College of Pharmacy, Nursing

& Allied Health Sciences

Center of Excellence

E. Jeannette Andrews, Ed.D., Deputy Director

Henry North, M.S., Ph.D. Candidate

Candace Tavares, Pharm.D. Candidate

Eric Butcher, Pharm.D. Candidate

Howard University History

• Private institution chartered March 2, 1867 by an act of congress as a university for the education of youth in the liberal arts and sciences.

• HU produces a high percentage of African American professionals and scholars.

• HU has 12,000 students enrolled in its 12 colleges and schools (College of Arts and Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences, Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, and the School of Business, Communications, Divinity, Education, Law, Social Work and the Graduate School of the Arts and Sciences) and offers more than 180 specialized subjects, with doctorates in more than 23 areas.

• Comprehensive Research Intensive University

Howard University

Leadership

Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau16th President

Dr. Beatrice Adderley-KellyDean, College of Pharmacy, Nursing,

and Allied Health Sciences

The NEED

For Minority Health Care

Professionals

• Pharmaceutical Scientists <1%

• Pharmacists 9%

• Nursing 16.8%

• Allied Health Sciences **

More Healthcare Professionals are NEEDED!

How to attract more students?

Department of

Pharmaceutical Sciences

• In conjunction with the Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy services.

• Masters of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in the following areas, Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacy Administration.

• The research focus includes Pharmacognosy and Natural Products, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Physical Pharmaceutics and Dosage Form Design, Drug Delivery, Pharmacokinetics, Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacy Administration and Health Services Research.

Department of

Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Currently 27 graduate students as of Fall 2010

• 7 Ph.D. candidates expected to complete the dissertation May 2011.

• Benedict Arrey, M.S. and Henry North, M.S. facilitated tutorials for incoming Nursing students in Anatomy and Physiology in 2009-Present.

• Mary Maneno instructs the second year Doctor of Pharmacy Biostatistics course

• Anna Teschemaker received a dissertation grant the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

• Zufan Debebe, M.S. won a NIH grant for research studies on HIV chelating agents.

School of Pharmacy

• Four-year entry-level professional program leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D. degree).

• Focus on expanding the role of Pharmacists in clinical practice.

• HU Pharmacists are prepared to be leaders in the interdisciplinary team of Doctors, Nurses and Pharmacists.

• Only Pharmacy School in the Nation’s Capital.

• Extensive collaborations with the Howard University Hospital.

Division of Nursing

• Offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Masters of Science in Nursing.

• BSN offers several tracks (1) a 22 month advanced placement program for students with previous degrees, or significant number of credits in specific course areas. (2) a Registered Nurse completion program including provisions for direct articulation from Prince George’s Community College or Montgomery College.

• MSN offers a Primary Family Nurse Practitioner, and a Post Master’s Certificate.

Division of Allied Health Sciences

• Offers five provisional baccalaureate degree programs in: Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Nutritional Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant and Radiation Therapy.

• B.S. in Pre-Physical Therapy and MS in Physical Therapy.

• M.S. and Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences (through graduate school)

Center of Excellence

Since 2000, we initiated programs for K-12 students, partnerships with community colleges and four year institutions. The Pharmaceutical Sciences and Doctor of Pharmacy students participate in graduate Faculty/Student Research.

New Faculty DevelopmentStudent Health Services Training

Pre-High School/ High School Summer Enrichment Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) Preparation

Mini-Preview Phase I and Phase II for First Year and Second Year Pharmacy students

National Pharmacy Licensing Exam (NAPLEX) Preparation

The Center of Excellence

Endowment Scholarship

Program (COE-ESP)

• Initiated to expand Teaching, Research and Recruitment of first year Professional students.

• The funding of this merit-based tuition scholarship is to award students’ with outstanding performance in the health professional programs.

• Over 106 students have received scholarships from this program.

COE Peer Tutorial Sessions

• Run by peer tutors in small groups and on an individual basis for nearly every course in the curriculum, depending upon need.

• All students are provided academic advisement and counseling services through the Center of Excellence.

• Since 2000, over 670 students have been provided tutorial assistance.

COE Academic

Reinforcement

• To strengthen student’s comprehension and application of basic science concepts.

• An extension of the tutorials, the students are advised, counseled and closely monitored to ensure early intervention strategies when academic problems are identified.

• Currently, the counselors provides services to 10-20 students daily.

CPNAS Makeup

• The ethnic composition of the students include; 184 (67.0%) African Americans; 58 (21.0%) URM Asian Americans; 17 (6.0%) Hispanics, 2 (0.7%) Native Americans, and 15 (5.4%) Non Hispanic Whites and Non-URM Asians.

• Approximately 55% of the students were female.

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

• There continues to be a need for a more diverse applicant pool of under-represented minorities to apply to and enroll in the programs offered through the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences.

• The development of a competitive applicant pool of minority students is reflected in the School of Pharmacy’s, as well as the rest of the College’s current enrollment.

• For the 2008-2009 academic year, there were a total of 277 students in the School of Pharmacy.

Past Student Spotlight

Alana Whittaker BS, PharmD, Howard University 2008

Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

University of Southern Nevada

College of Pharmacy

Past Student Spotlight

Patrice Jackson, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Howard University 2009

Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

School of Pharmacy

Past Student Spotlight

Spencer Carter, B.S., Howard University, 2010

Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2014

COE Summer Participant 2006

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

FOR THE FUTURE!!!