The Mylan School of Pharmacy is one of the ten degree-granting divisions that comprise Duquesne University

Duquesne University

Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...

 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

. The school's first pharmacy class matriculated in September 1925 under the leadership of the founding dean, Dr. Hugh C. Muldoon, and graduated in 1928. In May 2000, the Mylan School of Pharmacy graduated its first entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy

A Doctor of Pharmacy is a professional doctorate degree in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a first professional degree, and a prerequisite for licensing to exercise the profession of pharmacist.-Kenya :...

class.

The School of Pharmacy is housed in Duquesne University's Mellon Hall of Science, with new administrative, faculty, and student services offices located in the adjacent Bayer Learning Center.

Curriculum

The full-time on-campus Pharm. D. program is arranged in two phases: a two-year pre-professional stage and four-year professional curricular format. The USPharmD website assesses, "The Non-Traditional Doctor of Pharmacy program has been an accessible and flexible pathway for working pharmacy practitioners to obtain a Pharm.D. degree. In April 2004, the School of Pharmacy announced the phase-out of the NTDP program by May 2009. No new students will be accepted after January 2004."

External links

• The Mylan School of Pharmacy website