One of the trademarks of the College of Pharmacy is providing the necessary cutting-edge opportunities for students to apply their coursework in pharmacy practice situations. At the heart of continuing this tradition of excellence is the college's need to construct a Pharmacy Skills Center and Simulation Laboratory.

Changes in the pharmacy profession over the years have made it necessary for pharmacists to take a more active role in managing health care. Today's pharmacist is often the health professional whom patients are in contact with during critical points in their health care process. The evolution of pharmacy practice requires a variety of laboratory and classroom spaces for optimal learning.

This has all been taken into account in the careful planning of the Pharmacy Skills Center and Simulation Lab. This laboratory is designed to provide students with practical experiences in many pharmacy related areas.

The approximately 2,400 square-foot laboratory is located on the first floor of the Raabe College of Pharmacy where the compounding lab and faculty offices were located.

The center features six state-of-the -art compound/counseling pods with portable OTC simulation stations and is designed so that professors can effectively assess students and easily provide them feedback to improve their skills. Due to the strategic linkage between pharmacy practice and drug information, the skills center and lab are connected to the current Drug Information Center. "The skills center and lab allows our faculty to work closely with students in training them for the real life practice situations of today and and the future" comments Dr. Donnie Sullivan, professor and chair of The Department of Pharmacy Practice.

If you have questions, please contact Scott Wills, Director of Development.