Advancing Medicine for Life

UNC Eshelman School
of Pharmacy

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is developing leaders in pharmacy education, pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences through innovation in teaching, practice and research.

The school features leading-edge curricula, world-class faculty, state-of-the-art facilities and partnerships with academia, nonprofits, health care providers and industry across the United States and around the world. Together with its students, researchers and partners, the school is on a mission to help people live longer, healthier lives.

As Carolina celebrates its 225th anniversary this year, we’ll spotlight the ways the University is preparing our students to thrive in a dynamic society and how it is opening the doors for great minds to make transformative discoveries. Throughout the year, we’ll profile academic units, hear from deans and learn about programs that set Carolina apart from other universities.

Everything we do begins and ends with the patient in mind.

Dhiren R. Thakker, Interim Dean

Creating solutions

Students Make International Impact through GPS Ethiopia Program
With the help of Carolina pharmacy students, the staff at Tikur Anbessa Hospital in Ethiopia is now administering life-saving chemotherapy.
UNC-Chapel Hill and Deerfield Management Launch Drug Discovery Company
Deerfield Management has committed up to $65 million to support the development of novel therapeutics at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
School Earns No. 1 U.S. News Ranking among Pharmacy Schools
The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy was ranked No. 1 in Doctor of Pharmacy programs by U.S. News & World Report in the 2017 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.
Stem Cells Show Promise as Drug Delivery Tool for Childhood Brain Cancer
Results from early studies demonstrate how cancer-hunting stem cells, developed from skin cells, can track down and deliver a drug to destroy medulloblastoma cells hiding after surgery.