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“I congratulate the faculty, staff, and students at the Bill
Gatton College of Pharmacy and the ETSU administration on
this achievement, and I commend them for their role in
directing the college to this point,” Calhoun said.
“Without a doubt, we have a team that is second to none.”
An ACPE evaluation team visited the ETSU campus in February
2008, and the board of directors made the decision to award
Candidate Status at its meeting last week in Chicago. As a
result, students who graduate from the ETSU program will be
eligible to take the licensing board examination to become
registered pharmacists.
Dr. Wilsie Bishop, ETSU Vice President for Health Affairs
and University Chief Operating Officer, said, “The review
was very thorough, and receiving Candidate Status is a clear
sign that the university is meeting the national standards
for a developing pharmacy program.”
The third class of pharmacy students has been accepted and
will begin classes this August. |
