework: 2 years
- Interprofessional: yes
- Rural IPPE: 1 required
- Rural APPE: 3 required
- Student research: practice-based continuity site
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
Program Details:
- Rural Program Name: Rural Health Certificate Program
- Program Coordinator: Tyler Melton, PharmD, MPH, BCPS (tmelto11@uthsc.edu)
- Program type: Graduate certificate
- Started in 2021
- Didactic coursework: 2 years
- Interprofessional: no
- Rural IPPE: 1 required
- Rural APPE: 3 required
- Student research: community-based project
Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Program Details:
- Rural Program Name: Rural Health Initiative
- Program Director: Megan Undeberg, PharmD, BCACP (meganru@wsu.edu)
- Program type: Track
- Started in 2022
- Didactic coursework: 3 years
- Interprofessional: yes
- Rural IPPE: required
- Rural APPE: minimum of 1 required
- Student research: Population-based project
